Keywords:
Superconductivity.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (671 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9780080550480
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=311419
DDC:
537.6/23
Language:
English
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Front Cover -- Superconductivity -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Chapter 1 Properties of the Normal State -- I. Introduction -- II. Conduction Electron Transport -- III. Chemical Potential and Screening -- IV. Electrical Conductivity -- V. Frequency Dependent Electrical Conductivity -- VI. Electron-Phonon Interaction -- VII. Resistivity -- VIII. Thermal Conductivity -- IX. Fermi Surface -- X. Energy Gap and Effective Mass -- XI. Electronic Specific Heat -- XII. Phonon Specific Heat -- XIII. Electromagnetic Fields -- XIV. Boundary Conditions -- XV. Magnetic Susceptibility -- XVI. Hall Effect -- Further Reading -- Problems -- Chapter 2 Phenomenon of Superconductivity -- I. Introduction -- II. Brief History -- III. Resistivity -- A. Resistivity above Tc -- B. Resistivity Anisotropy -- C. Anisotropy Determination -- D. Sheet Resistance of Films: Resistance Quantum -- IV. Zero Resistance -- A. Resistivity Drop at Tc -- B. Persistent Currents below Tc -- V. Transition Temperature -- VI. Perfect Diamagnetism -- VII. Magnetic Fields Inside a Superconductor -- VIII. Shielding Current -- IX. Hole in Superconductor -- X. Perfect Conductivity -- XI. Transport Current -- XII. Critical Field and Current -- XIII. Temperature Dependences -- XIV. Two Fluid Model -- XV. Critical Magnetic Field Slope -- XVI. Critical Surface -- Further Reading -- Problems -- Chapter 3 Classical Superconductors -- I. Introduction -- II. Elements -- III. Physical Properties of Superconducting Elements -- IV. Compounds -- V. Alloys -- VI. Miedema's Empirical Rules -- VII. Compounds with the NaCl Structure -- VIII. Type A15 Compounds -- IX. Laves Phases -- X. Chevrel Phases -- XI. Chalcogenides and Oxides -- Problems -- Chapter 4 Thermodynamic Properties -- I. Introduction -- II. Specific Heat above TC.
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III. Discontinuity at TC -- IV. Specific Heat below TC -- V. Density of States and Debye Temperature -- VI. Thermodynamic Variables -- VII. Thermodynamics of a Normal Conductor -- VIII. Thermodynamics of a Superconductor -- IX. Superconductor in Zero Field -- X. Superconductor in a Magnetic Field -- XI. Normalized Thermodynamic Equations -- XII. Specific Heat in a Magnetic Field -- XIII. Further Discussion of the Specific Heat -- XIV. Order of the Transition -- XV. Thermodynamic Conventions -- XVI. Concluding Remarks -- Problems -- Chapter 5 Magnetic Properties -- I. Introduction -- II. Susceptibility -- III. Magnetization and Magnetic Moment -- IV. Magnetization Hysteresis -- V. Zero Field Cooling and Field Cooling -- VI. Granular Samples and Porosity -- VII. Magnetization Anisotropy -- VIII. Measurement Techniques -- IX. Comparison of Susceptibility and Resistivity Results -- X. Ellipsoids in Magnetic Fields -- XI. Demagnetization Factors -- XII. Measured Susceptibilities -- XIII. Sphere in a Magnetic Field -- XIV. Cylinder in a Magnetic Field -- XV. ac Susceptibility -- XVI. Temperature-Dependent Magnetization -- A. Pauli Paramagnetism -- B. Paramagnetism -- C. Antiferromagnetism -- XVII. Pauli Limit and Upper Critical Field -- XVIII. Ideal Type II Superconductor -- XIX. Magnets -- Problems -- Chapter 6 Ginzburg-Landau Theory -- I. Introduction -- II. Order Parameter -- III. Ginzburg-Landau Equations -- IV. Zero-Field Case Deep Inside Superconductor -- V. Zero-Field Case near Superconductor Boundary -- VI. Fluxoid Quantization -- VII. Penetration Depth -- VIII. Critical Current Density -- IX. London Equations -- X. Exponential Penetration -- XI. Normalized Ginzburg-Landau Equations -- XII. Type I and Type II Superconductivity -- XIII. Upper Critical Field BC2 -- XIV. Structure of a Vortex -- A. Differential Equations.
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B. Solutions for Short Distances -- C. Solution for Large Distances -- Further Reading -- Problems -- Chapter 7 BCS Theory -- Introduction -- II. Cooper Pairs -- III. The BCS Order Parameter -- IV. The BCS Hamiltonian -- V. The Bogoliubov Transformation -- VI. The Self-Consistent Gap Equation -- A. Solution of the Gap Equation Near Tc -- B. Solution At T = 0 -- C. Nodes of the Order Parameter -- D. Single Band Singlet Pairing -- E. S-Wave Pairing -- F. Zero-Temperature Gap -- G. D-Wave Order Parameter -- H. Multi-Band Singlet Pairing -- VII. Response of a Superconductor to a Magnetic Field -- Appendix A. Derivation of the Gap Equation Near Tc -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Cuprate Crystallographic Structures -- I. Introduction -- II. Perovskites -- A. Cubic Form -- B. Tetragonal Form -- C. Orthorhombic Form -- D. Planar Representation -- III. Perovskite-Type Superconducting Structures -- IV. Aligned YBa2Cu3O7 -- A. Copper Oxide Planes -- B. Copper Coordination -- C. Stacking Rules -- D. Crystallographic Phases -- E. Charge Distribution -- F. YBaCuO Formula -- G. YBa2Cu4O8 and Y2Ba4Cu7O15 -- V. Aligned HgBaCaCuO -- VI. Body Centering -- VII. Body-Centered La2CuO4, Nd2CuO4 and Sr2RuO4 -- A. Unit Cell of La2CuO4 Compound (T Phase) -- B. Layering Scheme -- C. Charge Distribution -- D. Superconducting Structures -- E. Nd2CuO4 Compound (T' Phase) -- F. La2-x-yRxSryCuO4 Compounds (T* Phase) -- G. Sr2RuO4 Compound (T Phase) -- VIII. Body-Centered BiSrCaCuO and TlBaCaCuO -- A. Layering Scheme -- B. Nomenclature -- C. Bi-Sr Compounds -- D. Tl-Ba Compounds -- E. Modulated Structures -- F. Aligned TI-Ba Compounds -- G. Lead Doping -- IX. Symmetries -- X. Layered Structure of the Cuprates -- XI. Infinite-Layer Phases -- XII. Conclusions -- Further Reading -- Problems -- Chapter 9 Unconventional Superconductors -- I. Introduction -- II. Heavy Electron Systems.
