Synopses & Reviews
This is the second volume of a comprehensive two-volume treatise on superconductivity which represents the first such publication since the earlier widely acclaimed books by R. Parks. It systematically reviews the basic physics and recent advances in the field. Leading researchers describe the state-of-the-art in conventional phonon-induced superconductivity, high-Tc superconductivity, and in novel superconductivity, including triplet pairing in the ruthenates. The second volume is largely concerned with novel superconductors, such as heavy-fermion metals and organic materials, and also includes granular superconductors. Important new results on current problems are presented in a manner designed to stimulate further research. Numerous illustrations, diagrams and tables make this book especially useful as a reference work for students, teachers and researchers.
Table of Contents
Recent Developments.- Nanostructured Superconductors.- Proximity-Coupled Systems: Quasiclassical Theory of Superconductivity.- Universal Properties of Cuprate Superconductors: Evidence and Implications.- Photoemission in the High Tc-Superconductors.- Concepts in High-Temperature Superconductivity.- Organic Superconductors.- Unconventional Superconductivity in Novel Materials.- Electronic Theory for Superconductivity in High Tc Cuprates and Sr2RuO4.- Heavy Fermion Superconductivity.- Superfluid 3He and the Cuprate Superconductors. Contents of Vol. 1: History of Superconductivity.- Theoretical Foundation.- Fluctuation Phenomena in Superconductors.- Electron- Phonon Superconductivity.- Theory of Superconducting Alloys.- High Tc Superconductivity.- Spin Fluctuation Model for d-wave Superconductivity.- Tunneling Spectroscopy of Conventional and Unconventional Superconductors.- Pairing Symmetry in Cuprate Superconductors: Phase-Sensitive Tests.- Vortext Matter.