Electromagnetic Absorption in the Copper Oxide Superconductors

• Main Authors: Owens, Frank J. (Author), Poole, Charles P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Series: Selected Topics in Superconductivity
• Subjects: Materials science.; Condensed matter.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials Science.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

In 1987 a major breakthrough occurred in materials science. A new family of materials was discovered that became superconducting above the temperature at which nitrogen gas liquifies, namely, 77 K or –196°C. Within months of the discovery, a wide variety of experimental techniques were brought to be...