ArticleNature communications2025
Many-body van der Waals interactions in multilayer structures studied by atomic force microscopy.
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- Unveiling Van Der Waals Forces and Associated Hamaker Constants Across the Nanomaterial Landscape With Advanced Atomic Force Microscopy.Small methods · 2026Review
- Hamaker Constants of van der Waals Materials under Clean-Interface Conditions.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- 2D Nanomaterials Toward Function-Ready Superlubricity in Advanced Microsystems.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
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Abstract
Van der Waals interaction in multilayer structures was predicted to be of many-body character, almost in parallel with the establishment of Lifshitz theory. However, the diminishing interaction between layers separated by a finite-thickness intermediate layer prevents experimental verification of the many-body nature. Here we verify the substrate contribution at the adhesion between the atomic force microscopy tip and the supported graphene, by taking advantage of the atomic-scale proximity of two objects separated by graphene. While the pairwise dispersion theory overestimates the substrate contribution at critical adhesive pressures, the many-body dispersion theory remedies this deficiency, highlighting the non-additivity nature of substrate contribution. The many-body effect is further understood through the energy spectrum of charge density fluctuations. These findings open the door to modulating the van der Waals interaction on two-dimensional material surfaces, which would be relevant to various technologies, including microelectromechanical systems and surface molecular assembly.
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