1. Superconductivity at higher temperatures in the Hg-Ba-Ca-Cu-O compound system

   • C. W. Chu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 7

2. Copper oxycarbonates and mercury-based cuprates: Promising high-T _c superconductors

   • B. Raveau
   • C. Michel
   • A. Maignan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 18

3. A new family of superconductors containing carbonate group

   • J. Akimitsu
   • H. Nakata
   • M. Uehara

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 22

4. Infinite layer of solution-spun (Ca_1−x Sr _x ) _y CuO_2−z filaments

   • Tomoko Goto
   • Takane Iwatsuki
   • Yuusaku Takagi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 25

5. Is the tetragonal overdoped phase (La, Sr)₂CuO₄ superconductive?

   • Koichi Kitazawa
   • Yasuhide Tomioka
   • Kohji Kishio

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 31

6. Stability of the low-temperature tetragonal phase in La_2−x Ba _x CuO₄ and related compounds

   • F. Nakamura
   • K. Yoshida
   • T. Fujita

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 35

7. Superconductivity in the tetragonal phase of La_1.9Bi_0.1CuO_4+δ annealed under high oxygen pressure

   • Masatsune Kato
   • Takaaki Aoki
   • Yoshitami Saito

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 38

8. Structural instabilities and superconductivity in La-214 compounds

   • Y. Maeno
   • M. Nohara
   • T. Fujita

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 43

9. High oxygen pressure synthesis of new copper oxide superconductors

   • B. Dabrowski
   • V. Zhang-MacCoy
   • R. L. Hitterman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 48

10. SrCuO₂ and related high-pressure phases

    • Mikio Takano

    OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 54

11. New high-pressure Sr-Ca-Cu-O compounds and their superconducting properties

    • Seiji Adachi
    • H. Yamauchi
    • Nobuo Môri

    OriginalPaper Pages: 55 - 58

12. Structural properties and phase diagram of La₂MO_4+δ (M=Ni, Cu)

    • Akihiko Hayashi
    • Hiroyasu Tamura
    • Yasuo Takeda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 61

13. Magnetic order and evolution of the electronic state aroundx=0.12 in La_2−x Ba _x CuO₄ and La_2−x Sr _x CuO₄

    • Ken-ichi Kumagai
    • Kenji Kawano
    • Kanetada Nagamine

    OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 67

14. Phase diagram and microstructure in the system CuO-PbO-Ag

    • H. K. Liu
    • S. X. Dou
    • L. Q. Liu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 71

15. Phases on the “Perovskite Line” in the La-Sr-Cu-O System

    • Kenji Otzschi
    • Akihiko Hayashi
    • Yutaka Ueda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 75

16. Oxygen chain disorder and compensation by Ca in Y(1-2-3) cuprates

    • R. Suryanarayanan
    • S. Leelaprute
    • A. Das

    OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 80

17. Growth and characterization of Bi₂Sr₂Ca₁Cu₂O_8+x single crystals

    • M. H. Ionescu
    • C. C. Sorrell
    • R. Ramer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 85

18. Crystal growth of Bi-2212 in the Sr-enriched, Ca-reduced compositional range

    • Masashi Yoshida
    • Akihiko Endo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 89

19. Chemical control of superconducting properties of (Y, Ca)(Sr, Ba)₂Cu_2.7Ga_0.3O_7−δ

    • T. G. N. Babu
    • C. Greaves

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 95

20. Extraordinary behaviour of the Y_1−x Pr _x Ba₂Cu₃O_7−δ system

    • M. B. Maple
    • C. C. Almasan
    • R. P. Guertin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 106

21. Crystal-chemical anomalies in nonsuperconducting PrBa₂Cu₃O₇

    • T. A. Vanderah
    • C. K. Lowe-Ma

    OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 111

22. Superconducting gap in Pr _x Y_1−x Ba₂Cu₄O₈ and YBa_2−y Sr _y Cu₄O₈ probed by infrared phonon self-energies

    • A. P. Litvinchuk
    • C. Thomsen
    • L. -G. Johansson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 116

23. Crystal structure and anisotropy of iodine-intercalated Bi₂Sr₂Ca _n−1Cu _n O _x

    • K. Kishio
    • D. Pooke
    • Yu. Maeda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 121

