Casimir force phase transitions in the graphene family
Abstract
The Casimir force is a universal interaction induced by electromagnetic quantum fluctuations between any types of objects. We found that 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. Here, 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. Particularly, 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.
- Authors:
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[2];
[3];
- Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Nonlinear Studies and Theoretical Division
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Theoretical Division
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1357120
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-16-27001
Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396; FG02-06ER46297
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Casimir Interactions, Graphene, Silicene, Hall Effects
Citation Formats
Rodriguez-Lopez, Pablo, Kort-Kamp, Wilton J. M., Dalvit, Diego A. R., and Woods, Lilia M. Casimir force phase transitions in the graphene family. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms14699.
Rodriguez-Lopez, Pablo, Kort-Kamp, Wilton J. M., Dalvit, Diego A. R., & Woods, Lilia M. Casimir force phase transitions in the graphene family. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14699
Rodriguez-Lopez, Pablo, Kort-Kamp, Wilton J. M., Dalvit, Diego A. R., and Woods, Lilia M. Wed .
"Casimir force phase transitions in the graphene family". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14699. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1357120.
@article{osti_1357120,
title = {Casimir force phase transitions in the graphene family},
author = {Rodriguez-Lopez, Pablo and Kort-Kamp, Wilton J. M. and Dalvit, Diego A. R. and Woods, Lilia M.},
abstractNote = {The Casimir force is a universal interaction induced by electromagnetic quantum fluctuations between any types of objects. We found that 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. Here, 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. Particularly, 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.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms14699},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = ,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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