• 文献标题:   Temperature dependent graphene suspension due to thermal Casimir interaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PHAN AD, WOODS LM, DROSDOFF D, BONDAREV IV, VIET NA
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ S Florida
  • 被引频次:   28
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4752745
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Thermal effects contributing to the Casimir interaction between objects are usually small at room temperature, and they are difficult to separate from quantum mechanical contributions. We propose that the thermal Casimir force effect can be observed for a graphene flake suspended in a fluid between substrates at the room temperature regime. The properly chosen materials for the substrates and fluid induce a Casimir repulsion. The balance with the other forces, such as gravity and buoyancy, results in a stable temperature dependent equilibrium separation. The suspended graphene is a promising system due to its potential for observing thermal Casimir effects at room temperature. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4752745]