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The distance upon contact: Determination from roughness profile
P. J. van Zwol, V. B. Svetovoy, G. Palasantzas
The point at which two random rough surfaces make contact takes place at the contact of the highest asperities. The distance upon contact d_0 in the limit of zero load has crucial…
Influence of water adsorbed on gold on van der Waals/Casimir forces
G. Palasantzas, V. B. Svetovoy, P. J. van Zwol
In this paper we investigate the influence of ultra thin water layer (1-1.5 nm) on the van der Waals/Casimir force between gold surfaces. Adsorbed water is inevitably present on go…
The influence of dielectric properties on van der Waals/Casimir forces in solid-liquid systems
P. J. van Zwol, G. Palasantzas, J. Th. M. De Hosson
In this article we present calculations of van der Waals/Casimir forces, described by Lifshitz theory, for the solid-liquid-solid system using measured dielectric functions of all…
Weak dispersive forces between glass-gold macroscopic surfaces in alcohols
P. J. van Zwol, G. Palasantzas, J. Th. M. DeHosson
In this work we concentrate on an experimental validation of the Lifshitz theory for van der Waals and Casimir forces in gold-alcohol-glass systems. From this theory weak dispersiv…