2018/01/07 by Amel Derras-Chouk, Eugene Chudnovsky, Eugene M Chudnovsky +3 · 9 citations
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Cantilever #Casimir effect #Exfoliation joint #Flexural rigidity #Graphene #Instability #Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #Rigidity (electromagnetism) #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aaba6a
published in Journal of Physics D Applied Physics 51(19), 195301 (Institute of Physics)
arxiv created 2018/01/07 · openalex created_date 2018/01/26 · openalex publication_date 2018/03/28 · arxiv updated 2018/05/09 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract 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.