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materials science guide to superconductors and how to make them super
Materials science guide to super conductors
1 online resource (viii, 215 pages) : color illustrations
Superconductors capture the imagination with seemingly magical properties that allow them to carry electricity without losing any energy. This book tells how superconductors are designed and engineered on the nanoscale. It introduces what materials science is all about and why advanced materials have such importance for technological progress.
1 Meet the Family -- 2 Miraculous Magnets -- 3 Energy Essentials and Superconducting States -- 4 Levitation Magic -- 5 NbTi: The Wonderful Workhorse -- 6 Quirky Quantum Effects -- 7 Grain Boundaries: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- 8 Battles with Brittleness -- 9 High Temperature Heroics -- 10 A Super Future?
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A Materials Science Guide to Superconductors
Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, ©2022