The Gap Symmetry and Fluctuations in High-Tc Superconductors

ISBN-13: 9781475785463 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 560 str.

Julien Bok; Guy Deutscher; Davor Pavuna

Opis

Since the discovery in 1986 of high temperature superconductors by J. G. Bednorz and K. A. Muller, a considerable progress has been made and several important scientific problems have emerged. Within this NATO Advanced Study Institute our intention was to focus mainly on the controversial topic of the symmetry of the superconducting gap and given the very short coherence length, the role of fluctuations. The Institute on 'The Gap Symmetry and Fluctuations in High- Superconductors' took place in the "Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargese" in Corsica, France, between 1 - 13 September 1997. The 110 participantsfrom 18 countries (yet 30 nationalities) including 23 full time lecturers, have spent two memorable weeks in this charming Mediterranean resort. All lecturers were asked to prepare pedagogical papers to clearly present the central physical idea behind specific model or experiment. The better understanding of physics of high temperature superconductivity is certainly needed to guide the development of applications of these materials in high and weak current devices.

Spis treści

Introduction: Introduction to High Temperature Superconducting Oxides; D. Pavuna. Present Status of High-Tc Research; G. Deutscher. Theories and Models: Superconductivity in Cuprates, the Van Hove Scenario; A Review; J. Bok, J. Bouvier. The Isotope Effect and Pair Breaking in Cuprate Superconductors; V.Z. Kresin, et al. Materials and Applications: Current Research Issues for the Electron-Doped Cuprates; P. Fournier, et al. Superconductivity of Heavy-Electron Compounds: Comparison with Cuprates; H.-R. Ott. Optical Spectroscopies: Photoemission as a Probe of Superconductivity; G. Margaritondo. Electronic Structure and Doping in Cupratre Superconductors; M. Onellion. Magnetic Properties: Evidence for Gap Asymmetry and Spin Fluctuations from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; S. Kraemer, M. Mehring. Thermodynamic Properties and Fluctuations: Magnetic Penetration Depths in Cuprates: A Short Review of Measurement Techniques and Results;W.N. Hardy, et al. Tunneling Experiments: Tunneling in High-Tc Superconducting Cuprates; J. Lesueur, et al. Concluding Remarks; J. Bok. 16 Additional Articles. Index.

O autorze

Dr. Guy Deutscher ist in Tel Aviv aufgewachsen und hat Mathematik und Linguistik in Cambridge studiert. Er forscht an der Fakultät für Linguistik der Universität Manchester.