Wiley Physical Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors (Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectronic Applications)

About the Author Rainer Wesche Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas (CRPP), Switzerland Product Description A much-needed update on complex high-temperature superconductors, focusing on materials aspects; this timely book coincides with a recent major break-through of the discovery of iron-based superconductors.  It provides an overview of materials aspects of high-temperature superconductors, combining introductory aspects, description of new physics, material aspects, and a description of the material properties   This title is suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and engineering. Also for technicians interested in the applications of superconductors, e.g. as biomagnets From the Inside Flap The discovery by J.G. Bednorz and K.A. Müller in 1986 that the superconducting state can exist in complex oxides above 30 K revitalized the field of superconductivity. This opened up the area of high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductivity, and a whole range of technological applications, in magnet technology, and the power sector.Physical Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors provides an overview of the known cuprate- and iron-based high-Tc superconductors and their physical properties. The most important families of cuprate high-Tc superconductors, rules for their critical temperatures and their crystal structures, are described. In addition, the special case of the intermediate-temperature superconductor magnesium diboride (MgB2) is considered. Further aspects presented are the synthesis of these materials, the manufacture of superconducting wires and tapes, and the deposition of superconducting films. Finally, there is an outlook on future research and development.The book illustrates the status of research and development in high-Tc superconductivity, and is suitable for graduate students and researchers. From the Back Cover The discovery by J.G. Bednorz and K.A. Müller in 1986 that the superconducting state can exist in complex oxides above 30 K revitalized the field of superconductivity. This opened up the area of high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductivity, and a whole range of technological applications, in magnet technology, and the power sector.Physical Properties of High-Temperature Superconductors provides an overview of the known cuprate- and iron-based high-Tc superconductors and their physical properties. The most important families of cuprate high-Tc superconductors, rules for their critical temperatures and their crystal structures, are described. In addition, the special case of the intermediate-temperature superconductor magnesium diboride (MgB2) is considered. Further aspects presented are the synthesis of these materials, the manufacture of superconducting wires and tapes, and the deposition of superconducting films. Finally, there is an outlook on future research and development.The book illustrates the status of research and development in high-Tc superconductivity, and is suitable for graduate students and researchers.