6.0 credits
45.0 h + 15.0 h
1q
Teacher(s)
Bayot Vincent ;
Piraux Luc ;
Language
Français
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
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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