SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
(STSF3342)
SEMESTER
II 2011/2012
School of
Applied Physics
Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia
Instructor: Prof DatoÕ Dr Roslan Abd.
Shukor
Room No.:2133
Tel: 03-89215904
Fax: 03-89213777
Email: ras@ukm.my
Web Page: www.ukm.my/ras
Office Hours:
Monday 12-1 pm
Thursday 11-12 noon
Friday 10-11 am
Contents
á Superconductor
basics – zero resistance, perfect diamagnetism
á Classes
of superconducting materials – metals and alloys, Chevrel phase, oxides,
heavy fermions, borocarbide and boronitride, inorganic, copper oxide based
á London
equations, magnetic field penetration depth, flux quantization
á Type-I
and Type-II superconductors, phase transition, first order and second order,
entropy and specific heat,
á Ginzburg-Landau
Theory, Abrikosov vortex
á BCS
theory, Cooper pairs, isotope effect and energy gap
á Tunneling,
single particle tunneling, Josephson tunneling
á Copper
oxide base high temperature superconductors, material and preparation methods,
electronic properties, phase diagram
á Applications
of superconductors, power applications – energy storage, current limiter,
motor, transformer, magnetic resonance imaging, filter
Text
á Abd-Shukor,
R. 2004. Introduction to Superconductivity in Metals, Alloys and
Cuprates, UPSI Publisher
á Roslan
Abd Shukor, 1996. Superkonduktor Konvensional dan Suhu Tinggi, Dewan Bahasa dan
Pustaka: KL
á Rhoderick,
E. H. & Rose-Innes, A.C., 1978. Intro. to Superconductivity Pergamon, Oxford: UK.
Grading
|
Homework |
20 % |
|
Mid-Semester Exam |
30 % |
|
Final |
50 % |
|
Total |
100 % |