Overview

Superconductivity is the ability of certain materials to conduct electrical current with no resistance and extremely low losses. High temperature superconductors, such as La2-xSrxCuOx (Tc=40K) and YBa2Cu3O7-x (Tc=90K), were discovered in 1987 and have been actively studied since. In spite of an intense, world-wide, research effort during this time, a complete understanding of the copper oxide (cuprate) materials is still lacking. Many fundamental questions are unanswered, particularly the mechanism by which high-Tc superconductivity occurs. More broadly, the cuprates are in a class of solids with strong electron-electron interactions. An understanding of such ""strongly correlated"" solids is perhaps the major unsolved problem of condensed matter physics with over ten thousand researchers working on this topic. High-Tc superconductors also have significant potential for applications in technologies ranging from electric power generation and transmission to digital electronics. This ability to carry large amounts of current can be applied to electric power devices such as motors and generators, and to electricity transmission in power lines. For example, superconductors can carry as much as 100 times the amount of electricity of ordinary copper or aluminium wires of the same size. Many universities, research institutes and companies are working to develop high-Tc superconductivity applications and considerable progress has been made. This volume brings together new leading-edge research in the field.

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Author:   Barry P Martins
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.846kg
ISBN:  

9781594549854

ISBN 10:   1594549850
Pages:   315
Publication Date:   01 December 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Hot Electron Non Equilibrium High Temperature Superconductor THz Radiation Sensing and the Integrated Electron Cooling; Use of Acoustic Emission in Studying High-Tc Superconducting Phenomena; Van Hove scenario for High Tc Superconductors; Studies of YBC Electromagnetic Properties for High-Temperature Superconductor Maglev Technology; Study of High Temperature Superconductor; Studies of Cu-based High Temperature Superconductors by Using Coincidence Doppler Broadening of the Electron Positron Annihilation Radiation Measurement Technique; Comparative Study of Statistics of Coopers Electron Pairs in Low-Temperature Superconductors and Coupled Holes Pairs in High Tc Ceramics; United Explanation for the Nine Features of Inhomogeneities of Gap and Superconductivity in the High-Tc Cuprates; About the Superconductivity Theory; Index.

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