Casimir EMF in configurations with shifted elements

Abstract

The possibility in principle is shown for the existence of Casimir electromotive force (EMF) in a configuration with parallel nanosized metal plates which are shifted relative one another. The effect is theoretically demonstrated for a configuration with two plates (wings) of finite length, the particular case of which is classical Casimir configuration with parallel plates. It is found that when the plates are strictly parallel, EMF does not appear. However, when the plates are shifted relative one another, in each of them time-constant EMF is generated. It is also found that maximal EMF values depending on the plate shifts are larger than those depending on the values of angles between the wings. All the found effects exist in periodic configurations with shifted elements. There are optima of the configuration geometrical parameters at which the EMF generation can be maximal.