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Author:   P.J. Ford (Retired, University of Bath, UK) ,  G.A. Saunders (The University of Bath, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780748407729

ISBN 10:   0748407723
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   28 October 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Prologue. 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. Epilogue. The way forward? References. Subject Index.

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An excellent introduction to a fascinating area of condensed matter physics should benefit the novice and the experienced reader ... . The authors deal well with the large amount of research in what has been one of the most intensively investigated areas of physics in the last 18 years. - Materials Today, Vol. 8, No. 9, Sept. 2005

An excellent introduction to a fascinating area of condensed matter physics should benefit the novice and the experienced reader . The authors deal well with the large amount of research in what has been one of the most intensively investigated areas of physics in the last 18 years. - Materials Today, Vol. 8, No. 9, Sept. 2005

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