Advances in Superconductivity XI, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS '98), November 16-19, 1998, Fukuoka

The 11th International Symposium on Superconductivity was held November 16-19, 1998, in Fukuoka, Japan. Convened annually since 1988, the symposium covers the whole field of superconductivity from fundamental physics and chemistry to new applications. At the 11th Symposium, there was increased interest reported in the development of trial devices using bismuth wires and yttrium-based bulk materials. Among the presentations were those that clearly defined the development targets for next-generation yttrium-based wires and bulk materials and single-flux quantum (SFQ) circuits. Other popular topics were high-temperature superconductivity applications such as SQUIDs, microwave filters, and cryocooler-cooled magnets. With more than 600 participants from 18 countries, the symposium provided an excellent forum for exchanges of the most recent information in the field of superconductivity.

Trend of Science in the 21st Century.- Application of High-Temperature SQUID Magnetometers to Nondestructive Evaluation and Geomagnetic Exploration.- A Clinical Application of Superconductivity Technology — The Measurement of Magnetic Fields Produced by the Human Body.- The Effect of Chemical Pressure on Tc of Layered Cuprate Superconductors.- Critical Currents in Neutron-Irradiated High Temperature Superconductors.- Review of Coated Conductor Superconductor Wire Scale-Up Research in the U.S..- Challenges in the Realization of SFQ Digital Circuits.- Pressure Effects on Transport Properties of Detwinned Single Crystal YBa2Cu3O7-?.- Cu NMR Study of HgBa2CuO4+? and HgBa2CaCu2O6+?.- Photoinduced Phase Transition in YBa2Cu3Ox Observed by in-situ Resonant Raman Spectroscopy.- Electronic State of CuO.- Out-of-Plane Transport Properties of Zn-Substituted Bi-2212 Single Crystals with Different Oxygen Content.- Separation of Electronic and Phononic Components in Raman Spectra of High-Tc Superconductors.- Electric Resistivity of PrBa2Cu3O7-x Polycrystals.- Single Crystal Growth and Magnetic Properties of (La,Nd)4Ba2Cu2O10.- Growth and the Transport Property of Single Crystal PrBa2Cu4O8.- Femtosecond Optical Pulse Response of Y0.7Pr0.3Ba2Cu3O7-? Thin Films.- Anisotropic Transport Properties of Pb-Doped Bi2212 Single Crystals.- Effects of Oxygen Deficiency on ESR of Mn2+ Ions Substituted in YBa2Cu3O7-? Superconductors.- Measurements of Hall Effect on Bi2212 Under Uniaxial Stress.- ESR of Host Magnetic Ions or Impurity Ions in La2-xGdxCuO4 (0 x 2) as a Probe of Magnetic Interaction Between Magnetic Ions.- Resistive Transition in Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Single Crystals Measured Using Uniform and Non-Uniform Current Distributions.- Transport Properties of Grain Boundary Junctions Fabricated from Hole and Electron Doped High-Tc Superconductors.- Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Conductivity of Sr14Cu24O41.- Film-Thickness Dependence of Anomalous Dielectric Property Found in C-Axis-Oriented La2-xSrCuO4 Film with Localization.- Ion Milling of YBa2Cu3O7-? Thin Films and Their Charcterization.- Low Temperature Penetration Depth Measurements in High-Tc Superconductors.- Magnetic Imaging of Interlayer Josephson Vortices.- STM Vortex Core Spectroscopy and Non-BCS Pairing in High Temperature Superconductors.- Pseudogap Probed by STM.- Superconducting Gap and Pseudogap Behavior in High-Tc Cuprates.- Coulomb Blockade of the Intrinsic Josephson Tunneling in Submicron BSCCO Stacks.- Tunneling Study of Oxygen Concentration Dependence of Electronic State in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-x.- Magnetic-Field Dependence of the Energy Gap in Bi2Sr2CuO6+?.- Anomalous Temperature Dependence of the London Penetration Depth in Hole Doped High-Tc Superconductors.- Break-Junction Measurements of the Energy Gap Above Tc in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Quantum Interference Found in //c Conductance Modulation of La2-xSrxCuO4 Thin Film in CO2 Laser Irradiation.