One-Dimensional Superconductivity in Nanowires

✍ Scribed by Fabio Altomare, Albert M. Chang

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 334
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The book introduces scientists and graduate students to superconductivity, and highlights the differences arising from the different dimensionality of the sample under study. It focuses on transport in one-dimensional superconductors, describing relevant theories with particular emphasis on experimental results. It closely relates these results to the emergence of various novel fabrication techniques. The book closes by discussing future perspectives, and the connection and relevance to other physical systems, including superfluidity, Bose-Einstein condensates, and possibly cosmic strings.

✦ Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Superconductivity: Basics and Formulation (pages 1–29):
Chapter 2 1D Superconductivity: Basic Notions (pages 31–73):
Chapter 3 Quantum Phase Slips and Quantum Phase Transitions (pages 75–147):
Chapter 4 Duality (pages 149–166):
Chapter 5 Proximity Related Phenomena (pages 167–191):
Chapter 6 Experimental Technique for Nanowire Fabrication (pages 193–218):
Chapter 7 Experimental Review of Experiments on 1D Superconducting Nanowires (pages 219–261):
Chapter 8 Coherent Quantum Phase Slips (pages 263–273):
Chapter 9 1D Superconductivity in a Related System (pages 275–300):
Chapter 10 Concluding Remarks (pages 301–302):