The Gap Symmetry and Fluctuations in High-Tc Superconductors

Introduction: Introduction to High Temperature Superconducting Oxides; D. Pavuna. Present Status of High-Tc Research; G. Deutscher. Theories and Models: Superconductivity in Cuprates, the Van Hove Scenario; A Review; J. Bok, J. Bouvier. The Isotope Effect and Pair Breaking in Cuprate Superconductors; V.Z. Kresin, et al. Materials and Applications: Current Research Issues for the Electron-Doped Cuprates; P. Fournier, et al. Superconductivity of Heavy-Electron Compounds: Comparison with Cuprates; H.-R. Ott. Optical Spectroscopies: Photoemission as a Probe of Superconductivity; G. Margaritondo. Electronic Structure and Doping in Cupratre Superconductors; M. Onellion. Magnetic Properties: Evidence for Gap Asymmetry and Spin Fluctuations from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; S. Kraemer, M. Mehring. Thermodynamic Properties and Fluctuations: Magnetic Penetration Depths in Cuprates: A Short Review of Measurement Techniques and Results;W.N. Hardy, et al. Tunneling Experiments: Tunneling in High-Tc Superconducting Cuprates; J. Lesueur, et al. Concluding Remarks; J. Bok. 16 Additional Articles. Index.