Contributor contact details p. ix
Preface p. xi
Part I Fundamentals of high-temperature superconductors p. 1
1 Deposition technologies, growth and properties of high-T c films R. W枚rdenweber p. 3
1.1 Introduction p. 3
1.2 Deposition techniques p. 10
1.3 HTS film growth characterisation p. 23
1.4 Concluding remarks p. 32
1.5 Acknowledgement p. 32
1.6 References p. 33
2 Transport properties of high-T c cuprate thin films as superconductive materials J. Vanackan and V. V. Moshchalkov p. 38
2.1 Introduction p. 38
2.2 Temperature dependence of the zero-field resistivity in superconducting La 2 - x Sr x CuO 4 thin films p. 39
2.3 Magnetoresistivity in superconducting La 2 - x Sr x CuO 4 thin films p. 54
2.4 Hall effect p. 79
2.5 General conclusion p. 96
2.6 References p. 96
3 The optical conductivity of high-temperature superconductors R. P. S. M. Lobo p. 103
3.1 Introduction p. 103
3.2 The phase diagram of cuprate superconductors p. 104
3.3 Optical response of conducting media p. 108
3.4 The normal state p. 117
3.5 The superconducting state p. 127
3.6 Future trends p. 135
3.7 References p. 139
Part II Growth techniques and properties of particular high-temperature superconductors p. 147
4 Sputter deposition of large-area double-sided YBCO superconducting films J. Xiong and B. Tao and Y. Li p. 149
4.1 Introduction p. 149
4.2 Sputter deposition technique p. 152
4.3 Epitaxial YBCO thin films p. 155
4.4 Issues related to scale-up p. 156
4.5 Thickness-dependent superconductivity behavior p. 162
4.6 Challenges p. 168
4.7 Conclusions p. 169
4.8 References p. 169
5 BSCCO high-T c superconducting films H. Raffy p. 174
5.1 Growth techniques of BSCCO thin films p. 174
5.2 Physical properties of BSCCO thin films and multilayers p. 182
5.3 Concluding remarks and future trends p. 199
5.4 Acknowledgements p. 200
5.5 References p. 201
6 Electron-doped cuprates as high-temperature superconductors M. Naito p. 208
6.1 Introduction p. 208
6.2 Structure p. 211
6.3 Solid-state chemistry p. 220
6.4 Sample preparation p. 226
6.5 Electronic phase diagram p. 229
6.6 Physical properties (1) - normal-state properties p. 237
6.7 Physical properties (2) - superconducting properties p. 244
6.8 Electronic structure and spectroscopy p. 254
6.9 Summary p. 263
6.10 Acknowledgements p. 266
6.11 References p. 266
7 Liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) growth of high-temperature superconducting films X. Yao and Y. Chen p. 275
7.1 Introduction p. 275
7.2 Fundamental study on LPE growth p. 277
7.3 LPE growth mechanism of REBCO films p. 283
7.4 Conclusion p. 310
7.5 References p. 311
Part III Applications of high-temperature superconductors p. 315
8 High-T c Josephson junctions P. Seidel p. 317
8.1 Introduction p. 317
8.2 Types of high-T c Josephson junctions p. 325
8.3 Grain boundary junctions p. 333
8.4 Artificial barrier junctions p. 341
8.5 Intrinsic Josephson junctions p. 348
8.6 Hybrid junctions p. 357
8.7 Future trends p. 359
8.8 References p. 362
9 d-Wave YBCO dc superconductive quantum interference devices (dc SQUIDs) F. Lombardi and T. Bauch p. 370
9.1 Introduction p. 370
9.2 Grain boundary Josephson junctions p. 372
9.3 Dynamics of a current biased SQUID in the presence of an unconventional current phase relation p. 376
9.4 Probing the second harmonic component in the current phase relation by the magnetic field response of the SQUID p. 380
9.5 Quantum circuit applications: HTS SQUIDs as 'silent' quantum bit p. 383
9.6 Conclusions p. 386
9.7 References p. 387
10 Microwave filters using high-temperature superconductors Y. S. He and C. G. Li p. 390
10.1 Introduction p. 390
10.2 Superconductivity at microwave frequency p. 390
10.3 Superconducting transmission lines and related passive devices p. 396
10.4 Superconducting filter and receiver front-end subsystem p. 403
10.5 Superconducting meteorological radar p. 415
10.6 Summary p. 421
10.7 References p. 422
Index p. 424