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Superconductivity
3rd Edition - July 22, 2014
Authors: Charles P. Poole, Horacio A. Farach, Richard J. Creswick, Ruslan Prozorov
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780124095090
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eBook ISBN:9780124166103
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Superconductivity, Third Edition is an encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of the subject, from classic materials to fullerenes. Emphasis is on balanced coverage, with a compreh…Read more
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Superconductivity, Third Edition is an encyclopedic treatment of all aspects of the subject, from classic materials to fullerenes. Emphasis is on balanced coverage, with a comprehensive reference list and significant graphics from all areas of the published literature. Widely used theoretical approaches are explained in detail. Topics of special interest include high temperature superconductors, spectroscopy, critical states, transport properties, and tunneling.
This book covers the whole field of superconductivity from both the theoretical and the experimental point of view. This third edition features extensive revisions throughout, and new chapters on second critical field and iron based superconductors.
Comprehensive coverage of the field of superconductivity
New content on magnetic properties, fluxons, anisotropies, and more
Over 2500 references to the literature
Enhanced data tables
Research workers in Universities, industry and government laboratories, graduate students, physics and engineering professors
Dedication
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
1. Properties of the normal state
I Introduction
II Conducting electron transport
III Chemical potential and screening
IV Electrical conductivity
V Frequency-dependent electrical conductivity
VI Electron–phonon interaction
VII Resistivity
VIII Thermal conductivity
IX Fermi surface
X Energy gap and effective mass
XI Electronic specific heat
XII Phonon specific heat
XIII Electromagnetic fields
XIV Boundary conditions
XV Magnetic susceptibility
XVI Hall effect
Problems
Further Reading
References
2. Phenomenon of superconductivity
I Introduction
II Brief history
III Resistivity
IV Zero resistance
V Transition temperature
VI Perfect diamagnetism
VII Magnetic fields inside a superconductor
VIII Shielding current
IX Hole in superconductor
X Perfect conductivity
XI Transport current
XII Critical field and current
XIII Temperature dependences
XIV Two-fluid model
XV Critical magnetic field slope
XVI Critical surface
Problems
References
3. Transport properties
I Introduction
II Inductive superconducting circuits
III Current density equilibration
IV Critical current
V Magnetoresistance
VI Hall effect
VII Thermal conductivity
VIII Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic effects
IX Photoconductivity
X Transport entropy
Problems
References
4. Thermodynamic properties
I Introduction
II Specific heat above Tc
III Discontinuity at Tc
IV Specific heat below Tc
V Density of states and Debye temperature
VI Thermodynamic variables
VII Thermodynamics of a normal conductor
VIII Thermodynamics of a superconductor
IX Superconductor in zero field
X Superconductor in a magnetic field
XI Normalized thermodynamic equations
XII Specific heat in a magnetic field
XIII Further discussion of the specific heat
XIV Order of the transition
XV Thermodynamic conventions
XVI Concluding remarks
Problems
References
5. Magnetic properties
I Introduction
II Susceptibility
III Magnetization and magnetic moment
IV Magnetization hysteresis
V ZFC and FC
VI Granular samples and porosity
VII Magnetization anisotropy
VIII Measurement techniques
IX Comparison of susceptibility and resistivity results
X Ellipsoids in magnetic fields
XI Demagnetization factors
XII Measured susceptibilities
XIII Sphere in a magnetic field
XIV Cylinder in a magnetic field
XV ac susceptibility
XVI Temperature-dependent magnetization
XVII Pauli limit and upper-critical field
XVIII Ideal Type II superconductor
XIX Magnets
Problems
References
6. Ginzburg–Landau phenomenological theory
I Introduction
II Order parameter
III Ginzburg–Landau equations
IV Zero-field case deep inside superconductor
V Zero-field case near superconductor boundary
VI Fluxoid quantization
VII Penetration depth
VIII Critical current density
IX London equations
X Exponential penetration
XI Normalized Ginzburg–Landau equations
XII Type I and Type II superconductivity
XIII Upper critical field BC2
XIV Structure of a vortex
Problems
Further reading
References
7. Bardeen–Cooper–Schrieffer microscopic theory
I Introduction
II Cooper pairs
III The BCS order parameter
IV The BCS Hamiltonian
V The Bogoliubov transformation and the self-consistent gap equation
VI Response of a superconductor to a magnetic field
VII Hubbard models
VIII Electron configurations
IX Hubbard model
X Band structure of YBa2Cu3O7
XI Fermi liquids
XII Fermi surface nesting
XIII CDWs, SDWs, and spin bags
XIV Mott insulator transition
Problems
Further Reading
References
8. Type I superconductivity and the intermediate state
I Introduction
II Intermediate state
