Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory

Department of Physics

University of Toronto

LTC: Magnetization and Transition Temperatures of Superconductors

This experiment measures the magnetization of type I and type II superconductors as a function of temperature and magnetic field.

Write-Up in PDF Format or Microsoft Word Format.

(The experiment is currently located in MP226; last write-up revision: June 2017.)

Other Resources:

Properties of Superconductors from the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
thermal_diode.py - a python module that converts thermocouple voltages into temperature.
Some photos of the cryogenic probe used in the experiment: samples, wiring.

Photo of student working on LTC experiment

3^rd year Engineering Sciences student in the Nanotechnology Option, Daniel Wen, working on the Magnetization and Transition Temperatures of Superconductors. He is using liquid Helium to cool Lead and Niobium samples down to 4 degrees above absolute zero.

Last updated on 30 June 2017