Bismuth-Based High-Temperature Superconductors

by Hiroshi Maeda (Editor)

Overview

Provides coverage of the ongoing investigations on bismuth-based high-temperature cuprate superconductors, integrating scattered research activities and literature from 70 leading scientists throughout the world. The text covers crystal structures and microstructures, reversible or equilibrium magnetic and thermal properties, atomic site tunnel spe

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040218778
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/09/1996
Series:	Applied Physics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	656
File size:	45 MB
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Table of Contents

Overview: discovery and progress in Bi-based oxide high Tc superconductors. Physics and chemistry: crystal structure; thermal and magnetic properties; tunnelling; phases and their relationships in the Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System; phase equilibria and crystal chemistry of the high-temperature superconducting compounds of the system Bi2O3-SrO-CaO-CuO; intrinsic pinning; radiation effects; preparation of precursor powders; preparation of single crystals; diffusion reaction in Bi-base oxides. Bulk, wire/tape and applications: Bi-based superconductor fabricated by the floating zone method; Bi-based bulk current leads and their applications; power-in-tube Bi2223 Ag-sheathed tape: basic process, microstructure and critical current density; thermodynamics, microstructure and critical current density in Bi, Pb(2223) tapes; manufacture and properties of Bi-2212-based Ag sheathed wires; Bi-2212 Ag sheathed wire; properties of Bi-2212 silver-sheathed tape and its application to magnets; Bi-2212/Ag composite tapes processed by Doctor Blade or dip-coating process; coils, power leads, busbars and cables; fabrication and characterization of HYSC coils made from Bi-2223 conductors. Thin films and applications: MOCVD growth of high-quality B12223 superconducting films; layer-by-layer growth of Bi-based superlattices by molecular beam epitaxy; basic properties for BSCCO devices. Outlook: future prospects. (Part contents.)

Editorial Reviews

Provides detailed information on the latest advances in the chemical, physical, and materials aspects and potential applications of bismuth- based high-temperature cuprate superconductors. Coverage includes crystal structures and microstructures; reversible or equilibrium magnetic and thermal properties; atomic site tunnel spectroscopy; pinning phenomena in layered cuprate superconductors; and the fabrication, microstructure, and superconducting properties of Bi-2212 tapes. Contains sections on physics and chemistry, bulk and wire/tape applications, and thin films and applications, plus an overview and a survey of future prospects. For nonspecialist scientist/engineers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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