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Nontouching Nanoparticle Diclusters Bound by Repulsive and Attractive Casimir Forces

dc.contributor.authorRodriguez, Alejandro W.
dc.contributor.authorMcCauley, Alexander Patrick
dc.contributor.authorWoolf, David
dc.contributor.authorCapasso, Federico
dc.contributor.authorJoannopoulos, John D.
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Steven G.
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-28T15:32:19Z
dc.date.available2010-09-28T15:32:19Z
dc.date.issued2010-04
dc.date.submitted2009-12
dc.identifier.issn0031-9007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58733
dc.description.abstractWe 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 consisting 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army Research Office. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (Contract No. W911NF-07-D-0004)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Dept. of Energy (Grant No. DE-FG02-97ER25308)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Contract No. N66001-09-1-2070-DOD)en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.160402en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceAPSen_US
dc.titleNontouching Nanoparticle Diclusters Bound by Repulsive and Attractive Casimir Forcesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationRodriquez, Alejandro W. et al. "Nontouching Nanoparticle Diclusters Bound by Repulsive and Attractive Casimir Forces." Physical Review Letters 104.16 (2010): 160402. © 2010 The American Physical Societyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematicsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physicsen_US
dc.contributor.approverJohnson, Steven G.
dc.contributor.mitauthorRodriguez, Alejandro W.
dc.contributor.mitauthorMcCauley, Alexander Patrick
dc.contributor.mitauthorJoannopoulos, John D.
dc.contributor.mitauthorJohnson, Steven G.
dc.relation.journalPhysical Review Lettersen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsRodriguez, Alejandro W.; McCauley, Alexander P.; Woolf, David; Capasso, Federico; Joannopoulos, J. D.; Johnson, Steven G.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-4967
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7244-3682
mit.licensePUBLISHER_POLICYen_US
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