Experiment Guide |
1. The TeachSpin Lab guides on superconductivity can be found in Canvas |
2. Superconductivity Pre-lab |
3. Superconductivity Short Guide and Tips |
Related Material |
1. Kittel Chapter 10 on Superconductivity |
2. Pfeiffer HiCube ECO Manual |
3. Working with Turbo Pump |
Useful Links |
1. Video: "How do Superconductors work at the Quantum level?" |
2. Book "Introduction to Superconductivity" by Michael Tinkham |
3. Nobel prizes in superconductivity |
4. TeachSpin SIM Manuals |
Overview
Superconductivity was discovered in 1911 by H. Kamerlingh Onnes in Holland while studying the electrical resistance of a sample of frozen mercury as a function of temperature. High Tc superconductors, discovered in 1986-87, are composed of copper-oxide ceramic materials whose superconductive transition occurs above the liquid nitrogen boiling point. We will examine their superconductive properties through 4-wire resistivity and persistent-current measurements. The experiments will be performed by using the TeachSpin's variable-temperature cryostat.