Handbook of Superconductivity : Fundamentals and Materials, Volume One (Paperback, 2 ed)

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Editors-in-Chief. Contributors. Part A Fundamentals of Superconductivity. A1 Introduction to Section A1: History, Mechanisms and Materials. A1.1 Historical Development of Superconductivity. A1.2 An Introduction to Superconductivity. A1.3 The Polaronic Basis for High-Temperature Superconductivity. A2 Introduction to Section A2: Fundamental Properties. A2.1 Phenomenological Theories. A2.2 Microscopic Theory. A2.3 Normal-State Metallic Behavior in Contrast to Superconductivity: An Introduction. A2.4 The Meissner?Ochsenfeld Effect. A2.5 Loss of Superconductivity in Magnetic Fields. A2.6 High-Frequency Electromagnetic Properties. A2.7 Flux Quantization. A2.8 Josephson Effects. A2.9 Other Josephson-Related Phenomena. A3 Introduction to Section A3: Critical Currents of Type II Superconductors. A3.1 Vortices and Their Interaction. A3.2 Flux Pinning. Part B Low-Temperature Superconductors. B Introduction to Section B: Low-Temperature Superconductors. B1 Nb-Based Superconductors. B2 Magnesium Diboride. B3 Chevrel Phases. Part C High-Temperature Superconductors. C Introduction to Section C: High-Temperature Superconductors. C1 YBCO. C2 Bismuth-Based Superconductors. C3 TIBCCO. C4 HgBCCO. C5 Iron-Based Superconductors. C6 Hydrides. Part D Other Superconductors. D Introduction to Section D: Other Superconductors. D1 Unconventional Superconductivity in Heavy Fermion and Ruthenate Materials. D2 Organic Superconductors. D3 Fullerene Superconductors. D4 Future High-Tc Superconductors. D5 Fe-Based Chalcogenide Superconductors. D6 Interface Superconductivity. D7 Topological Superconductivity. Glossary. Index.