the Hall Effect

Last week we used Helmholtz coils to demonstrate the Hall Effect in a piece of n-type germanium.  I’ve found a video on the sixtysymbols site, where Prof. Bowley from Nottingham University explains what’s going on.  Enjoy!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcRCgyComEw

Download the attached pdf document if you’d like to learn more about applications and measurement of the Hall Effect.

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