High-Tc Superconductivity 1996: Ten Years after the Discovery / Edition 1

by E. Kaldis, E. Liarokapis, K.A. Mïller

Overview

After an introduction by J.G. Bednorz, describing the discovery of high Tc superconductivity and its consequences, the book goes on to describe modern research, dealing with general problems, new materials and structures, phase separation, electronic homogeneities and related problems, and applications. Specific systems dealt with include the La-cuprates. the Bi-cuprates and the Y-cuprates and related compounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792346920
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	09/30/1997
Series:	NATO Science Series E: , #343
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	580
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.05(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- The discovery of HTc superconductivity and its decisive circumstances.- 2. General Aspects.- “s” and “d” wave symmetry components in high-temperature cuprate superconductors.- Theory aspects of high-temperature superconductivity.- 3. New Materials and Structures.- Novel two-dimensional perovskites.- Mechanisms generating layered cuprates and oxycarbonates: Classification.- Mercurocuprates: The highest transition temperature superconductors.- High pressure crystal growth and properties of HgBa2Can-1CunO2n+2+? Sr1-XCuO2, CaCuO2, Y2Ba4Cu6+nO14+n.- Non toxic HTSC materials. Substitution in the charge reservoir layer: “Cupro/carbonate” cuprates and related materials.- Noncuprate layered perovskite superconductor.- 4. Phase Separation, Electronic Inhomogeneities, and Related Problems.- The two-component paradigm for superconductivity in the cuprates.- Charge reservoirs, phase separation and optical excitations in the two-component picture.- Structural phase transitions and superconductivity in lanthanum copper oxides.- Magnetic properties of single layer cuprates.- Structural Phase transitions and incommensurate spin fluctuations in the La2CuO4+y system.- Phase separation and stripe-like modulation observation in Cu-doped La2CuO4+? system.- From a Homogeneous CuO2 Plane to a Superlattice of Quantum Stripes.- Lattice effect and d-electron delocalization effect around Tc in Bi-based high-Tc superconductors.- Lattice instabilities, structural anomalies and phase transitions in Y1-yCayBa2Cu3Ox phases.- Raman Scattering in the YBCO Compounds.- Local structure studies of the underdoped transition in YBa2Cu3Ox.- Neutron spectroscopy of rare earths in superconducting materials.- Tm NMR and Cu NMR studies of phase separation in TmBaCuO compounds.- 5.0Applications.- Applications of high-Tc superconductors.- 6.0 Subject and Formula Index.

Editorial Reviews

Most of the lectures delivered are represented in the 22 papers. They cover general aspects; new materials and structures; phase separation, electronic inhomogeneities, and related problems; the La-cuprate system; the Bi-cuprate system; the Y-cuprate system and related compounds; and applications. A short account of the discovery of high- temperature superconductivity introduces the collection. Specific topics include s and d wave symmetry components in high-temperature cuprate superconductors, a classification of mechanisms generating layered cuprates and oxycarbonates, the two-component paradigm for superconductivity in the cuprates, magnetic properties of single-layer cuprates, the lattice effect and d-electron delocalization effect around Tc Bi-based superconductors, and the neutron spectroscopy of rare earth in superconducting materials. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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