24. Effects of iodine intercalation into Bi-based copper oxide superconductors

    • Akihiko Fujiwara
    • Yoji Koike
    • Yoshitami Saito

    OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 126

25. Photoinduced enhancement of superconductivity

    • David Lederman
    • E. Osquiguil
    • Ivan K. Schuller

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 130

26. Photoinduced changes in Raman spectra of YBa₂Cu₃O_6.4 films

    • J. Watté
    • G. Els
    • Y. Bruynseraede

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 136

27. Aspects of electrostatic charging effects in high-temperature superconductors

    • X. X. Xi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 143

28. Roles of oxygen defects in copper oxide superconductors

    • J. D. Jorgensen
    • P. G. Radaelli
    • D. G. Hinks

    OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 149

29. Pair density and gaplessness in high-T _c cuprates

    • J. L. Tallon
    • J. W. Loram

    OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 157

30. Anisotropic uniaxial pressure effects in YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ

    • U. Welp
    • M. Grimsditch
    • G. W. Crabtree

    OriginalPaper Pages: 159 - 164

31. Magnetic penetration depth of Tl₂Ba₂CuO_6+δ :T _c ∼σ₀ in the overdoped region

    • Ch. Niedermayer
    • C. Bernhard
    • J. I. Budnick

    OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 168

32. Influence of doping on the electronic structure of (La, Sr)₂CuO₄

    • R. H. Howell
    • P. A. Sterne
    • H. Kojima

    OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 173

33. The long-range proximity effect: Pair echoes

    • W. A. Little
    • M. J. Holcomb

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 180

34. Vortex motion in coupled DyBa₂Cu₃O₇/(Y_0.6Pr_0.4)Ba₂Cu₃O₇ heterostructures

    • Patrice Fivat
    • Jean-Marc Triscone
    • Øystein Fischer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 185

35. Atomic-layer engineering of cuprate superconductors

    • I. Bozovic
    • J. N. Eckstein
    • M. Fluss

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 195

36. Characterization of YBa₂Cu₃O₇/PrBa₂Cu₃O₇ superlattices

    • G. Jakob
    • Th. Hahn
    • H. Adrian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 200

37. Interface effects in YBCO/(Y-Pr)BCO multilayers, and the dimensionality of high-T _c superconductivity

    • S. Guha
    • M. Z. Cieplak
    • P. Lindenfeld

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 204

38. Effect of columnar defects on theJ _c anisotropy of YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ thin films and YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ /PrBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ multilayers

    • B. Holzapfel
    • M. Leghissa
    • G. Saemann-Ischenko

    OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 207

39. Anisotropic properties of (110)-YBCO/PrBCO superlattices

    • I. E. Trofimov
    • A. P. Litvinchuk
    • H. -U. Habermeier

    OriginalPaper Pages: 209 - 211

40. Raman scattering studies of ultrathin-layer YBa₂Cu₃O₇/PrBa₂Cu₃O₇ superlattices

    • R. Li
    • R. Feile
    • H. Adrian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 216

41. Characterization of epitaxial Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ thin films

    • P. Wagner
    • U. Frey
    • Y. Bruynseraede

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 219

42. Sequential imposed layer epitaxy of cuprate films

    • M. Laguës
    • H. Tebbji
    • X. Z. Xu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 221 - 225

43. Growth of untwinned Bi₂Sr₂Ca _n−1Cu _n O_2n+4+δ thin films on Nd : YAlO₃ substrates

    • Ichiro Tsukada
    • Kunimitsu Uchinokura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 229

44. High-quality YBa₂Cu₃O₇ films on 4-in. Wafers of sapphire, gallium arsenide, and silicon

    • W. Prusseit
    • B. Utz
    • H. Kinder

    OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 233

45. Vaporization of a mixed precursor in chemical vapor deposition of YBCO films

    • Gang Zhou
    • Guangyao Meng
    • Moises Levy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 237

46. Artificially layered Bi₂Sr₂Ca _n−1Cu _n O_2n+4 (n≥3) films by sequential sputter deposition

    • Takeshi Hatano
    • Keikichi Nakamura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 240

47. Ion irradiation effects in EuBa₂Cu₃O _y thin film

    • N. Ishikawa
    • A. Iwase
    • O. Michikami

    OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 242

48. Electronic specific heat of YBa₂Cu₃O_6+x from 1.8 to 300 K

    • J. W. Loram
    • K. A. Mirza
    • J. M. Wade

    OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 249

49. Specific heat of YBa₂Cu₃O₇

    • N. E. Phillips
    • J. P. Emerson
    • D. A. Wright

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 255

50. Thermodynamic determination of the electron-phonon coupling strength in YBa₂Cu₃O_7−δ

    • Mark E. Reeves
    • Vladimir Z. Kresin
    • Stuart A. Wolf

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 259