Antoine Hinaut, Sena Tömekce, Shuyu Huang, Yiming Song, Ernst Meyer, Antonio Cammarata, Willi Auwärter, Thilo Glatzel
-borophene with respect to hBN can be rationalized by weaker tip/surface interactions. In addition, we assess structural and electrical properties of borophene and hBN by using scanning probe techniques and compare their dissipation under the oscillating tip to investigate the possible path of energy dissipation occurring during friction. Our study demonstrates the low frictional properties of borophene and the potential of lateral heterostructure investigations to directly compare the properties of these 2D materials.