High-Temperature Superconductors

• Main Author: Saxena, Ajay Kumar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 125
• Subjects: Physics.; Solid state physics.; Low temperature physics.; Low temperatures.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Low Temperature Physics.; Solid State Physics.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

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. Begin...

Table of 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.