- The T=0 Phase Diagram of the Field-Driven Superconductor-Insulator Transition in 2D.- Evaluation of Supercurrent Distribution by Terahertz Radiation Mapping.- ac Charge Dynamics in the Meissner State and the Vortex State of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy.- Magnetic Flux Generation in YBCO Thin Film Loops by Optical Excitation Under Magnetic Field.- The Vortex-Glass Transition and Phase Diagram in Low-Tc Superconductors.- Anomalous Peak Effect and Current-Driven Flux Lines in Irradiated Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?: A Computer Simulation Study.- Estimation of Current Distribution in a Type II Superconductor.- Controllability and Stability of Magnetic Flux in YBCO Thin Film Loop Trapped by Optically Induced Current Imbalance.- Magnetic Flux Trap in Ion Implanted YBCO Thin Films Diagnosed by Terahertz Mapping.- Vortex Distribution Observed by Hall-Probe Array for Overdoped Bi-2212 Crystal.- A NMR Study of Vortex Melting in YBa2Cu4O8.- Magnetic Field Dependence of Jc in NdBa2Cu3O7-? Single Crystals Grown Under Various O2 Partial Pressures.- Fast Magnetic Relaxation Close to Tc in YBCO.- Observation of the First-Order Vortex Lattice Melting in NdBa2Cu3O7-y Single Crystals.- Magnetic Properties of (Nd0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu3Oy Doped by Additional Gd-211 Particles.- Field-Cooled Flux Distributions as Tool to Analyze Pinning Properties.- Superconducting Transitions of Bulk 123 Superconductors in Fields Up to 7 T.- Pinning in Nd-Based 123-Superconductors.- Distribution of Electric Field and Charge in Superconducting Strips Induced by Hall Effects.- Effect of Parallel Magnetic Field on the Melting Transition in BSCCO.- Effect of Ca Doping on the Lower Critical Field of YBa2Cu3O7-d Single Crystals.- Complex Harmonic Susceptibilities of Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy with Different Critical-Current Density.- The LPE Growth of Iron Garnet Films for Magnetic Flux Density Observation.- Current Dependence of the Effective Pinning Potential in Grain Aligned High-Tc Superconductors.- Pinning Mechanism in Weakly Pinned Type II Superconductors.- Recoupling Vortices due to Columnar Defects in 3.5 GeV Xe-Irradiated QMG-YBCO.- Vortex State of Heavy Ion Irradiated Ni-Doped Bi-2212.- Dynamical Properties of Vortices in the Mixed State of Amorphous MoxSi1-x Films.- The Thermally Nucleated Dissipation Process in Zero Field Studied by Voltage Noise.- Magnetic Relaxation Properties in OCMG Processed Nd-Ba-Cu-O Bulk Superconductors.- Anisotropy of Underdoped YBa2Cu3O6.5 Single Crystal.- ac Susceptibility and ac Loss of Silver-Sheathed Bi-2223 Tapes.- Transport Current Distribution in Superconducting Tapes.- Connectivity and Limitation of Current in Bi-2223/Ag Tapes.- New Concept on Superconductor — Flux Electron —.- Gap-Related Structure in a Phonon Spectrum of CuxBa2Ca3Cu4O.- Impurity Effects on the Superconducting State with a Nodeless Gap in the t-J Model.- Theory of Tunneling Effect in Ferromagnetic Metal/Insulator/Triplet Superconductor Junctions.- ac Josephson Current in d-Wave Superconductor Junctions.- Superconducting Condensation Energy of the Two-Dimensional Hubbard Model Obtained by the Variational Monte Carlo Study.- Superconducting States with a Nodeless Gap in the t-t’-J-J’ Model.- Superconductivity in Electron-Doped Layered Metal Nitrides.- Superconductivity in the K-Bi-O System.- Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Cu2GeO4 Containing Edge-Sharing CuO2 Chains.- Investigation of an Unstable Tc 126K Phase and Its Derivative Phase in the Ba-Ca-Cu-O System.- High-Pressure Synthesis of Ba2Can-1CunO2n(O,F)2 (n=2?5) with the Highest Tc of 120K (n=3).- New V-Based Superconductors (Cu,V)Sr2Can-1CunOy (n=3–7) Synthesized Under High Pressure.- Superconductivity and Crystal Structure of LaBaCuO2BO3 Compound.- Low Temperature Structural Studies of Mercury Cuprates Superconductors.