Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | Fİ118 | Superconducting Materials 2 | Elective | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle |
Objectives of the Course |
What is superconductivity and what are its application areas? |
Name of Lecturer(s) |
Doç. Dr. Özge ERDEM |
Learning Outcomes |
1 | Understanding the micromechanism of superconductivity | 2 | Understanding the relationship between flux dynamics, magnetic field and temperature in superconductors | 3 | To learn the application areas of superconductors | 4 | Reviewing articles on superconductors | 5 | Writing a project about superconductors |
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Mode of Delivery |
Normal Education |
Prerequisites and co-requisities |
- |
Recommended Optional Programme Components |
- |
Course Contents |
History of superconductivity, general properties of superconducting materials, production methods, characterization methods, application areas, article critique, project writing.
Type I Superconductors, Superconductor Transition Temperature, Zero Resistance, Resistive Circuit, AC Resistance, Ideal Diamagnetism, Magnetic Properties, Meisner Effect, Low Temperature Superconductors, Phenomenology of Theoretical Models (London, Ginzburg-Landau and BSC Theory), Magnetic, Quantum Effect, Electronic and Thermodynamic Properties, II. Applications of Type Superconductors, Superfluidity, Unconventional Superconductors, High Temperature Superconductivity, Organic Superconductivity, Superconductivity and Magnetism, Nanostructured Superconductors and Thin Films, Applications of Unconventional Superconductors. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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1 | General Classifications | | | 2 | Normal-State Properties | | | 3 | Perovskite Superconductivity | | | 4 | Copper Oxides | | | 5 | Electronic Structure and Electron-Phonon Interactions of high temperature superconductors | | | 6 | Defect-Enhanced Electron-Phonon Interactions | | | 7 | Superconductor Applications: SQUIDs and Machines | | | 8 | Midterm | | | 9 | Equivalent Circuits and Analogs of the Josephson Effect | | | 10 | Superconducting Devices for Metrology and Standards | | | 11 | High Frequency Properties and Applications of Josephson Junctions from Microwaves to Far-Infrared | | | 12 | “Hot Superconductors”: The Physics and Applications of Nonequilibrium Superconductivity | | | 13 | Computer Applications of Josephson Junctions | | | 14 | Large-Scale Applications of Superconductivity-MAGLEV | | | 15 | Large-Scale Applications of Superconductivity-MAGLEV | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction/Stephen J. Blundell
Physics Of High-Tc Superconductors/J Phillips
Fritz London,1961. Superfluids. Volume One: Macroscopic Theory of Superconductivity.
2nd revisedP. W. Anderson, 1997. The Theory of Superconductivity in the High-Tc Cuprate Superconductors |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 30 | Laboratory | 1 | 25 | Project Preparation | 1 | 20 | Criticising Paper | 1 | 20 | Self Study | 1 | 5 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 30 | Project Preparation | 1 | 20 | Seminar | 1 | 20 | Writing Paper | 1 | 20 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 10 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | Work Placement(s) | - |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Laboratory | 12 | 5 | 60 |
Project Preparation | 10 | 4 | 40 |
Writing Paper | 10 | 4 | 40 |
Criticising Paper | 10 | 4 | 40 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
LO1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | LO2 | | 4 | | | | 3 | | 3 | | | LO3 | | | | 3 | | | | | | | LO4 | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | 3 | | LO5 | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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