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 %

 

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