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Tables of Contents for High-Temperature Superconductor Thin Films at Microwave Frequencies
Chapter/Section Title
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Temperature and Frequency Dependent Surface Impedance
1
43
Physical Framework
1
9
Field Equations and Characteristic Lengths
1
4
Surface Resistance and Surface Reactance
5
3
Effect of Finite Film Thickness and Metallic Cap Layers
8
2
Extended Two-Fluid Model
10
9
Equivalent Circuits and Interpretation for a Homogeneous Superconductor
11
1
Interpretation for a Granular Superconductor
12
4
Scaling Laws
16
3
Microscopic Picture
19
24
BCS Theory: Cooper Pairs, Energy Gap and Density of States
20
3
BCS Theory: Complex Conductivity and Surface Impedance
23
4
Non-BCS Densities of States and Consequences for the Surface Impedance
27
14
Tunneling Spectroscopy of the Density of States in Y (Yb)Ba2Cu3O7-x
41
2
Measurements of the Surface Impedance at Linear Response
43
60
Measurement Methods
43
25
Characteristic Parameters of Superconducting Resonators
44
6
Modes of Operation
50
5
Selected Examples of Integral Measurement Systems
55
8
Survey of Local Measurement Systems
63
5
Surface Impedance of Nb3Sn Thine Films on Sapphire
68
14
Properties of Nb3Sn Thin Films on Dielectric Substrates
69
2
Superconductive Properties of the Nb3Sn Films Prepared by Tin Diffusion
71
7
Effect of Film Thickness and Grain Size on the Surface Impedance
78
4
Surface Impedance of Oxide Superconductor Films
82
21
Granular YBa2Cu3O7-x Films
83
2
Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-x and Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O Films
85
9
Effects of Composition
94
2
Theoretical Description
96
7
Field and Power-Dependent Surface Impedance
103
68
Critical Field Levels and Corresponding Surface Impedance
104
26
Overview
105
5
Thermodynamic and Upper Critical Fields
110
4
Adiabatic Superheating
114
3
Lower Critical Fields
117
9
Implications of Film Thickness, Anisotropy and Unconventional Pairing
126
4
Microwave Heating
130
16
Description of the Problem
132
4
Analytical Approach
136
3
Numerical Simulations
139
7
Dynamic Nonlinear Surface Impedance
146
13
Dynamic (Nonequilibrium) Microwave Response
146
4
Two-Tone Frequency Intermodulation in the Adiabatic Limit
150
5
Two-Tone Frequency Intermodulation in Dynamic Systems
155
4
Summary: Consequences for Nb3Sn and YBa2Cu3O7-x
159
12
Anomalous Field-Effect in Superconductors: Coupled-Grain Models
159
4
Anomalous Field-Effect in Superconductors: Pair Breaking Effects
163
3
Typical Field Ranges for Nb3Sn and YBCO
166
5
Measurements of the Surface Impedance at Nonlinear Response
171
68
Microwave Field Dependence of the Surface Impedance
171
28
Phenomenological Picture
172
4
Critical Field Levels and Power-Law Behavior
176
9
Local Measurements of the Nonlinear Surface Impedance
185
9
Survey of Data on Nb3Sn Films
194
5
DC Magnetic Field Dependence of the Surface Impedance
199
19
Phenomenological Description of Zs(BDC)
199
5
Flux Penetration and Surface Impedance in Perpendicular Fields
204
9
Surface Impedance in Parallel Fields
213
5
Identification of Magnetic and Thermal Field Limitations in YBCO Films
218
21
Identification of Magnetically Induced Nonlinearities
218
7
Anomalous Field Effect in YBa2Cu3O7-x Films
225
6
Identification of Thermally Induced Nonlinearities
231
5
Summary
236
3
Technology of High-Temperature Superconducting Films and Devices
239
44
Thin-Film Deposition Techniques
239
25
Nb3Sn Films on Sapphire Substrates
240
7
Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7-x Films
247
13
Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7-x Grain Boundary Junctions
260
4
Integration of Films into Devices
264
9
Choice of Substrate Materials: Structural Compatibility
264
3
Choice of Substrate Materials: Complex Permittivity
267
4
Microwave Design
271
2
Refrigeration
273
10
General Considerations
273
5
Liquid Coolants
278
1
Closed-Cycle Cryocoolers
279
4
Passive High-Temperature Superconducting Microwave Devices
283
62
Basic Features of Filters
283
16
From Resonators to Filters
284
4
Different Types of Filter Characteristics
288
8
Relations Between the Properties of Filters and the Constituting Resonators
296
3
Passive Devices Related to Resonant Elements
299
19
Survey of Passive Microwave Device Applications
300
7
Remaining Challenges
307
11
Passive Devices Based on Josephson Junctions
318
27
Unique Features of Josephson Junctions and SQUIDs
318
7
Survey of Josephson Junction Microwave Devices
325
7
Single-Junction SQUIDs Coupled to Microwave Devices
332
13
Appendix
345
4
A.1 Fundamental Constants
345
1
A.2 Frequently used Abbreviations, Symbols and Definitions
346
1
A.3 Physical Quantities
347
1
A.4 HTS Compounds, Substrates and Deposition Techniques
348
1
References
349
42
Subject Index
391