The Rise of the SUPERCONDUCTORS

P. J. Ford, G. A. Saunders

239 pages, parution le 12/11/2004

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Superconductivity is one of the most active and exciting areas of condensed matter physics research. From high-quality thin-films to friction-less transportation, the applications of superconductors in industries such as telecommunications, environment and geology, medicine, nuclear physics, and security are beginning to gain ground.

The Rise of the Superconductors is an ideological chronology of the science that has produced superconductors. Beginning with the first liquefaction of helium, the book presents the discovery of superconductivity followed by that of the Meissner effect and the development of type II superconductors. It then discusses Bednorz and Müller's Nobel prize-winning research in high temperature ceramic superconductors and the impact it created. Authors seamlessly introduce the subsequent rise of the transition temperature in superconductors and the discovery of superconductivity in organics especially in the fullerenes, a class of materials whose discovery earned the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1996.

The authors also examine the properties and theoretical developments explaining the behavior of simple superconductors, highlighting their impact on theoretical physics. Subsequent chapters analyze the technological advances, production challenges, and future directions of large- and small-scale applications, Josephson effects, the development of SQUID technology, and the specific behavior of high temperature superconductors. The Rise of the Superconductors concludes with a brief look at the struggle for technical superiority between the U.S. and Japan and commentary on the current state of the art.

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Explains the scientific principles and scope of superconductivity in simple terms and historical context
Explains the unique properties of superconductors, including high Tc materials and organic metals
Describes Nobel prize-winning research
Outlines major applications and technological advances
Discusses the industrial climate and areas where commercial opportunities may lie

L'auteur - P. J. Ford

University of Bath, UK

L'auteur - G. A. Saunders

The University of Bath, UK

Sommaire

The long road to the discovery of superconductivity
Superconductivity reveals its mysteries
The breakthrough to high temperature superconductivity
Structure of the cuprates. Cuo2 layers: the genie for High temperature superconductivity
A diversion: quantum mechanics, atoms and the free electron theory of metals
What causes superconductivity?
The giant quantum state and josephson effects
Applications of superconductors: enabling technologies of the 21st century
Electronic applications of High temperature superconductors
Organic superconductors enter the race for the top
The continuing search for the physical origin of high temperature superconductivity
The way forward?

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	CRC Press (Taylor and Francis Group)
Auteur(s)	P. J. Ford, G. A. Saunders
Parution	12/11/2004
Nb. de pages	239
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	367g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780748407729
ISBN13	978-0-74840-772-9