Chapter 16 : Superconductivity and Superconducting Materials

Example 16.1 Page No : 551

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import math 

# Variables
T_c = 4.2;			#critical temperature of mercury
k = 1.4*10**(-23);			#
e = 1.6*10**(-19);			#charge on the electron 

# Calculation
E_g = 3*k*T_c;			#energy gap (in Joule)
E = E_g/e;			#energy gap (in electron volt)
h = 6.6*10**(-34)			# in J-s
c = 3*10**8;			#in m/s
wavelength = h*c/E_g;			#wavelength of a photon (in m)

# Results
print 'energy gap = %.1e ev'%E
print 'wavelength of a photon = %.1e m'%wavelength
energy gap = 1.1e-03 ev
wavelength of a photon = 1.1e-03 m