The phenomenon of superconductivity in materials offers great opportunities for fundamental and applied sciences. Application of superconducting material in measuring devices, medical diagnostics, in space and energy industries and transport, is only a short list of possible use of the phenomenon of superconductivity in everyday human activity.
The special collection “Superconductors and Superconductivity” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 up to 2015 and covers a wide range of advanced achievements in the field of applied research and applied application of superconductors in different branches of engineering.
Compiled scientific papers are presented in two chapters:
Chapter 1: Superconductors: Properties and Production Technologies
Chapter 2: Practice of Using Superconductors and Superconductivity
Aggregated Book
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Superconductors: Properties and Production Technologies
- Microwave Synthesis of Nano SiC Doping Mg(B1-2x(SiC)x)2 Superconductor and Superconductivity
- Formation of Nanoparticles in Zr and Dy Doped YBCO MOD Superconducting Films
- Maximum Hoop Stress Evaluation of a Hollow Cylindrical Bulk Superconductor in Field-Cooled Magnetization
- High Pressure Synthesized Magnesium Diboride- and Dodecaboride-Based Superconductors: Structure and Properties
- Fabrication of PbO-Type Structure β-FeSe Superconductor Ceramics by Solid State Reaction Method
- Structure and Functional Properties of Bulk MgB2 Superconductors Synthesized and Sintered under Pressure
- Preparation and Characterization of the New Y257 Superconductors
- Investigate the Properties of Y211 Doping Effect in the New Superconducting Y7Ba11Cu18Oy Compound
- The Preparation and Characterization of Y235 Superconductor and Y235 Doped Fluorine
- The Influence of Y211 Milling Conditions on the Microstructure of Y123/Y211 Bulk Superconductors
- Critical Current Density and Pinning Energy of Partial Melted Sm-Based Superconductor
- Upper Critical Field in Electron-Doped Superconductor with Nonstoichiometric Disorder near Antiferromagnetic-Superconducting Phase Boundary
- Synthesis of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+δ-(Dy2O3)x Added with Magnetic Nanoparticles Dy2O3 Dysprosium Oxide (0.0≤x≤0.1) via Co-Precipitation Method
- Optimization of Experimental Parameters to the Formation of Bi2212 Phase via Sol-Gel Method
- Crystal Growth and Characterization of FeAs-Based Superconductors
- Deposition of Superconducting Thin Films of Magnesium Di-Boride on Various Substrates by Electroless Plating Process
- The Process of Sol-Gel Method Prepared Bi-2212 Superconductors Tapes
- Disorder-Sensitive Superconductivity and Bonding Network in the Iron-Silicide Superconductor Lu2Fe3Si5
- Enhanced Transport Critical Current Density of NiO Nano Particles Added YBCO Superconductors
- AC Losses in Sn-Doped Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2(Ca1-xSnx)2Cu3Oδ Superconductors
- Investigate Oxygen Content in YBa2Cu3O7-δ Superconductors
- Influence of BaCeO3 and BaO2 Addition on the Microstructure of Y-123/Y-211 Bulk Superconductors
- Terahertz Spectroscopy of Superconductors
- Reentrance of Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling in Cuprate Superconductors
- High Critical Currents in Single Grain YBa2Cu3Oy Bulk Superconductors Produced by Infiltration-Growth
- Search for New Superconductors by Soft-Chemical Techniques
- Novel Measuring Method of Oxygen Content in La2-xSrxCuOy Superconductors with the Dissolved Oxygen Sensor
- Current-Phase Relation of YBa2Cu3O7-X/Nb Unconventional Superconductor Junctions
- Effect of Yb Substitution in Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2-xYbxCu3Oy Superconductor
- Effect of Heat Treatment on Ca Substitution in a Porous Y(Ba1-xCax)2Cu3O7-δ Superconductor
- Comparison of K, Ca and Zn Substitution on the Superconducting and Structural Properties of YBa2Cu3-xMXOδ
- Properties of Rare-Earth Substitution in Bi(Pb)-2223 Superconductor Prepared by Coprecipitation Method
