Book description
High temperature superconductors have received a great deal of attention in recent years, due to their potential in device and power applications. This book summarises the materials science and physics of all the most important high temperature superconductors as well as discussing material growth, properties and applications.Part one covers fundamental characteristics of high temperature superconductors and high TC films such as deposition technologies, growth, transport properties and optical conductivity. Part two is concerned with growth techniques and properties of high temperature superconductors, including YBCO, BSCCO and HTSC high TC films, and electron-doped cuprates. Finally, part three describes the various applications of high temperature superconductors, from Josephson junctons and dc-superconductive quantum inference devices (dc-SQUIDs) to microwave filters.
With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, this book is an invaluable resource for those researching high temperature superconductors, in industry and academia. In light of the many recent advances in high temperature superconductors, it will benefit physicists, materials scientists and engineers working in this field, as well as in areas of industrial application, such as electronic devices and power transmission.
- Summarises the materials science and physics of all the most important high temperature superconductors
- Discusses material growth, properties and applications
- Outlines fundamental characteristics of high temperature superconductors and high TC films
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributor contact details
- Preface
- Part I: Fundamentals of high-temperature superconductors
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Part II: Growth techniques and properties of particular high-temperature superconductors
- Chapter 4: Sputter deposition of large-area double-sided YBCO superconducting films
- Chapter 5: BSCCO high-Tc superconducting films
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Chapter 6: Electron-doped cuprates as high-temperature superconductors
- Abstract:
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Structure
- 6.3 Solid-state chemistry
- 6.4 Sample preparation
- 6.5 Electronic phase diagram
- 6.6 Physical properties (1) – normal-state properties
- 6.7 Physical properties (2) – superconducting properties
- 6.8 Electronic structure and spectroscopy
- 6.9 Summary
- 6.10 Acknowledgements
- 6.11 References
- Chapter 7: Liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) growth of high-temperature superconducting films
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Part III: Applications of high-temperature superconductors
- Chapter 8: High-Tc Josephson junctions
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Chapter 9: d-Wave YBCO dc superconductive quantum interference devices (dc SQUIDs)
- Abstract:
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Grain boundary Josephson junctions
- 9.3 Dynamics of a current biased SQUID in the presence of an unconventional current phase relation
- 9.4 Probing the second harmonic component in the current phase relation by the magnetic field response of the SQUID
- 9.5 Quantum circuit applications: HTS SQUIDs as ‘silent’ quantum bit
- 9.6 Conclusions
- 9.7 References
- Chapter 10: Microwave filters using high-temperature superconductors
- Index
Product information
- Title: High-Temperature Superconductors
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2011
- Publisher(s): Woodhead Publishing
- ISBN: 9780857091031
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