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. Beginning with the phenomenon of superconductivity, the book covers: the structure of cuprate HTSCs, critical currents, flux pinning, synthesis of HTSCs, proximity effect and SQUIDs, possible applications of high Tc superconductors and theories of superconductivity. Though a high Tc theory is still awaited, this book describes the present scenario and BCS and RVB theories.
The second edition was significantly extended by including film-substrate lattice matching and buffer layer considerations in thin film HTSCs, brick-wall microstructure in the epitaxial films, electronic structure of the CuO2 layer in cuprates, s-wave and d-wave coupling in HTSCs and possible scenarios of theories of high Tc superconductivity.
By:
Ajay Kumar Saxena Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Country of Publication: Germany Edition: 2nd ed. 2012 Volume: 125 Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 454g ISBN:9783642433986 ISBN 10: 3642433987 Series:Springer Series in Materials Science Pages: 258 Publication Date:09 August 2014 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active