Publications

Directional commensurability stabilizes structural superlubricity in patterned mesoscale interfaces
Viet Hung Ho, Ge Li, Melisa M Gianetti, Bjørn Haugen, Graham LW Cross, Astrid S de Wijn
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Nonuniform pressure helps structural superlubricity
Melisa M. Gianetti, Viet Hung Ho, Bjørn Haugen, Graham Cross, Astrid S. de Wijn
submitted.

Kinetic Theory for the Shear Viscosity of Dense Binary Dipolar Fluid Mixtures
Christopher Devik Fjeldstad, Roberto Troncoso, Astrid S. de Wijn
submitted.

Thermodynamic Approach to Momentum Transport in Dense Fluids
Christopher Devik Fjeldstad, Jonas Bueie, Astrid S. de Wijn
submitted.

Structural Superlubricity: Physical Origins and Failure Mechanisms - Aubry and Beyond
Astrid S. de Wijn and Martin M. Müser
Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, Elsevier, 2026.

Superlubric sliding in a multi-contact fullerene-molybdenum disulfide heterostructure
D. Zhou, A.K. Gupta, K. Bi, A.S. de Wijn, P. Schall
Tribology International 214C 111317 (2026).

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Molecular dynamics simulations of nanoscale friction on illite clay: Effects of solvent salt ions and electric double layer
Ge Li and Astrid S. de Wijn
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 703, Part 1, February 2026, 139107.

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Atomic alignment and friction behavior of dense fullerene packings revealed by molecular dynamics simulations
D. Zhou, A. K. Gupta, V. H. Ho, K. Bi, M. M. Gianetti, A. S. de. Wijn, and P. Schall
Friction, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2026.

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A Theoretical Study on Friction of Macroscale Patterned Surfaces: Implications for Scaling Up Superlubricity
Viet Hung Ho, Melisa M. Gianetti, Ahmed Uluca, Aaron D. Sinnott, Bjørn Haugen, Graham L. W. Cross, and Astrid S. de Wijn
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025, 17, 40, 56661–56671.

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Decay Behaviour, State Transitions and Escape Rates in Simple Models for Complex Systems
Jennifer Sheehan
PhD thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2025).

A computational dynamic model of combination treatment for type II inhibitors with asciminib
J. Roadnight Sheehan, Astrid S. de Wijn, and Ran Friedman
Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 8 August 2025, e70219 .

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Beyond IC50 - A computational dynamic model of drug resistance in enzyme inhibition treatment
J. Roadnight Sheehan, Astrid de Wijn, Thales Souza Freire, Ran Friedman
Plos Computational Biology (2024).

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Extended kinetic theory applied to pressure-controlled shear flows of frictionless spheres between rigid, bumpy planes
Dalila Vescovi, Astrid S. de Wijn, Graham L. W. Cross, and Diego Berzi
Soft Matter, 2024, 20, 8702-8715.

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Interplay of mutations, alternate mechanisms, and treatment breaks in leukaemia: Understanding and implications studied with stochastic models
H. Jonathan G. Lindström, Astrid S. de Wijn, and Ran Friedman
Computers in Biology and Medicine 169 (2024) 107826.

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Anisotropy of field-controlled shear viscosity of dipolar fluids
Christopher D. Fjeldstad, Faezeh Pousaneh, Roberto E. Troncoso, and Astrid S. de Wijn
J. Stat. Mech. (2023) 123204.

Nanoscale tribological simulations of a semi-crystalline polymer
Robin Vacher
PhD thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2022).

Nanoscale friction and wear of a polymer coated with graphene
Robin Vacher and Astrid S. de Wijn
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 63–73. doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.4.

Computational study of the dissolution of cellulose into single chains: the role of the solvent and agitation
Eivind Bering, Jonathan Ø. Torstensen, Anders Lervik, and Astrid S. de Wijn
Cellulose (2022).

Identifying ski roughness using data driven approaches
Bassma Al-Jubouri and Astrid S. de Wijn
2021 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2021, pp. 1861-1868, doi: 10.1109/SMC52423.2021.9658737.

Molecular-Dynamics Simulations of the Emergence of Surface Roughness in a Polymer under Compression
Robin Vacher and Astrid S. de Wijn
Materials 2021, 14(23), 7327.

Stretching, breaking, and dissolution of polymeric nanofibres by computer experiments
Eivind Bering
PhD thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2021).

Thermal effects and spontaneous frictional relaxation in atomically thin layered materials
J. Roadnight Sheehan, David Andersson, and Astrid S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. B 103, 195441 (2021).

Dynamics of collective action to conserve a large common-pool resource
David Andersson, Sigrid Bratsberg, Andrew K. Ringsmuth, Astrid S. de Wijn
Scientific Reports volume 11, Article number: 9208 (2021).

Hydrogen assisted crack growth in iron: a simulations approach
Jan Inge Hammer Meling
PhD thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2021).

Simple Models for Complex Nonequilibrium Problems in Nanoscale Friction and Network Dynamics
David Andersson
PhD thesis, Department of Physics, Stockholm University (2021).

