Superconductivity in d- and f-Band Metals 1982 Buckel Weber KfK Conference

Superconductivity in d- and f-Band Metals 1982 Buckel Weber KfK Conference

This is the published proceedings of the IV Conference on Superconductivity in d- and f-Band Metals, held in Karlsruhe, Germany, June 28–30, 1982. Edited by W. Buckel (Universität Karlsruhe, Physikalisches Institut) and W. Weber (Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Angewandte Kernphysik), the volume was published by Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH and printed in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is a primary reference gathering contributed papers from leading researchers in d- and f-band superconductivity as of 1982.

Specifications & What's Included

• Title: Superconductivity in d- and f-Band Metals 1982
• Editors: W. Buckel, W. Weber
• Publisher: Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (KfK)
• Publication year: 1982
• ISBN: 3-923704-00-3
• Conference: IV Conference on Superconductivity in d- and f-Band Metals
• Conference dates: June 28–30, 1982, Karlsruhe, Germany
• Language: English
• Format: Hardcover
• Country of publication: Federal Republic of Germany

Applications

Conference proceedings volumes like this one serve as primary literature for physicists and materials scientists working in low-temperature physics and superconductivity. The d- and f-band metals series of conferences, held periodically through the 1970s and 1980s, brought together experimental and theoretical work on transition metals, rare-earth compounds, and actinide systems whose superconducting properties were then under intense investigation — particularly in the context of heavy-fermion superconductors and unconventional pairing mechanisms that were emerging as major research topics in that era. This 1982 volume captures the state of the field just before the discovery of high-temperature cuprate superconductors in 1986, making it a useful historical reference for understanding the theoretical framework that preceded that breakthrough. It is relevant to researchers in condensed matter physics, materials science, and the history of superconductivity, as well as university and institutional library collections covering low-temperature physics.