# A Brief Course On Superconductivity

- Institution: IIT Guwahati
- Department: Physics
- Teacher: Prof. Saurabh Basu
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115103108)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115103108)
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## Lectures

1. [Historical introduction of superconductivity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/f1fcc1218809) (Video)
2. [Meissner effect, Electrodynamics of Superconductors, coherence length and penetration depth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/995aa86b7a88) (Video)
3. [Electron Pairing, Basics of BCS Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/f52f5e3a7c18) (Video)
4. [BCS ground state, variational calculation, expression for Tc](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/9326cd665ff0) (Video)
5. [Order parameter, Free energy functional, Ginzburg-Landau (GL) Theory, GL equations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/3eda61707d9f) (Video)
6. [London Equations, Flux quantization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/57bdb876165e) (Video)
7. [Thermodynamic properties of superconductors, specific heat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/4d4ab0625d27) (Video)
8. [Experimental determination of Superconducting properties](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/42df2795bfc2) (Video)
9. [Unconventional Superconductivity, Uemura plot, High-Tc superconductivity, d-wave pairing, ARPES](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/79fa489d37ba) (Video)
10. [Singlet and triplet states of two s =1/2 , magnetic Hamiltonian](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/8e0bc1d695bc) (Video)
11. [t-J model, discrete symmetry groups, example square lattice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/5c5e1c3be9df) (Video)
12. [Cuprate Superconductors, electron vs hole doped superconductors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/ae025f3b727f) (Video)
13. [Non-Fermi Liquid Theory, Adiabatic continuity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/a452116a18e2) (Video)
14. [Quasiparticle lifetime, breakdown of Fermi Liquid Theory in cuprate superconductors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/2e0fbc992957) (Video)
15. [Josephson junctions, Josephson equations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/509f454a653a) (Video)
16. [AC Josephson effect, Superconducting Quantum Interference devices(SQUID) and its applications](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/71aa0b866233) (Video)
17. [SQUID: RF SQUID, DC SQUID, Applications of Magnetoencephalography (MEG)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/67043ede52f8) (Video)
18. [Live Session 11-03-2021](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/f1fcc1218809-2) (Video)
19. [Live Session 20-02-2020](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/995aa86b7a88-2) (Video)
20. [Live Session 22-02-2022](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/f52f5e3a7c18-2) (Video)
21. [Live Session 14-03-2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/9326cd665ff0-2) (Video)
22. [Live Session 24-02-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/115103108/3eda61707d9f-2) (Video)