- Application of Convergent-Beam-Electron-Diffraction Technique to Determine Novel Cuprate Structures.- Single Crystal Study of Enchanced Flux Pinning in (Hg,Pb)(Ba,Sr)2Ca2Cu3O8+? and (Hg,Pb)Sr2Ca2Cu3O8+?.- Structural Evolution Induced by Changing Hole Carrier Density in (Hg,Tl)2Ba2(Cax, Y1-x)Cu2Oy.- Chemical Control and Hole Distribution in High-Tc Cuprates.- Anisotropy of Bi1.5Pb0.7Sr1.8CaCu2O8+? Single Crystal.- Correlation Between Cu Valence, Hole Density and Tc of Bi2212 Superconductors — Effect of Pb Substitution —.- Relation Between Superconductivity and Oxidation State of Pb of (Pb,Cu)Sr2(Ca,Y)Cu2Oy and (Pb,Cu)(Sr,La)2CuOy Studied by Chemical Analysis and XPS Measurements.- Structure and Physical Properties of (Pb2/3M1/3)-1212 Phase.- Observation of Electronic Structure of Cuprates by Auger Electron Spectroscopy.- Hole Distribution and Magnetic-Field Irreversibility in Cu(Ba0.8Sr0.2)2(Yb1-xCax)Cu2O6+z.- Effects of Iodine Intercalation on the Structural and Superconducting Properties of Bi2Sr2-xLnxCuOz (Ln=Nd and Sm) Compound.- Crystal Growth of (Bi,Pb)2Sr2CaCu2Oz and Their Superconducting Properties.- ESR of Cu and Gd as a Probe of Chemical Reaction Rates in R-Ba-Cu-O (R=Y, Gd) and Related Systems.- Influence of Annealing in Water Vapor on the Structure of YBa2Cu3Ox Single Crystals.- X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies of the Bi2Sr2CaCu2O Single Crystal Surfaces Heated in Various Atmospheres.- Correlation Between Structural Stability and Water-Durability of High-Tc Superconductors.- Quench Characteristics of Y1Ba2Cu3O7-? Thin Film.- Magnetic Investigations of Hg-Based HTSC: Evidence for Different Kinds of Pinning.- Effect of Heavy Ion Irradiation on Flux Pinning Properties of Bi2212 and Bi(Pb)2212 Single Crystals Having Various ?2.- Role of Intrinsic Pinning for Melting Transition of YBa2Cu3O6.93 in the Parallel Field to CuO2 Layers.- Flux Pinning and Irreversibility Line in Superconducting Pb-Bi Alloys.- Vortex Behaviors in Single Crystalline Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x Investigated Through Spin-Probe ESR Method.- Scaling Law for Local Critical Current Distribution in Bi-2223/Ag Wires Estimated by V-I Characteristics.- Evidence for Planar Pinning in Heavily Pb-Doped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y Single Crystals.- Irreversibility Field and Pinning Potential in Bi-2212 Superconducting Single Crystal.- Neutron Irradiation Effect on the Pinning Properties of Nd123.- Critical Current Density of Y123 Bicrystal Films Grown by LPE Method.- Normal Transition of Large-Area Superconducting Films Under Non-Stationary Conditions.- The Pinning of Flux Lines by Planar and Point Defects.- Numerical Simulation of Fluxoid Behaviors in Bi2212 Single Crystal.- Magneto-Optical Characterization of (Nd0.33Eu0.33Gd0.33)Ba2Cu3Oy Bulk Superconductors with Different Gd-211 Content.- Direct Observation of Flux Patterns to Understand the Effect of Y Addition on the Jc(B) Properties of Melt-Textured (Nd0.33Eu0.33Sm0.33)Ba2Cu3Oy.- Comparison of the Irreversibility Line Between Magnetization and Magnetoresistance Measurement for Nd-Ba-Cu-O Crystals.- Penetration Dynamics of RE-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors on Pulsed Field Magnetization.- Characteristics of the Weibull Parameters Deduced from the I–V Curves Measured on the Sintered GdBa2Cu3O7-?.- Magnetic Field Dependence of Critical Current Density of NbTi Thin Films as a Parameter of Angle.- On Improving Irreversibility Field in Nd442 Rich Nd123 Systems with a Modified Growth Technique.- Enhancement in Critical Current Density of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x Single Crystal by Neutron Irradiation Followed by Thermal Annealing — Effect of Neutron Fluence —.- Bitter Decoration Patterns of Y-System Thin Films.- Superconducting Properties of NdBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition Method.- Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Observation of Vortices in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Effect of Geometry and Dimensionality on the Magnetic Response of HTSC Thin Films.- Transversal and Longitudinal Vortex Correlation in the Mixed State of High Temperature Superconductors.- Nature of Vortex Liquid in Heavy-Ion Irradiated Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y.- Dynamical Resistivity Behavior Above and Below Vortex Lattice Melting Transition in Single Crystals Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Monte Carlo Simulation on the First-Order Flux-Lattice Melting in High-Tc Superconductors.- Electron Irradiation Effects on the Vortex Phase Diagram in Untwinned YBa2Cu3Oy.- First-Order Decoupling Transition in the Vortex State of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y.- Critical Scaling Analysis of Transport Characteristics Before and After Heavy-Ion Irradiation in a YBa2Cu3O7-? Thin Film.- Optical Response and Transport Properties of Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-? Thin Films with Columnar Defects.- Study on the Magnetization of HTSC Films by a New Method Based on the Tunnel Diode Oscillator with an Open-Flat Coil.- Transport E(J) Characteristics of High-Tc Superconductors in a Wide B-T Plane Up to 27T.- A Systematic Study of Vortex States by Means of Josephson Plasma Resonance.- The Second Magnetization Peak Effect Observed in (La1-xSrx)2CuO4 Single Crystal Under H // ab.- Magnetization and Entropy Changes at the First-Order Phase-Transition of Vortex-Lattice in (La1-xSrx)2CuO4 Single Crystals.- Vortex Phase Diagram in Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy Probed by ac-Susceptibility Measurements.- Simulation of Magnetization of Bi2212 Single Crystal by the Fluxoid Dynamics Method.- Magnetic Relaxation in Superconducting Fullerenes Rb3C60 and K2RbC60.- Microstructures and Intergranular Jc of YBCO Films on MgO Bicrystal Grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Transport Characteristics in YBCO Thin Films Under Applying dc and ac Currents.- Characterization and Evaluation of Transport Current in Oxide Superconducting Wires.- Identification of Vortex Pinning Centers in Melt Textured ReBa2Cu3O7 (Re=Y,Nd).- Magnetization Properties for YBa2Cu3O7 Bulk Fabricated by Seed Process in High Magnetic Fields.- Very Strong Magnetic Field Trapped by Melt-Processed Large Sm-Ba-Cu-O Bulk-Superconductors.- Jc-B Properties of Melt-Processed (Nd, Eu, Gd)-Ba-Cu-O with Gd2BaCuO5 Second Phase.- Fabrication and Characterization of Large Single-Domain YBCO Bulks.- Evidence for an Oxygen Related Structural Change in Y211 at 185K.- Effect of Pt Addition on Microstructure and Magnetic Properties in OCMG-Processed (Nd,Eu,Gd)-Ba-Cu-O.- Superconductivity of the Nd1+xBa2-xCu3Oy Solid Solutions.- Growth of High-Tc Superconducting Single Crystals by a Vertical Bridgman Method.- Cracking Mechanisms and Tensile Strengths for Melt-Processed RE-Ba-Cu-O (Re: Sm,Y).- The Effect of KClO3 Addition on the Superconducting Properties and Microstructure of YBCO HTSC Materials.- Magneto-Optic Imaging of Flux Penetration into an Artificially Granular High-Tc Superconductor.- Effects of Solute-to-Solvent Ratio and Cooling Rate on the Nucleation Temperature of NdBa2Cu3Ox.- Preparation and Properties of Melt-Processed Large RE(Eu, Gd)-System Superconductor Bulk in Air.- Dispersion and Morphologies of Silver in the Melt Grown YBa2Cu3Ox.- Single Crystals of Nd1+x(Ba1-ySry)2-xCu3O7±? Solid Solution Grown by Crystal Pulling.- Melt Processing of RE 123 (RE=Sm,Gd) Superconductors in Air.- Flux Dynamics During Pulsed-Field Magnetization in R-Ba-Cu-O (R=Y, Sm) Bulk Superconductors.- Preparation and Properties of Large Grain Peritectically Processed Nd-Ba-Cu-O.- Mechanical Properties of RE Bulk Superconductors.- Fabrication Process of Twin-Free Orthorhombic Nd123 Single Crystal Under Uni-Axial Compression.- Phase Transition and Superconductive Properties of Nd1+xBa2-xCu3O6+? Solid Solution.