{"product_id":"physical-properties-of-high-temperature-superconductors-isbn-9781119978817","title":"Physical Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Preface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNomenclature xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Brief History of Superconductivity 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Milestones in the Field of Superconductivity 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Early Discoveries 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 Progress in the Understanding of Superconductivity 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3 Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.4 Importance of Higher Transition Temperatures for Applications 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Superconducting State 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Electrical Resistance 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Characteristic Properties of Superconductors 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Superconductor Electrodynamics 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Thermodynamics of Superconductors 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Superconductivity: A Macroscopic Quantum Phenomenon 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 BCS Theory of Superconductivity 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Tunneling Effects 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Type II Superconductors 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Ginzburg-Landau Theory 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Magnetic Behavior of Type I and Type II Superconductors 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Critical Current Densities of Type I and Type II Superconductors 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Anisotropic Superconductors 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Cuprate Superconductors: An Overview 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Families of Superconductive Cuprates 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Variation of Charge Carrier Density (Doping) 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Summary 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Crystal Structures of Cuprate Superconductors 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Diffraction Methods 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Bragg Condition 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Miller Indices 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3 Classification of Crystal Structures 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.4 X-ray Diffraction 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.5 Neutron Diffraction 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Crystal Structures of the Cuprate High-Temperature Superconductors 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 The Crystal Structure of La2CuO4 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 The Crystal Structure of YBa2Cu3O7-delta 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.3 The Crystal Structures of Bi-22(n-1)n High-Temperature Superconductors 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.4 The Crystal Structures of Tl-based High-Temperature Superconductors 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.5 The Crystal Structures of Hg-based High-Temperature Superconductors 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.6 Lattice Parameters of Cuprate Superconductors 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Empirical Rules for the Critical Temperature 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Relations between Charge Carrier Density and Critical Temperature 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Effect of the Number of CuO2 Planes in the Copper Oxide Blocks 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Effect of Pressure on the Critical Temperature 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Summary 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Generic Phase Diagram of Cuprate Superconductors 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Generic Phase Diagram of Hole-Doped Cuprate Superconductors 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Generic Phase Diagram: An Overview 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Symmetry of the Superconducting Order Parameter 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.3 The Pseudogap 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Summary 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Superconducting Properties of Cuprate High-Tc Superconductors 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Characteristic Length Scales 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Superconducting Energy Gap 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Magnetic Phase Diagram and Irreversibility Line 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Critical Current Densities in Cuprate Superconductors 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Definitions of the Critical Current 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 Critical Currents in Polycrystalline Cuprate Superconductors 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.3 Critical Currents in Bulk Cuprate Superconductors 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.4 Critical Currents in Superconducting Films 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Grain-Boundary Weak Links 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Summary 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Flux Pinning in Cuprate High-Tc Superconductors 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Vortex Lattice 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Consequences of Anisotropy and Intrinsic Pinning 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Thermally Activated Flux Creep 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Irreversibility Lines 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Summary 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Transport Properties 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Normal-State Resistivity 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Thermal Conductivity 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Summary 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Thermoelectric and Thermomagnetic Effects 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Thermoelectric Power of Cuprate Superconductors 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Nernst Effect 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Summary 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Specific Heat 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Specific Heat at Low Temperatures 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Specific Heat Jump at the Transition to Superconductivity 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Specific Heat Data up to Room Temperature 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Summary 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Powder Synthesis and Bulk Cuprate Superconductors 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Synthesis of Cuprate Superconductor Powders 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.1 Yttrium-based Superconductors 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.2 Bismuth-based Superconductors 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.3 Thallium-based Superconductors 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2.4 Mercury-based Superconductors 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Bulk Cuprate High-Tc Superconductors 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.1 Introduction 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.2 Bi-2212 and (Bi,Pb)-2223 Bulk Superconductors 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3.3 RE-123 Bulk Superconductors 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Summary 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. First- and Second-Generation High-Temperature Superconductor Wires 339\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 First-Generation High-Tc Superconductor Wires and Tapes 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2.1 Introduction 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2.2 Ag\/Bi-2212 Wires and Tapes 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2.3 Ag\/Bi-2223 Tapes 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Second-Generation of High-Tc Superconductor Tapes 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3.1 Introduction 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3.2 Manufacturing Routes for Coated Conductors 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3.3 Critical Current Densities of Coated Conductors 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3.4 Lengthy Coated Conductors 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. Cuprate Superconductor Films 393\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Film Deposition Techniques 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2.1 Preparation of Bismuth-based Cuprate Superconductor Films 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2.2 Preparation of Thallium-based Cuprate Superconductor Films 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2.3 Preparation of Mercury-based Cuprate Superconductor Films 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2.4 Preparation of RE-123 Superconductor Films 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Multilayers of Ultrathin Films 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Strain Effects 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Summary 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. MgB2 - An Intermediate-Temperature Superconductor 423\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Physical Properties of MgB2 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 MgB2 Wires and Tapes 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 MgB2 Bulk Material 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 MgB2 Films 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Summary 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. Iron-Based Superconductors - A New Class of High-Temperature Superconductors 459\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Critical Temperatures of Iron-based Superconductors 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Crystal Structures of Iron-based Superconductors 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Physical Properties of Iron-based Superconductors 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 Synthesis of Iron-based Superconductors 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Critical Current Densities in Iron-based Superconductors 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 Summary 482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. Outlook 489\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 The Investigation of Physical Properties 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Conductor Development 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Magnet and Power Applications 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 497\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRainer Wesche\u003c\/b\u003e Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas (CRPP), Switzerland \u003cp\u003eThe discovery by J.G. Bednorz and K.A. Müller in 1986 that the superconducting state can exist in complex oxides above 30 K revitalized the field of superconductivity. This opened up the area of high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductivity, and a whole range of technological applications, in magnet technology, and the power sector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors provides an overview of the known cuprate- and iron-based high-Tc superconductors and their physical properties. The most important families of cuprate high-Tc superconductors, rules for their critical temperatures and their crystal structures, are described. In addition, the special case of the intermediate-temperature superconductor magnesium diboride (MgB2) is considered. Further aspects presented are the synthesis of these materials, the manufacture of superconducting wires and tapes, and the deposition of superconducting films. Finally, there is an outlook on future research and development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book illustrates the status of research and development in high-Tc superconductivity, and is suitable for graduate students and researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989788639461,"sku":"NP9781119978817","price":224.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119978817.jpg?v=1761785470","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/physical-properties-of-high-temperature-superconductors-isbn-9781119978817","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}