Nanoscale Simulations of Wear and Viscoelasticity of a Semi-Crystalline Polymer
R. Vacher and Astrid S. de Wijn
Tribology Letters 69, 1-12 (2021).

A Legendre–Fenchel Transform for Molecular Stretching Energies
Eivind Bering, Dick Bedeaux, Signe Kjelstrup, Astrid S. de Wijn, Ivan Latella, and J. Miguel Rubi
Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 2355 (2020).

Entropy Production beyond the Thermodynamic Limit from Single-Molecule Stretching Simulations
Eivind Bering, Signe Kjelstrup, Dick Bedeaux, J. Miguel Rubi, and Astrid S. de Wijn
J. Phys. Chem. B 124, 40, 8909–8917 (2020).

Kinetic theory and shear viscosity of dense dipolar hard sphere liquids
Faezeh Pousaneh and Astrid S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 218004 (2020).

The Vanishing water/oil interface in the presence of antagonistic salt
Gudrun Glende, Astrid S. de Wijn, and Faezeh Pousaneh
J. Chem. Phys. 152, 124707 (2020).

Stretching and breaking of PEO nanofibres. A classical force field and ab initio simulation study
Eivind Bering and Astrid S. de Wijn
Soft Matter 16, 2736-2752 (2020).

News and Views | Why surface roughness is similar at different scales
Astrid S. de Wijn
Nature 578, 366-367 (2020).

Understanding the friction of atomically thin layered materials
David Andersson and Astrid S. de Wijn
Nature Communications 11, 420 (2020).

Shear viscosity of pseudo hard-spheres
Faezeh Pousaneh and Astrid S. de Wijn
Molecular Physics 118 1622050 (2020).

Friction vs. Area Scaling of Superlubric NaCl-Particles on Graphite
Felix Hartmuth, Dirk Dietzel, Astrid S. de Wijn, and André Schirmeisen
Lubricants 2019 7(8), 66 (2019).

Stochastic modelling of tyrosine kinase inhibitor rotation therapy in chronic myeloid leukaemia
H. Jonathan G. Lindström, Astrid S. de Wijn, and Ran Friedman
BMC Cancer 19, 508 (2019).

Atomic-scale sliding friction on a contaminated surface
Wengen Ouyang, Astrid S. de Wijn, and Michael Urbakh
Nanoscale 10, 6375-6381 (2018).

Friction Fluctuations of Gold Nanoparticles in the Superlubric Regime
Dirk Dietzel, Astrid S. de Wijn, Matthias Vorholzer, and Andre Schirmeisen
Nanotechnology 29, 155702 (2018).

How square ice helps lubrication
Astrid S. de Wijn and Lars G. M. Pettersson
Phys. Rev. B 95, 165433 (2017).

News and Views | Nanoscience: Flexible graphene strengthens friction
Astrid S. de Wijn
Nature 539, 502–503 (2016).

Imaging high-speed friction at the nanometer scale
Per-Anders Thorén, Astrid S. de Wijn, Riccardo Borgani, Daniel Forchheimer, and David B. Haviland
Nature Communications 7, 13836 (2016).

Emergent friction in two-dimensional Frenkel-Kontorova models
Jesper Norell, Annalisa Fasolino, Astrid S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. E 94, 023001 (2016).

Collective superlubricity of graphene flakes
Merel M. van Wijk, Astrid S. de Wijn, and Annalisa Fasolino
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 28 134007 (2016).

Preface to the special section on nano- and mesoscale friction
Eran Bouchbinder, Adam S. Foster, Oğuzhan Gürlü, Ernst Meyer, Susan Perkin, Andre Schirmeisen and Astrid S. de Wijn
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 28 130301 (2016).

Effects of molecule anchoring and dispersion on nanoscopic friction under electrochemical control
A. S. de Wijn, A. Fasolino, A. E. Filippov, and M. Urbakh
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 28, 105001 (2016).

Chaotic properties of spin lattices near second-order phase transitions
A. S. de Wijn, B. Hess, and B. V. Fine
Phys. Rev. E 92, 062929 (2015).

Understanding and controlling regime switching in molecular diffusion
S. Hallerberg and A. S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. E 90, 062901 (2014).

Preferential sliding directions on graphite
Balakrishna S.G., Astrid S. de Wijn, and Roland Bennewitz
Phys. Rev. B 89, 245440 (2014).

A criterion for condensation in kinetically constrained one-dimensional transport models
D. M. Miedema, Astrid S. de Wijn, and Peter Schall
Phys. Rev. E 89, 062812 (2014).

Absence of exponential sensitivity to small perturbations in nonintegrable systems of spins 1/2
Boris V. Fine, Tarek A. Elsayed, Chahan M. Kropf, and Astrid S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. E 89, 012923 (2014).

Nanoscopic friction under electrochemical control
A. S. de Wijn, A. Fasolino, A. Filippov, and M. Urbakh
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 055502 (2014).

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Reconstruction of tip-surface interactions in multimodal intermodulation atomic force microscopy
Stanislav S. Borysov, Daniel Platz, Astrid S. de Wijn, Daniel Forchheimer, Eric A. Tolen, Alexander V. Balatsky, and David B. Haviland
Phys. Rev. B 88, 115405 (2013).

