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Practical applications of superconductivity
Mádrová, Tereza ; Langerová, Petra (referee) ; Baumgartnerová, Alena (advisor)
Předložená bakalářská práce je zaměřena na zpracování souhrnného přehledu využití supravodivosti v technických řešeních a aplikacích, čímž se rozumí nikoliv experimentální využití, nýbrž využití v reálném technickém řešení. Tato práce se věnuje zejména popisu, v první části základním atributům supravodivosti, bez nichž není možné princip supravodivosti pochopit a jsou tudíž nezbytnou součástí práce, ve druhé části rozdělení do kategorií supravodičů podle určitých kritérií, a v poslední části popisuje příklady aplikací supravodivosti tak, jak se s nimi můžeme setkat v každodenním životě.
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Superconductivity in the fourth state of matter
Mádrová, Tereza ; Klíma, Miloš (referee) ; Fiala, Pavel (advisor)
This master thesis is focused on description and research of electromagnetic waves in plasma state. Some simple cases of no-loss mode distribution of electromagnetic waves in plasma are known, for example around the coaxial cable. In other words, the properties of superconducting state in materials are shown. This view of plasma properties can significantly help to clarify observed phenomena in experimental plasma research or to outline new trends in plasma usage in this mode. The introduction and the theoretical parts describe the known theory related to the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a non-homogeneous or anisotropic environment, in the next parts of the thesis the mathematical model of the solved problem of wave propagation in plasma is mentioned and the design and realization of the experiment is followed. The model includes processing of Maxwell's reduced equations in Haeviside notation for the state of matter referred to as plasma, the design of a model for numerical modeling and analysis, and the design of a simple experiment to verify numerically analyzed results.
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Elektronové vlastnosti sloučenin RPd5Al2
Zubáč, Jan ; Javorský, Pavel (advisor) ; Čermák, Petr (referee)
We have studied magnetic properties of the intermetallic NdPd5Al2 com- pound by means of specific heat and magnetization measurements and neutron scattering. The compound crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mmm space group with lattice parameters a =4.147 ˚A and c =14.865 ˚A, orders antiferromagnet- ically below TN =1.3 K and presents large magnetocrystalline anisotropy due to the crystal-field effects. The obtained magnetic phase diagram is charac- terized by two distinct magnetically ordered phases similarly to structurally re- lated tetragonal RTX5 and R2TX8 compounds. The zero-field antiferromagnetic phase is characterized by the propagation vector k = (1 2 00) and antiferromag- netic coupling of Nd moments along the teragonal c-axis with the amplitude of magnetic moments of 2.22 µB/Nd as was revealed by neutron diffraction. The transition from the paramagnetic to magnetically ordered in zero field is the first-order phase transition. The CF excitations in NdPd5Al2 were detected by means of INS at 3.0 meV, 7.4 meV, 8.6 meV and 17.1 meV. We further compare our findings about CF in NdPd5Al2 obtained from INS, susceptibility analysis and first-principles calculations and confront them with the experimental mag- netization and magnetic specific heat data. Our results will be also discussed with respect to related...
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Electronic properties and structure of selected rare earth and uranium compounds: influence of impurities
Pospíšil, Jiří ; Sechovský, Vladimír (advisor) ; Schneeweiss, Oldřich (referee) ; Sedmidubský, David (referee)
Title: Electronic properties and structure of selected rare earth and uranium compounds; influence of impurities Author: Jiří Pospíšil Abstract: This thesis is devoted to studies of influence of impurities and/or chemical varieties on magnetic and superconducting properties of selected metallic materials containing rare earth and uranium. The research generally consisted of the defined preparation of studied materials, detailed composition and structure characterisation, experiments focussed on determination of mutually related magnetic, transport and thermal properties followed by data analysis of relations between material composition/quality and material properties. The technology phase was carried out in two ways - 1) preparation of the best pure materials as possible and 2) controlled doping of pure materials. Three main study cases have been chosen: SmPd2Al3 - the representative of the complex magnetism of the Sm3+ ion, the so far unexplored superconductor YPd2Al3 were selected as the RE materials candidates and the controversial ferromagnetic superconductor UCoGe. The key ingredient of the initial technology phase was the refining the commercially available best element metals to the laboratory best achievable purity grade by the unique Solid State Electrotransport (SSE) method. SSE has been also...
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Pressure effects on physical properties of a selected Ce-based compound
Staško, Daniel ; Klicpera, Milan (advisor) ; Míšek, Martin (referee)
Presented thesis focuses on the study of transport properties of two intermetallic compounds, CeRhSi3 and CeCuAl3, under high external pressure. High-pressure dependence of previously reported pressure induced superconductivity in CeRhSi3 is studied closely up to 4.6 GPa, focusing on the, so-far-unstudied, pressure region above 3 GPa. After reaching maximal value at 2.9 GPa, the critical temperature of superconducting transition is gradually suppressed by further pressure application. Extensive search for possible pressure induced superconductivity in CeCuAl3 is conducted, employing solid-pressure-medium Bridgman anvil cells with theoretical pressure limit of 12 GPa. No pressure induced superconductivity is observed up to 4.5 GPa and down to 8 mK. Additionally, a calibration study of three liquid pressure exchange media from Daphne Oil 7000 series is carried out in order to advance high pressure experimental techniques. Comprehensive results about hydrostaticity, solidification, pressure drop and compressibility of individual pressure media are presented.
