Advances in Superconductivity III

1 Plenary Lectures.- High-Tc Thin-Film Microelectronics.- Flux Pinning in Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconductor Prepared by Melt-Powder-Melt-Growth Process.- Electronic Raman Scattering in High Temperature Superconductors.- Fabrication and Superconducting Properties of YBa2Cu3O7/PrBa2Cu3O7 Artificial Superlattices.- A 4. 2K Josephson Digital Computer.- United States Progress in Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES).- 2 Physics.- 2. 1 Theoretical Studies.- Superconducting Properties in Layered Cuprate Oxides.- Gauge Field Theory of the High-Tc Superconductors.- Superconductivity due to Interband Pair-Transfer Interaction Divergently Enhanced by a Filled Band.- Mott-Hubbard Band and Charge Transfer Gap in La2CuO4.- Electronic States of Metal (Ti,V,Cr) Oxides.- Superconductivity in a System with Intermediate Statistics.- 2. 2 Electron Spectroscopy.- Oxygen K-Absorption Spectroscopy of La2?xSrxCuO4 (x=0. 0?0. 5), YBa2Cu3O7?? (?=0. 0?0. 7), and Nd2?yCeyCuO4 (y=0. 0?0. 2).- Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy in Ba2YCu3O7 Superconductor.- EELS and XPS Study of Y1?xCaxBa2Cu4O8 (x=0~0. 1).- Superconductivity and Electronic State of Nd-Ce-Cu-O System.- Unoccupied Electronic Structure of Bi2Sr2Ca1?xYxCu2O8 Studied by Inverse Photoemission.- Photoemission Study of Bi2Nd0.5Ca2.5Cu2Oy and Bi2(La,Pr)0.5Ca2.5Cu2Oy Superconductors.- Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study of Zn/Cu Substituted La1.85Sr0.15(Cu1?xZnx)Oy.- 2. 3 Transport and Thermal Properties.- The Physical Effect of Reduction on The Hall Effect and Superconducting Properties of Nd2?xCexCuO4??.- Properties of the Cubic Superconductor Ba0.6K0.4BiO3.- Preparation, Pressure Effect, and Structural Phase Transition in Ba1?xKxBiO3 and Ba1?xRbxBiO3.- The Properties of Normal Carriers in Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy.- Specific Heat of YBa2Cu4O8 near Tc.- Thermoelectric Power of T* Phase and (L,Ce)4(La,Ba,Sr)4Cu6O16+z.- Transport Properties of Pb-Based Superconducting Copper Oxides.- Tunneling Measurements on YBa2Cu4O8 under Magnetic Fields.- Resistive Transition in Magnetic Field for Single Crystals of Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O System.- Pressure Effect on the Superconducting Transition Temperature of Tl-Based High-Tc Superconductor (2212).- Anisotropic Resistive State and Dissipation in Magnetic Fields in Layered Superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8.- 2. 4 Magnetic Resonance and Mossbauer Studies.- Phase Stability, Superconductivity and 151Eu Mossbauer Effect in T*-Phase (La1?xEux)2?ySryCuO4.- NMR Study in Tl2Ba2CuO6??.- Copper Nuclear Relaxation Rate and Knight Shift in YBa2Cu4O8.- Electron Spin Resonance Study of Paramagnetic Species Coexisted with the Fine Particles of the R-Ba-Cu-O (R=Y,Eu,Gd) Superconductors.- Microwave Absorption of Thin Films Formed by MOCVD.- Correlation between Tc and Eu Lattice Vibration in (La1?xEux)2-yCeyCuO4?? Observed by 151Eu Mossbauer Effect.- Lattice Vibration in Aligned EuBa2(57Fe0.01Cu0.99)3O7 Observed by Mossbauer Spectroscopy.- Emission Mossbauer Spectra of Superconducting and Nonsuperconducting YBa2Cu3Oy Doped with 57-Co.- 2. 5 Optical Properties.- Electronic States of High-Tc Cuprates Investigated by Optical Measurements.- Far Infrared Spectra of High Tc Cuprate Superconductor.- Mid-IR Reflectivity of Single-Crystals Bi2Sr2CuOy, Bi2Mm+1ComOy (M=Ca,Sr,Ba; m=1,2), Bi2Sr3Fe2O9.2 and Bi2Sr2MnO6.25.- Far-Infrared Absorption by Bulk YBa2Cu3O6.89 Superconductor.- Optical Properties of Single-Crystal YBa2Cu3Oy Thin Films.- Raman Scattering from Spin-Pair Excitations in Pr2?xCexCuO4?y, Nd2?xCexCuO4?y and Sm2?xCexCuO4?y.- Infrared Absorption in Single Crystals of Bi-Sr-(Ca)-Cu-O System.- Phonons in (Sm,Ce)2(Ba,Sm)2Cu3Ox.- Contribution of Itinerant Electrons to Optical Anomalies in the Normal State of Oxide Superconductors.- 2. 6 Magnetic Properties.- Inelastic Neutron Scattering Study of Spin Dynamics in YBa2Cu3O6+x.- de Haas-van Alphen Effect in YBCO.- de Haas-van Alphen Measurement in YBa2Cu3O7.- Possibility of the Carrier Doping in a Ferromagnetic Copper Oxide: La4Ba2Cu2O10.- Magnetic Anisotropy of Single Crystalline La4Ba2Cu2O10 Ferromagnet.- Critical Fields of Anisotropic Superconductor Nb3S4.- Magnetic and Transport Properties of the Ba(V,M)S3 [M+Ti,Nb] Systems.- 3 Chemistry.- 3. 1 Material Synthesis.- Superconducting Lead Cuprates Synthesized in Oxidizing Atmosphere.- Uniaxial Stress Effect on the Superconductivity of Grain-Oriented Samples of High Tc Superconductors.- Superconductivity of Ln1.85?xLaxCe0.15CuO4 (Ln=Pr,Sm).- HIP-Processed Superconducting La2?xSrxCaCu2O6.- Processing of YBa2Cu3Ox Ceramic Materials: Effect of Additives.- Microstructure and AC-Susceptibility of (Y,Ca)Ba2Cu4O8 Superconductors Prepared at Low (3 atm) and High (400 atm) Oxygen Pressure.- Effects of Water and Organic Solvents on the Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O System.- Effect of Particle Size in Raw Material CuO on Superconductivity of HTSC.- Synthesis and Physical Properties of (Tl1?xPbx)Sr2CuOz (z~5).- Synthesis and Characterization of (Pb/Cu)SrLaCuOy.- Syntheses and Characterization of Superconducting Lead Cuprates, (Pb,Cu)(Ln,Ce)2(Sr,Ln)2Cu2O9 (Ln: Rare-Earth Element).- Preparation of Pb-Sr-Ca-Y-Cu-O Superconductors from Oxalate Precursors.- Crystal Structure and Superconductivity of New Pb Families with (Pb,Cu) Double Layer - Pb(Ba,Sr)2(Y,Ca)Cu3Oy and Pb(Ba,Sr)2(Eu,Ce)2Cu3Oy.- Crystal Structures and Physical Properties of Layered Perovskite Compounds Srn+1VnO3n+1?? (n=1,2,3 and ?).- New Layered Perovskite Compounds, Srn+1VnO3n+1 (n=1,2,3 and ?).- Possible New Ternary Chalcogenide Superconductors with Composite Crystal Structure.- A New Ambient-Pressure Organic Superconductor, ?-(BEDT-TTF)2Ag(CN)2H2O.- New Layered Copper Oxides Containing Double-MO2-Unit Fluorite Block.- Superconductivity up to 127 K in Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O Ceramics.- 3. 2 Structural Analysis.- Phase Instability at the Maximum Tc in Oxide Superconductors: Phase Separation in La2CuO4+x, Nd2?xCexCuO4, and La2?xSrxCuO4.- High-Resolution Neutron Powder Diffraction of Superconducting La2CuO4+?.- Crystal Structure of the Ferromagnetic Copper Oxide La4?xBa2+xCu2O10.- Microstructure of Domain/Twin Intersections in Single Crystal YBa2Cu3O7?d.- TEM Observation of Microstructure in Sintered YBa2Cu3O7?x.- Microstructures in (Y1?xCax)Ba2Cu4O8 Prepared at Low and High Oxygen Partial Pressure.- X-ray Diffraction Study on 2201 TI-Oxide Single-Crystals.- High-Resolution Electron Microscopy of Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O Superconductors.- X-Ray Rietveld Refinement of Orthorhombic and Tetragonal (Tl,Pb)Sr2CuO5?z.- 3. 3 Substitution and Doping Effects.- Effects of Disorder and Carrier Density on the Superconductivity in Oxide Systems.- Anion Substitution Effects in Nd2CuO4 and La1.7Sr0.3CuO4.- Possibility of Substitution of Sn for Cu in High-Tc Superconductors - Solubility of Sn in CuO.- Effect of Oxygen Deficiency on the Superconducting Properties of YBCO.- 1-2-3 Superconductors with High Hole Density.- Superconductivity in Ni Substituted YBa2Cu4O8.- Superconductive Property of the Bi 2201 Phase.- Oxygen Loss from Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy by Annealing in Vacuum.