Physical properties of high-temperature superconductors / Rainer Wesche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wesche, Rainer, 1956- author.

Series:

Wiley series in materials for electronic and optoelectronic applications.

Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic and Optoelectronic Applications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

High temperature superconductors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (546 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A much-needed update on complex high-temperature superconductors, focusing on materials aspects; this timely book coincides with a recent major break-through of the discovery of iron-based superconductors. It provides an overview of materials aspects of high-temperature superconductors, combining introductory aspects, description of new physics, material aspects, and a description of the material properties This title is suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and engineering. Also for technicians interested in the applications of superconductors, e.g. as biomagnets

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgment; List of Tables; Nomenclature; Chapter 1 Brief History of Superconductivity; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Milestones in the Field of Superconductivity; 1.2.1 Early Discoveries; 1.2.2 Progress in the Understanding of Superconductivity; 1.2.3 Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity; 1.2.4 Importance of Higher Transition Temperatures for Applications; References; Chapter 2 The Superconducting State; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Electrical Resistance; 2.3 Characteristic Properties of Superconductors

2.4 Superconductor Electrodynamics2.5 Thermodynamics of Superconductors; References; Chapter 3 Superconductivity: A Macroscopic Quantum Phenomenon; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 BCS Theory of Superconductivity; 3.3 Tunneling Effects; References; Chapter 4 Type II Superconductors; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Ginzburg-Landau Theory; 4.3 Magnetic Behavior of Type I and Type II Superconductors; 4.4 Critical Current Densities of Type I and Type II Superconductors; 4.5 Anisotropic Superconductors; References; Chapter 5 Cuprate Superconductors: An Overview; 5.1 Introduction

5.2 Families of Superconductive Cuprates5.3 Variation of Charge Carrier Density (Doping); 5.4 Summary; References; Chapter 6 Crystal Structures of Cuprate Superconductors; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Diffraction Methods; 6.2.1 Bragg Condition; 6.2.2 Miller Indices; 6.2.3 Classification of Crystal Structures; 6.2.4 X-ray Diffraction; 6.2.5 Neutron Diffraction; 6.3 Crystal Structures of the Cuprate High-Temperature Superconductors; 6.3.1 The Crystal Structure of La2CuO4; 6.3.2 The Crystal Structure of YBa2Cu3O7-δ; 6.3.3 The Crystal Structures of Bi-22(n - 1)n High-Temperature Superconductors

6.3.4 The Crystal Structures of Tl-based High-Temperature Superconductors6.3.5 The Crystal Structures of Hg-based High-Temperature Superconductors; 6.3.6 Lattice Parameters of Cuprate Superconductors; References; Chapter 7 Empirical Rules for the Critical Temperature; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Relations between Charge Carrier Density and Critical Temperature; 7.3 Effect of the Number of CuO2 Planes in the Copper Oxide Blocks; 7.4 Effect of Pressure on the Critical Temperature; 7.5 Summary; References; Chapter 8 Generic Phase Diagram of Cuprate Superconductors; 8.1 Introduction

8.2 Generic Phase Diagram of Hole-Doped Cuprate Superconductors8.2.1 Generic Phase Diagram: An Overview; 8.2.2 Symmetry of the Superconducting Order Parameter; 8.2.3 The Pseudogap; 8.3 Summary; References; Chapter 9 Superconducting Properties of Cuprate High-Tc Superconductors; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Characteristic Length Scales; 9.3 Superconducting Energy Gap; 9.4 Magnetic Phase Diagram and Irreversibility Line; 9.5 Critical Current Densities in Cuprate Superconductors; 9.5.1 Definitions of the Critical Current; 9.5.2 Critical Currents in Polycrystalline Cuprate Superconductors

9.5.3 Critical Currents in Bulk Cuprate Superconductors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523115129

1523115122

9781118696675

1118696670

9781118696644

1118696646

OCLC:

905600560