- Rapid Preparation of YBCO Coated Conductors Using Ag Tapes by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- LPE Growth of YBCO on Silver Substrates.- Initial Growth Mechanism of Sm1+xBa2-xCu3Oy Film Prepared by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Partial Dissolution Mechanism of YBa2Cu3Ox Seed Films on MgO Substrate During Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Liquid Phase Epitaxy of Y1-xNdxBa2Cu3O7-? Mixed Crystal Systems.- Critical Current Density for Melt Textured Filamentary Nd123 Superconductors.- The Influence of Microstructure of Calcined Films Prepared by Chemical Solution Deposition on the Superconducting Properties.- Effects of Cooling Mode and Cation Substitution on Crystal Structure of Epitaxial YbBa2Cu4O8 Films Prepared by Coating Pyrolysis Process.- Characteristics of Normal-Zone Propagation in YBCO Thin Film Superconductors.- In-Plane Aligned YBCO Tapes Using NiO Buffer Layers Made by Surface-Oxidation Epitaxy.- Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7-y Films on Cube-Textured Silver Tapes with Oxide Buffer Layers.- Mechanical Property of Y1Ba2Cu3Ox Superconducting Tape Formed on Metallic Tape with YSZ Buffer Layer.- Fabrication and Transport Properties of Biaxially Textured YBCO Tapes by IBAD Method.- Continuous Preparation of Superconducting YBCO Tape on Ag Tape.- Characteristics of YBCO Thin Film Tapes Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition.- Structure of Different RE-123 Phases Synthesized by the Diffusion Reaction.- Quenching Properties of YBCO-Thin-Film Tapes.- New Experiments Elucidating the Current Limiting Mechanisms of Ag-Sheathed (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox Tapes.- Large Jc Enhancement of Bi-2212/Ag Tape by PAIR Process.- Development of Bi-2223 Cable Conductors.- Microstructures and Properties of Bi2212 Tapes and Bulks Grown in High Magnetic Field.- Power Losses in Multifilamentary Ag/BSCCO-2223 Tape Caused by ac External Magnetic Field and Transport Current.- Aspect Ratio Dependence of Effective Transverse Matrix Resistivity in Multifilamentary HTSC/Ag Strands.- Recent Progress in HTS Wire Technology at the Super-GM Project.- Development of Bi(2223) Tapes with Low ac Losses.- Effect of MgO, Ag2O, PtO2 Particles on the Microstructure and Superconducting Properties of Ag Sheathed (Bi,Pb)-2223 Tapes.- Superconducting Properties of Melt-Cast Processed Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy Compounds.- Bi-2212/Ag Multifilamentary Tapes, Wires and Coils for High Magnetic Field Applications.- Effects of Ag Foils on Properties of (Bi,Pb)-2223 Multifilamentary Tapes.- Superconducting Properties of Bi-2212 Multifilamentary Round Wires with Double Layered Core Filaments.- Extraction of Ag Diffusion Effect in Hot-Pressed Bi-2223.- Ceramic Fiber Addition to BPSCCO Superconductor.- Development of a New Type Bi-2212 Multi-Filamentary Wire.- Observation on the Microstructure of Bi2223 Silver Sheathed Tape.- Development of AgMg Alloy Sheathed Bi-2223 Multifilamentary Tape.- Analyses of the Electromagnetic Properties of Bi-Based Superconductors with Different Jc’s by the SRPM Method.- Synthesis of Ag-Sheathed (Bi,Pb)-2223 Tapes Using The Precursor of (Bi,Pb)2CuO4+(Sr,Ca)2CuO3.- The Influences of Precursor Powder on Critical Current Density of Ag/Bi-2223 Tapes.- Effects of Starting Composition and Treating Atmosphere on Phase formation, Microstructure and Jc of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox/Ag Multilayer Tapes.- Low Temperature Annealing Effects on Superconducting Properties of Melt-Solidified Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox/Ag Multilayer Tapes.- Spiral Pitch Adjusted Multi-Layer Conductor with Alloy-Sheathed Wire.- Development and Characterization of Bi2212 Superconducting Tape.- ac Loss Characteristics of Silver Sheathed Bi-2223 Multifilamentary Wires.- Development of Ag-Mg-? Alloy Sheathed Bi2223 Multifilament Tapes.- Processing Related Issues on High Jc Bi-2212/Ag Multilayer Tapes Prepared by Pair Process.