The fields of condensed-matter physics and materials science entered a new era with the discovery of high-temperature superconductors more than two decades ago. However, despite the large volume of work published on their properties, and despite their many uses, there is surprisingly little agreement in the condensed matter community regarding one of their most fundamental behaviors: the normal-superconducting phase transition. This book describes investigations of the superconducting phase transition of YBCO thin films in zero magnetic field. Simple voltage vs. current curves at...
The fields of condensed-matter physics and materials science entered a new era with the discovery of high-temperature superconductors more than two de...