Handbook of Superconducting Materials, Volume 1David A. Cardwell, David S. Ginley CRC Press, 2003 - 2174 pages With the advent of High Temperature Superconductivity and the increasing reliability of fabrication techniques, superconductor technology has moved firmly into the mainstream of academic and industrial research. There is currently no single source of practical information giving guidance on which technique to use for any particular category of superconductor. An increasing number of materials scientists and electrical engineers require easy access to practical information, sensible advice and guidance on 'best-practice' and reliable, proven fabrication and characterisation techniques.The Handbook will be the definitive collection of material describing techniques for the fabrication and analysis of superconducting materials. In addition to the descriptions of techniques, authoritative discussions written by leading researchers will give guidance on the most appropriate technique for a particular situation.Characterisation and measurement techniques will form an important part of the Handbook, providing researchers with a standard reference for experimental techniques. The tutorial style description of these techniques makes the Handbook particularly suitable for use by graduate students.The Handbook will be supported by a comprehensive web site which will be updated with new data as it emerges.The Handbook has six main sections: -- Fundamentals of Superconductivity - characteristic properties, elementary theory, critical current of type II superconductors-- Processing - bulk materials, wires and tapes, thick and think films, contact techniques-- Characterisation Techniques - structure/microstructure, measurement and interpretation of electromagnetic properties,measurement of physics properties-- Materials - characteristic properties of low and high Tc materials-- Applications - high current applications, trapped flux devices, high frequency devices, josephson junction devic |
Contents
A1 3 | 23 |
3 Faultcurrent limiters 1625 | 41 |
A2 2 | 59 |
A2 3 | 66 |
A2 4 | 75 |
A2 5 | 99 |
A2 6 | 106 |
A3 1 | 143 |
melt processing for REBaCuO | 331 |
melt process for BSCCO | 345 |
Growth of superconducting single crystals | 353 |
Growth of A15 type single crystals and polycrystals and their | 391 |
Irradiation | 407 |
Processing of wires and tapes | 419 |
the compound Bi2212 | 449 |
the compound BiPb2223 | 479 |
A4 1 | 173 |
B1 Introduction to processing methods | 209 |
Bulk materials | 221 |
Introduction to bulk firing techniques | 243 |
2 Sintering techniques for YBCO | 251 |
3 Sintering techniques for BSCCO | 259 |
4 Sintering techniques for other HTC compounds | 267 |
5 Diffusion process for the synthesis of highT superconductors | 273 |
1 Introduction to bulk melt processing techniques | 283 |
melt processing of YBCO | 303 |
the compound T11223 | 539 |
DC transport critical currents 1253 | 557 |
PART H APPENDICES 2007 | 723 |
GLOSSARY 2111 | 821 |
High temperature superconductors | 891 |
C2 BSCCO | 947 |
C3 TIBCCO | 993 |
C4 HgBCCO | 1029 |
C5 Magnesium diboride | 1049 |
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Common terms and phrases
alloy annealing Appl applications atomic barrier BCS theory behaviour BSCCO buffer layer bulk ceramic composition compounds conductors contact pad conventional superconductors Cooper pairs critical current density crystal growth cuprates deformation dependence deposition diameter diffusion doping effect electron energy epitaxial equation fabrication filaments Flükiger flux lines flux pinning formation grain boundaries heat treatment high temperature high temperature superconductors IEEE Trans increase interface Josephson junctions lattice Lett liquid low temperature magnetic field materials measurements mechanical melt processing metal method MgB2 microstructure multifilamentary Nb-Ti Nb3Al Nb3Sn normal oxide oxygen parameter particles peritectic phase diagram phonon Phys Physica powder precursor pressure reaction resistivity sample sheath shown in figure silver single crystals sintering solder solution specific heat sputtering stoichiometry structure substrate Supercond superconducting superconducting properties surface tapes techniques Technol textured thick films thin films transition tube typical values voltage vortex wire YBCO