- Effects of Nano-Sized NiF2 Addition in Bi1.4Pb0.6Sr2Ca2Cu3O10+δ Superconductor
- Fabrication and Characterization of Porous and Non-Porous Y2CaBa4Cu7Oδ Superconductor
- Effects of Oxygen Doping on the Transport Properties of Hg0.82Re0.18Ba2Ca2Cu3O8+d Superconducting Polycrystals
- Characterization of Bi2212 Superconductor Bulk Samples by Digital Image Processing
- Influences of Cracking of Coated Layer on Critical Current in Coated Composite Superconductor
- Superconducting Properties of Bi1.6Pb0.4Sr2Ca2-xDyxCu3Oy Prepared via Co-Precipitation Method
- Synthesis and Precise Analysis of Bi2Sr2Can-1CunOy Superconducting Whiskers
- Preliminary Observation on Macro Texture of Nb3Sn Low Temperature Superconductor (LTS)
- Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Hg(Re)-Pb-Ca-Ba-Cu-O Superconducting Thin Films Grown by Spray Pyrolysis
- Study on the Growth of Nb3Sn Superconductor in Cu(Sn)/Nb Diffusion Couple
- Cu Ti Formation in Nb Ti/Cu Superconducting Strand Monitored by In Situ Techniques
- The Synthesis of YBa3Cu4Ox Superconductor and Comparison with YBa2Cu3Ox
- Effect of ZnO Nano-Oxide Addition on the Superconducting Properties of the (Bi.Pb)2223 Phase
- Effect of Firing Temperature on Microstructure and Superconductivity of YBCO Films Derived from Low-Fluorine Solution
- Effect of MgO and Ag2O Mix-Additions on the Formation and Superconducting Properties of Bi-2223 Phase
- Compositions and Particle Sizes of (RE)Ba2Cu3O7-X Superconductor Powders Synthesized by the Solution Combustion Technique
- Critical Current Characteristics and Flux Pinning in Fe-Based Pnictide Superconductor
- Influence of Na, Mg and Yb Substitution for Ca in Bi(Pb)-2223 Superconductor
- Superconducting Properties of Calcium Substitution in Barium Site of Porous YBa2Cu3O7 Ceramics
- The Preparation and Characterization of Y145 Superconductor
- Effect of Ca Substitution at Y-Site of YB2C3O7 Superconductor Prepared via Co-Precipitation Method
- Effect of Specific Surface Area on Growth and Porosity of Oxide Superconducting Ceramic YBCO Single Domain
- Synthesis and Electronic Properties of TlFe2Se2-δ
- Three-Dimensional Characterization of BaZrO3 Precipitates in Y1-xGdxBa2Cu3O7-y Prepared by TFA-MOD Using STEM-Tomography
- Thermal Expansion of Oxyarsenides (LaO)TAs; T = Transition Metal
- Critical Current of Bi-2212 Single Crystal by Doping Oxides as a Pinning Center
- A Pseudo-Binary Diagram of the (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System
- Influence of Repeated Tensile Stress on Determining the Critical Tensile Stress/Strain of Copper Reinforced Bi-2223/Ag Tapes
- Effect of Interfaces and Cr Diffusion on Stabilizing Cu Conductivity in Nb3Sn-Strands
- Effect of Ultrahigh Straining on the Evolution of Cube Texture ({100}<100>) in High Purity Nickel
- Reactive Diffusion between Ti and Cu-9.3Sn-0.3Ti Alloy at Solid-State Temperatures
- Electron Transitions between Grain Boundaries in the (La1.85Sr0.15CuO4)1-x(La0.5Sr0.5MnO3)x Composites
- Analysis of Thermal Conductivity of LaFeAsO at Low Temperature
- Two-Component Behavior of Cuprate Superconductors from NMR Shifts
- Impact of the Magnetic Flux Penetrating Vortex Core on the Critical Current of the HTc Superconductors
- Comparison in Tribological Properties of YBa2Cu3OX/Ag and Bi2Sr2CaCu2OX/Ag Self-Lubricating Composites
- Studies on Development of MgB2 Superconductor with Improved In-Field Critical Current Density
- Incommensurate Spin-Density Wave in Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model
- Electronic Structures and Density of States of Borides AB(A=Zr,Hf,Nb and Ta)
- Cerium Doped Bismuth Based High Tc Superconductor: Synthesis and Study of Superconducting Properties
- Effects of (La0.67Ca0.33MnO3)x (x= 0.0, 0.8, 1.0) Additions on the Structural and Superconducting Transition Temperature of YBa2Cu3O7-δ System
- X-Ray Powder Diffraction Study on the MgB2 Superconductor Reacted with Nano-SiC: The Effects of Sintering Temperature
