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We introduce an efficient technique for computing Casimir energies and forces between objects of arbitrarily complex 3D geometries. In contrast to other recently developed methods, our technique easily handles non-spheroidal,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-04-22 M. T. Homer Reid , Alejandro W. Rodriguez , Jacob White , Steven G. Johnson

We present a new approach to calculate the attractive long-range vortex-vortex interaction of the van der Waals type present in anisotropic and layered superconductors. The mapping of the statistical mechanics of two-dimensional charged…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 H. P. Buechler , H. G. Katzgraber , G. Blatter

We study the non equilibrium Casimir-Lifshitz force between graphene-based parallel structures held at different temperatures and in presence of an external thermal bath at a third temperature. The graphene conductivity, which is itself a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-21 Youssef Jeyar , Kevin Austry , Minggang Luo , Brahim Guizal , H. B. Chan , Mauro Antezza

We investigate theoretically the adhesion and electronic properties of graphene on a muscovite mica surface using the density functional theory (DFT) with van der Waals (vdW) interactions taken into account (the vdW-DF approach). We found…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-01-25 A. N. Rudenko , F. J. Keil , M. I. Katsnelson , A. I. Lichtenstein

The method recently developed to include Van der Waals interactions in the Density Functional Theory by using the Maximally-Localized Wannier functions, is improved and extended to the case of atoms and fragments weakly bonded (physisorbed)…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-13 Pier Luigi Silvestrelli , Karima Benyahia , Sonja Grubisic Francesco Ancilotto , Flavio Toigo

Twisted bilayered graphenes at magic angles are systems housing long ranged periodicity of Moir\'e pattern together with short ranged periodicity associated with the individual graphenes. Such materials are a fertile ground for novel states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-10-11 Pablo Rodriguez-Lopez , Dai-Nam Le , María J. Calderón , Elena Bascones , Lilia M. Woods

We present a new approach to calculate the attractive long range vortex-vortex interaction of the van der Waals type present in anisotropic and layered superconductors. The mapping of the statistical mechanics of vortex lines onto the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 H. G. Katzgraber , H. P. Büchler , G. Blatter

We calculate the Casimir force or dispersive van der Waals force between a spherical nanoparticle and a planar substrate, both with arbitrary dielectric properties. We show that the force between a sphere and a plane can be calculated…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Cecilia Noguez , C. Roman-Velazquez

We compute the Casimir interaction between a plane and a sphere, the configuration employed in the most precise experiments. The scattering formula is developed by taking a suitably chosen plane-wave and multipole basis and is valid for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-09-16 Antoine Canaguier-Durand , Paulo A. Maia Neto , Astrid Lambrecht , Serge Reynaud

A van der Waals (vdW) density functional was implemented in the mixed basis approach previously developed for studying two dimensional systems, in which the vdW interaction plays an important role. The basis functions here are taken to be…

Computational Physics · Physics 2017-12-27 Chung-Yuan Ren , Yia-Chung Chang , Chen-Shiung Hsue

We derive analytically the asymptotic behavior of the Casimir interaction between a sphere and a plate when the distance between them, $d$, is much smaller than the radius of the sphere, $R$. The leading order and next-to-leading order…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-08-28 L. P. Teo

The one-loop polarization function of graphene has been calculated at zero temperature for arbitrary wavevector, frequency, chemical potential (doping), and band gap. The result is expressed in terms of elementary functions and is used to…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2008-12-12 P. K. Pyatkovskiy

We present a simple formalism for the evaluation of the Casimir energy for two spheres and a sphere and a plane, in case of a scalar fluctuating field, valid at any separations. We compare the exact results with various approximation…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Aurel Bulgac , Piotr Magierski , Andreas Wirzba

A new general expression is derived for the fluctuating electromagnetic field outside a metal surface, in terms of its surface impedance. It provides a generalization to real metals of Lifshitz theory of molecular interactions between…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Giuseppe Bimonte

Stacked van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures where semi-conducting two-dimensional (2D) materials are contacted by overlayed graphene electrodes enable atomically-thin, flexible electronics. We use first-principles quantum transport…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-05-24 Daniele Stradi , Nick R. Papior , Mads Brandbyge

According to the experimentally observed theory of the static Casimir effect, two metal, uncharged, conductive and flat plates attract each other in vacuum >.Herein, equations of motion of the plates which are influenced by Casimir…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mohammad Mansouryar

Doped graphene sheets are pseudochiral two-dimensional Fermi liquids with abnormal electron-electron interaction physics. We address graphene's Fermi liquid properties quantitatively using a microscopic random-phase-approximation theory and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Marco Polini , Reza Asgari , Yafis Barlas , T. Pereg-Barnea , A. H. MacDonald

We generalize the derivative expansion (DE) approach to the interaction between almost-flat smooth surfaces, to the case of surfaces which are optimally described in cylindrical coordinates. As in the original form of the DE, the obtained…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-12-01 Julio David Melon Fuksman , César Daniel Fosco

We have calculated dynamical Casimir-Polder interaction force between a moving ground state atom and a flat polarizable surface. The velocity of an atom can be close to the velocity of light. The material properties are taken into account…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-05-28 G. V. Dedkov , A. A. Kyasov

We find that the Casimir pressure in peptide films deposited on metallic substrates is always repulsive which makes these films less stable. It is shown that by adding a graphene sheet on top of peptide film one can change the sign of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-01 G. L. Klimchitskaya , V. M. Mostepanenko , V. N. Velichko