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Controlling Casimir Forces in Mems and Nems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

R. Esquivel-Sirvent  and
C. Villarreal
R. Esquivel-Sirvent
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 20–364, D.F. 01000, México
C. Villarreal
Affiliation:
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 20–364, D.F. 01000, México
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Abstract

We present a theoretical study of vacuum effects in systems of length scales of micrometers and nanometers. In particular, we calculate the Casimir force between dielectric plates with different compositions. We show that by an appropriate choice and configurations of materials, the Casimir forces develop noticeable changes than could be used to inhibit or modulate the action of vacuum fluctuations in MEMS and NEMS.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 741: Symposium J – Nano- and Microelectromechanical Systems (NEMS and MEMS) and Molecular Machines , 2002 , J5.21
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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