COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Superconductor Physics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PHYS 412
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
5
Prerequisites
 PHYS 307To get a grade of at least FD
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery Online
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Problem Solving
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to start from the standard theory of superconductors, and to investigate the properties, structure and applications of high Tc superconductors.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • explain current research directions in high Tc superconductivity.
  • apply the BCS theory of standard superconductivity.
  • mathematically describe the properties of high Tc superconductors.
  • solve problems on both standard and high Tc superconductors.
  • analyze magnetic properties of superconductors.
  • classify applications of high Tc superconductors.
Course Description Properties, structure and applications of high Tc superconductors will be introduced starting from the theory of standard superconductors.

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Current research in high Tc superconductors Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 1. ISBN: 9780121460907
2 Theory of standard superconductors, Landau theory Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 2.1-5. ISBN: 9780121460907
3 BCS theory Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 2.6. ISBN: 9780121460907
4 Tunneling and other properties Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 2.8. ISBN: 9780121460907
5 Crystal structure of high Tc superconductors Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 3. ISBN: 9780121460907
6 Properties of normal states in high Tc superconductors Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 4.1-6. ISBN: 9780121460907
7 Midterm exam 1
8 Band structure and photoemission spectrum Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 4.7-9. ISBN: 9780121460907
9 Properties of superconducting states in high Tc superconductors Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 5.1-4. ISBN: 9780121460907
10 Electron pairing mechanisms Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 5.6. ISBN: 9780121460907
11 Magnetic properties Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 5.7. ISBN: 9780121460907
12 Vortex behavior, Midterm exam 2 Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 6.1-4. ISBN: 9780121460907.
13 Large scale applications Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 6.5-6. ISBN: 9780121460907.
14 Small scale applications Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). Chapter 6.7. ISBN: 9780121460907.
15 Semester review
16 Final exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Gerald Burns, High-Temperature Superconductivity: An Introduction (Academic Press, 1991). ISBN: 9780121460907
Suggested Readings/Materials

Michael Thinkham, Introduction to superconductivity, 2nd edn. (Dover Publications, 2004). ISBN: 9780486435039

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
40
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
12
3
36
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
2
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
10
Final Exams
1
20
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications,

 X
2

To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method,

 X
3

To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions,

 X
4

To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably,
5

To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License,
6

To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in,
7

To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance,
8

To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results,
9

To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life,
10

To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively.
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest