Microstructures and Structural Defects in High-Temperature Superconductors

Download or read book Microstructures and Structural Defects in High-Temperature Superconductors written by Zhi-Xiong Cai and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1998-12-24 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an extensive introduction to the microstructures and structural defects in high-temperature superconductors. It illustrates the application of modern experimental techniques as well as theoretical modeling tools in the study of these complex materials. The readers are given an overview of the structure-sensitive properties, such as transport properties, and the effort to develop large-scale (high-current, high-field) applications for these materials. The effects of defects on the superconducting properties of these materials are described when feasible to put the study of microstructures in proper perspective. Contents:Defects and SuperconductivityTools Used to Study the DefectsThe Structure CharacteristicsTypes of DefectsOxygen Ordering Related Defects in YBa2Cu3O7The Twin Boundary Structure in YBa2Cu3O7-δStructural Modulation in La2-xBaxCuO4Kinetics of the Alignment and the Formation of Bi-2223Charge DistributionExperimental Techniques for Grain Boundary StudiesThe Structure of Grain BoundariesArtificially Created Defects Readership: Graduate students and researchers in materials science, condensed matter physics, and chemistry. keywords:Ceramic Superconductor;Monte Carlo Simulation;Lattice-Gas Model;Transmission Electron Microscope;Defect Structure;Twinning and Tweed Structure;Structural Modulation;Dislocation Formation;Grain Boundary Structure;Heavy-Ion Irradiation;Microstructures;Structural Defects;Electron Microscopy;Structural Characterization and Modeling;Superconductivity;Solid-State Theory;Superconductors;YBa2Cu3O7-x;Bi2Sr2Can-1CunO2n+6;La2-xBaxCuO4