The Repulsive Casimir Force with Metallic Ellipsoid Structure

We propose a new structure, one plate with a hole above the ellipsoid and the other plate with a hole below the ellipsoid, to obtain a repulsive Casimir force. The force was obtained numerically by using the in-house FDTD method, based on Maxwell’s stress tensor and harmonic expansion. The code can...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yujuan Hu, Ruo Sun, Zhixiang Huang, Xianliang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1746908
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850171127844831232
author Yujuan Hu
Ruo Sun
Zhixiang Huang
Xianliang Wu
author_facet Yujuan Hu
Ruo Sun
Zhixiang Huang
Xianliang Wu
author_sort Yujuan Hu
collection DOAJ
description We propose a new structure, one plate with a hole above the ellipsoid and the other plate with a hole below the ellipsoid, to obtain a repulsive Casimir force. The force was obtained numerically by using the in-house FDTD method, based on Maxwell’s stress tensor and harmonic expansion. The code can be verified by calculating the force of a perfect-metal ellipsoid centered above a perfect-metal plate with a hole. Our numerical method can effectively simulate the Casimir force by reducing the total simulated time. The further numerical results of realistic dielectric material immersing in fluids or adding other plates above the ellipsoid are also presented. It is not surprising to find that the larger differences can be achieved by varying the parameters such as the center-center separation, medium immersed, and the dielectric material of the structure. Thus, it is possible to tune these parameters relatively in the realistic microelectromechanical systems to overcome stiction and friction problems.
format Article
id doaj-art-9cdb09fd015640248401133a5ae024fb
institution OA Journals
issn 1687-9503
1687-9511
language English
publishDate 2016-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Journal of Nanotechnology
spelling doaj-art-9cdb09fd015640248401133a5ae024fb2025-08-20T02:20:19ZengWileyJournal of Nanotechnology1687-95031687-95112016-01-01201610.1155/2016/17469081746908The Repulsive Casimir Force with Metallic Ellipsoid StructureYujuan Hu0Ruo Sun1Zhixiang Huang2Xianliang Wu3Key Laboratory of Intelligent Computing & Signal Processing, Anhui University, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230039, ChinaAnhui Measuring Science Research Institute, Hefei 230051, ChinaKey Laboratory of Intelligent Computing & Signal Processing, Anhui University, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230039, ChinaKey Laboratory of Intelligent Computing & Signal Processing, Anhui University, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230039, ChinaWe propose a new structure, one plate with a hole above the ellipsoid and the other plate with a hole below the ellipsoid, to obtain a repulsive Casimir force. The force was obtained numerically by using the in-house FDTD method, based on Maxwell’s stress tensor and harmonic expansion. The code can be verified by calculating the force of a perfect-metal ellipsoid centered above a perfect-metal plate with a hole. Our numerical method can effectively simulate the Casimir force by reducing the total simulated time. The further numerical results of realistic dielectric material immersing in fluids or adding other plates above the ellipsoid are also presented. It is not surprising to find that the larger differences can be achieved by varying the parameters such as the center-center separation, medium immersed, and the dielectric material of the structure. Thus, it is possible to tune these parameters relatively in the realistic microelectromechanical systems to overcome stiction and friction problems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1746908
spellingShingle Yujuan Hu
Ruo Sun
Zhixiang Huang
Xianliang Wu
The Repulsive Casimir Force with Metallic Ellipsoid Structure
Journal of Nanotechnology
title The Repulsive Casimir Force with Metallic Ellipsoid Structure
title_full The Repulsive Casimir Force with Metallic Ellipsoid Structure
title_fullStr The Repulsive Casimir Force with Metallic Ellipsoid Structure
title_full_unstemmed The Repulsive Casimir Force with Metallic Ellipsoid Structure
title_short The Repulsive Casimir Force with Metallic Ellipsoid Structure
title_sort repulsive casimir force with metallic ellipsoid structure
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1746908
work_keys_str_mv AT yujuanhu therepulsivecasimirforcewithmetallicellipsoidstructure
AT ruosun therepulsivecasimirforcewithmetallicellipsoidstructure
AT zhixianghuang therepulsivecasimirforcewithmetallicellipsoidstructure
AT xianliangwu therepulsivecasimirforcewithmetallicellipsoidstructure
AT yujuanhu repulsivecasimirforcewithmetallicellipsoidstructure
AT ruosun repulsivecasimirforcewithmetallicellipsoidstructure
AT zhixianghuang repulsivecasimirforcewithmetallicellipsoidstructure
AT xianliangwu repulsivecasimirforcewithmetallicellipsoidstructure