3 papers
quant-ph2026
Quantum stick-slip motion in nanoscaled friction
Dai-Nam Le, Pablo Rodriguez-Lopez, Lilia M. Woods
Friction in atomistic systems is usually described by the classical Prandtl-Tomlinson model suitable for capturing the dragging force of a nanoparticle in a periodic potential. Her…
quant-ph2025
Phononic Casimir Effect in Planar Materials
Pablo Rodriguez-Lopez, Dai-Nam Le, Lilia M. Woods
The Phononic Casimir effect between planar objects is investigated by deriving a formalism from the quantum partition function of the system following multiscattering approach. Thi…
cond-mat.mes-hall2024
Phonon-assisted Casimir interactions between piezoelectric materials
Dai-Nam Le, Pablo Rodriguez-Lopez, Lilia M. Woods
The strong coupling between electromagnetic field and lattice oscillation in piezoelectric materials gives rise to phonon polariton excitations. Such quasiparticles open up new dir…