Overview

The main purpose of the book is to present a description of the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity and to discuss the physics of high-temperature superconductors, both entirely based on experimental facts. The pairing mechanism of this remarkable phenomenon is based on an anomaly found in tunneling (V) characteristics of some cuprates. By using the soliton theory, it is then shown that this anomaly is caused by pairs of quasi-one dimensional excitations - bisolitons - bound due to a moderately strong, nonlinear electron-phonon interaction. At the same time, analysis of experimental data unambiguously shows that magnetic (spin) fluctuations mediate the phase coherence in cuprates. The mechanism of superconductivity in quasi-one dimensional organic superconductors and heavy fermions is discussed too. In cuprates, the origins of five different energy/temperature scales are identified. Finally, three main principles of superconductivity are introduced at the end of the book. Analysis of tunnelling and angle-resolved photoemission measurements is presented in the last chapter. The book which contains 300 pages with 180 illustrations is addressed to researchers and graduate students in all branches of exact sciences.

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Author:   A. Mourachkine
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2002 ed.
Volume:   125
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.440kg
ISBN:  

9781402008108

ISBN 10:   1402008104
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   31 July 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The BCS Model of Superconductivity in Metals.- Cuprates and Their Basic Properties.- Cuprates: Anomaly in Tunneling Spectra.- Nonlinear Excitations: Solitons.- Evidence for Soliton-Like Eexcitations in Cuprates.- The Bisoliton Model of High-Tc Superconductivity.- The Bisoliton Model and Data Obtained in Cuprates.- The Mechanism of C-Axis Phase Coherence in Cuprates.- The Mechanism of High-Tc Superconductivity.- High-Tc Superconductivity in Cuprates Could Have Been Predicted.- Analysis of Tunneling Measurements in Cuprates.

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