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Casimir Forces in Nanostructures
Author(s) -
EsquivelSirvent R.,
Villarreal C.,
Mochan W.L.,
Cocoletzi G.H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3951(200204)230:2<409::aid-pssb409>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - casimir effect , antisymmetric relation , dielectric , casimir pressure , condensed matter physics , materials science , nanostructure , classical mechanics , amplitude , physics , optics , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , mathematical physics
We present a theoretical calculation of Casimir forces in structures made of parallel slabs that can be made of dispersive and absorptive materials. The materials are characterized by the reflectivity amplitude coefficients of the vacuum modes between the slabs. In particular, we present results for an antisymmetric configuration in which one plate is a metal and the other one a dielectric material. As a reference, we also calculate the force for the symmetric case (two metallic or two dielectric slabs). Our results show that the Casimir force could have a relevant contribution to the interaction between the tip and sample in atomic force microscopy experiments.