Superconductivity Physics and Applications

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Superconductivity: Physics and Applications brings together major developments that have occurred within the field over the past twenty years. Taking a truly modern approach to the subject the authors provide an interesting and accessible introduction. Brings a fresh approach to the physics of superconductivity based both on the well established and convergent picture for most low-Tc superconductors, provided by the BCS theory at the microscopic level, and London and Ginzburg-Landau theories at the phenomenological level, as well as on experiences gathered in high-Tc research in recent years. Includes end of chapter problems and numerous relevant examples Features brief interviews with key researchers in the field A prominent feature of the book is the use of SI units throughout, in contrast to many of the current textbooks on the subject which tend to use cgs units and are considered to be outdated

Preface

Acknowledgements

xiii

I BASIC TOPICS

(246)

1 What is superconductivity? A brief overview

(24)

1.1 Some introductory, historical remarks

(3)

1.2 Resistivity

(4)

1.3 The Meissner effect: perfect diamagnetism

(3)

1.4 Type I and type II superconductors

(4)

1.5 Vortex lines and flux lines

(1)

1.6 Thermodynamics of the superconducting state

(5)

1.7 Demagnetization factors and screening

(4)

2 Superconducting materials

(30)

2.1 Introductory remarks

(1)

2.2 Low-Tc superconductors

(4)

2.2.1 Superconducting elements

(2)

2.2.2 Binary alloys and stoichiometric compounds

(2)

2.3 Organic superconductors

(4)

2.3.1 Polymer and stacked molecular type

(3)

2.3.2 Fullerene superconductors

(1)

2.4 Chevrel phase materials

(1)

2.5 Oxide superconductors before the cuprates

(2)

2.6 High-Tc cuprate superconductors

(15)

2.6.1 The discovery of cuprate superconductors

(3)

2.6.2 Composition and structure

(1)

2.6.3 Making high Tc materials

(1)

2.6.4 Phase diagrams and doping

(5)

2.6.5 Some remarks on the original idea which led to the discovery of cuprate superconductors

(1)

2.6.6 Thermal fluctuations of the superconducting condensate. A preliminary discussion

(4)

2.7 Heavy fermion superconductors

(1)

2.8 MgB2 superconductor

(2)

2.9 Summarizing remarks

(2)

3 Fermi-liquids and attractive interactions

(22)

3.1 Introduction

(2)

3.2 The non-interacting electron gas

(2)

3.3 Interacting electrons, quasiparticles and Fermi-liquids

(5)

3.4 Instability due to attractive interactions

(13)

3.4.1 Two electrons with attractive interaction

(5)

3.4.2 Phonon-mediated attractive interactions

(4)

3.4.3 Reduction of the effective Hamiltonian

(4)

4 The superconducting state - an electronic condensate

(44)

4.1 BCS theory: a magnetic analogue

(2)

4.2 Derivation of the BCS gap equation

(6)

4.3 Transition temperature Tc and the energy gap Δ

(2)

4.4 Generalized gap equation, s-wave and d-wave gaps

(5)

4.5 Quasi-particle tunnelling and the gap

(9)

4.5.1 Introductory remarks

(1)

4.5.2 The tunnelling principle

(2)

4.5.3 Single-particle NIN tunnelling

(2)

4.5.4 NIS quasiparticle tunnelling

(3)

4.5.5 SIS quasiparticle tunnelling

102

(1)

4.6 BCS coherence factors versus quasiparticle-effects: ultrasound and NMR

103

(12)

4.6.1 Introductory remarks

103

(1)

4.6.2 Transition rates in ultrasound propagation and NMR

104

(1)

4.6.3 Longitudinal ultrasonic attenuation

105

(3)

4.6.4 Transverse ultrasound

108

(5)

4.6.5 Nuclear magnetic resonance relaxation below Tc

113

(2)

4.7 The Ginzburg-Landau theory

115

(8)

4.7.1 Some remarks on Landau theory

115

(2)

4.7.2 Ginzburg-Landau theory for superconductors

117

(4)

4.7.3 Flux quantization

121

(2)

5 Weak Links and Josephson Effects

123

(18)

5.1 Weak links, pair tunnelling, and Josephson effects

123

(5)

5.1.1 Introductory remarks

123

(2)

5.1.2 DC Josephson effect: the Feynman approach

125

(3)