III Surface fields and intermediate-state configurations
IV Type I ellipsoid
V Susceptibility
VI Gibbs free energy for the intermediate state
VII Boundary-wall energy and domains
VIII Current-induced intermediate state
IX Recent developments in Type I superconductivity
Problems
References
9. Type II superconductivity
I Introduction
II Internal and critical fields
III Vortices
IV Vortex anisotropies
V Individual vortex motion
VI Flux motion
VII Fluctuations
Problems
References
10. Irreversible magnetic properties
I Introduction
II Critical states
III Current–field relationships
IV Critical-state models
V Reversed critical states and hysteresis
VI Perfect Type I superconductor
VII Concluding remarks
References
11. Magnetic penetration depth
I Isotropic London electrodynamics
II Penetration depth in anisotropic samples
III Experimental methods
IV Absolute value of the penetration depth
V Penetration depth and the superconducting gap
VI Effect of disorder and impurities on the penetration depth
VII Surface ABS
VIII Nonlocal electrodynamics of nodal superconductors
IX Nonlinear Meissner effect
X AC penetration depth in the mixed state (small amplitude linear response)
XI The proximity effect and its identification by using AC penetration depth measurements
XII Eilenberger two-gap scheme: the γ-model
References
12. Upper critical field with magnetic and non-magnetic scattering
I Introduction
II The Bc2 Problem
III Field-dependent spin-flip scattering
IV The d-wave case
V Discussion
References
13. Energy gap and tunneling
I Introduction
II Phenomenon of tunneling
III Energy-level schemes
IV Tunneling processes
V Quantitative treatment of tunneling
VI Tunneling measurements
VII Josephson effect
VIII Magnetic field and size effects
Problems
References
14. Spectroscopic properties
I Introduction
II Vibrational spectroscopy
III Optical spectroscopy
IV Photoemission
V X-ray absorption edges
VI Inelastic neutron scattering
VII Positron annihilation
VIII Magnetic resonance
Problems
References
15. Classical superconductors
I Introduction
II Elements
III Physical properties of superconducting elements
IV Compounds
V Alloys
VI Miedema’s empirical rules
VII Compounds with the NaCl structure
VIII Type A15 compounds
IX Laves phases
X Chevrel phases
XI Chalcogenides and oxides
Problems
References
16. Cuprate high-Tc superconductors
I Introduction
II Perovskites
III Perovskite-type superconducting structures
IV Aligned YBa2Cu3O7
V Aligned HgBaCaCuO
VI Body centering
VII Body-centered La2CuO4, Nd2CuO4, and Sr2RuO4
VIII Body-centered BiSrCaCuO and TlBaCaCuO
IX Symmetries
X Layered structure of the cuprates
XI Infinite layer phases
XII Conclusion
Problems
Further reading
References
17. Noncuprate superconductors
I Introduction
II Heavy-electron systems
III Magnesium diboride
IV Borocarbides and boronitrides
V Perovskites
VI Charge-transfer organics
VII Buckminsterfullerenes
VIII Symmetry of the order parameter in unconventional superconductors
IX Magnetic superconductors
References
18. London penetration depth in iron base superconductors
I Introduction
II TDR measurements
III London penetration depth and superconducting gap
IV Effects of scattering
V Experimental results
Conclusion
References
No. of pages: 870
Language: English
Edition: 3
Published: July 22, 2014
Imprint: Elsevier
Hardback ISBN: 9780124095090
eBook ISBN: 9780124166103
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Charles P. Poole
Charles P. Poole, Jr., professor emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of South Carolina, Fellow of the American Physical Society and the EPR/ESR Society, Editor of Handbook of Superconductivity and Encyclopedic Dictionary of Condensed Matter Physics. He passed away in 2015.
Affiliations and expertise
Univ. South Carolina, Dept. Physics & Astronomy, USA
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Horacio A. Farach
Dr. Farach has received international, national, and university awards. He is a member of the Academy of Science of Argentina and a Fellow of the American Society.
Affiliations and expertise
Univ. South Carolina, Dept. Physics & Astronomy, USA
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Richard J. Creswick
My research is in the area of theoretical condensed matter physics, especially the foundations of statistical physics. I have published extensively in the area of critical phenomena and phase transitions, including the text "Introduction to Renormalization Group Methods in Physics" with my co-authors Horacio Farach and Charles Poole. My most recent interests focus on numerical simulation of the mixed state in type-I superconductors, the analytical properties of the partition function, and the origins irreversibility.
Affiliations and expertise
Univ. South Carolina, Dept. Physics & Astronomy, USA
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Ruslan Prozorov
Ruslan Prozorov is an experimentalist working in the field of superconductivity for about 20 years. He published more than eighty papers in peer-reviewed journals. His work has led to some important contributions, such as clarification of the mechanisms of superconductors in electron-doped cuprates and development of techniques for mapping magnetic and electric fields in superconductor interior.