Rotational quantum friction.

نویسندگان

  • Rongkuo Zhao
  • Alejandro Manjavacas
  • F Javier García de Abajo
  • J B Pendry
چکیده

We investigate the frictional forces due to quantum fluctuations acting on a small sphere rotating near a surface. At zero temperature, we find the frictional force near a surface to be several orders of magnitude larger than that for the sphere rotating in vacuum. For metallic materials with typical conductivity, quantum friction is maximized by matching the frequency of rotation with the conductivity. Materials with poor conductivity are favored to obtain large quantum frictions. For semiconductor materials that are able to support surface plasmon polaritons, quantum friction can be further enhanced by several orders of magnitude due to the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 109 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012