Frictional drag between quantum wells mediated by fluctuating electromagnetic field

Details Frictional drag between quantum wells mediated by fluctuating electromagnetic field Frictional drag between quantum wells mediated by fluctuating electromagnetic field

2006-05-22

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0605520v1

J.Phys.: Condens.Matter, 13 (2001)859-873

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

14 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/0953-8984/13/5/307

We use the theory of the fluctuating electromagnetic field to calculate the frictional drag between nearby two-and three dimensional electron systems. The frictional drag results from coupling via a fluctuating electromagnetic field, and can be considered as the dissipative part of the van der Waals interaction. In comparison with other similar calculations for semiconductor two-dimensional system we include retardation effects. We consider the dependence of the frictional drag force on the temperature $T$, electron density and separation $d$. We find, that retardation effects become dominating factor for high electron densities, corresponding thing metallic film, and suggest a new experiment to test the theory. The relation between friction and heat transfer is also briefly commented on.

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