A grand family of two-dimensional (2D) materials and their heterostructures have been
discovered through the extensive experimental and theoretical efforts of chemists, material …

The quest for realizing and manipulating ever smaller man-made movable structures and
dynamical machines has spurred tremendous endeavors, led to important discoveries, and …

Nanomechanics has brought mesoscopic physics into the world of vibrations. Because
nanomechanical systems are small, fluctuations are significant, the vibrations already …

The outstanding chemical and physical properties of 2D materials, together with their
atomically thin nature, make them ideal candidates for metaphotonic device integration and …

Nanomechanical resonators based on atomic layers of tungsten diselenide (WSe2) offer
intriguing prospects for enabling novel sensing and signal processing functions. The …

Surface acoustic wave (SAW)–matter interaction provides a fascinating key for inducing and
manipulating novel phenomena and functionalities in two-dimensional (2D) materials. The …

The increasing role of two-dimensional (2D) devices requires the development of new
techniques for ultrafast control of physical properties in 2D van der Waals (vdW) nanolayers …

Strong spin–lattice coupling in van der Waals (vdW) magnets shows potential for innovative
magneto-mechanical applications. Here, nanoscale and picosecond imaging by ultrafast …

Ultra-sensitive greenhouse gas sensors for CO2, N2O, and CH4 gases based on Fano
resonance modes have been observed through periodic and quasi-periodic phononic …

The gigahertz acoustic vibration of nano-optomechanical systems plays an indispensable
role in all-optical manipulation of light, quantum control of mechanical modes, on-chip data …