- Study on the Carbon Doping of Sugar Added MgB2 Superconductors Prepared by Low Temperature Sintering
- Percolation Effects in Composites Superconductor – Ferromagnetic Half-Metal
- The Specific Heat Jump of Hybridized Two-Band Superconductor
- Numerical Simulation of Explosively Compacted Powder-in-Tube MgB2 Superconductor
- The Critical Temperature of Two-Band Superconductors with Pseudogap
- The Exponential Repulsion and Pairing Mechanism in Bisoliton Model on the Critical Temperature of Cuprate Superconductors
- Investigation of Fluctuating Diamagnetism and Spin Dynamics in SmFeAsO1-xFx Superconductors
- Microwave Measurements of Surface Resistance and Complex Conductivity of NdBaCuO Films
- Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Niobium Aluminum Oxynitride and Tantalum Based Compound Prepared through Citrate Route
- A Multiband Model for LaO1-xFxFeAs
- Crystallographic & Electrical Properties of Pr Substituted Gd-123 Nanometre Sized High Temperature Superconductors
- New Measurements of the Transition to the Normal State Induced by High Current Densities in High-Tc Superconductor Microbridges under Thermal Smallness Conditions
- Nanocomposites Based on High-Tc Superconducting Ceramic 2212 BSCCO and their Properties
- Magnetic Attenuation in Superconducting Cylinders by Beer-Lambert Modified Model
- The Study on Zero-Temperature Gap of Superconductor Having the Coexistence of SDW and CDW
- The Study on Surface Critical Magnetic Field of a Layered Magnetic Superconductors
- Effect of Direct Transport Current and Heat Treatment on Resistive Properties of Bismuth-Based Ceramic High-Temperature Superconducting Oxides of Various Compositions
- Plasma Frequency in Josephson Junctions with a Non-Sinusoidal Current-Phase Relation
- Crystal Growth, Structure, and Incoherent Metallic Behaviour of FeCrAs
- London Penetration Depthin λ(T) in Type 1.5 Superconductor by Ginzburg-Landau Approach
- Dynamical Structure Factor of Magnetic Excitation in Underdoped La1.90Sr0.10CuO4 Measured by Chopper Neutron Spectrometer
- London Penetration Depth of Fe-Based Superconductors
- Effects of Oxygen Reduction and Ce-Doping on Magnetic Order in T’-Pr1.40-xLa0.60CexCuO4+δ−α Studied by μSR Measurement
- Elastic Properties of MgB2 and SiC-Doped MgB2 Superconductors
- Effects of Fe3O4 Nano Particles Addition in High Temperature Superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ
- Effect of Nanosize MgO Addition on the Texture and Mechanical Strength of Bi-2212 Superconductor Compound
- Ground State and Transport Property in Superconductors with Artificial Pinning Arrays
- Current-Phase Relation in Josephson Junctions with Complex Ferromagnetic/Normal Metal Interlayers
- Superconducting Critical Temperature and Magnetic Inhomogeneities in Superconductor/Ferromagnet/Superconductor Trilayers
- Superconducting Probe of Electronic Correlations and Exchange Field Based on the Proximity Effect in F/S Nanostructures
- The Josephson Current in the SFS Sandwich Taking into Account the Proximity Effect and Umklapp Processes
- A44_ Effect of Nano-Sized ZnO on Electrical & Structural Properties of High Temperature Tl2-x HgxBa2Ca2Cu3O10-δ Superconductors
- Study of the Effect of Oxygen Annealing on YBCO Platelet Aggregates Synthesized by a Biomimetic Method
- Improvements of Superconducting Properties on Bi-2212 Bulks by Element Doping
- Magnetoresistivity and Hall Effect in Mixed and Normal States of Electron-Doped Superconductor Nd2-XCexCuO4+δ with Nonstoichiometric Disorder
- The Effect of Different Salt Additions on the Microstructure of YBCO Synthesized by a Biomimetic Method
- Microstructure and Superconductive Property of MgB2/Al Composite Materials
- Study on Flux Pinned Vertical Force between High-Temperature Superconductor and Permanent Magnet
- Study of Superconductivity of Fe-Doping DyBa2Cu3-XFexO7-δ Systems Using Positron Experiment
- The Critical Current of the Superconductor Having an Array of Hole with de Gennes Boundary Condition
