Course syllabus
MCC015. Superconducting devices: fundamentals and applications
LP4 VT20 (7.5 hp)
Course is offered by the department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience - MC2
Location & Schedule
The course starts at 10:00 on Tuesday, March 25, 2020.
!!! IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING ONLINE TEACHING !!!
Due to the current situation, all courses will have to be given online. We will do our best to provide online teaching according to the original schedule.
We will use Zoom online platform. You will receive an invitation to every lecture. Two days before the lecture, we will upload the lecture notes to the Canvas. You are strongly encouraged to read the notes before the lecture. We will not be able to derive equations during the lecture, but refer to the notes and point and discuss all equations and derivations.
We will also have to cancel the laboratory but the reports are still due based on data that you will receive.
All home exercises will be given after corresponding lectures and are due two weeks after.
The majority of lectures will be held in the MC2 Room C511 (aka "h-bar").
Please refer to the detailed schedule for exact room for each lecture:
MCC015 Kusrprogram VT4_2020_v2-1.pdf
Contact details
Examiner:
Prof. Floriana Lombardi (floriana.lombardi@chalmers.se tel. +46317723318)
Course administrator:
Assoc. Prof. Alexei Kalaboukhov (alexei.kalaboukhov@chalmers.se tel. +46317725477)
Lecturers:
Prof. Floriana Lombardi
Assoc. Prof. Alexei Kalaboukhov
Prof. Dag Winkler (dag.winkler@chalmers.se tel. +46317723474)
Prof. Per Delsing (per.delsing@chalmers.se tel. +46317723317)
Assoc. Prof. Thilo Bauch (thilo.bauch@chalmers.se tel. +46317723397)
Course purpose
The course is aiming to provide a basic knowledge of the Josephson effect and its applications in superconducting electronics electronics. The course introduces basic concepts and develops the necessary theory for modeling of various superconducting devices.
Schedule
Course literature:
T. Van Duzer, C. W. Turner, “Principles of Superconducting Devices and Circuits”, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall PTR 1999
Please note that few books are available for loan from teacher. Please contact course administrator for details!
Course design
The course consists of 14 lectures given by teachers listed above. The main part of the course is dedicated to the physics of Josephson effect. In addition, superconducting resonators and filters, single electron devices, and superconducting cubits will be discussed in details.
There will be 5 home assignments. The deadline for each assignment is 2 weeks after release.
In addition, there will be one laboratory work dedicated to measurements of weak magnetic signal originating from the human heart - so called MagnetoCardioGraphy (MCG).
Changes made since the last occasion
A summary of changes made since the last occasion.
Learning objectives and syllabus
Learning objectives:
Superconductivity is a fascinating phenomenon that allows us to observe quantum mechanical effects at the macroscopic scale. A tremendous importance of superconductivity for fundamental science can be seen from the fact that there are at least 12 Nobel laureates in physics, who obtained the price for research related to superconductivity. Besides being of tremendous interest in themselves and vehicles for development key concepts and methods in theoretical physics, superconductors have found important applications in modern society. Those range from high power applications and strong superconducting magnets used in medicine, diagnostics and particle accelerators; to most sensitive quantum devices capable of measuring about a trillionth part of the Earths magnetic field and a millionth part of the electron charge.
The course is aiming to provide a basic knowledge of the theory of superconductors and the Josephson effect and their applications in cryoelectronics. It introduces a number of basic concepts and develops the necessary theory for modeling superconducting devices.
Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.
Examination
Total credits: 7.5
The written examination: Wednesday 03/0614:00-18:00
The examination consists of 5 problems providing total number of 15 points. Allowed material: Your choice of calculator and a handwritten A4 page with your own notes. You have to answer to all problems.
All home assignments and lab reports will be valued and can be used in the evaluation of the exam as follow (assuming 75% attendance):
Max 3 points if the result of the exam is < 4
Max 2 points if the result of the exam is > 7
Course summary:
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