High-Tc Superconductors for Magnet and Energy Technology
Subtitle: Fundamental Aspects (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 12, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9783540412311
Subjects: Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism; Materials science; Science/Mathematics; Superconductivity; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; Engineering - General; Superconductors & Superconductivity; Technology / Superconductors & Superconductivity; High temperature superconducto; Physics; High temperature superconductors
First sentence: When Heike Kammerlingh Onnes found superconductivity in pure mercury in 1911 [118] after liquefying helium in 1908 [117] he immediately knew about the great potential of lossless current transport for applications in magnet and energy technology.
Description: This review consists of three parts. The first part provides basic information about the physics and materials science of high-temperature superconductors for applications in magnet and energy technology. It addresses more than is required by a newcomer in this field, by putting together information from very different areas such as physical chemistry, materials science and condensed matter physics, which otherwise would have to be collected from various textbooks and original literature. In an introductory chapter potential applications are presented and the limitations of the materials are discussed. Part I closes with a final chapter on the present state of the art, where the latest results in this field are briefly reviewed. Parts II and III contain the most recent results on the preparation and characterization of Bi-2212 (Bi2Sr2CaCu2O5) wires and tapes, and Bi-2223