Stabilizing Diamagnetic Levitation of a Graphene Flake through the Casimir Effect

Abstract

Graphene exhibits diamagnetism, enabling it to be lifted by the repulsive force produced in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. However, the stable levitation of a graphene flake perpendicular to the magnetic field is impeded by its strong anisotropic of magnetic susceptibility that induces rotation. A method to suppress this rotation by applying the Casimir force to the graphene flake is presented in this paper. As a result, the graphene flake can archive stable levitation on a silicon plate when the gravitational force is small.

Keywords

• Casimir effect
• Casimir force
• Casimir torce
• diamagnetic levitation