Kinetic Roughening and Material Optical Properties Influence on Van der Waals/Casimir Forces

• Authors: P. van Zwol , G. Palasantzas
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Atomic force microscopy measurements and force theory calculations using the Lifshitz theory show that van der Waals/Casimir dispersive forces have a strong dependence on surface roughness and material optical properties. It is found that at separations below 100 nm the roughness effect is manifested through a strong deviation from the normal scaling of the force with separation distance. Moreover, knowledge of precise optical properties of metals is shown to be very important for accurate force predictions rather than referring to idealized defect free material models. Finally, we compare the van der Waals/Casimir forces to capillary adhesive forces in order to illustrate their significance in stiction problems.

Keywords

EN

68.55.Jk; 68.37.Ps; 85.85.+j; 78.68.+m; 68.55.-a; 47.55.nb

Discipline

• 85.85.+j: Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and devices
• 78.68.+m: Optical properties of surfaces
• 68.37.Ps: Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
• 47.55.nb: Capillary and thermocapillary flows
• 68.55.-a: Thin film structure and morphology(for methods of thin film deposition, film growth and epitaxy, see 81.15.-z)

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 117
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 379-383

Dates

published

2010-02

Contributors

author

P. van Zwol

• Materials innovation institute M2i and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands

author

G. Palasantzas

• Materials innovation institute M2i and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, 9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.117.379