Handbook of Superconductivity

This edition is now available in three stand-alone volumes. As a whole they cover the depth and breadth of the field, drawing on an international pool of respected academics and industrial engineers. The three volumes provide hands-on guidance to the manufacturing and processing technologies associated with superconducting materials and devices.

David A. Cardwell, David C. Larbalestier, Aleksander Braginski

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Editors-in-Chief. Contributors. PART E Processing. E1 Introduction to Processing Methods. E2 Introduction to Section E2: Bulk Materials. E2.1 Introduction to Bulk Firing Techniques. E2.2 (RE)BCO Melt Processing Techniques: Fundamentals of the Melt Process. E2.3 Melt Processing Techniques: Melt Processing for BSCCO. E2.4 Growth of Superconducting Single Crystals. E2.5 Growth of A15 Type Single Crystals and Polycrystals and Their Physical Properties. E2.6 Irradiation. E2.7 Superconductors in Future Accelerators: Irradiation Problems. E3 Introduction to Section E3: Processing of Wires and Tapes. E3.1 Processing of High Tc Conductors: The Compound Bi-2212. E3.2 Processing of High Tc Conductors: The Compound Bi,Pb(2223). E3.3 Highlights on Tl(1223). E3.4 Processing of High Tc Conductors: The Compound YBCO. E3.5 Processing of High Tc Conductors: The Compound Hg(1223). E3.6 Overview of High Field LTS Materials (Without Nb3Sn). E3.7 Processing of Low Tc Conductors: The Alloy Nb-Ti. E3.8 Processing of Low Tc Conductors: The Compound Nb3Sn. E3.9 Processing of Low Tc Conductors: The Compound Nb3Al. E3.10 Processing of Low Tc Conductors: The Compounds PbMo6S8 and SnMo6S8. E3.11 Processing of Low Tc Conductors: The Compound MgB2. E3.12 Processing Pnictide Superconductors. E4 Introduction to Section E4: Thick and Thin Films. E4.1 Substrates and Functional Buffer Layers. E4.2 Physical Vapor Thin-Film Deposition Techniques. E4.3 Chemical Deposition Processes for REBa2Cu3O7 Coated Conductors. E4.4 High Temperature Superconductor Films: Processing Techniques. E4.5 Processing and Manufacture of Josephson Junctions: Low-Tc. E4.6 Processing and Manufacture of Josephson Junctions: High-Tc. E5 Introduction to Section E5: Superconductor Contacts. E5.1 Superconductor to Normal-Metal Contacts. E5.2 Resistive High Current Splices. E5.3 Persistent Mode Joints. PART F Refrigeration Methods. F1 Introduction to Part F: Refrigeration Methods. F1.1 Review of Refrigeration Methods. F1.2 Pulse Tube Cryocoolers. F1.3 Gifford-McMahon Cryocoolers. F1.4 Microcooling. F1.5 Cooling with Liquid Helium. Glossary. Index.