Physics of High-Temperature Superconductors

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Plenary Lecture

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Pairing Theory – Its Physical Basis and Its Consequences

      • J. R. Schrieffer

      Pages 3-17

3. Theory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Electronic Structure

      1. Electronic Excitations Within the Cu-O Planes

         • P. Fulde

         Pages 21-27

      2. Physical Parameters in High-Temperature Superconductors

         • S. Maekawa, Y. Ohta, T. Tohyama

         Pages 29-43

      3. Binding and Structural Aspects of High-Tc Superconductivity

         • H. Eschrig

         Pages 45-53

      4. Electronic State in Oxide Superconductors

         • M. Tachiki, S. Ishihara, M. Sasaki, H. Matsumoto

         Pages 55-62

      5. Key Factors for the Superconducting and Normal State Properties of Cuprates

         • H. Kamimura

         Pages 63-70

      6. Evidence in Favor of a Nematic Ordering in La2CuO4+δ

         • L. P. Gor’kov

         Pages 71-74

   3. Physical Properties

      1. Strong Correlation Models for High-Tc Superconductors

         • T. M. Rice

         Pages 75-84

      2. On the Spin Excitations of High-Tc Oxides

         • H. Fukuyama, T. Tanamoto, K. Kuboki

         Pages 85-95

      3. Gauge Field Theory of the Normal State Properties of High-Tc Superconductors

         • N. Nagaosa

         Pages 97-101

      4. Microscopic Theory of Luttinger Liquids in One Dimension

         • N. Kawakami, S.-K. Yang

         Pages 103-112

   4. Superconducting Mechanism and Properties

      1. Generalization of BCS Superconductivity to Non-Phonon Mediated Interactions: The Excitonic Interaction

         • W. A. Little

         Pages 113-124

      2. Formation, Motion, and Superconductivity of Large Bipolarons

         • D. Emin

         Pages 125-135

      3. Application of Marginal Fermi-Liquid Phenomenology to the Superconductive State of Cu-O Materials

         • C. M. Varma

         Pages 137-143

      4. Antiferromagnetic Fluctuations in High-Tc Oxides

         • T. Moriya

         Pages 145-149

      5. The Physics Underlying High-Tc Superconductivity: Novel vs Exotic

         • J. R. Schrieffer

         Pages 151-168

      6. A (Very) Brief Overview of Semionic Superconductivity

         • A. Zee

         Pages 169-176

Advances through carefully conducted quantitative work on well designed, high quality materials characterize the present state of high-temperature superconductivity research. The contributions to this volume present a theoretical and experimental overview of electronic structure and physical properties, including anisotropic features, of high-temperative materials, with a focus on cuprates. In order to enhance the understanding of the mechanisms of superconductivity at high temperatures, this volume is divided into theoretical and experimental parts. The contributions to the two parts correspond to each other, giving readers involved in either area of research activity a reference to findingsof the other. On the other hand, this book gives young physicists high-level information on the present state of research, enhanced by tutorial contributions of leading physicists in the field.

• Electronic Transport
• High-temperature superconductivity
• Superconductor
• Superconductor Materials
• superconductivity

• Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

  Sadamichi Maekawa

• Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

  Masatoshi Sato

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