Conceived as the definitive reference in a classic and important field of modern physics, this extensive and comprehensive handbook systematically reviews the basic physics, theory and recent advances in the field of superconductivity. Leading researchers, including Nobel laureates, describe the state-of-the-art in conventional and unconventional superconductors at a particularly opportune time, as new experimental techniques and field-theoretical methods have emerged. In addition to full-coverage of novel materials and underlying mechanisms, the handbook reflects continued intense research into electron-phone based superconductivity. Considerable attention is devoted to high-Tc superconductivity, novel superconductivity, including triplet pairing in the ruthenates, novel superconductors, such as heavy-Fermion metals and organic materials, and also granular superconductors. What’s more, several contributions address superconductors with impurities and nanostructured superconductors. Important new results on current problems are presented in a manner designed to stimulate further research. Numerous illustrations, diagrams and tables make this book especially useful as a reference work for researchers, students and teachers. Treating the entire superconductivity field, this unparalleled reference resource carefully blends theoretical studies with experimental results to provide the scientist and engineers an indispensable foundation for further research.
Author(s): K. H. Bennemann, J. B. Ketterson (auth.), Professor Dr. K. H. Bennemann, Professor Dr. John B. Ketterson (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 1568
Tags: Superconductivity, Superfluidity, Quantum Fluids; Condensed Matter; Physics and Applied Physics in Engineering; Optical and Electronic Materials
Front Matter....Pages I-XXXII
History of Superconductivity: Conventional, High-Transition Temperature and Novel Superconductors....Pages 3-26
Phenomenology and Microscopic Theory: Theoretical Foundations....Pages 27-71
Electron-Phonon Superconductivity....Pages 73-162
Coexistence of Singlet Superconductivity and Magnetic Order in Bulk Magnetic Superconductors and SF Heterostructures....Pages 163-200
Theory of Superconducting Alloys....Pages 201-224
Impurity Nanostructures and Quantum Interference in Superconductors....Pages 225-258
Nanostructured Superconductors....Pages 259-277
Proximity-Coupled Systems: Quasiclassical Theory of Superconductivity....Pages 279-313
Principles of Josephson-Junction-Based Quantum Computation....Pages 315-368
Fluctuation Phenomena in Superconductors....Pages 369-458
Universal Properties of Cuprate Superconductors: Evidence and Implications....Pages 459-493
Vortex Matter....Pages 495-637
Unconventional Superconductivity in Novel Materials....Pages 639-762
High- T c Superconductivity....Pages 765-831
Tunneling Spectroscopy of Conventional and Unconventional Superconductors....Pages 833-868
Phase-Sensitive Tests of Pairing Symmetry in Cuprate Superconductors....Pages 869-921
Photoemission in the High- T c Superconductors....Pages 923-992
Neutron Scattering and the Magnetic Response of Superconductors and Related Compounds....Pages 993-1029
Heavy-Fermion Superconductivity....Pages 1031-1154
Organic Superconductors....Pages 1155-1223
Concepts in High Temperature Superconductivity....Pages 1225-1348
A Spin Fluctuation Model for d -Wave Superconductivity....Pages 1349-1413
Electronic Theory for Superconductivity in High-T c Cuprates and Sr 2 RuO 4 ....Pages 1415-1515
Superfluid 3 He and the Cuprate Superconductors....Pages 1517-1535
Back Matter....Pages 1537-1568
