Non-touching nanoparticle diclusters bound by repulsive and attractive Casimir forces

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2009-12-11

arxiv.org/abs/0912.2243v1

Physical Review Letters, Vol. 104, No. 16, 160402 (2010)

Physics

Quantum Physics

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.160402

We present a scheme for obtaining stable Casimir suspension of dielectric nontouching objects immersed in a fluid, validated here in various geometries consisting of ethanol-separated dielectric spheres and semi-infinite slabs. Stability is induced by the dispersion properties of real dielectric (monolithic) materials. A consequence of this effect is the possibility of stable configurations (clusters) of compact objects, which we illustrate via a "molecular" two-sphere dicluster geometry consiting of two bound spheres levitated above a gold slab. Our calculations also reveal a strong interplay between material and geometric dispersion, and this is exemplified by the qualitatively different stability behavior observed in planar versus spherical geometries.

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