Cryophysique et questions spéciales de supraconductivité [ LPHY2273 ]
6.0 crédits ECTS
45.0 h + 15.0 h
1q
| Teacher(s) |
Piraux Luc (coordinator) ;
Bayot Vincent ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
First part : Cryophysics
Introduction
Cryogenic liquids
Properties of materials at low temperature
Cooling
Thermometry
Low temperature experiments
Second part : Superconductivity
1. Main experimental phenomena associated to the superconducting state
2. Theoretical models of superconductivity
3. Macroscopic quantum phenomena in superconductors
4. Mesoscopic superconductivity (superconducting thin films, nanowires and dots)
5. Main applications of superconductivity
Lab demonstrations and experimental aspects
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| Aims |
Provide the physical background cryogenic systems and related low temperature physics.
Overview of the main physical phenomena asociated to superconductivity in solids and nanostructures; link with the main applications of superconductors.
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| Other information |
Prerequisite: basic knowledge in physics of condensed matter (for instance : PHY 2342 ou MAPR 1492)
Support : slides, textbook, notes
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [120] in Electrical Engineering
> Master [120] in Chemical and Materials Engineering
> Master [120] in Electro-mechanical Engineering
> Master [120] in Physical Engineering
> Master [120] in Physics
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> PHYS
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