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III. Magnesium Diboride -- A. Structure -- B. Physical Properties -- C. Anisotropies -- D. Fermi Surfaces -- E. Energy Gaps -- IV. Borocarbides and Boronitrides -- A. Crystal Structure -- B. Correlations of Superconducting Properties with Structure Parameters -- C. Density of States -- D. Thermodynamic and Electronic Properties -- E. Magnetic Interactions -- F. Magnetism of HoNi2B2C -- V. Perovskites -- A. Barium-Potassium-Bismuth Cubic Perovskite -- B. Magnesium-Carbon-Nickel Cubic Perovskite -- C. Barium-Lead-Bismuth Lower Symmetry Perovskite -- VI. Charge-Transfer Organics -- VII. Buckminsterfullerenes -- VIII. Symmetry of the Order Parameter in Unconventional Superconductors -- A. Symmetry of the Order Parameter in Cuprates -- a. Hole-doped high-Tc cuprates -- b. Electron-doped cuprates -- B. Organic Superconductors -- C. Influence of Bandstructure on Superconductivity -- a. MgB2 -- b. NbSe2 -- c. CaAlSi -- D. Some Other Superconductors -- a. Heavy-fermion superconductors -- b. Borocarbides -- c. Sr2RuO4 -- d. MgCNi3 -- IX. Magnetic Superconductors -- A. Coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism -- B. Antiferromagnetic Superconductors -- C. Magnetic Cuprate Superconductor - SmCeCuO -- Chapter 10 Hubbard Models and Band Structure -- I. Introduction -- II. Electron Configurations -- A. Configurations and Orbitals -- B. Tight-Binding Approximation -- III. Hubbard Model -- A. Wannier Functions and Electron Operators -- B. One-State Hubbard Model -- C. Electron-Hole Symmetry -- D. Half-Filling and Antiferromagnetic Correlations -- E. t-J Model -- F. Resonant-Valence Bonds -- G. Spinons, Holons, Slave Bosons, Anyons, and Semions -- H. Three-State Hubbard Model -- I. Energy Bands -- J. Metal-Insulator Transition -- IV. Band Structure of YBa2Cu3O7 -- A. Energy Bands and Density of States -- B. Fermi Surface: Plane and Chain Bands.
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V. Band Structure of Mercury Cuprates -- VI. Band Structures of Lanthanum, Bismuth, and Thallium Cuprates -- A. Orbital States -- B. Energy Bands and Density of States -- VII. Fermi Liquids -- VIII. Fermi Surface Nesting -- IX. Charge-Density Waves, Spin-Density Waves, and Spin Bags -- X. Mott-Insulator Transition -- XI. Discussion -- Further Reading -- Problems -- Chapter 11 Type I Superconductivity and the Intermediate State -- I. Introduction -- II. Intermediate State -- III. Surface Fields and Intermediate-State Configurations -- IV. Type I Ellipsoid -- V. Susceptibility -- VI. Gibbs Free Energy for the Intermediate State -- VII. Boundary-Wall Energy and Domains -- VIII. Thin Film in Applied Field -- IX. Domains in Thin Films -- X. Current-Induced Intermediate State -- XI. Recent Developments in Type I Superconductivity -- A. History and General Remarks -- B. The Intermediate State -- C. Magneto-Optics with In-Plane Magnetization - a Tool to Study Flux Patterns -- D. AC Response in the Intermediate State of Type I Superconductors -- XII. Mixed State in Type II Superconductors -- Problems -- Chapter 12 Type II Superconductivity -- I. Introduction -- II. Internal and Critical Fields -- A. Magnetic Field Penetration -- B. Ginzburg-Landau Parameter -- C. Critical Fields -- III. Vortices -- A. Magnetic Fields -- B. High-Kappa Approximation -- C. Average Internal Field and Vortex Separation -- D. Vortices near Lower Critical Field -- E. Vortices near Upper Critical Field -- F. Contour Plots of Field and Current Density -- G. Closed Vortices -- IV. Vortex Anisotropies -- A. Critical Fields and Characteristic Lengths -- B. Core Region and Current Flow -- C. Critical Fields -- D. High-Kappa Approximation -- E. Pancake Vortices -- F. Oblique Alignment -- V. Individual Vortex Motion -- A. Vortex Repulsion -- B. Pinning -- C. Equation of Motion.
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D. Onset of Motion.
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