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View article: Impact of metal oxidation on ice growth and melting
Impact of metal oxidation on ice growth and melting Open
In this paper, we investigate the Casimir-Lifshitz free energy mechanism that governs both ice growth and melting near metal surfaces, with a particular focus on the role of oxidation. Our study reveals that metals such as gold, iron, and …
View article: Casimir‐Lifshitz Optical Resonators: A New Platform for Exploring Physics at the Nanoscale
Casimir‐Lifshitz Optical Resonators: A New Platform for Exploring Physics at the Nanoscale Open
The Casimir‐Lifshitz force, F C − L , has become a subject of great interest to both theoretical and applied physics communities due to its fundamental properties and potential technological implications in emerging nano‐scale devices. Rec…
View article: Quantum Thermometry with Single Molecules in Nanoprobes
Quantum Thermometry with Single Molecules in Nanoprobes Open
<p>An understanding of heat transport is relevant to developing efficient strategies for thermal manage- ment in areas of study such as microelectronics, as well as for fundamental science purposes. However, the measurement of temper…
View article: Understanding ice and water film formation on soil particles by combining density functional theory and Casimir-Lifshitz forces
Understanding ice and water film formation on soil particles by combining density functional theory and Casimir-Lifshitz forces Open
Thin films of ice and water on soil particles play crucial roles in environmental and technological processes. Understanding the fundamental physical mechanisms underlying their formation is essential for advancing scientific knowledge and…
View article: Understanding ice and water film formation on soil particles by combining DFT and Casimir-Lifshitz forces
Understanding ice and water film formation on soil particles by combining DFT and Casimir-Lifshitz forces Open
Thin films of ice and water on soil particles play crucial roles in environmental and technological processes. Understanding the fundamental physical mechanisms underlying their formation is essential for advancing scientific knowledge and…
View article: Enhanced Fluorescence in a Lens-Less Fiber-Optic Sensor for C-Reactive Protein Detection
Enhanced Fluorescence in a Lens-Less Fiber-Optic Sensor for C-Reactive Protein Detection Open
In today’s medicine, the celerity of the bio-assays analysis is crucial for the timely selection of the appropriate therapy and hence its effectiveness, especially in case of diseases characterized by the late onset of symptoms. In this pa…
View article: Origin of anomalously stabilizing ice layers on methane gas hydrates near rock surface
Origin of anomalously stabilizing ice layers on methane gas hydrates near rock surface Open
Gas hydrates (GHs) in the water-filled rock cavity close to freezing temperatures can be stabilised via the formation of ice layers.
View article: Effect of Spatial Inhomogeneity on Quantum Trapping
Effect of Spatial Inhomogeneity on Quantum Trapping Open
An object that is immersed in a fluid and approaching a substrate may find a potential energy minimum at a certain distance due to the balance between attractive and repulsive Casimir-Lifshitz forces, a phenomenon referred to as quantum tr…
View article: Ultrastrong Exciton–Photon Coupling in Broadband Solar Absorbers
Ultrastrong Exciton–Photon Coupling in Broadband Solar Absorbers Open
The recent development of organic polaritonic solar cells, in which sunlight absorbers and photon modes of a resonator are hybridized as a result of their strong coupling, has revealed the potential this interaction offers to control and e…
View article: Light‐Harvesting Properties of a Subphthalocyanine Solar Absorber Coupled to an Optical Cavity
Light‐Harvesting Properties of a Subphthalocyanine Solar Absorber Coupled to an Optical Cavity Open
Herein, both from the experimental and theoretical point of view, the optical absorption properties of a subphthalocyanine (SubPc), an organic macrocycle commonly used as a sunlight harvester, coupled to metallic optical cavities are analy…
View article: Optical interference effects on the Casimir-Lifshitz force in multilayer structures
Optical interference effects on the Casimir-Lifshitz force in multilayer structures Open
The Casimir-Lifshitz force F(C¿L) between planar objects when one of them is stratified at the nanoscale is herein investigated. Layering results in optical interference effects that give rise to a modification of the optical losses, which…
View article: Premelting of ice adsorbed on a rock surface
Premelting of ice adsorbed on a rock surface Open
Considering ice-premelting on a quartz rock surface (i.e. silica) we calculate the Lifshitz excess pressures in a four layer system with rock–ice–water–air.
View article: Optical Resonators based on Casimir Forces -INVITED
Optical Resonators based on Casimir Forces -INVITED Open
The work here presented demonstrates theoretically that it is possible to create optical resonators based on levitation properties of thin films subjected to repulsive Casimir-Lifshitz forces. Our optical cavity design is made up of common…
View article: Finite Size Effects on Light Propagation throughout Random Media: Relation between Optical Properties and Scattering Event Statistics
Finite Size Effects on Light Propagation throughout Random Media: Relation between Optical Properties and Scattering Event Statistics Open
This work introduces a thorough analysis of light transport in thin optically disordered media. The diffusive properties of a turbid material are generally dictated by the transport mean free path, l t . For depths larger than this charact…
View article: Casimir–Lifshitz Force Based Optical Resonators
Casimir–Lifshitz Force Based Optical Resonators Open
We theoretically investigate the building of optical resonators based on the levitation properties of thin films subjected to strong repulsive Casimir-Lifshitz forces when immersed in an adequate medium and confronted with a planar substra…
View article: Effect of temperature variations on equilibrium distances in levitating parallel dielectric plates interacting through Casimir forces
Effect of temperature variations on equilibrium distances in levitating parallel dielectric plates interacting through Casimir forces Open
We study at thermal equilibrium the effect of temperature deviations around room temperature on the equilibrium distance (deq) at which thin films made of Teflon, silica, or polystyrene immersed in glycerol levitate over a silicon substrat…