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Casimir force phase transitions in the graphene family

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  • Pablo Rodriguez-Lopez

    (University of South Florida)

  • Wilton J. M. Kort-Kamp

    (Center for Nonlinear Studies, MS B258, Los Alamos National Laboratory
    MS B213, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

  • Diego A. R. Dalvit

    (MS B213, Los Alamos National Laboratory)

  • Lilia M. Woods

    (University of South Florida)

Abstract

The Casimir force is a universal interaction induced by electromagnetic quantum fluctuations between any types of objects. The expansion of the graphene family by adding silicene, germanene and stanene (2D allotropes of Si, Ge, and Sn), lends itself as a platform to probe Dirac-like physics in honeycomb staggered systems in such a ubiquitous interaction. We discover Casimir force phase transitions between these staggered 2D materials induced by the complex interplay between Dirac physics, spin-orbit coupling and externally applied fields. In particular, we find that the interaction energy experiences different power law distance decays, magnitudes and dependences on characteristic physical constants. Furthermore, due to the topological properties of these materials, repulsive and quantized Casimir interactions become possible.

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  • Pablo Rodriguez-Lopez & Wilton J. M. Kort-Kamp & Diego A. R. Dalvit & Lilia M. Woods, 2017. "Casimir force phase transitions in the graphene family," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms14699
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14699
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