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12 September 2019


SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / Electronic Materials

Part I The Quantum Hall Effect
Chapter 1 The normal Hall effect
1.1 Introduction
1.2 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
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
Chapter 3 High magnetic field technology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Solenoids
3.3 Magnetic core electromagnets
3.4 Superconducting magnets
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3.5 Bitter solenoids
References and suggestions for further reading
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
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
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
Part II Superconductivity
Chapter 7 Superconductivity and magnetism
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The discovery of superconductivity
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7.3 The effect of magnetic fields on superconductors
7.4 Diamagnetism and the Meissner effect
References and suggestions for further reading
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
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
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
Chapter 11 The Josephson effect
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The Josephson effect
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References and suggestions for further reading
Chapter 12 Superconductor applications
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Power transmission
12.3 Particle physics
12.4 Fusion research
12.5 SQUIDs
References and suggestions for further reading