Advances in Superconductivity II: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS '89), November 14-17, 1989, Tsukuba (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

1 Plenary Lectures.- The Development Of Superconductivity Research In Oxides.- Present Status of the Theory of High-Temperature Superconductivity.- Present Status of Experiments in High-Tc Superconductivity.- Scaling Laws for the Irreversible Magnetization of Type-II Superconductors.- Fabrication and Characterization of Bscco Films.- High-Tc Superconducting Analog Circuits.- Maglev Trains.- 2 Material Preparation.- 2.1 Synthesis and Structure.- Syntheses and Properties of Single CuO2-Sheet Compounds: Charge-Transfer Gap and Charge-Doping Effect.- Structural and Physical Properties of Ca-Substituted YBa2Cu4O8.- Structure and Superconducting Properties of [(Ln1-xLn x)1/2 (Ba1-y Sry)1/3Ce1/68Cu6 Oz].- Beneficial Effect of Using 211 for the Formation of 123 Superconducting Phase.- Preparation and Characterization of [La, Ln, Ba, Sr, Cel8Cu6Oz (Ln: Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Y) Ceramics.- High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy of Y1-xCaxBa2Cu4O8 and Its Defects.- Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Family of Superconductors (TI, Pb) (R, Sr)2CuO5(R=La, Nd).- Superconductivity in the Bi2(Ln, Ln )xCa3-xCu2Oy (Ln, Ln =Lanthanides and Y) Systems.- Superconductivity in Pb-Based Copper Oxides with 1212 Structure.- Rietveld Structure Refinement of Superconducting YBaSrCu3O7-? Using X-ray and Neutron Powder Diffraction Data.- Effect of Oxygen HIP on Superconducting Property of High-Tc Oxide Superconductors.- Determination of Oxygen Content of YBa2Cu3O7-y Superconductors.- Pseudo-Elastic Deformation and Environment-Induced Structural Changes in Oxide Superconductors.- Hot Deformation and Superconductivity of YBa2Cu3O7-x Ceramics.- Effect of Particle Size on Sintering Behavior of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- High Transition Temperature Superconductors, (TI, Pb, Bi)Sr2Ca2Cu3Oz, with Zero Resistance at 120 K.- The Formation and Stability of Superconducting Phases in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System.- Growth of High-Tc Phase and Partial Melting in Pb-Doped Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O.- Formation of a High Tc Phase in Pb-Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductor.- The Formation Process of the High-Tc Phase in the Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System.- Preparation of High-Tc Phase in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System by Means of Addition of Ca2PbO4.- Formation of 2223 Phase and Variation in Composition of Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductors.- Increased Critical Temperature in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Oxide System.- HRTEM Observation on Mixed Phases and Interfaces in High-Tc Bi-Based Superconductors.- Modulated Structures in High-Tc Superconducting Oxides: Bi-Sr-Ca-Y-Cu-O and Ti-Ba-Ca-Cu-O.- Modulated Structures of Bi-Based High-Tc Superconducting Oxides.- Preparation of Bi(Pb, Sb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System Superconductors Through Sol-Gel Method.- Preparation of Yttrium Barium Cuprate Powder by Sol-Gel Method at Low Temperature.- Preparation of Superconducting Thin Films of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy by Metallo-Organic Deceomposition Method.- High Total and High Oxygen Partial Pressure Effects on Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductor During O2-HIP Sintering.- Superconductivity of the Ti-Ba-Sr-Ca-Cu System.- Crystal Structures of TI-(Ba, Sr)-Ca-Cu-O Superconductors.- Stability of T and T' Phases in Nd1.4Sr0.4Ce0.2CuO4-d.- Composite-Layered Chalcogenides: A New Candidate for Superconductor.- CGS: The Crystal Structure Graphics Display System for Superconducting Materials.- 2.2 Substitution and Doping.- 90K Superconductivity in Ca-Substituted YB2Cu4O8.- Superconductivity in Bi2Sr2Ca1-xCexCu2Oy.- Preparative and Structural Studies on Various Substitutions in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System.- Effect of Elemental Substitution on the Superconductive Properties in Bi2Sr2Can-1CunOy.- Superconductivity of High Tc TIBa2Ca1-xYxCu2O7 (0?x?1.0) System.- Improvement of Water-Resistivity of High-Tc Superconductor by Ag2O Addition.- 2.3 Phase Diagram and Crystal Growth.- Single Crystal High Tc Superconductor.- Phase Equilibria of Bi2O3-SrO-CaO-CuO System at 1123k in Air.- Phase Diagram of Bi-Based Superconductors.- Preparation of Substrates for Superconduct