High Temperature Superconductivity

1 Survey of Superconductivity.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. dc Electrical Resistance.- 1.3. Perfect Diamagnetism.- 1.4. Energy Gap.- 1.5. Electron-Phonon Interaction and Cooper Pairing.- 1.6. BCS Theory.- 1.7. Type-II Superconductors.- 1.8. New Topics in Superconductivity.- References.- 2 Theory of Type-II Superconductivity.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Ginzburg-Landau Theory.- 2.3. Microscopic Theory.- 2.4. Beyond Dirty Limit Theory.- References.- 3 The Josephson Effect.- 3.1. Phenomenology.- 3.2. Microscopic Theory.- 3.3. Quantum Effects.- 3.4. Summary.- References.- 4 Crystallography.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. The Rietveld Method.- 4.3. The Structure of Perovskite.- 4.4. The System BaPb 1?x BixO 3.- 4.5. The System La 2?x MxCuO 4?y (M = Ba, Sr).- 4.6. The System Ba 2 MCu3O ? (M = Y, Gd, Eu, etc.).- 4.7. The System Ba 2?x La1?x Cu3 O?.- 4.8. The System BiCaSr2 Cu2 O?.- 4.9. Materials With Crystallographic Shear.- References.- 5 Electronic Structure, Lattice Dynamics, and Magnetic Interactions.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. Electronic Structure of La2?x (Ba,Sr)x CuO4.- 5.3. Electronic Properties of YBa2 Cu3 O7?x.- 5.4. Electronic Structure of the Bismuth and Thallium Superconductors.- 5.5. Electron-Phonon Interaction.- 5.6. Electron-Electron Correlations.- References.- 6 Synthesis and Diamagnetic Properties.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. The System La2?xM x CuO4?y (M = Ba, Sr, Ca).- 6.3. The System MBa2 Cu3 Ox(M = Rare Earth).- 6.4. Superconductivity above 100 K.- References.- 7 Thermal and Transport Properties.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Normal State Transport Properties of the High-TCOxides.- 7.3. Specific Heat.- 7.4. The Role of Phonons.- References.- 8 Magnetic Properties.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. Cu-O Magnetism.- 8.3. Rare Earth Magnetism.- References.- 9 Electron Pairing: How and Why?.- 9.1. Introduction.- 9.2. Cooper Pairs.- 9.3. Bose Condensation.- 9.4. BCS Theory for T C.- 9.5. The Interaction in BCS Theory.- 9.6. The BCS Ground State.- 9.7. Off-Diagonal Long Range Order (ODLRO).- 9.8. Eliashberg Theory of Electron-Phonon Superconductors.- 9.9. Excitons and Plasmons.- 9.10. Spin Fluctuations.- 9.11. Weak versus Strong Coupling.- 9.12. Bipolarons.- 9.13. The Hubbard Model in Strong Coupling.- 9.14. RVB Theory.- 9.15. Oxygen Holes and Copper Spins.- 9.16. Postscript.- References.- 10 Superconducting Devices.- 10.1. Introduction.- 10.2 Cryotron.- 10.3 Josephson Device.- 10.4 A Voltage Standard.- 10.5 Single-Junction SQUID.- 10.6 SQUID Magnetometer.- 10.7 Two-Junction SQUIDs.- 10.8 Binary Counter.- 10.9 Sampling Oscilloscope.- 10.10 Transmission Lines.- 10.11. Conclusion.- References.- Chemical Formula Index.