Resources in High-Tc Superconductivity

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Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity

The new AIP/APS Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity is now available online (http://www.vjsuper.org). Edited by John R. Clem of Ames Laboratory-USDOE, Iowa State University, this semi-monthly online collection of articles will feature the latest developments on applications of superconductivity to electronics and large-scale systems; materials and properties important to applications are also covered. Articles that appear in the Virtual Journal are selected from recent issues of nearly 50 participating source journals. The journals of AIP, APS and 11 other publishers are currently contributing source material to the AIP/APS series of Virtual Journals in Science and Technology (http://www.virtualjournals.org).

From the user's perspective, the virtual journals look and feel like "real" journals, providing useful features such as:

Tables of Contents
Freely available abstracts
Links to source journal home pages, abstracts, and full-text articles
E-mail alerting

Subscribers to a given source journal can seamlessly access the full-text articles from that journal, while non-subscribers will have the option to purchase articles for immediate online delivery. Any user with a subscription to at least one source journal can search the virtual journals.

Underlying objectives of the virtual journals series are to provide:

Quick access to large sets of papers in cutting-edge fields
Affordable access to those with specialized interests
Alerts about newly published research in key areas
An alternative to the creation of new, expensive niche journals

New virtual journals will continue to be launched as warranted, focusing on new and developing fields that cut across a range of traditional publications.

Physics Web - Best of Superconductivity

The Best of PhysicsWeb brings together articles about the most exciting areas of modern physics in a single place on PhysicsWeb.

Features from Physics World magazine complement PhysicsWeb news stories and essential links to related Web sites.

SUPERSTRIPES NEWS - A Digital Monthly Publication

SUPERSTRIPES NEWS is published electronically monthly to inform academic and industrial researchers, sponsors and other interested people about happenings in the field of superconducting stripes and mesoscopic superconductors.

SUPERSTRIPES.COM is supported by Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia (INFM) and University of Rome "La Sapienza" Additional information about SUPERSTRIPES is available from the WWW site: http://www.superstripes.com/

You can subscribe or remove your name from the distribution list by sending a brief email with your request to Anna De Grossi, editor, at anna.degrossi@superstripes.com

BOOKS:

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The Cold Wars: A History of Superconductivity

BY: Jean Matricon and Georges Waysand

Translator: Charles Glashausser

CONTENTS:

Subject: Physics/History of Science/History of Technology

Description: A spirited and accessible history of superconductivity

The story behind the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics

"The Cold Wars is an enormously informative history of the development of the fascinating subject of superconductivity. Non-experts and experts alike will find themselves absorbed by this elegant translation from the French original."
- Elihu Abrahams, Rutgers University

Among the most peculiar of matter's behaviors is superconductivity3/4 electric current without resistance. Since the 1986 discovery that superconductivity is possible at temperatures well above absolute zero, research into practical applications has flourished.

The Cold Wars tells the history of superconductivity, providing perspective on the development of the field and its relationship with the rest of physics. Superconductivity offers an excellent example of the evolution of physics in the twentieth century: the science itself, its foundations, and its social context. The authors also introduce the reader to the fascinating scientific personalities, including 2003 Nobel Prize winners Alexei Alexeievich Abrikosov and Vitali Ginzburg, and political struggles behind this research.

The Cold Wars will be of interest to students of physics and the history of science, and to general readers interested in the story behind this remarkable phenomenon.

NO. OF PAGES: 304 pp. 36 b&w illus.

PRICE: $26.00 (Excluding: Sales tax)

Paper ISBN 0-8135-3295-7
Cloth ISBN 0-8135-3294-9

PUBLISHER: Rutgers University Press, 2003

ORDERING INFO: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/acatalog/__The_Cold_Wars_1253.html

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1st Edition, Combinatorial Approaches for New Materials Discovery

Based upon the highly successful COMBI conference series, this proceedings will review the latest achievements in highthroughput and combinatorial approaches for novel materials discovery and technology development. In addition this publication addresses the latest issues and trends in such 'traditional' combi fields as:

- High throughput catalytic science
- Combinatorial inorganic, organic, and bio-organic materials development
- 'Wonder world' of complex functional materials
- Highthroughput experiment and library design

This publication will also explore the state-of-the-art in development of highthroughput technologies for the development of

- Nanostructured materials
- Advanced ceramics
- Coatins and thin films
- Microelectronic and microphotonic materials
- Creating commercial value by using combi
- Ink-jet methods in combinatorial materials discovery
- Molecularly imprinted polymers via parallel synthesis
- Combi methods to develop materials for MEMS and sensors

Download the Table of Contents at:

HTML Version: http://www.knowledgepress.com/events/7251433.htm#Agenda
PDF Version: http://www.knowledgepress.com/events/7251433_p.pdf

For additional information on this publication or other products contact:
Knowledge Press
18 Webster Street
Brookline, MA 02446
P: 617-232-7400 F: 617-232-9171
Website: www.knowledgepress.com.

