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Included in this volume are papers on biaxial and triaxial crystallographic texturing, epitaxial growth on biaxially textured substrates, melt-processing of YBCO, and basic information about HTS materials concerning phase diagrams, measurement of physical properties, characterization, and effects of various defects including grain boundaries on supercurrent transmission. ... Read more

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High-temperature superconductors are one of the most active areas of research in condensed matter physics. The authors here discuss the development of the science that has produced superconductors. Beginning with the first liquefaction of helium, the book explains the Meissner effect and then moves to the key work of Nobel prize-winners Bednorz and Muller. The last section outlines technological advances and suggests future directions, and it examines the impact of theoretical physics on superconductors. Rise of the Superconductors ends with a brief look at the struggle for technical superiority between the U.S. and Japan, and the influence Europe has had on the development of superconductors. ... Read more

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The objective of the meeting was to promote the formation of young scientists by means of training through research. These features are reflected in the book: the pedagogical lecturesare up-to-date monographs of relevant subjects in the field of condensed matter physics. Contributions include: polarons (the polaron concept, optical properties and internal structure of polarons, many-polaron systems, magnetoabsorption of polarons, optical properties of quantum dots: role of the polaron interaction, interacting polarons in a quantum dot, small polarons); multielectron bubbles in liquid helium: a spherical two-dimensional electron system (oscillation modes, bubble stability and fissioning, the spherical two-dimensional electron gas, the Wigner solid of electrons in the bubble); the numerical approach to the correlated electron problem: quantum Monte Carlo methods (the world line approach for the XXZ model and relation to the 6-vertex model, auxiliary field Quantum Monte Carlo algorithms, application of the auxiliary field QMC to specific Hamiltonians, the Hirsch-Fye impurity algorithm); basic models in the quantum theory of magnetism (the Heisenberg model, the Hubbard model, and the sd-model). ... Read more

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A survey of recent experimental results on copper oxide superconductors with transition temperatures from 30° K to above 120° K. Addresses the BCS theory, the electron-phonon interaction mechanism, and new theoretical models. Discusses sample preparation, and compares the copper oxide superconductors with transition metal and other superconductors. ... Read more

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High temperature superconductivity is still one of the mostdiscussed topicsin physics. "The Physics and Chemistry ofOxide Superconductors " collectstogether more than onehundred original contributions presented during the2ndInternational Symposium of the Institute for Solid StatePhysics of the University of Tokyo.The main topics cover new insights into the basicmechanismof high temperature superconductivity, recent developmentsof new superconducting materials, the state of the art ofthin film production,theoretical understanding of theelectronic structures in this kind ofmaterial, theories forstrongly correlated electron systems, and many physical andchemical effects. ... Read more

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Two topics in the forefront of superconductor research--superconductor-insulator transition in thin films and vortex tunneling in granular, bulk, and high temperature superconductors--have never before been given a unified and deductive treatment. This monograph and text provides a much-needed, comprehensive introduction to the theory of quantum fluctuations in inhomogenous superconducting materials.It be will be of great use to students and researchers in disciplines such as superconductivity, many-body systems, phase transitions, submicron physics, and surface science. ... Read more

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These lectures are concerned with the application of high temperature superconductors to both passive and active high-frequency devices. The central issue addressed is the electrodynamics of granular supercondutors, particularly where grain boundaries (either natual or synthetic) act as Josephson weak-links. Grain boundaries are responsible for residual dissipation and for unwanted dependence of the electromagnetic properties on ambient magnetic fields and on elevated power level. Properly controlled, similar boundaries are the key to high sensitivity dc and rf SQUIDS at readily accessible temperatures, and to modulators, mixers and detectors. Such structures may make possible superconductive electronic devices in this temperature range as well as coherent sources of radiation in the very far infrared. ... Read more

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This Golden Jubilee volume in the world's foremost series on superconductivity covers wide-ranging topics capturing the current excitement in the field. The broad areas include the advancement of high Tc theory, materials depicting unusual characteristics, materials' processing and defect structures for improved properties, their electromagnetic response, flux pinning, Josephson junctions and devices, and large scale applications. ... Read more

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A comprehensive coverage of organic superconductors, this guide details the synthesis, structure, conductivity, superconductivity and theoretical concepts of the subject. The book is intended for chemists, physicists and material scientists. ... Read more

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This book, featuring the most comprehensive treatment of Josephson junctions ever published, describes superconductor/two-dimensional-electron-gas (2DEG) structures, providing a better understanding of their transport properties. It also discusses the control of junctions using gate electrodes or injection currents, and the physical effects observed in these junctions.

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This volume brings the reader up to date on transport phenomena, including electrical and thermal conductivity and infrared properties. In addition, electron tunnelling and the characteristics and applications of films are discussed; the preparation of the necessaru samples has proceeeded, and a sizeable body of reproducible data has become available. Pressure effects are also presented; considerable progress has been made in relating them to the crystallographic and electronic structure of high temperature superconductors. The preparation and charcterization of bulk samples is also reviewed. ... Read more

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This accessible volume presents an overview of the field withan emphasis on the new superconducting materials. After an elementaryintroduction to superconductivity, the authors highlight thoseproperties most essential to understanding electromagnetic absorptionof the superconducting state. They then outline both basic theoriesand salient experimental results, emphasizing qualitative aspects andexperimental measurements. Readers will gain not only a basicunderstanding of the subject but also an appreciation of the wealthof information provided by electromagnetic absorption measurements,as well as insights into the mechanisms of absorption. ... Read more

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Contains 386 evaluated diagrams for superconducting oxidesystems that have appeared in literature prior to 1991. Some of thesediagrams have been previously published in Phase Equilibria DiagramsVolumes I–X. The diagrams are organized as listed below. ... Read more