Abstract The Casimir‐Lifshitz force, FC− L, has become a subject of great interest to both
theoretical and applied physics communities due to its fundamental properties and potential …

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 …

Optomechanics deals with the control and applications of mechanical effects of light that
stems from the redistribution of photon momenta in light scattering. As an example, light …

We investigate the Casimir interaction between two dielectric spheres immersed in an
electrolyte solution. Since ionized solutions typically correspond to a plasma frequency …

We study the Casimir interaction between two dielectric spheres immersed in a salted
solution at distances larger than the Debye screening length. The long distance behavior is …

We study universal Casimir interactions in two configurations which appear as dual to each
other. The first involves spheres described by the Drude model and separated by vacuum …

For the Casimir interaction between two nearby objects, the plane-wave basis proves
convenient for numerical calculations as well as for analytical considerations leading to an …

We propose a design for tuning the resonant spectra of Fabry-Pérot nanocavities mediated
by the Casimir force. The system involves a suspended gold nanoplate approaching a …

Despite the ubiquity of nanoconfined aqueous electrolytes, a theoretical framework that
accounts for the nonlinear coupling of water and ion polarization is still missing. We …

This thesis makes significant advances in the use of microspheres in optical traps as highly
precise sensing platforms. While optically trapped microspheres have recently proven their …