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CRYOGENIC ENGINEERING

BY: Dr. Thomas M. Flynn

Contents:

Cryogenic Engineering Connections
Basic Principles
Cryogenic Fluids
Mechanical Properties of Solids
Transport Properties of Solids
Refrigeration and Liquefaction
Insulation
Cryogenic Instrumentation
Natural Gas Processing and Liquefied Natural Gas
Safety with Cryogenic Systems
Appendix: Conversion Factors
References

NO. OF PAGES: 686 pp, illustrated.

PRICE: US $225

ISBN NO. 0-8247-9724-8

ORDERING INFO: Web site http://www.dekker.com

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ROOM-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY

BY: A. Mourachkine, University of Cambridge

Contents:

This is the first book on the subject of room-temperature superconductivity. The main purpose of the book is twofold. First, to show that, under suitable conditions, superconductivity can occur above room temperature. Second, to present general guidelines how to synthesize a room-temperature superconductor. The book begins with an introduction into the physics of the superconducting state and superconducting materials. Then, the mechanisms of conventional, half-conventional and unconventional superconductivity are discussed in the following chapters. The last three chapters of the book are devoted to room-temperature superconductivity. In Chapter 2, an attempt to review the basic properties of the superconducting state independently of any specific mechanism is made for the first time. In addition, four principles of superconductivity valid for any type of superconductivity are introduced in Chapter 4. The book is mainly addressed to specialists in materials science and in the field of superconductivity. At the same time, students will also benefit from the reading of the first nine chapters of the book.

NO. OF PAGES: 326 pp, hardbound.

PRICE: £80.00

ISBN NO. 1-904602-27-4

ORDERING INFO: Web site http://www.cisp-publishing.com/book80.htm

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Proceedings of the 38th Workshop of the INFN Eloisatron Project Erice, Italy 19 - 25 October 1999

Edited by L Cifarelli & L Maritato (University of Salerno, Italy)

This book reviews the recent status of R&D on the rising generation of superconducting materials for accelerator magnets and cavities, and discusses novel aspects and ideas in this domain.

Contents:

The Large Hadron Collider: A Megascience Project (P Lebrun)
Rf Residual Losses, High Electric and Magnetic rf Fields in Superconducting Cavities (J Halbritter)
Superconducting Cavities for Frontier Colliders (H Padamsee)
Microwave Measurements of Superconductors Useful for Particle Accelerators (A Cassinese)
Studies on Bi-2212 and Yb-123 Tapes Fabricated by PIT Technique (K Salama et al.)
BSCCO-2233 Multilayered Conductors (L Martini)
and other papers

Readership: High-energy and accelerator physicists.

PUBLICATION DATE: Mar 2001

NO. OF PAGES: 228pp

PRICE: US$68 / 46

ISBN NO. 981-02-4319-7

ORDERING INFO: Web site http://www.wspc.com.sg/books/physics/4435.html

Handbook of Superconducting Materials

Editors in Chief: David A. Cardwell and David S. Ginley

The Handbook of Superconducting Materials is a definitive collection of tutorial style articles in two volumes describing techniques for the fabrication and analysis of both high and low Tc superconducting materials. Authoritative discussions, written by leading researchers in the field, give guidance on materials characterization and measurement techniques throughout the Handbook. The Handbook also provides reference material to both experienced researchers those new to the field to support good experimental practice and appropriate interpretation of results. The tutorial style makes the Handbook particularly suitable for use by graduate students. The Handbook, which also covers applications, low temperature technology, emerging materials is supported by a comprehensive web page, which will be updated with new data as it emerges.

