Non-contact friction between nanostructures

Details Non-contact friction between nanostructures Non-contact friction between nanostructures

2006-05-22

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0605522v1

Phys.Rev.B 68, 155420,(2003)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Published in PRB

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.68.155420

We calculate the van der Waals friction between two semi-infinite solids in normal relative motion and find a drastic difference in comparison with the parallel relative motion. The case of the good conductors is investigated in details both within the local optic approximation, and using a non-local optic dielectric approach. We show that the friction may increase by many order of magnitude when the surfaces are covered by adsorbates, or can support low-frequency surface plasmons. In this case the friction is determined by resonant photon tunneling between adsorbate vibrational modes, or surface plasmon modes. The theory is compared to atomic force microscope experimental data.

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