- Superconducting Properties for AgCu Reinforced Ag/Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 Coil in Large Electromagnetic Stress State.- Bending Treatment Effect on Critical Current in Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox Tapes.- Bi-2212 Multifilamentary Round Conductor with High n-Value.- Effect of Ag Substrate on the Microstructure and Jc of Bi-2212/Ag Tapes Prepared by a Dip-Coating Method.- Progress in Improving Jc of Long Bi(2223) Tapes by Periodic Pressing.- Thermal Fluctuation Effects on the Magnetization in Bi1.8Pb0.4Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 Polycrystalline Sample.- Enhancement of Critical Currents in (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Oy (Bi-2223) Superconducting Tapes.- Mechanical Strength and Critical Strain of Superconducting Bi-2223/Ag Composite Tapes.- Post Annealing in Flowing Ar for Filamentary Hg1223 Superconductors.- Partial-Melting of Filamentary Hgl223 Superconductors by Using CaHgO2 for the Vaporizing Material.- ac Loss and Temperature Distribution in a Cryocooler-Cooled 1T Pulse Coil with an Interlayer-Transposed Parallel Conductor.- Effects of Winding-Pitch on Transverse-Field Losses Measured by a Simple Electromagnetic Method.- a.c. Transport Properties of the High-Tc Superconducting Cable Consist of the Transposed Segment Conductor.- Surface Condition and Superconducting Properties of Ag-Sheathed Tape.- HTS Transposed Cable Conductor with Low ac Loss.- Development of Long Length Round Strand for HTS Transposed Cable Conductor.- Fabrication of Conductor Using Bi-Based Multilayered Wires.- Stability Characteristics of the Aluminum Stabilized Superconductor for the LHD Helical Coils.- High Field Test of a Bi-2223 Silver-Alloy Sheathed Superconducting Coil.- Partial Melt Processing of Bi-2212 Thick Films on Polycrystalline MgO Substrates.- Development of Unidirectionally Solidified YBCO/Ag Superconducting Current Lead.- RE123 Superconductive Thin Fiber Current Leads Produced by Laser Heated Floating Zone Melting.- Superconducting Bulk Levitation Using an Electromagnet.- Growth Manners of c-Axis Oriented YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films.- Effect of Molecular Oxygen on YBCO Thin Films with (110)-Orientation.- Orientation Control in Thin Film Growth of YBa2Cu3Ox.- Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7-y Thin Film on the Cube Textured Silver Tape by MOCVD.- Fabrication of Smooth Surface on Liquid Phase Epitaxially Grown Y1Ba2Cu3O7-? Films by Mechanical Polishing.- Liquid Precursors for MOCVD Method to Fabricate (RE)BCO Thin Films.- Deposition of NdBaCuO Superconducting Films.- Epitaxial Growth of Smooth NdBa2Cu3O7-? Films by Laser Ablation Using a Single Crystal Target.- Homoepitaxial NdBa2Cu3O7-y Film Growth.- Ba1-xRbxBiOy Thin Films Prepared by Rf Magnetron Sputtering.- Synthesis of Single Phase of CuTl-1234 Thin Films.- Fabrication of High-Quality Hg-1212 Superconducting Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition.- Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7 Films on Sapphire Substrate by Pulsed Laser Deposition.- Growth and Characterization of 3-Inch-Dia. Double-Sided HTS Thin Film.- Fabrication of High Quality CeO2 Thin Films on YBa2Cu3Ox Films and YBa2Cu3Ox Single Crystals for Electronic Applications.- Near-Field Scanning Microwave Microscopy of Superconducting Materials and Devices.- Non-Destructive Measurements of Oxygen Content of YBa2Cu3O7-? and NdBa2Cu3O7-? Thin Films.- In-situ Observation and Surface Morphology of YBa2Cu3O7-y Films by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition.- Cubic Structure and Cation Disordering of YBCO Thin Film.- AFM Study on YBa2Cu3O7-y Thin Films by MOCVD Using Liquid State Sources.- Microstructure Characterization of the YBa2Cu3O7-y Thin Films Derived From the Metal-Naphthenates Gels Coated on SrTiO3 (100) and LaAlO3 (100) Substrates.- XPS Study on Electron-Beam Deposited NBCO Thin Films.