Lyapunov instabilities in lattices of interacting classical spins at infinite temperature
A. S. de Wijn, B. Hess, and B. V. Fine
J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 46, 254012 (2013).

Atomic scale friction of molecular adsorbates during diffusion
B. A. J. Lechner¹, A. S. de Wijn¹, H. Hedgeland, A. P. Jardine, B. J. Hinch, W. Allison, and J. Ellis [¹joint first authors]
J. Chem. Phys. 138, 194710 (2013).

Criticality in Dynamic Arrest: Correspondence between Glasses and Traffic
A. S. de Wijn, D. M. Miedema, B. Nienhuis, and P. Schall
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 228001 (2012).

The effect of temperature and velocity on superlubricity
Joost A. van den Ende, Astrid S. de Wijn, and Annalisa Fasolino
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 24, 445009 (2012).

(In)commensurability, scaling, and multiplicity of friction in nanocrystals and application to gold nanocrystals on graphite
Astrid S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. B 86, 085429 (2012).

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Largest Lyapunov Exponents for Lattices of Interacting Classical Spins
A. S. de Wijn, B. Hess, and B. V. Fine
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 034101 (2012).

Viscosity of liquid mixtures: The Vesovic-Wakeham method for chain molecules
Astrid S. de Wijn, Nicolas Riesco, George Jackson, J. P. Martin Trusler, and Velisa Vesovic
J. Chem. Phys. 136, 074514 (2012).

Spectral Narrowing in Coherent Rayleigh-Brillouin Scattering
A. Manteghi, N. J. Dam, A. S. Meijer, A. S. de Wijn, and W. van de Water
Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 173903 (2011).

Low friction and rotational dynamics of crystalline flakes in solid lubrication
Astrid S. de Wijn, Annalisa Fasolino, A. E. Filippov, and M. Urbakh
EPL 95, 66002 (2011).

A radius of curvature approach to the Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy of dilute hard particles in equilibrium
Astrid S. de Wijn and Henk van Beijeren
J. Stat. Mech. P08012 (2011).

Internal degrees of freedom and transport of benzene on graphite
Astrid S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. E 84, 011610 (2011).

Coherent and spontaneous Rayleigh-Brillouin scattering in atomic and molecular gases and gas mixtures
M. O. Vieitez, E. J. van Duijn, W. Ubachs, B. Witschas, A. Meijer, A. S. de Wijn, N. J. Dam, and W. van de Water
Phys. Rev. A 82, 043836 (2010).

Coherent Rayleigh–Brillouin scattering measurements of bulk viscosity of polar and nonpolar gases, and kinetic theory
A. S. Meijer, A. S. de Wijn, M. F. E. Peters, N. J. Dam, and W. van de Water
J. Chem. Phys. 133, 164315 (2010).

Equivalence of kinetic-theory and random-matrix approaches to Lyapunov spectra of hard-sphere systems
Astrid S. de Wijn
Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 239, 1834–1841 (2010).

Stability of Low-Friction Surface Sliding of Nanocrystals with Rectangular Symmetry and Application to W on NaF(001)
Astrid S. de Wijn and Annalisa Fasolino
Tribology Letters 39, 91-99 (2010).

Stability of superlubric sliding on graphite
Astrid S. de Wijn, Claudio Fusco, and Annalisa Fasolino
Phys. Rev. E 81, 046105 (2010).

Relating chaos to deterministic diffusion of a molecule adsorbed on a surface
Astrid S. de Wijn and A. Fasolino
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 21 264002 (2009).

A kinetic theory description of the viscosity of dense fluids consisting of chain molecules
Astrid S. de Wijn, Velisa Vesovic, George Jackson, and J. P. Martin Trusler
J. Chem. Phys. 128, 204901 (2008).

Strong-field ionization in time-dependent density functional theory
A. S. de Wijn, M. Lein, and S. Kümmel
EPL 84 43001 (2008).

Vertical chaos and horizontal diffusion in the bouncing-ball billiard
Astrid S. de Wijn and Holger Kantz
Phys. Rev. E 75, 046214 (2007).

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Numerical aspects of real-space approaches to strong-field electron dynamics
Astrid S. de Wijn, Stephan Kümmel, and Manfred Lein
J. Comp. Phys 226, 89-103 (2007).

Lyapunov spectra of billiards with cylindrical scatterers: Comparison with many-particle systems
Astrid S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. E 72, 026216 (2005).

Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy for dilute systems of hard particles in equilibrium
Astrid S. de Wijn
Phys. Rev. E 71, 046211 (2005).

Chaos in systems with many degrees of freedom
Astrid S. de Wijn
PhD thesis, Utrecht University (2004), ISBN 90-393-3868-X.

Lyapunov spectrum of the many-dimensional dilute random Lorentz gas
Astrid S. de Wijn and Henk van Beijeren
Phys. Rev. E 70, 036209 (2004).

Goldstone modes in Lyapunov spectra of hard sphere systems
Astrid S. de Wijn and Henk van Beijeren
Phys. Rev. E 70, 016207 (2004).