Measurement of Retarded Dispersion Forces of Mica

Stewart, Andrew; Yaminsky, Vassili; Ohnishi, Satomi

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Measurement of Retarded Dispersion Forces of Mica

Date

2002

Authors

Stewart, Andrew

Yaminsky, Vassili

Ohnishi, Satomi

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

We report direct high-resolution capacitor measurements of the force against distance between crossed cylindrical mica surfaces in air. The dispersion interaction in the range of distances between 20 and 100 nm occurs in the retarded regime. The force is