Preface.
Contents:

Volume 1 Superconductivity, Materials and Processes

FUNDAMENTALS OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Introduction to Superconductivity and Superconducting Materials
Characteristic Properties
Elementary Theory
Critical Current of Type II

PROCESSING
Introduction to Processing
Bulk Materials
Wires and Tapes
Thick and Thin Films

MATERIALS
Characteristic Properties of Low and High Tc Materials

Volume 2 Characterisation, Applications and Cryogenics

CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES
Structure/Microstructure
Measurement of Electromagnetic
Measurement of Physical Properties

APPLICATIONS
High Current Applications
Trapped Flux Devices
High Frequency Devices
Josephson Junction Devices
Other Devices

REFRIGERATION METHODS

EMERGING MATERIALS
Mercury Superconductors
Non-Copper and Other Intermetallic Compounds
Fullerene Superconductors
Organic Superconductors
Future High Tc Superconductors

APPENDICES
Manufacturer and Supplier Directory
Hazards: Environment and Safety
Glossary
Teach Yourself Phase Diagrams

NO. OF PAGES: 2174 (2 volumes Hardbound)

PRICE: USD 525, GBP 399

ISBN NO: 0-7503-0898-2 (2 volume set)

ORDERING INFO: Web site: http://bookmarkphysics.iop.org/

Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths; Volume 30: High Temperature Rare Earths Superconductors-I

Edited by: K. A. Gschneidner, Jr., L. Eyring, and M. B. Maple

Preface.
Contents:
"High temperature superconductivity in layered cuprates: overview"
(B. Maple)
"Crystal chemistry of superconducting rare-earths cuprates"
(B. Raveau, C. Michel, M. Hervieu)
"Single-crystal growth for science and technology"
(Y. Shiohara, E.A. Goodilin).
"Phase diagrams and thermodynamic properties"
(P. Karen, A. Kjekshus).
"Electron paramagnetic resonance in cuprate superconductors and in parent compounds"
(B. Elschner, A. Loidl).
"Positron annihilation in high-temperature superconductors"
(A. Manuel)
"RBA2CU3O7 compounds: Electronic theory and physical properties"
(W.E. Pickett, I.I. Mazin)
"Electronic 4f state splittings in cuprates"
(U.Staub, L. Soderholm)

NO. OF PAGES: 596 (Hardbound)

PRICE: NLG 445 (euro 201.93), USD 233

ISBN NO: 0-444-50528-8

ORDERING INFO: Web site: http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/2/1/5/505215.vol0035.shtml

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High-Temperature Superconductivity in Cuprates: The Nonlinear Mechanism and Tunneling Measurements

By: Andrei Mourachkine

Preface.
Contents:
1. Introduction. 2. The BCS Model of Superconductivity in Metals. 3. Cuprates and Their Basic Properties. 4. Cuprates: Anomaly in Tunneling Spectra. 5. Nonlinear Excitations: Solitons. 6. Evidence for Soliton-Like Excitations in Cuprates. 7. Bisoliton Mode of High-TCSuperconductivity. 8. The Bisoliton Model and Data. 9. The Mechanism of C-Axis Phase Coherence. 10. The Mechanism of High-TC Superconductivity. 11. High-TCSuperconductivity Could be Predicted. 12. Analysis of Tunneling Measurements in Cuprates. References. Index.

NO. OF PAGES: 300 (Hardbound)

PRICE: EUR 130, USD 120, GBP 82

ISBN NO: 1-4020-0810-4

ORDERING INFO: Web site: http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/1-4020-0810-4

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Superconductivity: Elementary Topics

BY: Keshav N. Shrivastava

This book describes the elementary concepts of superconductivity and discusses the topics of flux-lattice melting, magnetization including the para-Meissner effect, microwave absorption, a.c. resistivity along with the London penetration depth, the Mössbauer effect, levitation, fractals and nuclear magnetic resonance. There are appendices covering superconducting compounds, the isotope effect, symmetries, the pseudogap, relativistic superconductivity, the Cherenkov effect and soft vortices. Also included is an appendix on the quantum Hall effect. In all of the chapters, the theoretical description is supported by experimental data. Several of the topics discussed here cannot be found in the other books on this subject.

SUMMARY: Flux quantization, Flux lattices, Magnetization, Microwave absorption, Surface resistance, Mossbauer effect in superconductors, Levitation, Fractals in superconductors, NMR in superconductors.

Readership: Scientists interested in superconductivity, researchers and graduate students in physics, chemistry and materials science working in universities, laboratories and industrial research centres.