- Influence of the Microstructure of a CeO2 Buffer Layer on the Superconducting Properties of YBa2Cu3O7-? on Al2O3.- Surface Treatments and Stability of YBa2Cu3Ox Single-Crystal Substrates for Homoepitaxial Growth.- Atomic Control of Step Distribution on Both Normal and Vicinal SrTiO3 (100) Substrates.- Surface Resistance of Ag-Bi2212 Thick Films Prepared by Partial-Melt Solidification Process.- Elimination of 45° Grain Boundaries in YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films for Microwave Devices on MgO Substrates.- Effect of Substrate Lattice Mismatch on the Crystallographic Properties of YBa2Cu3Oy Thin Films for Microwave Devices.- Microwave Properties of High-Tc Superconducting Film Characterized by Dielectric Resonator.- Structure and Superconducting Properties of Nb/Pd Multilayers.- Recent Progress in HTS Josephson Junctions.- Observation of Microwave Induced Steps for a Single Intrinsic Tunnel Junction.- Homoepitaxial SNS Junctions Grown on YBCO Single Crystal Substrates.- Edge-Type Junction with ITO Barrier.- Fabrication of YBa2Cu3O7-?/SrTiO3/La1-xSrxMnO3 Films for a Spin-Polarized Quasiparticle Injection Device.- High-Tc Josephson Junctions with Modified Interface Barriers.- Transport Mechanisms of HTS Ramp Edge Junctions with PBCO Based Barriers.- Fabrication of the HTS Multilayer Structure Using Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP).- Preparation and Characterization of a-Axis Oriented (NdBa2Cu3O7-?/PrBa2(Cu,Co)3O7-?/NdBa2Cu3O7-?)Trilayers.- Microwave Properties of Josephson Junction with Wide Band Log-Periodic Toothed Trapezoid Antenna of High-Tc Superconducting Films.- Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7 Step-Edge Junctions on Sapphire Substrate.- Step Angle Dependence of Tl2212 Josephson Junction Properties on MgO (100) Substrates.- High-Tc SQUID Systems for Biomagnetic Clinical Research and for Non-Destructive Evaluation.- (Hg,Re)-1212 Dc SQUIDs.- Direct Flux-Noise Measurement of Nb Variable-Thickness-Bridges.- Electronic Gradiometer Using High Tc SQUIDs Under Unshielded Environment.- High Tc SQUID Gradiometer.- High Tc SQUID with a Single Layer Flux Transformer on Sapphire.- Noise Property of High Tc dc-SQUID Utilizing Bicrystal Junction with 30° Misorientation Angle.- Fabrication of High-Tc SQUID Magnetometer with Double-Pickup-Coil Configuration.- Superconducting Electronics: Science and Technology Update.- Small Strip Line Module for Superconducting Filter.- Microwave Properties of Liquid Phase Epitaxialy Grown YBa2Cu3Ox Films.- Microwave Characteristic of YBa2Cu3O7-y Thin Films by Hot-Wall Type MOCVD.- Millimeter Wave YBa2Cu3Ox Mixer.- High Efficiency Cooling System for High Temperature Superconducting Filters.- Design and Fabrication of Cross-Coupled Microstrip Bandpass Filters.- New Measurement Technique of the Surface Resistance Rs Using the Microstripline Resonator.- A Superconducting Delay-Line Memory Using a YBa2Cu3O7-? Coplanar Line.- Use of Read SQUIDs in HTS SFQ Shift Register Circuits.- Single-Flux-Quantum Logic Devices Based on the Binary Decision Diagram.- Fabrication and Properties of NdBa2Cu3O7-?/PrBa2Cu3O7-?/NdBa2Cu3O7-? Ramp-Edge Junctions.- Terahertz Responses of HTS Josephson Junctions on Bicrystal Substrates.- A Novel Two-Dimensional Mapping System for Supercurrent Distribution Using Femtosecond Laser Pulses.- Fluxon Dissipation in Microscopic Stacks of Josephson Junctions.- Magnetic Flux Quanta in YBCO Thin Film Loop Controlled with Femtosecond Optical Pulses.- Design of Superconductive Optical Flux Trap Memory for Femtosecond Laser Pulse Detection.- Properties of Pulsed Laser Deposited Y-Ba-Cu-O Film Coated by Pb-Zr-Ti-O and Diamondlike Carbon.- Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-? — Ferroelectric PbZr0.52Ti0.48O3 Heterostructures for a Field Effect Transistor and a Nonvolatile Memory Device.- Double-Layered Superconducting Tubes (Supertrons) for Focusing and Guiding Intense Electron Beams.