- The Effect of Oxygen Content on the Properties and Structure of the Low Tc Phase in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductors.- Li Substitution of Bi2Sr2Can?1(Cu1?xLix)nO2n+4 (n=1,2).- Comparative Study of the Superconductivity of Tl2Ba2CuOw and Bi2Sr2CuOy.- Superconductivity of TlBa2Can?1CunOy System in Over-Doping State.- Structure and Superconducting Properties of Bi2?xPbxSr2Ca1?yYyCu2O8+d.- Superconducting Properties in Alkali Element Doped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8.- 3. 4 Phase Diagrams.- Phase Diagram of Y-Ba-Cu-O System.- Phase Diagram of Bi-based Superconductors (2).- A Study of the Temperature Dependence of the Heat Capacity in a High Tc Superconductor HoBa2Cu3Oy Single Crystal.- Study of the Structural Phase Diagram, Oxygen Bulk In-Diffusion, and Equilibrium Partial Pressure of YBa2Cu3O6+x.- 3. 5 Crystal Growth.- Growth and Superconductive Properties of La2CuO4 Single Crystals.- Growth and Structure of (Tl,Bi,Pb)Sr2CaCu2Ox Single Crystal.- 4 Flux Pinning.- 4. 1 Flux Pinning Properties.- Pinning by Oxygen Point Defects in Proton-Irradiated Ba2YCu3O7??.- Flux Pinning in CVD Processed YBaCuO Film.- Irreversibility Temperatures in Oxide and Metallic Superconductors.- Properties of Single Phase 2223-Bi Cuprates: Substitution Effect of Ln for Ca.- Heat Treating Condition Dependence of Jc-B Characteristics for Silver Sheathed Y1?xCaxBa2Cu4O8 Superconductors.- Distribution of Pinning Energies in Oxide Superconducting Thin Films and Single-Crystalline Powders.- Temperature Dependence of the Jc-B Characteristics of Bi2.2Sr1.8Ca1.0Cu2.0O8.2 Single Crystal.- Critical Current Density jc(H,T) and Current Voltage Characteristic in Sintered and Melt Processed Ceramics of Y-, Bi, and Tl- Based Superconductors.- Pinning Characteristics and Their Anisotropy in a MPMG-Prepared High-Tc Oxide Superconductor.- Pinning Characteristics in Superconducting Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O.- History Effect of Critical Current Density in Superconducting Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Wires.- Jc and Jc-B Enhancement with Micro Structure Improvement of Bi-Based High-Tc Superconductor.- Magnetization Properties of YBCO Prepared by MPMG Process.- Enhancement of Critical Current Density of Ba2YCu3Oy by 28 MeV Electron Irradiation.- Changes of Superconductivity and Crystal Structure on Ba2YCu3Oy by Ion Irradiation.- Critical Current Density and Microstructure of YBa2Cu4O8.- Microstructure and Flux Creep Behavior of Ag-Sheathed Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Tapes.- Texture Study of Pressed YBa 2Cu3O7?x Polycrystals by Electron Channeling Patterns.- 3000 A cm?2 Thick Film YBCO: Preparation and Flux Pinning Characteristics.- Limiting Factors of Critical Current for Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Oxide Superconductor.- Anisotropy of the Critical Current in Layered Superconductor.- Angular Dependence of Magnetic Field on Critical Current Density in Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3Ox Thin Film.- Critical Currents of (103)- and (001)-Oriented Y-Ba-Cu-O Thin Films.- Anisotropy in Magnetization and Critical Current Density of La-Sr-Cu-O Single Crystal.- 4. 2 Flux Line Lattice and Flux Distribution.- Dynamical Magnetic Flux Behavior in High-Tc Oxide Superconductors.- ESR of DPPH as a Probe of Magnetic Flux Fluctuations on the Surface of YBaCuO Made by the MPMG Method.- Size Effects in the Magnetization of Epitaxial YBa2Cu3Ox Films.- 4. 3 Electromagnetic Properties.- Ac Susceptibility of High-Temperature Ceramic Superconductors: Critical State and Creep at Grain Boundaries and in Grains.- Flux Pinning Studies for Plasma-Sprayed YBa2Cu3O7?x Superconductors.- Magnetic Shielding Effect of Bi Oxide Superconducting Vessels with a SQUID.- Theory of AC Loss of High-Tc Superconductors in Flux-Flow State.- Current Limiting Resistance Characteristics of High-Tc Superconductor.- 5 Tape and Bulk.- 5. 1 Wires and Tapes.- Properties of Ag/Bi-Based Superconducting Long Wire and Test Coil.- Recent Developments in BiSrCaCuO Based Wires and Tapes.- Processing and Properties of BiSrCaCuO Superconducting Tapes.- The Transport Critical Current Properties of BSCCO Superconducting Wires.- Preparation of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconducting Tape by Laser Zone Melting Method.- Tl-2212 Films Prepared on Flexible YSZ Tape by Ion Beam Sputtering.- Properties of TL-2223 Superconducting Thick Films Formed by Plasma Spraying.- Preparation of Superconducting Thick Films of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O by Gas Deposition of Fine Powder.- Superconducting YBCO Film on Ag Tape Using ICB Deposition.- Composition Dependence of Critical Current Density in Ag Sheathed Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Tapes.- Properties of Silver Sheathed Superconducting Wires.- Electromagnetic Properties and Detailed Preparation Methods of Ag-sheathed Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconducting Tapes.- Superconducting Properties of Hot-Pressed Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thick Films.- Preparation of High Jc Y-Ba-Cu-O Thick Films by a Paint-on Method.- Preparation of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconducting Fibers by Laser Pedestal Growth Method.- 10M Long Silver Sheathed Tl-Ba/Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconducting Tapes.- AC Power Loss Characteristics of Ag-Sheathed High-Tc Superconducting Tapes.- Superconductor/Silver Composites and Tapes Based on Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O.- Preparation of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Wires/Tapes by Partial-Melt Mediated Process.- Possibility of Manufacturing Superconductive Film by Laser Treatment of Plasma Sprayed Oxide Ceramic Layer.- Preparation of Superconducting Oxide Films by Sol-Gel Method.- Atmosphere Control During Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7?x Magnet Windings.- Suspension-Spun High-Tc Oxide Superconducting Filament with High Jc.- 5. 2 Bulk Materials.- Critical Current Characterization of Melt-Processed YBa2Cu3O7?x.- Preparation and Properties of Large Bulk YBCO Superconductor Quench and Melt Growth (QMG) Process.- QMG Processed Materials with High Jc and Their Mechanism.- Quench and Melt Growth (QMG) Processed Superconducting Materials for Levitation and Magnetic Flux Trapping.- Quench and Melt Growth (QMG) Process for Large Bulk Superconductor Fabrication.- Improvement of Critical Current Density by Addition of Other Elements in YBa2Cu3O6+x Superconductor.- Preparation of Bi-Based Superconducting Rods by Melt-Quenching and Floating Zone Method.- A Successful Control Processing for Composite Particles of Oxide Superconductor.- Preparation of Fine Particles Composed of Y System Oxide by Mist Pyrolysis Method.- Large Levitation Force Due to Flux Pinning in MPMG Processed YBaCuO Superconductors with Ag Doping.- New Melt Process of High-Tc Oxide Superconductor by a Rapid Solidification Using a Nd-YAG Laser.- Preparation of High Jc Y-123 by Addition of Reactive Fine Powders.- Highly Orientated Growth of YBCO Superconductors by Partial Melt Process.- Laser Zone Melting of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Li0.5AlyOx Superconductors.- Crystal Growth of Oxide Superconductors Prepared by the Bridgman Method.- Superconducting Textured Crystal Produced by a Partial Melt Process.- Preparation Conditions of 80K-Phase Bi (Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Single Crystals.- Preparation and Properties of the High-Tc Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 Whiskers and Crystals.- Preparation of High Magnetization YBaCuO Bulk Superconductor by Quasi-melt Process.- Preparation of YBaCuO Thick Film on (001) MgO Single Crystal by the Peritectic Reaction.- The Impact of Oxygen on Melt Processing of Bi-HT Superconductors.- Performance of Current Lead of YBaCuO Bulk in Solid Conduction Cooling System.- High Temperature Deformation and Textures in Oxide Superconductors.- Effects of Melting Temperature on the Properties of High-Tc Superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Glass-Ceramics.- 5. 3 Others.- Evaluation of AC Loss in High-Tc Superconductors for Power Cable Application.- Influence of Contact Resistance on Ic Measurement of Bi Based Oxide Superconductor.- Low Surface Resistance of Ag-Added YBa2Cu3O7?x Ceramics.- Contact Resistance in BiPbSrCaCuO Superconducting Rods.- Magnetic Separation of High-Tc Superconducting Particles.- Pole Figure Analysis of Aligned High-Tc Superconductors Using Low-Indexed X-Ray Diffraction.- Angular Dependence of Critical Current Density of High-Tc BiPbSrCaCuO Superconductor.- Superconducting Current Lead Development of BiPbSrCaCuO.- 6 Preparation and Properties of Thin Films.- 6. 1 YBCO and Related Films.- Rheed Oscillations During Growth of High-Tc Superconducting Oxides.- Low Temperature In Situ Growth of YBCO High-Tc Superconducting Thin Films Using MOCVD and Plasma-Enhanced MOCVD (PE-MOCVD).- In Situ Preparation of High-Tc Thin Films by Co-Evaporation Using Ozone Vapor Oxidation.- Low Temperature Growth of YBCO Films by Plasma Assisted Vapor Deposition.- Uniform, Large Area Deposition of Superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O Thin Films by Single Cathode Magnetron Sputtering.- Preparation and Characterization of (Y, Gd)1Ba2Cu3Ox Thin Films.- Superconducting YBCO Thin Films with (013) and (103) Orientation.- Low Temperature Synthesis of Cu, Y-Cu, Ba-Cu Oxide Film by Reactive Sputtering.- Angular Dependence of Critical Current Density of YBaCuO Thin Film.- Epitaxial Growth of Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7?x Films by the RF Sputtering Method with the Oylindrical Substrate Holder.- Preparation of Y-Ba-Cu-O Films by ECR Plasma-Assisted Sputtering.- Y-Ba-Cu-O Films Grown on Flexible Polycrystalline Substrates by Excimer Laser Ablation.- Superconducting Properties of YBCO Prepared by Laser Ablation.- Hetero-Epitaxial Growth of MgO/YBCO Thin Films by Excimer Laser Deposition.- Preparation of YBCO Thin Films by Plasma Assisted Pulsed Laser Deposition.- Superconducting Properties of YBa2Cu3Ox Films on Y2O3 Single Crystal.- Structure of High-Tc Superconducting Thin Film by Laser Ablation.- Ultrathin YBa2Cu3Ox Films on Lattice Matched NdGaO3 Substrates.- New Substrate PrGaO3 for High-Ta Superconducting YBa2Cu3Ox Epitaxial Film.- Development of a Four-Source EB Gun for High-Tc Superconductor Film Deposition.- Oxygen Content Dependencies of Superconducting and Normal State Properties in Epitaxially Grown YBa2Cu3Ox (X=6?7) Thin Films.- Preparation and Superconductive Properties of YBa2Cu3Oy/PrBa2Cu3Oy Layered Structure.- Application of NO2 Supersonic Molecular Beam to Oxide Superconductor Fabrication in MBE.- Preparation of Y-Ba-Cu-O Films by Activated Reactive Evaporation.- Design and Performance of Ozone Generator for Preparation of Superconducting Oxide Thin Films.- Synthesis of YBa2Cu3O7?x Thin Films by the Spray-ICP Technique.- Preparation of YBCO Superconducting Films by MOMBE.- Reproducible Preparation and Properties of Y-Ba-Cu-O Films by MOCVD.- Preparation of Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconducting Films by MOCVD Using Ozone.- Preparation of a-Axis and c-Axis Oriented Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconducting Oxide Films by CVD.- Properties of YBa2Cu3Oy Films on BaSnO3 Layers5.- Excimer Laser-Induced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Metal Oxides Thin Film from ?-Diketone Complexes.- Characteristics of YBaCuO Films with Cu-rich Composition Grown by CVD.- Formation of Y-Ba-Cu-O Ultrathin Films by In Situ Oxidation of Metallic Components.- The Effect of Temperature and Oxygen Partial Pressure on Appearance of 124 Phase in MOCVD Film.- Growth and Characterization of a Semiconductor-Superconductor Heterostructure: the Hg1?xCdxTe/YBa2Cu3O7?x System.- Millimeter-Wave Properties of Epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7?x Films Grown by Several Methods.- Epitaxial YBa2Cu3Ox/PrBa2Cu3Ox/YBa2Cu3Ox Multilayer Structure by Coevaporation.- 6. 2 BSCCO and Related Films.- Growth of Metastable Phases and Superlattice Structures of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Compounds by an Atomic Layering MBE Technique.- BSCCO Superconducting Films Grown by MOCVD.- AS-Deposited Superconducting Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films with Critical Temperature of 95K.- Epitaxial Growth Study of Bi2(Sr, Ca)3Cu2Ox Films on Cleaved MgO Substrates.- Formation of BiSrCaCuO Thin Films with (11n) Orientation on SrTiO3 (110) Substrates by RF Magnetron Sputtering.- Preparation of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films by Facing Targets Sputtering Method.- Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films Grown by RF Magnetron Sputtering.- Effect of High Gravitational Field on Superconducting Oxide Films.- Preparations of Flat 80K-Phase Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconducting Thin Films.- (100) Oriented BSCCO Thin Film by RF Magnetron Sputtering.- Superconducting Multi-layers of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy/Bi2Sr2CuOx Grown by RF Magnetron Sputtering.- The Surface Characterizations of 80K-Phase Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Bulk Single Crystals and Thin Films.- Time-Resolved Observation on Substrate Biasing Pulsed Laser Deposition.- Effect of Activated Oxygen on Crystalline Orientation in Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films.- Preparation of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Films by MBE Using an Oxygen Radical Beam Source.- Fabrication of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films with Layer-by-layer Deposition.- Growth Characteristics of Bi-Sr-(Ca)-Cu-O Films Prepared by ECR Plasma Assisted Sequential Deposition.- In Situ Growth of Sequentially Deposited Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films by Molecular Beam Epitaxy Technique.- In Situ Growth of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films by Molecular Beam Epitaxy.- Study on Doping Properties of BSCCO/GaAs Films.- The Role of Grain-Boundaries in the Transport Properties of CVD-Grown Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Films.- BSCCO/Sapphire Grown by Plasma-Enhanced Halide CVD.- Preparation of BSCCO Thin Films by MOCVD Using Purified Source Materials.- Preparation of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films by Chemical Vapor Deposition.- Preparation and Properties of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films by MOCVD.- Bi-based Superconducting Films Synthesized by a Combination of Metalorganic Deposition (MOD) and a Diffusion Process.- Preparation and Characterization of Ultrathin BSCCO Films by MOCVD.- Improvement of Critical Current in BiSrCaCuO Micropatterns by Oxygen Plasma Treatment.- 6. 3 Other Superconducting Films.- New Superconducting Thin Films of Pb-Based System Grown by Sputtering.- Superconducting Superlattices of (La, Sr)2CuO4/Sm2CuO4 Prepared by an Excimer Laser Deposition Technique.- Fabrication by Laser MBE and In Situ Characterization of Layered Cuprates.- 7 Application.- 7. 1 Devices.- Novel Applications of Tl-Ca-Ba-Cu-O Thin Films to Active and Passive High Frequency Devices.- Surface Impedance Measurements of YBa2Cu3O7?x Thin Films in Stripline Resonators.- Tl-Ca-Ba-Cu-O Thin Film Passive Microwave Devices.- In Situ Fabrication of Reproducible Josephson Tunnel Junctions Employing Co-evaporated YBaCuO Films.- Electromagnetic Wave Detections by High-Tc Superconducting Active Antennas.- Microwave Response of a YBCO Microbridge with Fine Particles and Its Application to a Josephson Mixer.- High Temperature Superconducting Microwave Components.- Microstriplines of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O and Their Microwave Properties.- Epitaxial Growth of YBCO/MgO/YBCO Structure.- Electrical Characteristics of a La1.5Ba1.5Cu3O7?y Thin Film and Its Contact with an YBa2Cu3O7?x Superconductor.- Preparation of Tunnel-Type Junctions Consisting of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Single Crystals.- Formation of Tunnel Barriers with Surface Plasma Treatment.- Preparation and Patterning of Bi-System 2-2-1-2 Phase by Ca Diffusion into 2-2-0-1 Single Crystals.- Characteristics of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox/Bi2Sr2CuOy/Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oz Josephson Junctions.- Proximity Effect in YBaCuO/Al/AlOx/Pb Planar Tunnel Junctions.- Nonbolometric Optical Detection in High-Tc Superconducting Thin Films.- Photoresponse of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films.- Optical Responses of Epitaxial ErBa2Cu3Oy Superconducting Thin Films in Magnetic Field.- Superconductive Magnetoresistor Fabricated by Selective Growth of Y1Ba2Cu3O7?x Film Using Electrophoretic Deposition Technique.- Current-Injection-Type Three-Terminal Devices Using High-Tc Superconductors.- Superconducting Switching Device Using High-Tc Superconductor Thin Film.- Transport Properties of Quasi-Particle in Superconductors Using Monte-Carlo Simulation.- A Cryogenic Backward Diode.- Current Transport Characteristics of High-Tc Superconductor Under High Electric Field.- A Study of Y211/123 Layered Films.- Chaotic Noise Phenomena in YBCO Thick Film Microbridges.- 7. 2 Systems.- Recent Progress in Superconducting Generator Program in Japan.- Current Status of Superconducting Maglev System.- R&D on Superconducting Electromagnetic Propulsion Ship.- Design Study of 20MWh Solenoidal SMES for Integrated Demonstrative Test Model of Large-Scale SMES.- A Scheme for Development of Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage System with Function of "Enthalpy Protection".- Confirmation of SMES Effects for Power System Use.- Economical and Technological Aspect of Small SMES (Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage).- New Concept of a Superconducting Fault Current Limiter and Its Evaluation of Quenching Feature.- Study of Vertical Transportation System Using Superconducting Liner Motor.- Comparison Y-, Bi-, and Tl-compound Bulk Lenses for Relativistic Electron Beams.- Observation of Supertron-Focused Electron Beams with a Streak Camera.- Author Index.- Key Word Index.