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1. Introduction to superconductivity, superconducting materials and their usefulness -- 1.1. Brief introduction to the phenomenon of superconductivity -- 1.2. Does the resistance in the superconducting state really become zero? -- 1.3. Flow of charge carriers in a metal, an insulator and a superconductor -- 1.4. Meissner effect -- 1.5. Superconducting elements, alloys, intermetallics and compounds -- 1.6. Critical field, Hc -- 1.7. Type I and type II superconductors -- 1.8. Abrikosov vortices, flux line lattice and the mixed state -- 1.9. BCS mechanism : flux quantization and energy gap -- 1.10. Wires and cables from low Tc superconductors NbTi and Nb3Sn -- 1.11. Techniques employed to evaluate the basic physical characteristics of superconducting materials

2. High-Tc superconducting cuprates and magnesium boride -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Oxide superconductors, before cuprates -- 2.3. Cuprate superconductors : La-Sr-Cu-O and Y-Ba-Cu-O -- 2.4. Bi-, Tl- and Hg-based cuprate superconductors -- 2.5. Spin-fluctuation as the pairing mechanism for high-Tc superconductors -- 2.6. MgB2

3. Materials contributing to physics of superconductivity, or holding potential for applications -- 3.1. Chevrel phase superconductors -- 3.2. Rare earth rhodium boride superconductors, MRh4B4 -- 3.3. Rare earth nickel borocarbides -- 3.4. Heavy fermion superconductors -- 3.5. Fe-pnictide superconductors -- 3.6. Fe-selenide superconductors -- 3.7. Hydride superconductors -- 3.8. Organic superconductors -- 3.9. Fulleride superconductors -- 3.10. Superconducting materials--the continuing search -- 3.11. Types of superconductivity

4. Applications of bulk superconducting materials, and in high-field magnets -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Superconductor wires and cables for winding of magnets -- 4.3. High field superconducting magnets for particle accelerators and colliders -- 4.4. Superconducting magnets for nuclear fusion -- 4.5. Superconducting RF cavities -- 4.6. Superconducting magnets for MRI -- 4.7. Superconducting magnets for maglev trains -- 4.8. Superconductors in the power sector -- 4.9. Use of HTSCs for power applications -- 4.10. HTS power cable projects -- 4.11. Superconducting switches and power transformers -- 4.12. State-of-the-art superconducting fault current limiters -- 4.13. Miscellaneous applications -- 4.14. High-field magnets using HTSCs -- 4.15. Use of HTS in superconducting cavities for accelerators -- 4.16. Applications of MgB2 wires -- 4.17. Other applications of superconductors -- 4.18. Cryogenics

5. Applications in Josephson junctions, SQUIDs, and MEG. Other low field applications -- 5.1. From quantum concepts to superconducting technology : Josephson junctions and SQUIDs -- 5.2. Josephson junction electronics, computers and detectors -- 5.3. Measurement of ultra-low magnetic fields by SQUIDs -- 5.4. Types of SQUIDs -- 5.5. Applications of SQUID magnetometers and gradiometers -- 5.6. SQUID sensors for magnetoencephalography and biomagnetic applications -- 5.7. High-Tc SQUIDs

6. Applications in the areas of diagnostics and neuroscience -- 6.1. Brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience -- 6.2. Neuro-diseases -- 6.3. The salience network (SN) -- 6.4. SN and the mesolimbic dopamine system -- 6.5. Magnetic resonance perfusion -- 6.6. BIO-interface -- 6.7. Signal-space projection/separation for MEG data -- 6.8. Evoked and induced responses -- 6.9. Consequences of deprivation of sleep -- 6.10. Non-destructive imaging of soft tissue using synchrotron radiation -- 6.11. Carbon-ion radiotherapy

7. Concluding remarks. Slow progress in the commercialization of potential HTS devices. New hopes. Emerging new applications -- 7.1. Why is superconductivity so exciting? -- 7.2. Factors hampering the commercial applications of high-Tc superconductors -- 7.3. Limitations of hydride and organic superconductors to be overcome before their applications -- 7.4. New emerging applications, including those of HTSCs.

The applications of superconducting materials have the potential to change our world, but descriptions of superconductivity in literature tend to be complex for non-physicists. This text provides an accessible account of superconductivity and its applications for an interdisciplinary readership. This book covers the characteristics of superconducting materials, particularly those with commercial applications, including MRI, MEG, high-field magnets, magnetometers, gradiometers, SQUID sensors and Josephson junctions. The applications and concepts are discussed at a level suitable for those with a basic background in physics, without using complex mathematics. This is a valuable reference text for researchers and practitioners working with devices made from superconducting materials. The text also acts as useful supplementary reading for courses related to superconductivity and superconducting materials.

Interdisciplinary--students and researchers in materials science, engineering, chemistry, biotechnology and medicine.

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An expert on superconductivity, Professor (Dr) Jatinder V Yakhmi is a Fellow of National Academy of Sciences of India. During his illustrious career of 45 years at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, he contributed 450 research papers in International journals, including 65 reviews/book chapters. Of these, 140 have been on different aspects of superconductors. He co-edited a book on thallium cuprate superconductors in 1994. He continues to be a popular speaker and has delivered 150 invited seminars in reputed international labs, and about 50 at international conferences. His work is well-cited, with an h-index of 50.

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