PUBLICATION DATE: September 2000 (World Scientific)

NO. OF PAGES: 380

PRICE: US$78 / 53

ISBN NO: 981-02-4451-7

ORDERING INFO: Web site http://www.worldscientific.com.sg/books/physics/4548.html

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MECHANISMS OF High Temperature Superconductivity (HTSC)

BY: Peter Brusov

SUMMARY: This is the first attempt to represent the most of mechanisms of HTSC, that makes this book like the encyclopedia of the HTSC theory. As it is easy to see from the Contents of this book, it is a reference book on High Temperature Superconductivity. The monograph will be useful for both theorists and experimentalists studying different aspects of HTSC as well as for graduate and postgraduate students interested in HTSC.

PUBLICATION DATE: December, 1999 (Rostov State University Publishing)

NO. OF PAGES: 1389 (Two volumes, hard cover)

PRICE: $184 + $15 (postage)

ORDERING INFO: E-mail pnb@ccmr.cornell.edu; Web site http://www.htcs.org

MODELS AND METHODS OF HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTIVITY: SOME FRONTAL ASPECTS, VOL. 1

EDITORS: J. K. Srivastava and S. M. Rao

CONTENTS:

1. Introductory Chapter. 2. Physics of Spin Glass Freezing and Paired Cluster Model of High-Tc Superconductivity. 3. Nonadiabatic Superconductivity in Fullerenes, Cuprates and MgB2. 4. Electronic Theory for Superconductivity in Cuprates: Doping Dependence. 5. Elastic Stiffnesses, Debye Temperatures, and Tc in Cuprates. 6. Multizone Superconductivity. 7. The t-t'-U Model and the Cuprate Materials. 8. Experimental Problems with the Current Models used to Account for the Spin and Charge Dynamics in High Temperature Superconducting Cuprates. 9. Weak Coupling Theory of the Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model. 10. Charge Density Fluctuations and Many-Body Coulomb Correlations in the Mechanism of High-Temperature Superconductivity in Cuprate Metal Oxides. 11. Spin Polarons and High-Tc Superconductivity.

PUBLICATION DATE: 2003 (Nova Science Publishers)

NO. OF PAGES: 389

ISBN: 1-59033-666-6

ORDERING INFO: E-mail Novascience@earthlink.net; Web site http://www.novapublishers.com

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PROCESSING OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS

EDITORS: Amit Goyal, Winnie Wong-Ng, Masato Murakami, and Judith Driscoll

CONTENTS:

Scientists and engineers working in the areas of high-temperature superconductor synthesis, fabrication, and product development, will find the latest information available in this new book. Information on biaxial and triaxial crystallographic texturing, epitaxial growth on biaxially textured substrates, melt-processing of YBCO, and basic information about HTS materials concerning phase diagrams, measurement of physical properties, characterization, and effects of various defects including grain boundaries on supercurrent transmission are included in this volume.

PUBLICATION DATE: 2003 (American Ceramic Society)

NO. OF PAGES: 388

ISBN: 1-57498-155-2

ORDERING INFO: Order code CT142
Web site: http://www.ceramics.org/publications/books/bookdetails.asp?BookID=425&CategoryID=6

PRICE: US $129 ($109 for American Ceramic Society members)

Studies of High Temperature Superconductors (Advances in Research and Applications)

Volume 41 - YBCO and Related Systems, Their Coated Conductors, Thin Films, Vortex State and More on MgB2
Volume 42 - Vortex Physics
Volume 45 - Cuprates and Some Unconventional Systems
Volume 46 - Magnetic Superconductors

EDITOR: Anant Narlikar

PUBLICATION DATES: Vols. 41 and 42, 2002; Vols. 45 and 46, 2003 (Nova Science Publishers)

ISBN Vol. 41 1-59033-214-8
ISBN Vol. 42 1-59033-342-X
ISBN Vol. 45 1-59033-697-6
ISBN Vol. 46 1-59033-797-2

ORDERING INFO: E-mail Novascience@earthlink.net; Web site http://www.novapublishers.com

1. Introduction to High-Temperature Superconductivity

History
Applications
Policy Considerations and Options
Policy Emphasis for Legislatures

2. HTS Market Overview

Market Fundamentals
Market Trends
Global Superconductivity Market Estimates (Energy Related Markets)
Key Industry Segments

3. Profile of Major Players in The Industry

4. Future of High-Temperature Superconductivity

Potential Markets
Worldwide Market Forecast for Superconductivity
Applications of The Future

5. Conclusion

PRICE: EURO 460 (electronic)

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