Proceedings Of The International Conference On Materials And Mechanisms Of Superconductivity High Temperature Superconductors Iii Kanazawa Japan July 22 26 1991

This Workshop took place after the International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity - High Temperature Superconductors III (Kanazawa, 22-27 July 1991) and attracted some of the most distingusihed participants from that major event. From the conference some key areas were selected and discussed at the workshop in great detail. These include cuprate superconductors and a new class of high-T c M x C 60 . The investigation of the similarity and dissimilarity between the properties of both superconductors may lead to an understanding of the mechanism of high-T c superconductivity. Papers on the superconducting properties of the cuprate oxides related to the flux-lines and their dynamics are also included. This carefully edited volume is therefore a very readable account of some of the most important aspects of high-T c superconductivity as seen by the leading authorities in 1991. It can be highly recommended for its originality as well as its archival value.

Advances through carefully conducted quantitative work on well designed, high quality materials characterize the present state of high-temperature superconductivity research. The contributions to this volume present a theoretical and experimental overview of electronic structure and physical properties, including anisotropic features, of high-temperative materials, with a focus on cuprates. In order to enhance the understanding of the mechanisms of superconductivity at high temperatures, this volume is divided into theoretical and experimental parts. The contributions to the two parts correspond to each other, giving readers involved in either area of research activity a reference to findingsof the other. On the other hand, this book gives young physicists high-level information on the present state of research, enhanced by tutorial contributions of leading physicists in the field.