Electrodynamics Of High Temperature Superconductors: 48 (World Scientific Lecture Notes In Physics) - Softcover

Portis, Alan M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9810212151 ISBN 13: 9789810212155

Publisher: Wspc, 1993

Synopsis

These lectures are concerned with the application of high temperature superconductors to both passive and active high-frequency devices. The central issue addressed is the electrodynamics of granular superconductors, particularly where grain boundaries (either natural or synthetic) act as Josephson weak-links. Grain boundaries are responsible for residual dissipation and for unwanted dependence of the electromagnetic properties on ambient magnetic fields and on elevated power level. Properly controlled, similar weak-links are the key to high sensitivity dc and rf Squids at readily accessible temperatures, and to modulators, mixers and detectors. Such structures may conveniently lead to superconductive electronic devices as well as coherent sources of radiation in the very far infrared.

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Review

"... Electrodynamics of High Temperature Superconductors will be of great value to practical specialists who wish to make devices or measurements using the electrodynamic properties of these materials. It is carefully and thoroughly grounded in the known and is a workmanlike job." Philip W Anderson American Scientist

Edition details

• Publisher: Wspc
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810212151
• ISBN 13: 9789810212155
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256