Publisher's Synopsis
This volume presents recent accomplishments, and discusses future directions for research and development in the areas of: superconductor powder synthesis; novel processing; chemistry; phase relationships; fabrication of wires, tapes and magnets; and applications for high-temperature superconductors.;Principal topics of discussion include: the recent development of YBCO, BSCCO, TBCCO and Hg-based superconductors; processing for the development of flux-pinning centres; chemistry; phase equilibrium; prototype devices for practical applications; and the significant progress made in the development of long lengths of superconductor tapes and device demonstration. New information is also presented on the phase relationships in the BSCCO systems, of use in the processing of BSCCO superconductors with improved properties.
