The transport of electric charge through most materials is well described in terms of their electronic band structure.
The present book deals with two cases where the charge transport in a solid is not described by the simple band structure picture of the solid. These cases are related to the phenomena of the quantum Hall effect and superconductivity. Part I of this book deals with the quantum Hall effect, which is a consequence of the behavior of electrons in solids when they are constrained to move in two dimensions. Part II of the present volume describes the behavior of superconductors, where electrons are bound together in Cooper pairs and travel through a material without resistance.
Author(s): Richard A. Dunlap
Series: IOP Concise Physics
Publisher: IOP Publishing
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 116
City: Bristol
PRELIMS.pdf
Preface
Acknowledgements
Author biography
Richard A Dunlap
CH001.pdf
Chapter 1 The normal Hall effect
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The basic physics of the Hall effect
1.3 The Hall effect and holes
1.4 The effective mass tensor
1.5 Applications of the Hall effect
References and suggestions for further reading
CH002.pdf
Chapter 2 The integer quantum Hall effect
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect
References and suggestions for further reading
CH003.pdf
Chapter 3 High magnetic field technology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Solenoids
3.3 Magnetic core electromagnets
3.4 Superconducting magnets
3.5 Bitter solenoids
References and suggestions for further reading
CH004.pdf
Chapter 4 Integer quantum Hall effect theory
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Quantum harmonic oscillator
4.3 Landau levels
4.4 Landau level degeneracy
4.5 Lifting of the Landau level degeneracy
4.6 Explanation of the plateaus
References and suggestions for further reading
CH005.pdf
Chapter 5 The fractional quantum Hall effect
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect
5.3 Theory of the fractional quantum Hall effect
References and suggestions for further reading
CH006.pdf
Chapter 6 Applications of the quantum Hall effect
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The resistance standard
6.3 Relationship of the quantum Hall effect to physical constants
References and suggestions for further reading
CH007.pdf
Chapter 7 Superconductivity and magnetism
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The discovery of superconductivity
7.3 The effect of magnetic fields on superconductors
7.4 Diamagnetism and the Meissner effect
References and suggestions for further reading
CH008.pdf
Chapter 8 Other properties of superconductors
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The London penetration depth
8.3 Flux quantization
8.4 The isotope effect
8.5 Specific heat
References and suggestions for further reading
CH009.pdf
Chapter 9 BCS theory
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Cooper pair formation
9.3 The superconducting energy gap
9.4 The coherence length
References and suggestions for further reading
CH010.pdf
Chapter 10 High temperature superconductivity
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The discovery of high temperature superconductors
10.3 Properties of high temperature superconductors
10.4 The theory of high temperature superconductivity
References and suggestions for further reading
CH011.pdf
Chapter 11 The Josephson effect
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The Josephson effect
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CH012.pdf
Chapter 12 Superconductor applications
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Power transmission
12.3 Particle physics
12.4 Fusion research
12.5 SQUIDs
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