Supermaterials
By: edited by Rudi Cloots, Marcel Ausloos, Marek Pekala, Alan J. Hurd, Gilbert Vacquier
Contributors: Ausloos, Marcel; Pekala, Marek; Hurd, Alan J.; Vacquier, Gilbert
Series: NATO Science Series, Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 1568-2609 -- 8; NATO science series -- 8.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands; Imprint; Springer
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9789401009126
Other titles: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held at Giens, Hyères, France, September 19-23, 1999
Description: What is a supermaterial? A concise definition is by no means obvious, but a clue can be obtained from the topics discussed here. <br/> In addition to superconductors, the reader will encounter magnetic effects of many kinds, including giant and even colossal ones, organic conductors, photoconductors, and even 400-year-old Japanese ceramics. Processing is a prominent pursuit in supermaterials research, especially but not exclusively of the superconductors. The papers on characterisation and theory break new ground, particularly in pursuit of new optoelectronic phenomena. The parade of new materials recently synthesised, often containing four or more elements, is surprising. But it is in it reporting of new applications that the book stands out: from circuits to sensors, supermaterials are making their impact on society.