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| FIZ4008 | Physics of Superconductors | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ali ÖZTÜRK | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | he main purpose of this course is to examine the concept of superconductivity, properties of superconductors and theories of superconductivity. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | will be able to solve problems related to both normal and high temperature superconductors | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | will be able to analyze the magnetic properties of superconductors | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | will be able to mathematically describe the outstanding properties of superconductors | 1,2,3 | 1,3, | | LO - 4 : | will be able to explain the conduction properties of superconductors | 1,2,3 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| History of superconductivity, Type I superconductors, Type II superconductors, Meissner Effect, Critcal temperature ,Crtical fields, Critical current density, Penetration depth, Coherence length, Magnetization, London Theory, BSC theory, High temperature superconductivity, Some applications of superconductivity |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Normal conductivity properties | | | Week 2 | Introduction to superconductivity | | | Week 3 | Types of superconductors, Meissner effect | | | Week 4 | Critical Temperature and Critical Magnetic Fields | | | Week 5 | critical current density | | | Week 6 | Ginzburg-Landau and London theories | | | Week 7 | The Josephson Effect | | | Week 8 | Magnetic behavior of superconductors | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Reversible and Irreversible Type II Superconductors | | | Week 11 | BCS Theory | | | Week 12 | Critical state and critical state models | | | Week 13 | Experimental determination of critical temperature and critical current density | | | Week 14 | Experimental determination of critical areas | | | Week 15 | Some superconductivity applications | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Rose-Innes, A. C. Rhoderick, E. H. (1980), Introduction to Superconductivity; 2nd Edition, Pergamon Press, Oxford. | | | |
| 1 | Kittel, C., (1996), Katıhal Fiziğine Giriş, Bilgitek yayıncılık, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 09 | 06/05/2021 | 02 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | 01/07/2021 | 02 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Diğer 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | | Diğer 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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