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Physical properties of high-temperature superconductors /

This book 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 and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wesche, Rainer, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley, [2015]
Colección:Wiley series in materials for electronic and optoelectronic applications
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.
  • 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.