A frustrated non-contact rack-pinion-rack device

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作者：

Miri, MirFaez ^{[1
]}

Golestanian, Ramin ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Adv Studies Basic Sci, Zanjan 451951159, Iran

[2] Univ Sheffield, Dept Phys & Astron, Sheffield S3 7RH, S Yorkshire, England

来源：

60 YEARS OF THE CASIMIR EFFECT | 2009年 / 161卷

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

ACTUATION; FRICTION;

D O I：

10.1088/1742-6596/161/1/012038

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];

学科分类号：

070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;

摘要：

A design is proposed for a mechanical device made of a nanoscale pinion sandwiched without contact between two racks that exert opposing forces rooted in the quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field via the lateral Casimir force. The built-in frustration in the design of the system helps it to react dramatically to minute changes in the geometrical features, which suggests that it could act as a good sensor. The noncontact nature of this device could help solve the infamous wear problem in nanoscale mechanical devices.

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