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Kooperativní jevy v cerových sloučeninách na hranici magnetismu
Moudřík, Jan ; Prokleška, Jan (advisor) ; Javorský, Pavel (referee)
This work reports on physical properties of a novel CeCo0.715Si2.285 compound. The compound crystallizes in the I-4m2 space group structure with extremely elongated unit cell (a = 4.13˚A , c = 32.84˚A) containing BaAl4 structural patterns. In zero magnetic field it orders antiferromagnetically at TN = 10.0K. Under application of magnetic field along the c-axis it manifests numerous magnetic transitions in small fields (B < 0.5T), resembling the so-called 'devil's staircase' behaviour (e.g. CeSb, CeCoGe3). The magnetization is almost constant from 1T up to 45T for H||c but considerably reduced (0.3µB/Ce) with respect to the free Ce3+ ion. For fields applied along the a-axis typical behaviour for a hard axis in a material with uniaxial anisotropy is observed. The performed single crystal neutron diffraction experiment did not allow complete determination of magnetic structure. 1
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Superconductivity in disordered systems
Šopík, Břetislav ; Lipavský, Pavel (advisor) ; Novotný, Tomáš (referee) ; Munzar, Dominik (referee)
Author: Mgr. Břetislav Šopík Thesis advisor: doc. Pavel Lipavský, CSc. Ph.D. thesis Superconductivity in disordered systems Abstract We study some aspects of the superconductivity in disordered systems - namely the superconductivity in a boron-doped diamond. We also apply theoretical methods originally developed in the field of the disordered systems to the theory of superconductivity. In the case of the boron-doped diamond we focus on the question of the dependence of the critical temperature Tc on boron doping. We discuss the impact of the boron distribution correlations on the Tc as well. First, we evaluate the density of states at the Fermi energy N0 within the dynamical cluster approximation. We discuss the Tc as a function of N0 within the BCS, the McMillan and the Belitz theory. In the case of 100 samples, the simplified Belitz theory gives the best agreement with experimental data. For 111 samples the McMillan theory is sufficient. We also show that the difference of 100 and 111 samples in the N0 dependence of Tc can be explained as given by attractive correlations in the boron distribution. Applying the concept of the coherent potential approximation, we re- move a self-interaction from the Galitskii-Feynman T-matrix approxima- tion. This correction has no effect in the normal state but makes the...
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Nerovnovážná supravodivost
Hopjan, Miroslav ; Lipavský, Pavel (advisor) ; Morawetz, Klaus (referee)
In the present thesis we study superconductivity using approaches based on the two-particle T-matrix. With the multiple scattering corrections the Galitskii- Feynman ladder T-matrix approximation becomes applicable to the supercon- ducting state. This theory describes the superconducting and normal states within the same approximation. In this thesis, the original equilibrium theory is generalized to nonequilibrium systems using the generalized Kadanoff-Baym formalizm. The obtained theory of nonequilibrium superconductors is suitable for bulk systems where the momentum is a good quantum number. We have reformulated the theory for nanosystems, where the momentum is no longer a good quantum number. The modification was aimed at nanospheres, where one can benefit from the expansion in eigenstates of the angular momentum. High degeneracy of energy levels leads to high critical temperatures of sheres with a magical number of electrons, which makes them good candidates for observa- tion of phenomena beyond the weak coupling limit. As a suitable experimental technique we discuss the tunneling spectroscopy. 1
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Studium magnetických a termodynamických vlastností ternárních sloučenin se silně korelovanými 4f elektrony.
Kratochvílová, Marie
We have studied two different systems of compounds, YPd2Al3 and CenTmIn3n+2m. Polycrystalline YPd2Al3, a new member of the REPd2Al3 system, was prepared by arc melting. The X-ray diffraction confirmed that YPd2Al3 crystallizes in the hexagonal PrNi2Al3-type structure as the other REPd2Al3 compounds. Magnetization, AC susceptibility, specific heat and resistivity measurements revealed superconductivity below Ts ≈ 2.2 K. The second part of the work was focused on studies of Ce2PdIn8 and Pd-doped CenRhIn3n+2. Single crystals of Ce2Rh1-xPdxIn8 with x = 0, 0.10, 0.15, 0.30, 0.45, 0.85, 1 and CeRh1-xPdxIn5 with x = 0, 0.1, 0.25 were prepared by solution growth method. The quality of crystals was confirmed by microprobe analysis and X-ray diffraction. The effect of Pd doping on magnetism of CenRh1-xPdxIn3n+2 was studied by specific heat, magnetization and resistivity measurements. The Pd doping gradually suppresses the Néel temperature in both systems, however the effect is stronger in Ce2Rh1-xPdxIn8. Temperature dependence of resistivity of CeRh0.75Pd0.25In5 was studied in pressure up to 2.2 GPa. Similar to CeRhIn5, the antiferromagnetism is gradually suppressed by the applied pressure, while superconductivity is induced and coexists with antiferromagnetism.
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Nonequilibrium superconductivity
Hopjan, Miroslav
In the present thesis we study superconductivity using approaches based on the two-particle T-matrix. With the multiple scattering corrections the Galitskii- Feynman ladder T-matrix approximation becomes applicable to the supercon- ducting state. This theory describes the superconducting and normal states within the same approximation. In this thesis, the original equilibrium theory is generalized to nonequilibrium systems using the generalized Kadanoff-Baym formalizm. The obtained theory of nonequilibrium superconductors is suitable for bulk systems where the momentum is a good quantum number. We have reformulated the theory for nanosystems, where the momentum is no longer a good quantum number. The modification was aimed at nanospheres, where one can benefit from the expansion in eigenstates of the angular momentum. High degeneracy of energy levels leads to high critical temperatures of sheres with a magical number of electrons, which makes them good candidates for observa- tion of phenomena beyond the weak coupling limit. As a suitable experimental technique we discuss the tunneling spectroscopy. 1
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