High-temperature superconductors / Ajay Kumar Saxena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Saxena, Ajay Kumar.

Series:

Springer series in materials science ; v. 125.

Springer series in materials science, 0933-033X ; v. 125

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Superconductors--Thermal properties.

Superconductors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg [Germany] : Springer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents the current knowledge about superconductivity in high Tc cuprate superconductors. There is a large scientific interest and great potential for technological applications. The book discusses all the aspects related to all families of cuprate superconductors discovered so far. Beginning with the phenomenon of superconductivity, the book covers: the structure of cuprate HTSCs, critical currents, flux pinning, synthesis of HTSCs, proximity effect and SQUIDs, possible applications of high Tc superconductors and theories of superconductivity. Though a high Tc theory is still awaited, this book describes the present scenario and BCS and RVB theories. The second edition was significantly extended by including film-substrate lattice matching and buffer layer considerations in thin film HTSCs, brick-wall microstructure in the epitaxial films, electronic structure of the CuO2 layer in cuprates, s-wave and d-wave coupling in HTSCs and possible scenarios of theories of high Tc superconductivity.

Contents:

The Phenomenon: Occurrence and Characteristics

Crystal Structure of High Temperature Superconductors

Critical Current

Synthesis of High Tc Superconductors

Superconductivity in Cuprates

The Proximity and Josephson Effects

Theories of Superconductivity

Proximity

Application of high temperature superconductors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-05922-X

9786613799067

3-642-28481-7

OCLC:

801366235