Quantum Mechanical Actuation of Microelectromechanical Systems by the Casimir Force

By H. B. Chan, Vladimir Aksyuk, R. Kleiman, D. Bishop, F. Capasso. Science, 2001

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The Casimir force between real materials: Experiment and theory (2009, methodology): “Micromechanical devices actuated by the Casimir force Chan et al. (2001a) used a micromachined torsional device actuated by the Casimir force.”
Materials perspective on Casimir and van der Waals interactions (2015, background): “The Casimir force, on the other hand, can be used to actuate components of small devices without contact (Chan et al., 2001). vdW interactions are recognized to play a dominant role in the stability and functionality of materials with chemically inert components, especially at reduced dimensions.”
The Casimir effect in microstructured geometries (2011, neutral): “MEMS, typically silicon-integrated circuits with movable parts, have proven useful for Casimir force measurement”
Casimir effect on the pull-in parameters of nanometer switches (2005, methodology): “The Casimir effect in MEMS was studied in [16] and measured in [17].”
Observation of the thermal Casimir force (2010, background): “, and measurements of the short-range forces between plates of a number of metalli”
Long Range Interactions in Nanoscale Science. (2010, background): “…Mohideen and Roy, 1998; Roy et al., 1999 , and the possibility that they can be applied to nanoscale electromechanical devices Serry et al., 1998; Chan et al., 2001; Decca et al., 2003 , has stimulated interest in developing a practical way to calculate the dependence of electrodynamic energies…”