Casimir-Polder effect with thermally excited surfaces

• Main Authors: Laliotis, A., Ducloy, Martial Auguste Adonis
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Physical chemistry::Quantum chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105265; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25989
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We take a closer look at the fundamental Casimir-Polder (CP) interaction between quantum particles and dispersive dielectric surfaces with surface polariton or plasmon resonances. Linear response theory shows that in the near-field, van der Waals regime the free-energy shift of a particle contains a...