2nd Edition
Handbook of Superconductivity Fundamentals and Materials, Volume One
This is the first of three volumes of the extensively revised and updated second edition of the Handbook of Superconductivity. The past twenty years have seen rapid progress in superconducting materials, which exhibit one of the most remarkable physical states of matter ever to be discovered. Superconductivity brings quantum mechanics to the scale of the everyday world where a single, coherent quantum state may extend over a distance of metres, or even kilometres, depending on the size of a coil or length of superconducting wire. Viable applications of superconductors rely fundamentally on an understanding of this intriguing phenomena and the availability of a range of materials with bespoke properties to meet practical needs. This first volume covers the fundamentals of superconductivity and the various classes of superconducting materials, which sets the context and background for Volumes 2 and 3.
Key Features:
- Covers the depth and breadth of the field
- Includes contributions from leading academics and industry professionals across the world
- Provides hands-on guidance to the manufacturing and processing technologies
A comprehensive reference, this handbook is suitable for both graduate students and practitioners in experimental physics, materials science and multiple engineering disciplines, including electronic and electrical, chemical, mechanical, metallurgy and others.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Editors-in-Chief
Contributors
Part A Fundamentals of Superconductivity
A1 Introduction to Section A1: History, Mechanisms and Materials
David A. Cardwell and David C. Larbalestier
A1.1 Historical Development of Superconductivity
Brian Pippard
A1.2 An Introduction to Superconductivity
William F. "Joe" Vinen and Terry P. Orlando
A1.3 The Polaronic Basis for High-Temperature Superconductivity
K. Alex Müller
A2 Introduction to Section A2: Fundamental Properties
Alexander V. Gurevich
A2.1 Phenomenological Theories
Archie M. Campbell
A2.2 Microscopic Theory
Anthony J. Leggett
A2.3 Normal-State Metallic Behavior in Contrast to Superconductivity: An Introduction
David Welch
A2.4 The Meissner–Ochsenfeld Effect
Rudolf P. Huebener
A2.5 Loss of Superconductivity in Magnetic Fields
Rudolf P. Huebener
A2.6 High-Frequency Electromagnetic Properties
Adrian Porch, Enrico Silva, and Ruggero Vaglio
A2.7 Flux Quantization
Colin Gough
A2.8 Josephson Effects
Edward J. Tarte
A2.9 Other Josephson-Related Phenomena
Alexander A. Golubov and Francesco Tafuri
A3 Introduction to Section A3: Critical Currents of Type II Superconductors
David A. Cardwell
A3.1 Vortices and Their Interaction
E. Helmut Brandt
A3.2 Flux Pinning
Kees van der Beek and Peter H. Kes
Part B Low-Temperature Superconductors
B Introduction to Section B: Low-Temperature Superconductors
Peter J. Lee
B1 Nb-Based Superconductors
Gianluca De Marzi and Luigi Muzzi
B2 Magnesium Diboride
Chiara Tarantini
B3 Chevrel Phases
Damian P. Hampshire
Part C High-Temperature Superconductors
C Introduction to Section C: High-Temperature Superconductors
Jeffery L. Tallon
C1 YBCO
Jeffery L. Tallon
C2 Bismuth-Based Superconductors
Jun-ichi Shimoyama
C3 TIBCCO
Emilio Bellingeri and René Flükiger
C4 HgBCCO
Judy Z. Wu
C5 Iron-Based Superconductors
Hideo Hosono
C6 Hydrides
Jeffery L. Tallon
Part D Other Superconductors
D Introduction to Section D: Other Superconductors
Peter B. Littlewood
D1 Unconventional Superconductivity in Heavy Fermion and Ruthenate Materials
Stephen R. Julian
D2 Organic Superconductors
Gunzi Saito and Yukihiro Yoshida
D3 Fullerene Superconductors
Yoshihiro Iwasa and Kosmas Prassides
D4 Future High-Tc Superconductors
Ching-Wu Chu, Liangzi Deng, and Bing Lv
D5 Fe-Based Chalcogenide Superconductors
Ming-Jye Wang, Phillip M. Wu, and Maw-Kuen Wu
D6 Interface Superconductivity
Jörg Schmalian
D7 Topological Superconductivity
Panagiotis Kotetes
Glossary
Index
Biography
David A. Cardwell, David C. Larbalestier, Aleksander Braginski
