Winter Semester 2024/2025 - AG-Wang - TU Dortmund

Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).

ServicePortal UniMail

Advanced Solid State Physics II: Magnetism and Superconductivity

Lecturer	Prof. Dr. Zhe Wang
Language	English
Module	PHY7235
Course content	The lecture covers the most important aspects on collective phenomena in modern condensed matter physics, particularly on magnetism and superconductivity, based on the basic knowledge of solid state physics and quantum mechanism. Besides the fundamental properties of magnetically ordered materials and superconductors, the lectures will also cover selected topics of the contemporary research. Magnetism: magnetic moments, magnetization, dia- and para-magnetism of localized ions and of conduction electrons, exchange interaction, spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman interaction, ferromagnetism, antiferromagnetism, magnetic anisotropy, magnetization dynamics, magnetic excitations, quantum spin dynamics, applications. Superconductivity: vanishing of electrical resistance, Meissner effect, flux quantization, Type-I superconductors, Type-II superconductors, Ginzburg-Landau theory, Bardeen- Cooper-Schrieffer theory, electromagnetic response, superconducting materials, applications. Literature: Kittel, C. Introduction to Solid State Physics (Wiley) Ashcroft, Neil W.; Mermin, N. David. Solid State Physics (Brooks/Cole) Gross, R.; Marx, A. Festkörperphysik (3., akt. Aufl.). (De Gruyter.) Reinhold Kleiner and Werner Buckel, Superconductivity: An Introduction (Wiley-VCH) Michael Tinkham, Introduction to Superconductivity (Dover) James. F. Annett, Superconductivity, Superfluids and Condensates (Oxford) Terry R Orlando, Kevin A. Delin, Foundations of Applied Superconductivity (Addison- Wesley)
Moodle link	https://moodle.tu-dortmund.de/enrol/index.php?id=48918

Laboratory of condensed matter physics: Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS)

Lecturer	Dr. Ahmed Ghalgaoui
Language	English
Module	PHY7237
Course content	Lecture 1. Introduction: optical response functions, Maxwell equations in matter 2. Charge carrier transport: 2.1. Drude model 2.2. DC conductivity 2.3. AC conductivity 3. Terahertz technology 3.1. General introduction 3.2. Generation of sub-picosecond Terahertz pulses 3.2.1. Terahertz pulse generation by photoconductive switches 3.2.2. Terahertz pulse generation in gas plasma 3.2.3. Terahertz pulse generation by optical rectification 3.3. Time-resolved detection of Terahertz pulses: Photoconducting dipole antennas and electro-optic sampling 4. Introduction to multidimensional Terahertz spectroscopy 4.1. Introduction to nonlinear optics 4.2. Liouville Pathway diagrams 4.3. Case of semiconductors 4.4. Case of liquid water 4.5. Case of magnetic materials Exercise The exercise session serves first as in depth hands-on introduction of the complex experimental setup to the students. In particular, the students will have the chance to see the different state-of the-art technique at work and how to use them to perform real experiments in the laboratory. In addition, this session will be dedicated to show to the student how to analyze the experimental data. At the end, the experimental part will allow the students to: • Understand the water vapor absorption lines in the terahertz regime using THz-TDS spectroscopy. • Measure the terahertz transmission of a Silicon substrate and find the thickness of the substrate from the time domain signals. • Determination of the complex refractive index of semiconductors (Silicon, GaAs, Germanium, ...) and liquid solution (water, isopropanol, methanol, …)
Moodle link	https://moodle.tu-dortmund.de/enrol/index.php?id=49651

Ultrafast Spectroscopic Methods in Solid State Physics

Lecturer	Dr. Sergey Kovalev
Language	English
Module	PHY7236
Course content	Excitation techniques: generation of femtosecond and attosecond laser pulses, ultrafast laser amplifier systems, optical parametric amplifier, laser- and accelerator-based infrared and THz sources. Probing techniques: electro- and magneto-optic sampling, transient reflection or absorption spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, THz emission spectroscopy, high harmonic generation spectroscopy, time-resolved angular resolved photoemission spectroscopy, ultrafast electron diffraction spectroscopy. Examples: ultrafast magnetization dynamics, high harmonic generation, light induced spin or charge transport dynamics etc.
Moodle link	https://moodle.tu-dortmund.de/enrol/index.php?id=48104