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- Presents a historical overview of the discovery of new superconducting materials with a high superconducting critical temperature
- Covers the role of disorder in high- Tc superconductivity, which is not treated in other books
- Encourages readers to take part in the two grand challenges in condensed matter physics: finding a road toward higher Tc and resolving the mechanism
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Materials Science (SSMATERIALS, volume 213)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book presents an overview of material-specific factors that influence Tc and give rise to diverse Tc values for copper oxides and iron-based high- Tc superconductors on the basis of more than 25 years of experimental data, to most of which the author has made important contributions. The book then explains why both compounds are distinct from others with similar crystal structure and whether or not one can enhance Tc, which in turn gives a hint on the unresolved pairing mechanism. This is an unprecedented new approach to the problem of high-temperature superconductivity and thus will be inspiring to both specialists and non-specialists interested in this field.
Readers will receive in-depth information on the past, present, and future of high-temperature superconductors, along with special, updated information on what the real highest Tc values are and particularly on the possibility of enhancing Tc for each member material, which is important for application. At this time, the highest Tc has not been improved for 20 years, and no new superconductors have been discovered for 5 years. This book will encourage researchers as well as graduate-course students not to give up on the challenges in the future of high- Tc superconductivity.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Physics Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Shin-ichi Uchida
About the author
Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science,
University of Tokyo
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: High Temperature Superconductivity
Book Subtitle: The Road to Higher Critical Temperature
Authors: Shin-ichi Uchida
Series Title: Springer Series in Materials Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55300-7
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55299-4Published: 03 December 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56380-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55300-7Published: 20 November 2014
Series ISSN: 0933-033X
Series E-ISSN: 2196-2812
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 92
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour
Topics: Strongly Correlated Systems, Superconductivity, Low Temperature Physics, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Solid State Physics, Magnetism, Magnetic Materials