Mehmet Z. Baykara

University of California, Merced — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

21h-index2.7kcitations83works2.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications(58), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures(18), Mechanical and Optical Resonators(18), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics(13), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena(13)

Publications83 total

Author Correction: Mechanically reliable and electronically uniform monolayer MoS2 by passivation and defect healing
Nature Communications·2026Open Access
2D Indium Oxide at the Epitaxial Graphene/SIC Interface: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Devices
Advanced Materials·2025Open Access
2D Indium Oxide at the Epitaxial Graphene/SIC Interface: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Devices
eScholarship (California Digital Library)·2025Open Access
Strain-Modulated Conductivity and Work Function on Thin Crystals of Mo<sub>2</sub>C
ACS Applied Nano Materials·2025
Mechanically reliable and electronically uniform monolayer MoS2 by passivation and defect healing
Nature Communications·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
Scanning Probe Microscopy of MXenes: State of the Art and Prospects
Nano Futures·2025
Coulombic structural superlubricity at high sliding speeds under ambient conditions
Physical Review Research·2025Open Access
Modulating the Electronic Properties of Orthorhombic Mo<sub>2</sub>C Surfaces with Strain and Defects: Insights from First-Principles Calculations
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Inhomogeneous Nanoscale Conductivity and Friction on Graphite Terraces Explored via Atomic Force Microscopy
Lubricants·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Graphene-driven growth of large-area ultrathin Mo2C
Graphene and 2D Materials·2024· 4 cited
Persistence of Structural Lubricity on Contaminated Graphite: Rejuvenation, Aging, and Friction Switches
Nano Letters·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Structural Lubricity and Molecular Contamination: Rejuvenation, Aging, and Friction Switches
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Nanoisland Manipulation Experiments at Oxidized, Contaminated and Nanorough Interfaces: Structural Superlubricity and Directional Locking
Nanoscience and technology·2024Open Access
Nanoscale friction of high entropy alloy sulfide thin films in comparison with molybdenum disulfide
Applied Physics Letters·2023· 3 cited
Atomic-scale imaging and spectroscopy via scanning probe microscopy: An overview
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
A Computational Study of Cluster Dynamics in Structural Lubricity: Role of Cluster Rotation
Tribology Letters·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Atomically Resolved Defects on Thin Molybdenum Carbide (α-Mo<sub>2</sub>C) Crystals
Langmuir·2023· 6 cited
A Computational Study of Cluster Dynamics in Structural Lubricity: Role of Cluster Rotation
Research Square (Research Square)·2023Open Access
High-speed nanoscale tribology enabled by combined QCM/AFM
Applied Surface Science·2023· 3 cited
A Computational Study of Cluster Dynamics in Structural Lubricity: Role of Cluster Rotation
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Udo D. Schwarz(18), Eric I. Altman(12), Todd C. Schwendemann(11), Ashlie Martini(8), Harry Mönig(6), Saima A. Sumaiya(6), Boris J. Albers(5), Mohammad R. Vazirisereshk(4), N. Pilet(4), Ogulcan Acikgoz(4), Alper Özoğul(4), Gokay Adabasi(4), Marcus Liebmann(3), Milica Todorović(3), Lucía Rodrigo(3), Rúben Pérez(3), Berkin Uluutku(3), David A. Strubbe(2), Andreas Rosenkranz(2), Ebru Cihan(2)