2013/03/31 by Sofia Ribeiro, Stefan Scheel · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Atom (system on chip) #Casimir effect #Chemical physics #Classical mechanics #Composite material #Condensed matter physics #Coupling (piping) #Graphene #Materials science #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Nanotechnology #Physics #Quantum #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum mechanics #Ultracold atom #cond-mat.mes-hall #cond-mat.quant-gas #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.88.052521
5 pages, 1 figure
arxiv created 2013/11/05 · openalex publication_date 2013/11/26 · arxiv updated 2015/06/15 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We explore the possibility to create hybrid quantum systems that combine ultracold atoms with graphene membranes. We investigate a setup in which a cold atom cloud is placed close to a free-standing sheet of graphene at distances of a few hundred nanometers. The atoms then couple strongly to the graphene membrane via Casimir-Polder forces. Temporal changes in the atomic state of the atomic cloud changes the Casimir-Polder interaction, thereby leading to the creation of a back-action force in the graphene sheet. This setup provides a controllable way to engineer ripples in a graphene sheet with cold atoms.