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quant-ph2008★ 3 cited
Effects of phase transitions in devices actuated by the electromagnetic vacuum force
A. Benassi, C. Calandra
We study the influence of the electromagnetic vacuum force on the behaviour of a model device based on materials, like germanium tellurides, that undergo fast and reversible metal-…
quant-ph2008★ 5 cited
Role of vacuum fluctuation forces in thin metal film stability
Andrea Benassi, Carlo Calandra
Thin metal films are subject to the pressure caused by the zero point oscillations of the electromagnetic field, which depends upon the film optical properties and, in case of depo…