Vacuum fluctuation forces between ultra-thin films

Details Vacuum fluctuation forces between ultra-thin films Vacuum fluctuation forces between ultra-thin films

2008-08-18

arxiv.org/abs/0808.2438v1

Europhys. Lett. 82 (2008) 61002

Physics

Quantum Physics

Scientific paper

10.1209/0295-5075/82/61002

We have investigated the role of the quantum size effects in the evaluation of the force caused by electromagnetic vacuum fluctuations between ultra-thin films, using the dielectric tensor derived from the particle in a box model. Comparison with the results obtained by adopting a continuum dielectric model shows that, for film thicknesses of 1-10 nm, the electron confinement causes changes in the force intensity with respect to the isotropic plasma model which range from 40% to few percent depending upon the film electron density and the film separation. The calculated force shows quantum size oscillations, which can be significant for film separation distances of several nanometers. The role of electron confinement in reducing the large distance Casimir force is discussed.

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