| First cycle degree courses | Second cycle degree courses | Single cycle degree courses |
| School of Science | ||
| MATERIALS SCIENCE | ||
Course unit
SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS
SCL1006644, A.A. 2017/18
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS
SCL1006644, A.A. 2017/18
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
Information on the course unit
| Degree course |
Second cycle degree in MATERIALS SCIENCE SC1174, Degree course structure A.Y. 2015/16, A.Y. 2017/18 |
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6.0 | |
| Type of assessment | Mark | |
| Course unit English denomination | SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS | |
| Department of reference | Department of Chemical Sciences | |
| Mandatory attendance | No | |
| Language of instruction | English | |
| Branch | PADOVA | |
| Single Course unit | The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance | |
| Optional Course unit | The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit |
Lecturers
| Teacher in charge | VINCENZO PALMIERI |
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ECTS: details
| Type | Scientific-Disciplinary Sector | Credits allocated | |
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| Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines | FIS/03 | Material Physics | 6.0 |
Mode of delivery (when and how)
| Period | Second semester |
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| Year | 1st Year |
| Teaching method | frontal |
Organisation of didactics
| Type of hours | Credits | Hours of teaching |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
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| Lecture | 6.0 | 48 | 102.0 | No turn |
| Prerequisites: | Solid State Physics |
| Target skills and knowledge: | The course aims to give students a general knowledge of the phenomenology of superconducting materials and its theories. |
| Examination methods: | Oral |
| Assessment criteria: | It will be evaluated the comprehension and learning of the treated arguments, concepts and proposed methodologies, together with the ability to apply them autonomously. |
| Course unit contents: | PRINCIPLES OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY: Electrical conduction in metals; Phenomenology on superconducting materials; Two-Fluid model; London Electrodynamics; Superconducting Electrodynamics in Fourier Space; Type-II Superconductors; Thermodynamics of Superconducting Transition; Bose condensation; Microscopic Theory of Superconductivity; The Superconducting State; Quasiparticles Excitations; The Hydrodynamic approach to superconductivity.
SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS: Superconductivity on transition metals and Matthias' empirical rules; B1 and A15 compounds; High TC and magnesium diboride; Superconductivity Radio Frequency INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY: Superconducting magnets, bearings and motors; Radiofrequency Cavities; Particles detectors. |
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