180 research outputs found
Singular resonance in fluctuation-electromagnetic phenomena during the rotation of a nanoparticle near a surface
It is shown that in fluctuation-electromagnetic phenomena (Casimir force,
Casimir friction, radiative heat generation) for a spherical nanoparticle with
a radius rotating near a surface a singular resonance can occur, near which
fluctuation-electromagnetic effects are strongly enhanced even in the presence
of dissipation in the system. The resonance takes place at the particle-surface
separation
(where is the imaginary part of the dielectric
function of a particle or a medium at the surface plasmon or phonon polariton
frequency ), when the rotation frequency coincides with the
poles in the photon generation rate at .
These poles arise due to the multiple scattering of electromagnetic waves
between the particle and the surface under the conditions of the anomalous
Doppler effect and they exist even in the presence of dissipation. For in the dependence on the particle rotation frequency the Casimir force
can change sign, i.e. the attraction of the particle to the surface is replaced
by the repulsion. The obtained results can be important for nanotechnology.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figure
Resonant photon tunneling enhancement of the van der Waals friction
We study the van der Waals friction between two flat metal surfaces in
relative motion. For good conductors we find that normal relative motion gives
a much larger friction than for parallel relative motion. The friction may
increase by many order of magnitude when the surfaces are covered by
adsorbates, or can support low-frequency surface plasmons. In this case the
friction is determined by resonant photon tunneling between adsorbate
vibrational modes, or surface plasmon modes.Comment: Published in PR
Resonant photon tunneling enhancement of the radiative heat transfer
We study the dependence of the heat transfer between two semi-infinite solids
on the dielectric properties of the bodies. We show that the heat transfer at
short separation between the solids may increase by many order of magnitude
when the surfaces are covered by adsorbates, or can support low-frequency
surface plasmons. In this case the heat transfer is determined by resonant
photon tunneling between adsorbate vibrational modes, or surface plasmon modes.
We study the dependence of the heat flux between two metal surfaces on the
electron concentration using the non-local optic dielectric approach, and co
mpare with the results obtained within local optic approximation.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Non-contact friction between nanostructures
We calculate the van der Waals friction between two semi-infinite solids in
normal relative motion and find a drastic difference in comparison with the
parallel relative motion. The case of the good conductors is investigated in
details both within the local optic approximation, and using a non-local optic
dielectric approach. We show that the friction may increase by many order of
magnitude when the surfaces are covered by adsorbates, or can support
low-frequency surface plasmons. In this case the friction is determined by
resonant photon tunneling between adsorbate vibrational modes, or surface
plasmon modes. The theory is compared to atomic force microscope experimental
data.Comment: Published in PR
Influence of electric current on the Casimir forces between graphene sheets
We investigate the dependence of the thermal Casimir force between two
graphene sheets on the drift velocity of the electrons in one graphene sheet.
We show that the drift motion produces a measurable change of the thermal
Casimir force due to the Doppler effect. The thermal Casimir force as well as
the Casimir friction are strongly enhanced in the case of resonant photon
tunneling when the energy of the emitted photon coincides with the energy of
electron-hole pair excitations. In the case of resonant photon tunneling, even
for temperatures above room temperature the Casimir friction is dominated by
quantum friction due to quantum fluctuations. Quantum friction can be detected
in frictional drag experiment between graphene sheets for high electric field.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figure
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