5.2 AC Josephson effect

128

(3)

5.2.1 Alternative derivation of the AC Josephson effect

129

(2)

5.3 Josephson current in a magnetic field

131

(3)

5.4 The SQUID principle

134

(2)

5.5 The Ferrell-Prange equation

136

(2)

5.6 The critical field Hc1 of a Josephson junction

138

(1)

5.7 Josephson vortex dynamics

139

(1)

5.8 Josephson plasma in cuprate high-Tc superconductors

140

(1)

6 London Approximation to Ginzburg-Landau Theory (|ψ| constant)

141

(30)

6.1 The London equation and the penetration depth λL

141

(7)

6.1.1 Early electrodynamics and the London hypothesis

141

(5)

6.1.2 Derivation of the London equation from the free energy

146

(2)

6.2 The energy of a single flux line

148

(6)

6.2.1 Energy of a flux line: alternative derivation. An exercise

151

(3)

6.3 Interacting flux lines: the energy of an arbitrary flux line lattice

154

(6)

6.4 Self energy of a single straight flux line in the London approximation

160

(2)

6.5 Interaction between two parallel flux lines

162

(2)

6.6 Interaction between two flux lines at angle α

164

(2)

6.7 General flux-line lattice elastic matrix in the London approximation

166

(5)

7 Applications of Ginzburg-Landau Theory (|ψ| spatially varying)

171

(28)

7.1 The temperature-dependent order parameter |(T)|

171

(1)

7.2 The coherence length ξ

172

(3)

7.2.1 Relations between λ, ξ and Hc

174

(1)

7.3 Two types of superconductors

175

(5)

7.4 The structure of the vortex core

180

(2)

7.5 The length ξ and the upper critical field Bc2

182

(6)

7.5.1 Isotropic systems

182

(2)

7.5.2 Bc2, ξ, and λ in anisotropic superconductors

184

(4)

7.6 Ginzburg-Landau-Abrikosov (GLA) predictions for Bc2/Bc1

188

(2)

7.7 Surface superconductivity and Bc3

190

(9)

8 More on the Flux-line System

199

(48)

8.1 Elementary pinning forces and simple models

199

(2)

8.1.1 The concept of a pinning force

199

(1)

8.1.2 Pinning force and flux gradient

200

(1)

8.2 Critical state and the Bean model

201

(3)

8.3 Flux-line dynamics, thermal effects, depinning, creep and flow

204

(3)

8.3.1 TAFF, flow and creep: Definitions

204

(1)

8.3.2 Flux flow

205

(1)

8.3.3 Thermally activated flux creep: Anderson model

206

(1)

8.4 Single particle TAFF

207

(1)

8.5 FLL elasticity and pinning

208

(20)

8.5.1 Collective effects

208

(4)

8.5.2 Collective creep: inverse power law U(J)

212

(1)

8.5.3 Logarithmic U(J)

213

(2)

8.5.4 The vortex solid-liquid transition

215

(3)

8.5.5 Lindemann criterion and melting of a clean flux-line system

218

(6)

8.5.6 Modelling non-linear vortex diffusion

224

(4)

8.6 Flux-line entry at Bc1: thermodynamic and geometric restrictions

228

(5)

8.6.1 The critical field Bc1

228

(1)

8.6.2 The Bean-Livingston barrier

229

(3)

8.6.3 Geometric barriers

232

(1)

8.7 Critical current issues

233

(16)

8.7.1 Critical current in the Meissner state

233

(1)

8.7.2 Depairing critical current

234

(1)

8.7.3 Reduction of Jc at grain boundaries

235

(1)

8.7.4 Relaxation of magnetic moment and the irreversibility line

236

(6)

8.7.5 How can Jc be increased?

242

(5)

II ADVANCED TOPICS

247

(68)

9 Two-dimensional superconductivity. Vortex-pair unbinding

249

(30)

9.1 Introduction

249

(1)

9.2 Ginzburg-Landau description

250

(1)

9.3 Critical fluctuations in two-dimensional superfluids

251

(4)

9.4 Vortex-antivortex pairs

255

(2)

9.5 Mapping to the 2D Coulomb gas

257

(7)

9.6 Vortex-pair unbinding and Kosterlitz-Thouless transition

264

(7)

