The present book aims at describing the phenomenon of superconductivity and high-temperature superconductors discovered by Bednorz and Muller in 1986. The book covers the superconductivity phenomenon, structure of high-T_c superconductors, critical currents, synthesis routes for high T_c materials, superconductivity in cuprates, the proximity effect and SQUIDs, theories of superconductivity and applications of superconductors.

This book describes the phenomenon of superconductivity and high-temperature superconductors discovered by Bednorz and Muller in 1986. It covers all major experimental and theoretical developments in the field as well as many applications.