1st Edition

Handbook of High-Temperature Superconductor

Edited By Neeraj Khare Copyright 2003

    Devoted to the preparation, characterization and evaluation of HTS electronic devices, the Handbook of High-Temperature Superconductor Electronics provides information on using high-Tc thin films and junctions to increase speed, lessen noise, lower power consumption and enhance upper frequency limits in superconductor electronics. Compiled by a group of internationally renowned authors, it discusses the implementation of HTS digital circuits, microwave filters and subsystems and transition-edge bolometers. Other topics include cryocooler usage in high-Tc devices, HTS thin films for electronic devices, and the fabrication and applications of various HTS junctions.

    Preface, 1. Introduction to High-Temperature Superconductors, 2. Epitaxial Growth of Superconducting Cuprate Thin Films, 3. High-Temperature Superconducting Multilayer Ramp-Edge Junctions, 4. Step-Edge Josephson Junctions, 5. Conductance Noise in High-Temperature Superconductors, 6. Noise in High-Temperature Superconductor Josephson Junctions, 7. High-Temperature RF SQUIDS, 8. High-Temperature SQUID Magnetometer, 9. High-Temperature Superconducting Digital Circuits, 10. High-Temperature Superconductor Microwave Devices, 11. High-Temperature Superconducting IR Detectors, 12. Cryocoolers and High-Tc Devices, 13. High-Temperature Superconductor Electronics: Status and Perspectives, Index

    Biography

    Neeraj Khare is a Scientist in the Superconductivity Group, National Physical Laboratory at New Delhi, India. A member of Indian scientific societies, Dr. Khare is the author or coauthor of more than 80 professional publications. He received the B.Sc. (1977) and M.Sc. (1979) degrees from Allahabad University, India, and the Ph.D. degree (1986) in physics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He is the recipient of the Indian Science Congress Association Young Scientist Award (1983), the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Young Scientist Award (1991) and the Material Research Society of India Medal Award (1998).