This review volume contains the most up-to-date articles on the chemical aspects of high temperature oxide superconductors. These articles are written by some of the leading scientists in the field and includes a comprehensive list of references. This is an essential volume for researchers working in the fields of ceramics, materials science and chemistry.
Crystal chemistry and superconductivity in the copper oxides, J.B. Goodenough and A. Manthiram; defects and microstructures in layered copper oxides, M. Hervieu, et al; important common features of the cuprate superconductors - relation between the electronic structure and superconductivity, C.N.R. Rao; design of new cuprate superconductors and prediction of their structures, T. Arima and Y. Tokura; the modulation in bismuth cuprates and related materials, J.M. Tarascon, et al; application of high-pressure and high-oxygen pressure to Cu-oxides, M. Takano, et al; thermodynamics of Y-Ba-Cu-O system and related aspects, S.F. Pashin and Yu D. Tretyakov; field modulated microwave absorption in high-temperature superconducting oxides, M. Puri and L. Kevan; high temperature superconductor thin films by pulsed laser ablation, S.B. Ogale; magnetic properties and field modulated microwave absorption of YBa2Cu3O7 thin films, C. Schlenker, et al.