{"id":93,"date":"2022-06-02T15:51:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T12:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/emilp\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2022-07-25T11:02:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T08:02:53","slug":"superconductivity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/emilp\/research-areas\/superconductivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Superconductivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/emilp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2022\/06\/cooperpairE.jpg\" alt=\"A surrealistic cooper pair.\nThe RED and BLUE \u201cELECTRONS\u201d are bound by a mysterious pairing mechanism.\n(Painting by Victor Brauner(1940))\" class=\"wp-image-92\" width=\"221\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/emilp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2022\/06\/cooperpairE-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/emilp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/2022\/06\/cooperpairE.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My research on superconductivity was done in collaboration with <strong>Gad Koren<\/strong>. The adjacent painting shows a mythical Cooper pair (painted by Victor Brauner in 1940).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of students who worked on superconductivity begins with <strong>David Cohen<\/strong>, who being the first one, designed and built most of the lab in order to do his research. &nbsp;The students which followed David were fortunate to have this apparatus available to use in their projects. These students include <strong>Daniel Cohen, Ofer David, Niv Levy, and Lior Shkedy<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One project I would like to mention in this area is our <strong>Space Superconductivity<\/strong> <strong>experiment<\/strong>, which tested the performance of a high Tc Superconductor in space. This was an interesting issue at the time since superconducting devices may be used in future communication satellites. 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