This course aims to help learners understand the concept of electron matter in novel superconductors. The learning outcomes include gaining knowledge about the history of superconductivity, the existence of electron matter, and the predictive design of unconventional superconductors. The course teaches skills such as identifying electron matter in cuprates and understanding the pseudogap in underdoped cuprates. The teaching method involves a lecture-style presentation by an expert in the field. The intended audience for this course is individuals interested in physics, materials science, and superconductivity.
Overview
Syllabus
Deciphering Electron Matter in Unconventional Superconductors
Outline
Power Grid: 20th Century Engineering
History - BCS Theory (1957) Notes Superconductivity originates in an attractive phonon- induced quas particle (QP) interaction Bardeen and Pines . The SC state is an s-wave pair condensate that carries the supercurrent and apped QP spectrum
History - Oxides to Cuprates...
What is Electron Matter?
Existence of Electron Matter
Electron Matter in Cuprates
Pseudogap in Underdoped Cuprates
Electronic Nematic Phase
Notes on Predictive Design of SCS Besides Matthias' rules for conventional Sc. We also have rules for unconventional SCS
Two Distinct Classes of SCS
Taught by
APS Physics
