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Elsaka B, Yang X, Kästner P, Dingel K, Sick B, Lehmann P, Buhmann SY, Hillmer H. Casimir Effect in MEMS: Materials, Geometries, and Metrologies-A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:3393. [PMID: 39063687 PMCID: PMC11278474 DOI: 10.3390/ma17143393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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Casimir force densities, i.e., force per area, become very large if two solid material surfaces come closer together to each other than 10 nm. In most cases, the forces are attractive. In some cases, they can be repulsive depending on the solid materials and the fluid medium in between. This review provides an overview of experimental and theoretical studies that have been performed and focuses on four main aspects: (i) the combinations of different materials, (ii) the considered geometries, (iii) the applied experimental measurement methodologies and (iv) a novel self-assembly methodology based on Casimir forces. Briefly reviewed is also the influence of additional parameters such as temperature, conductivity, and surface roughness. The Casimir effect opens many application possibilities in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), where an overview is also provided. The knowledge generation in this fascinating field requires interdisciplinary approaches to generate synergetic effects between technological fabrication metrology, theoretical simulations, the establishment of adequate models, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Finally, multiple applications are addressed as a research roadmap.
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Affiliation(s)
- Basma Elsaka
- Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics (INA), Technological Electronics Department, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany; (B.E.); (X.Y.); (P.K.)
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- Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics (INA), Technological Electronics Department, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany; (B.E.); (X.Y.); (P.K.)
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- Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics (INA), Technological Electronics Department, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany; (B.E.); (X.Y.); (P.K.)
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- Institute for Systems Analytics and Control (ISAC), Intelligent Embedded Systems Department, University of Kassel, Wilhelmshöher Allee 71-73, 34121 Kassel, Germany; (K.D.); (B.S.)
- Artificial Intelligence Methods for Experiment Design (AIM-ED), Joint Lab between Helmholtz-Zentrum für Materialien und Energie, Berlin (HZB) and the University of Kassel, 34121 Kassel, Germany
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- Institute for Systems Analytics and Control (ISAC), Intelligent Embedded Systems Department, University of Kassel, Wilhelmshöher Allee 71-73, 34121 Kassel, Germany; (K.D.); (B.S.)
- Artificial Intelligence Methods for Experiment Design (AIM-ED), Joint Lab between Helmholtz-Zentrum für Materialien und Energie, Berlin (HZB) and the University of Kassel, 34121 Kassel, Germany
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- Measurement Technology Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Kassel, Wilhelmshöher Allee 71, 34121 Kassel, Germany;
- Center for Interdisciplinary Nanostructure Science and Technology (CINSaT), Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany;
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- Institute of Nanostructure Technologies and Analytics (INA), Technological Electronics Department, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany; (B.E.); (X.Y.); (P.K.)
- Center for Interdisciplinary Nanostructure Science and Technology (CINSaT), Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany
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This is a digest of the main achievements in the wide area, called the Dynamical Casimir Effect nowadays, for the past 50 years, with the emphasis on results obtained after 2010.
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Viotti L, Belén Farías M, Villar PI, Lombardo FC. Thermal corrections to quantum friction and decoherence: A closed-time-path approach to atom-surface interaction. Int J Clin Exp Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.99.105005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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