- Development of HTS Magnets for Si Single Crystal Pulling Applications.- Rapid Excitation of 7 T- & 4 T- Refrigerator Cooled Bi2223 Superconducting Magnets.- Fabrication and Transport Properties of Bi-2212/Ag Continuously-Wound 16-Stack Pancake Coil.- Stability and Thermal Quench Study in a HTSC Pancake Coil.- Electromagnetic Force Characteristics of the Superconducting Bearing Based on the Magnetic Gradient Levitation Concept.- Improvement on Levitation Force Decrease of Superconducting Magnetic Bearing.- An Evaluation of Levitation Property in HTSC Magnetic Bearing Device Including Ferromagnetic Materials.- Bias-Current’s Effect on Hybrid Superconducting Magnetic Bearings.- Electromagnetic Force of Multiple Bulk Superconductors.- Active Magnetic Levitation of Multiple Y-Ba-Cu-O Bulks.- Fabrication and Test of Reluctance Machine Using Bulk High Temperature Superconductor as Magnetic Shield.- A Levitation-Type Superconducting Linear Actuator with Superconducting Slider.- Development of Fully Superconducting Linear Actuator with Bi/Ag Sheathed Tape Windings and YBCO Bulk Thruster.- Design, Processing, and Properties of Bi:2212/Ag Rutherford Cables.- Uniform Current Distribution Conductor of HTS Power Cable with Variable Tape-Winding Pitches.- Initial Characterization Tests for Rutherford Cable Made with Bi-2212 High-Tc Superconducting Wire.- Improvement of Stabilized Current Density in Superconducting Composite Conductor.- Ramp Rate Limitation Test of the Superconducting Cable for ac Applications.- Numerical Analysis of ac Losses in Transposed High-Tc Superconductors.- 500 A Class Small ac Transformer Using Oxide Superconductor Operating at Liquid Nitrogen Temperature.- A Magnetic Shielding Type Superconducting Fault-Current Limiter.- Fabrication of a lkWh/lMW Module Type SMES.- Test Results of the R&D Coil for 1kWh/1MW SMES.- Switching Characteristics of a 1kA-25ohm Magnetic Persistent Current Switch for SMES.- Connecting Tests of 1MJ • SMES System and 1kA-25? Class Magnetic Persistent-Current-Switch (PCS).- Effect of Quench Time Lag on the Succeeding Quench in the Parallel Mechanical PCS Circuit.- Test Results of the HTS Current Leads for 1kWh/1MW Module Type SMES System.- Development of the Current Lead Using YBCO Rods for SMES.- Fabrication and Performance of High Temperature Current Lead Using Bi2223 Bulk.- Advances in Refrigeration for HTS Applications.- Performances of the Superconducting Coils for the Large Helical Device.- Computer Simulation of Normal Zone Propagation in the LHD Helical Coils.- Methods of Decreasing the Heat Loss Caused by Eddy Currents in a Superconducting Coil.- Magnetic Shielding Analysis of HTS Plates by Flux Flow Creep Model.- Numerical Method for Magnetic Shielding Analysis of Axisymmetric HTS Plates by Flux Flow Creep Model.- Formulation of Magnetic Shielding Effects by High-Tc Superconductor.- About Evolution and Propagation of Normal Zone in an Adiabatic Superconducting Coil.- Advanced Diagnostic Techniques for Superconductors in High Frequency Fields — Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.- Influence of Stress/Strain on Transport Critical Current Measurement for HTSC.- Stress-Strain-Ic Characterization of Bi-2212 Tapes.- Investigation of Pinning Behaviour by Flux Creep Measurements.- Results of RRT on Bi(2223)/Ag Tape Samples and Thermal Properties of High Tc Superconductors.- Standardization of the Test Method for a.c. Loss Measurement of Cu/Nb-Ti Composite Superconductors.- Sustainable Current Measurement of ac Nb-Ti Composite Superconducting Wires.- Results of Round Robin Test of Residual Resistance Ratio in Cu/Nb-Ti Composite Superconductor.- Inter-Comparison Test Results for Residual Resistance Ratio of Cu/Nb3Sn Composite Conductors.- Definition of Mechanical Properties Assessed by Room Temperature Tensile Test for the Cu/Nb-Ti Composite Wires.- Standardization of the Method for the Determination of the Cu/Non-Cu Ratio of Cu/Nb3Sn Composite Superconductors.- Author Index.- Key Word Index.