New Frontiers in Superconductivity Research

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New Frontiers in Superconductivity Research

Name: New Frontiers in Superconductivity Research
Brand: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
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Written by Barry P Martins

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Superconductivity is the ability of certain materials to conduct electrical current with no resistance and extremely low losses. High temperature superconductors, such as La2-xSrxCuOx (Tc=40K) and YBa2Cu3O7-x (Tc=90K), were discovered in 1987 and have been actively studied since. In spite of an intense, world-wide, research effort during this time, a complete understanding of the copper oxide (cuprate) materials is still lacking. Many fundamental questions are unanswered, particularly the mechanism by which high-Tc superconductivity occurs. More broadly, the cuprates are in a class of solids with strong electron-electron interactions. An understanding of such "strongly correlated" solids is perhaps the major unsolved problem of condensed matter physics with over ten thousand researchers working on this topic.

ISBN-13: 9781594548505
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
Publication date: 1 December 2006
Format: Hardback
Pages: 221
Dimensions: 180 x 260 mm
Illustrations: tables & charts
Language: English