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Photon mediated energy, linear and angular momentum transport in fullerene and graphene systems beyond local equilibrium

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2024-03-14 v2 Materials Science

Abstract

Based on a tight-binding model for the electron system, we investigate the transfer of energy, momentum, and angular momentum mediated by electromagnetic fields among buckminsterfullerene (C60_{60}) and graphene nano-strips. Our nonequilibrium Green's function approach enables calculations away from local thermal equilibrium where the fluctuation-dissipation theorem breaks down. For example, the forces between C60_{60} and current-carrying nano-strips are predicted. It is found that the presence of current usually enhances the van der Waals attractive forces. For two current-carrying graphene strips rotated at some angle, the fluctuational force and torque are much stronger at the nanoscale compared to that of the static Biot-Savart law.

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@article{arxiv.2307.11361,
  title  = {Photon mediated energy, linear and angular momentum transport in fullerene and graphene systems beyond local equilibrium},
  author = {Jian-Sheng Wang and Mauro Antezza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.11361},
  year   = {2024}
}

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11 pages, 11 figures