High Temperature Superconductivity / Edition 1

by D.P Tunstall, D.W Barford

Overview

High Temperature Superconductivity provides a broad survey of high temperature superconductivity, discussing the adaptations of experimental and theoretical techniques and methods that take advantage of the revolutionary properties of high temperature superconductors. Distinguished engineers, chemists, and experimental and theoretical physicists introduce their own particular area of the field before going on to explain current theories and techniques.

The book is divided into three sections: materials, mechanisms, and devices. Topics covered include synthetic approaches to the growth of new materials; optical, magnetic, and electrical characterization of synthesized materials; strong correlations; the magnon pairing mechanism; and technical background of device performance in new materials. A coherent introduction to high temperature superconductivity, this volume will be invaluable to researchers in condensed matter physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750301718
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1992
Series:	Scottish Graduate Series , #39
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

D.P Tunstall (St Andrews University, UK) (Edited by) , D.W Barford (Sheffield University, UK) (Edited by)

Table of Contents

Contents: An introduction to superconductivity and passive microwave devices. Flux quantisation; mixed states; Josephson effects; SQUIDs. Critical currents in cuprate semiconductors. Chemistry of oxide superconductors. Transition metal oxides and high temperature superconductors. Optical properties of insulators and metals with copper oxide planes. Experimental studies of magnetic properties of cuprates. The spin polaron model and the comparison with liquid helium. Strong correlations and high temperature superconductivity. Introduction to the theory of strongly correlated electrons. The quantum chemistry view of high temperature superconductors.

Editorial Reviews

Proceedings of the 39th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, St. Andrews, June 1991, a NATO Advanced Study Institute. Students were drawn not only from departments of physics, but also from chemistry, materials science, and electrical engineering. The lectures are at an introductory level and present a broad survey of the state of the art in high temperature superconductivity, from device applications to difficult current experimental problems and to descriptions of the most modern theories. New and distinctive features are highlighted, with emphasis on how experimental and theoretical techniques and methods have been adapted to accommodate these features. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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