9.7 Jump in superfluid density

271

(8)

10 Dual description of the superconducting phase transition

279

(36)

10.1 Introduction

279

(3)

10.2 Lattice formulation of the Ginzburg-Landau theory

282

(4)

10.2.1 Lattice Ginzburg-Landau model in a frozen gauge approximation

284

(2)

10.3 Preliminary results

286

(3)

10.4 Vortex-loops as topological defects of the order parameter

289

(6)

10.5 Superconductor-superfluid duality in d = 3

295

(3)

10.6 Zero-field vortex-loop blowout

298

(8)

10.6.1 Definitions

299

(7)

10.7 Fractal dimension of a vortex-loop tangle

306

(3)

10.8 Type I versus type II, briefly revisited

309

(6)

III SELECTED APPLICATIONS

315

(54)

11 Small scale applications

317

(32)

11.1 More JJ-junction and SQUID basics

318

(11)

11.1.1 Introductory remarks

318

(1)

11.1.2 RSJ - the resistively shunted Josephson junction

318

(4)

11.1.3 Further modelling of the Josephson junction

322

(1)

11.1.4 The autonomous DC SQUID

323

(2)

11.1.5 Simplified model of the DC SQUID

325

(4)

11.2 SQUID applications

329

(4)

11.2.1 Biomagnetism: neuromagnetic applications

329

(4)

11.3 Superconducting electrodynamics in the two-fluid model

333

(8)

11.3.1 Frequency dependent conductivity in the two fluid model

333

(3)

11.3.2 Surface impedance and AC loss

336

(3)

11.3.3 Surface resistance measurement

339

(2)

11.4 High-frequency radio technology

341

(8)

11.4.1 Microstrip filters and delay lines

341

(4)

11.4.2 Superconducting high-frequency devices

345

(4)

12 Superconducting Wire and Cable Technology

349

(20)

12.1 Low-Tc wire and cable

349

(13)

12.1.1 Introductory remarks

349

(1)

12.1.2 General design considerations

350

(1)

12.1.3 Basic superconductor properties

350

(3)

12.1.4 Design of technical superconductors

353

(2)

12.1.5 Stabilization

355

(3)

12.1.6 AC losses

358

(1)

12.1.7 Mechanical characteristics

359

(1)

12.1.8 Fabrication technology

359

(3)

12.2 High-Tc wire and cable

362

(4)

12.2.1 High-Tc wire and tape

362

(1)

12.2.2 Full-scale high-Tc cable

363

(1)

12.2.3 HTS induction heater

364

(2)

12.3 Magnet technology

366

(3)

IV TOPICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

369

(30)

13 Topical Contributions

371

(28)

13.1 Spin-Triplet superconductivity, by Y. Maeno

371

(3)

13.2 π-SQUIDs - realization and properties, by J. Mannhart

374

(2)

13.3 Doppler effect and the thermal Hall conductivity of quasiparticles in d-wave superconductors, by N.P. Ong

376

(2)

13.4 Nanometer-sized defects responsible for strong flux pinning in NEG123 superconductor at 77K, by M. Muralidhar and M. Murakami

378

(2)

13.5 Hybrid Magnets, by H. Schneider-Muntau

380

(5)

13.6 Magneto-Optical Imaging of Vortex Matter, by T.H. Johansen

385

(3)

13.7 Vortices seen by scanning tunneling spectroscopy, by Oystein Fischer

388

(4)

13.8 Resistivity in Vortex State in High-Tc Superconductors, by K. Kadowaki

392

(3)

13.9 Coated conductors: a developing application of high temperature superconductivity, by James R. Thompson, and David K. Christen

395

(2)

References Chapter 13

397

(2)

V HISTORICAL NOTES

399

(18)

14 Historical notes on superconductivity: the Nobel laureates

401

(16)

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

401

(1)

John Bardeen

402

(1)

Leon N. Cooper

403

(1)

J. Robert Schrieffer

404

(1)

Ivar Giaever

405

(2)

Brian D. Josephson

407

(1)

J. George Bednorz

408

(2)

K. Alex Müller

410

(1)

Alexei A. Abrikosov

411

(2)

Vitaly L. Ginzburg

413

(1)

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

414

(1)

Philip W. Anderson

415

(2)

References

417

(6)

Author index

423

(2)

Subject index

425

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