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| FIZ7250 | Production and Characterization of Htscs. | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third 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. Süleyman BOLAT | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Tayfur KÜÇÜKÖMEROĞLU | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main objectives of this course are to provide the student with a clear presentation of the basic concepts and principles of high temperature superconductors and production techniques and characterization |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn the basic concept and principles of HTSCs, and their production and characterization clearly and logically | 1,2,3,4 | | | PO - 2 : | provide at a large viewpoint with the intrinsic application in the science word, basic concept and principles of superconductors. | 1,2,3,4 | | | PO - 3 : | improve the thinking about HTSCs and ability of asking question. | 1,2,3,4 | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| High temperature superconductors, Crystal structures, X-ray diffraction pattern, (h, k, l) indices, DTA analysis, Production techniques and thermal processes, Paramater measurement devices and calibration, High temperature furnaces an calibration. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition and History of Superconductors | | | Week 2 | Superconductor Types and Differences | | | Week 3 | Types of High Temperature Superconductors | | | Week 4 | Calcination, Sintering, Crystal Growing | | | Week 5 | Melting Methods, Oxygenation | | | Week 6 | Sample Preparation for Characterization | | | Week 7 | Cutting, Polishing, Making Contact | | | Week 8 | X-Ray Diffraction Pattern, hkl Indexing | | | Week 9 | | | | Week 10 | Low Temperature Resistance Measurements | | | Week 11 | AC Susceptibility Measurements | | | Week 12 | Polarized Optical Microstructure Analysis, DTA | | | Week 13 | Theoretical Calculation Techniques | | | Week 14 | Theoretical Calculation Techniques | | | Week 15 | Interpretation of Results | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 118 |
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