Graphene cantilever under Casimir force

Derras-Chouk, Amel; Chudnovsky, Eugene M.; Garanin, Dmitry A.; Jaafar, Reem

doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aaba6a

Title: Graphene cantilever under Casimir force

Journal Article · 19 April 2018 · Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aaba6a · OSTI ID:1593714

^[1]; Chudnovsky, Eugene M. ^[1]; Garanin, Dmitry A. ^[1]; Jaafar, Reem ^[2]

City Univ. of New York (CUNY), NY (United States). Lehman College and Graduate School
City Univ. of New York (CUNY), NY (United States). LaGuardia Community College

In this work, the stability of graphene cantilever under Casimir attraction to an underlying conductor is investigated. The dependence of the instability threshold on temperature and flexural rigidity is obtained. Analytical work is supplemented by numerical computation of the critical temperature above which the graphene cantilever irreversibly bends down and attaches to the conductor. The geometry of the attachment and exfoliation of the graphene sheet is discussed. It is argued that graphene cantilever can be an excellent tool for precision measurements of the Casimir force.

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Research Organization:: City Univ. of New York (CUNY), NY (United States). Lehman College

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-93ER45487

OSTI ID:: 1593714

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics, Vol. 51, Issue 19; ISSN 0022-3727

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