2007/07/18 by G. L. Klimchitskaya, U. Mohideen, V. M. Mostepanenko · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1751-8113/40/34/f03
published as J. Phys. A: Math. Theor., v. 40, p.F841-F847, 2007. · 9 pages, 4 figures, to appear in J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. (Fast Track Communication)
arxiv created 2007/07/18 · openalex publication_date 2007/08/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Based on the Lifshitz theory we show that the illumination of one (Si) plate in the three-layer systems Au--ethanol--Si, Si--ethanol--Si and α-Al2O3--ethanol--Si with laser pulses can change the Casimir attraction to Casimir repulsion and vice versa. The proposed effect opens novel opportunities in nanotechnology to actuate the periodic movement in electro- and optomechanical micromachines based entirely on the zero-point oscillations of the quantum vacuum without the action of mechanical springs.