- Covalent Bond Cluster Effects and Phase Transitions in Superconductor Mg1-xAlxB2 Compounds
- The Influence of Surface Barrier to Critical Current of HTSC’s
- Study on Flux-Pinned Interaction between High-Temperature Superconductor and Permanent Magnet and Flux-Pinning’s Self-Stability
- Chapter 2: Practice of Using the Superconductors and Superconductivity
- Experiment of a Resistive Superconducting Fault Current Limiter Based on MgB2 under Different Supply Voltages
- Design Cost and Scaling Model of Superconducting Wind Turbine Generator for Electricity Generation
- Development of Textured Coated Superconductor Substrate Tapes by Severe Plastic Deformation Processing
- Effect of Niobium/Molybdenum Microalloying on SS316LN Steel
- Research of Thermal Anchor Attachment for ITER Magnet Supports
- Pinning Force Anisotropy for HTS Wires
- Design and Simulation Analysis of HTS Wind Generator
- Suspension Dynamic Behaviour of HTS Magnetically Levitated Bogie
- Fabrication of MgB2 Bulk Magnets with High Critical Currents
- Numerical Analysis of Levitation Forces Dynamic Behavior in the HTS-Magnet Levitation System
- Studies on the Positioning Effects of Iron Plates on HTS Maglev Performance
- Design and Prototype Test of a High Leakage Reactance Transformer-Based HTS Controllable Reactor
- The Effect of the Distance between the Permanent Magnets on the Levitation Force in Hybrid Magnetic Levitation System
- A Device for Measuring High-TC Superconductor Transition Temperature with Electric Transport and AC Susceptibility Methods Based on Small Cryocooler Cooling
- Magnetization Method Design of Bulk Multi-Seeded High Temperature Superconductors
- A Review of the Ion Beam Assisted Deposition Researches towards Industrialization for the Second Generation High Temperature Superconducting Wire Fabrication
- Levitation Performance of Multiple YBaCuO Blocks with Different Arrays above a Permanent Magnet Guideway
- Digitalization Control and Characteristic Analysis of a Superconducting Inductive Energy Management System
- The Superconducting Magnetic Properties of YBCO Effect on the Inductance of Coil
- Stable Levitation Performance of Bulk High Temperature Superconductor Magnet in Applied Magnetic Fields
- Recent R&D on Superconducting Wires for High-Field Magnet
- Finite Element Analysis of the Magnetic Field Simulation of High Temperature Superconducting Magnet
- Calculation of the Interaction Forces between Superconductor and Permanent Magnet Using Equivalent Current Loops in Zero Field Cooling
- The Characteristic Analysis of Electromagnetic and AC Loss for a High Temperature Superconducting Adjustable Reactor with Considering the Structure of Superconducting Winding
- Manufacture of Nb3Al Short Wires by RHQT Method Using a Newly Designed Apparatus
- Design and Simulation Experiment Study on Reconfigurable Spacecraft Base on Flux Pinned Interface
- The Relationship between Temperature and Levitation Stiffness of YBCO Bulk for Maglev Vehicle
- Development of High Temperature Superconductor Current Limiter
- A Hybrid High-TcSuperconducting Magnetic Levitation Sculpture Model
- Characterization of Superconducting BSCCO/CaSiO3 and BSCCO/CaZrO3 Ag PIT Wires
- Voltage Phase Difference Detection for Superconductor Quench
- Measuring AC Losses and Critical Current of High Pressure Synthesized MgB2 Bulk Rings by the Transformer Method
- Preparation of Multi-Core Bi-2212/Ag Wires
- Index Loss Analysis of YBCO Coated-Conductor Coils by Means of Simulation
- Solid-State Diffusion Formation of Nanocrystalline Nb3Sn Layers at Two-Staged Annealing of Multifilamentary Nb/Cu-Sn Wires
- Thermal Analysis and Design of the Cryogenic System for 12 MW Offshore Superconducting Wind Turbine
- Design of the Superconducting Excitation Winding for 12 MW Direct-Drive Wind Generator
- Development and Test of a Small Resistive Fault Current Limiting Device Based on a SmBaCuO Ceramic
- Investigation of the Fine Structure Localized Plastic Deformation Zone of Superconducting Cable Components