Shuyu Huang, Yiming Song, Antoine Hinaut, Gema Navarro-Marín, Antonio Cammarata, Ernst Meyer, Thilo Glatzel
Achieving rapid and flexible control of friction across different material surfaces is of great significance and remains a longstanding challenging goal in modern tribology. Here, we demonstrate dynamic structural superlubricity in monolayer MoS2-coated gold surfaces induced by external mechanical actuation. By tuning the excitation frequency to the cantilever resonance, stick-slip motion is effectively suppressed, leading to a significant reduction in friction even under high-load conditions. Experimental results, supported by a modified phononic friction model, reveal that torsional vibrations reduce energy barriers and promote transitions between atomic sites. This strategy provides a universal and reversible approach for active friction control at the nanoscale.