Abstract
In 1911 Kamerling-Onnes discovered superconductivity in mercury at 4.2K, in 1933 the fundamental Meissner-Ochsenfeld effect (j s ∝ A) has been discovered and in 1957 Bardeen, Cooper, Schrieffer explained superconductivity using an electronic theory as resulting from the electron-phonon coupling (B.C.S.-theory). In many metals this interaction caused singlet Cooperpairing (k ↑, −k ↓) of electrons within an energy-shell of the order of 2ω D around the Fermi-energy ε F (ω D = Debye energy). The resultant superconductivity was described by an order-parameter Δ k having s-symmetry (Δ k = Δ). Most metals exhibited superconductivity below a relatively low transition-temperature T c and T c ≤ 20K [1]. In Fig. 1.1 we illustrate the occurence of superconductivity in the periodic table.
The occurrence of superconductivity in the periodic table is illustrated. Clearly as the history of superconductivity shows alloys and compounds of the elements play a most important role
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
R.D. Parks: Superconductivity, Vol 1,2 (Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 1969); J.R. Schrieffer: Theory of Superconductivity (Benjamin, New York, 1964).
J.G. Bednorz and K.A Müller, Z. Phys. B 64 189 (1986); K.H Bennemann and J.B. Ketterson: The Physics of Superconductors, Vol. 1 (Springer, 2002).
Y. Maeno et al, Nature 372, 532 (1994); T.M. Rice, Nature 396, 627 (1998); Y. Maeno, T.M. Rice, M. Sigrist, Physics Today 54, 42, Physica C 341–348 695 (2000).
J. Nagamatsu, N. Nakagawa, T. Muranaka, Y. Zenitani, and J. Akimitsu, Nature 410 63 (2001); D.K. Finnemore, J.E. Ostenson, S.L. Bud’ko, G. Lapertot, and P.C. Canfield, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86 2420 (2001).
M. Vojta, Phys. Bl. 55, March 2002; S. Sachdev: Quantum Phase Transitions (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1999); J. Flouquet and A. Buzdin, Phys. World 15 41(2002).
W. Belzig and C. Bruder, Phys. Bl. 56 (No.5) 35 (2000); C.W.J. Beenakker, in Mesocopic Quantum Physics (North Holland, Amsterdam 1995); B. Mühschlegel, Surface Rev. and Lett. 3 (No.l) 115 (1996), W.P. Halperin, Rev. Mod. Phys. 58, 533 (1986); B. Janko, L. Smith, V. Ambegaokar, Phys. Rev. B 50, 1152; M.T. Tuominen, J.M. Hergenrother, T.S. Tighe, and M. Tinkham, Phys Rev. Lett. 69 (1992) 1997; Mesoscopic Superconductivity Physica B 203, 201 (1994); Y. Imry: Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics (Oxford Univ. Press, 1997); B.L. Altshuler et al.: Mesoscopic Phenomena in Solids (North Holland, Amsterdam 1991).
J.P. Carbotte and F. Marsiglio, in The Physics of Superconductors (Edts. K. Bennemann, J. Ketterson, Springer 2002).
B.D. Josephson, Phys. Lett 1 251 (1962); P.W. Anderson in Lectures on Many Body Problem (Edt. E.R. Caionello, Academic Press, New York 1964).
H.J. Choi, D. Roundy, H. Sun, M.L. Cohen, and S.G. Louie, Nature 418, 758 (2002).
D. Manske, I. Eremin, and K.H. Bennemann, Phys. Rev. B 62, 13922 (2000).
D. Manske, I. Eremin, and K.H. Bennemann, in The Physics of Superconductors, Vol 2 (Springer 2003).
A. Mackenzie, Y. Maeno and S. Julian, Phys. World 15 (No4) 33 (2002).
I. Eremin, D. Manske and K.H. Bennemann, Phys. Rev. B 65, 220502(R).
H.R. Ott in The Physics of Superconductors Vol.1 (Edts. K.H. Bennemann, J.B. Ketterson, Springer 2002).
L. Degiorgi, Rev. Mod. Phys. 71 687 (1999); F. Steglich et al. J. Phys. Chem. Sol. 59, 2190 (1998); M.B. Maple, Physica C 341–348, 47 (2000); C.R. Stewart, Rev. of Mod. Physics 73, 797 (2001); R. Joynt and L. Taillefer, Rev. Mod. Phys. 74, 235 (2002).
A.I. Larkin, Yu.N. Ovchinnikov, JETP 20, 762 (1965).
J. Singleton and C. Mielke, Phys. World 15 (Nol) 35 (2002), T. Ishiguo et al.: Organic Superconductors (Springer 1998), M. Lang in The Physics of Superconductors Vol.2 (Edt. K.H. Bennemann, J.B. Ketterson, Springer 2003).
J.W. Garland, K.H. Bennemann, F.M. Mueller, Phys. Rev. Lett. 21, 1315 (1968); W. Buckel, and R. Hilsch, Z. Phys. 138, 109 (1954).
J.B. Ketterson and S.N. Long: Superconductivity (Cambridge Univ. Press 1999).
F.S. Nogueira and K.H. Bennemann, to be published cond-mat/0302528
L.B. Ioffe and M.V. Feigerman, cond-mat /0203011; B. Doucot, M.V. Feigel’man and L.B. Ioffe, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 107003 (2003).
I. Baladić, A. Buzdin, N. Ryzhanova and A. Vedyayev, Phys. Rev. B 63, 54518 (2001); Y. Asano, Y. Tanaka, M. Sigrist, and S. Kashiwaya, cond-mat /0212353vl.
K.H. Bennemann, Z. Physik 260, 367 (1973).
T. Takada, H. Sakurai, E. Takayama-Muromachi, F. Izumi, R.A. Dilanian, and T. Sasaki, Nature 422, 53 (2003).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Bennemann, K.H., Ketterson, J.B. (2004). Recent Developments. In: Bennemann, K.H., Ketterson, J.B. (eds) The Physics of Superconductors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18914-2_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18914-2_1
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-62352-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-18914-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive