of Volume 1.- 1 Plenary Lectures.- High Tc Electronics Products - A Materials Success Story.- Status and Future Prospects of High Current Superconductivity.- Superconductivity of Layered Perovskite Sr2RuO4.- Boson Physics and Vortex Pinning via Splayed Columnar Defects in Superconductors.- Progress in the Use of SQUIDs for Electromagnetic Nondestructive Evaluation.- Crystal Growth Aspect of High-Tc Superconductors.- 2 Physics.- Tricrystal Tests of Pairing Symmetry in Cuprate Superconductors.- Surface Atomic Structure of As-Prepared Nd1Ba2Cu3Oy Single Crystals Characterized Using an UHV-STM System.- Quantum Fluctuations of the Phase Near the S-I Transition in 2D.- Photoemission and Inverse-Photoemission Studies on Metal-Insulator Transition of Bi-2201 Ceramics.- The Low Temperature Properties of Overdoped Tl2Ba2CuO6+?.- Thermopower of YBCO and BSCCO Single Crystals.- Dependence of Tc on Hydrostatic and Uniaxial Pressure for Single Crystal of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Ni-Substitution Effect of Single Crystalline Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Characterization of Heavily Ca Doped Y1-xCaxBa2Cu3O7-d Thin Films.- Hall Effect and Magneto Resistance of Y05Ca05Ba2Cu3O7-? Thin Film in the Mixed State.- Thermomagnetic Effect in YBa2Cu3Oy Single Crystals.- Electrical Resistivities of PrBa2Cu4O8 Under High Pressures Up to 7GPa.- The Behavior of the Hall Resistivity in the Mixed State of Single Crystalline Bi-2212.- Electronic Transport in Insulating YBa2Cu3Oy.- Superconducting Fluctuations in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O? Single Crystals with Different Anisotropy.- Giant Resistive Peak Close to the Superconducting Transition in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 Single Crystals.- Nuclear Resonance Study of Structural Features and Spin Dynamics Related to Different Oxygen Content in HgBa2CuO4+?.- 57Fe Mössbauer Effect Study of Bi2(Sr,Ca,Y)3Cu2Oz.- NQR Study in YBa2Cu4O8 Under Pressure.- Oxygen-Content Dependence of Magnetic Properties and Superconductivity in Ca-Rich Bi2Sr1Ca2Cu2Oy.- Interlayer Optical Response of YBa2[Cu1-y(Co,Zn)y]3O6+x.- Intrinsic Josephson Coupling and Josephson Plasma in High Tc Superconductors.- Internal Friction Processes in BSCCO Between 78K and 300K.- A Comparative Study of Internal Friction in Pure and Iron Doped BSCCO Between 78K and 300K.- c-Axis Optical Spectra of YBa2(Cu1-xZnx)3Oy Single Crystals.- Temperature Dependence of the Phonon Frequencies and Linewidths of YBa2(Cu1-xMx)4O8 for M = Ni and Zn.- Lattice Dynamics and the Phonon Modes Observed by Raman and IR Measurements on PrxHo1-xBa2Cu3O7 System.- Photodoping Effects by Femtosecond Pulses in Insulating YBa2Cu3O6+x and Nd2CuO4 Thin Films.- Low-Temperature Penetration Depth in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y from Underdoped to Overdoped Regime.- Magnetism and Superconductivity in Single Crystalline HoNi2B2C.- Evidence for Superconductivity in RuSb.- Microwave Absorption in the Mixed State of (Bi or Tl)2(Sr or Ba)2Can-1CunOy.- Torque Magnetometry of Twinned YBa2Cu3O7 Single Crystal.- Susceptibility of Small Superconductors below the Lower Critical Field.- Magnetic Relaxation and Second Peak of La2-xSrxCuO4 Single Crystals.- Peak Effect in the Melt-Textured GdBa2Cu3O7-y Bulk Samples.- High Precision Magnetization and Heat Capacity Measurements of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy Single Crystals in the Mixed State.- Annealing Effects on Vortex Phase Transition of BSCCO-2212 Crystal via Magnetization Measurement.- Weak Pinning Force Constant for the Flux Motion Parallel to the ab-Plane in Bi-2212 Single Crystal.- Thermal Expansion Anomaly in High Tc La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 Associated with the Superconductivity.- A Study of Lattice Distortion Associated with High Tc Superconductivity.- Local Structure Determination in Molten YBCO Systems Using EXAFS Technique.- Local Structural Analysis of Bismuth Doped Mercury Cuprates.- Changes in the Transport Properties and the Suppression of Superconductivity in La2-x-y NdyBaxCuO4 at x = 1/8.- Low-Temperature Structural Transitions and Tc-suppression in La2-x-yBaxNdyCuO4.- Features of Microstructure in Sr2RuO4.- Origin of Least Superconducting Anisotropy of CuBa2Ca3Cu4O12-y (Cu-1234) Among High-Tc Superconductors.- Superconductivity in Bad Metals.- Josephson effect in % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaagCart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaaeaaaaaaaaa8 % qacaWGKbWdamaaBaaaleaapeGaamiEa8aadaahaaadbeqaa8qacaaI % YaaaaSGaeyOeI0IaamyEa8aadaahaaadbeqaa8qacaaIYaaaaaWcpa % qabaaaaa!3C67! $${d_{{x^2} - {y^2}}}$$
-wave superconductors.- Tunneling Spectroscopy of d-Wave Superconductors.- Transverse Plasma Modes in a Tight-Binding Model of Layered Narrow-Band Anisotropic Superconductors.- Monte Carlo Estimate of Intrinsic Critical Current for 3D Josephson-Junction Array Model.- 3 Chemistry.- Chemical Stabilization and Flux Pinning in Hg-Based Superconductors.- A New Method of Describing Crystal Structures for High-Tc Superconductors and Related Compounds.- Preparation and Thermal Stability of (Cu,M)Ba2Ca3Cu4Oy (M = CO3, SO4, NO3).- Synthesis of High-Pressure Cu System Superconductors by Sol-Gel Method.- Preparation of CuBa2Ca3Cu4O12-y Single Crystals Under High-Pressure.- Structural Characterization of Nonstoichiometry in CuxBa2Ca3CU4Oy Superconductor.- Preparation and Properties of CuSr2(YxCa1-x)Cu2Oy and Cu(SrzCa1-z)2YCu2Oy.- Synthesis of Hg-1234 Oxide Superconductor Under Ambient Pressure.- Syntheses and Properties of HgBa2CaCu2O6+? with Various Oxygen Contents.- Pb-Based Cuprate Superconductor with the 1223 Structure.- New Compounds in Pb-Ba(Sr)-Ca-Cu-O System.- Structural Characterization of the Superconducting GaSr2Can-1CunO2n+3 System.- NdBa2Cu3O7-? Single Crystal Growth by the Traveling-Solvent Floating-Zone Method.- Growth of Large LaBa2Cu3O7-y and Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8-y Crystals.- Low Temperature Growth of YBa2Cu3O6+? Single Crystals with Ba-Cu-O-F Flux.- Detwinning and Retwinning of YBa2Cu3O7-? Single Crystals with Variable Oxygen Stoichiometry.- Structural Study on the Copper Oxyhalide Sr-Ca-Cu-O-Cl System.- A New Approach to Hole-Doping into Halo-Oxocuprates, - "Apical Oxygen Doping" -.- High Pressure Synthesis of (Ca,K)2CuO2Cl2 Superconductor.- Coulometric Determination of Pr in the Ln-Ba-Cu-O System.- Normal State Resistivity of La2-xBaxCuO4-? Single Crystals.- The Change of Electron Density from YBa2Cu3O6 to Twin-Free YBa2Cu3O6.9 Single Crystals.- Superconductivity in Th-Contained Bi-2222 Compounds.- Magnetic Properties of Tm-Cu-O System Prepared Using a High-Pressure Technique.- Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Cuprates R2Cu2O5 (R=Y, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu).- Phase Relationships and Cation Disorder in RE1+xBa2-xCu3O7+?, RE = Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd.- Relation Between Silver and Residual Carbon Content in the Processing of Tl0.5Pb0.5Sr2CaCu2O7-?.- Effect of Ag Addition on Phase Transformation in YBCO System.- Influence of an Atmosphere on the Structural Change in YBa2Cu3Ox by Heat-Treatment.- Reactive Sintering for Oriented and Connected Bi-2223 Superconductive Oxide from a Mixture of Delaminated Bi-2212 and Fine Powdered Supplemental Ingredients.- Synthesis and Properties of Fe-Doped (Bi,Pb)2223 by Co-Precipitation Method.- Desorption Behaviors of H2O, CO2 and O2 in Bi-Based Superconductors by Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy.- Preparation and Superconductivity of New Silicon Clathrate Compounds.- Systematic Studies on Phase Stability and Superconductivity in REM2B2C(RE=Rare Earths, M=Pd and Pt).- Characterization of Ba1-xKxBiO3-y Synthesized by an Electrochemical Method with the Influences of Heat Treatment.- A New Sulfide SrV2S5: Synthesis, Structural, Electrical and Magnetic Studies.- A New Organic Superconductor: (DTEDT)[Au(CN)2]0.4.- 4 Flux Pinning.- Magneto-Optical Imaging of Transport Current Densities in Superconductors.- Flux Density Distribution on YBCO by Micro Hall Probe.- Bitter Decoration Technique of YBaCuO Superconducting Thin Film.- Direct Observation of Electromagnetic Microfields by Interference of Three Electron Waves.- High Critical-Current Density of Nd(Ba,Nd)2Cu3O7-? Single Crystals.- The Relationship Between Pin Distribution and Scaling Behavior in High Tc Superconductor.- The Physics of Superconducting Levitation.- Dimensionality Transition of the Vortex State in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Experimental Evidence of A New Magnetic Flux Pinning Center in Nd1Ba2Cu3Oy Single Crystals Prepared Under a Reduced Oxygen Partial Pressure.- Effect of Heavy Ion Irradiation on the Magnetization of La214 Single Crystals.- Microgravity Effect for Melting and Solidification of YBa2Cu3O7-y.- Vortex Motion by the Thermal Force in YBa2Cu3O7-?.- Flux Pinning Characteristics in YBa2Cu3O7 with Columnar Defects.- Heat-Treatment Dependence of Y2BaCuO5 Growth in, Y1+2nBa2+nCu3+nOy (0.1 ? n ? 0.4).- Effect of Fe Substitution on Superconductivity and Flux Pinning of Bi-2212 Single Crystal.- High Energy Proton Irradiation Induced Pinning Centers in Bi-2212 and Bi-2223 Superconductors.- Effect of 520MeV Kr20+ Ion Irradiation on the Critical Current Density of Bi-2212 Single Crystals.- Qualitative Determination of Relationship Between Flux Pinning Effect and Irradiation Defects in Bi-2212 Single Crystal.- Vortex-Glass State in BSCCO Single Crystals with CuO2 Trilayers.- Recovery of Superconducting State After Light Pulse Irradiation in Oxide Superconductor.- Pinning Potential of Superconductors Estimated from High-Temperature Magnetization.- Sharp Variation in Resistivity of Weakly Pinned Superconductor at Transition Under Magnetic Field.- Structures of Superconducting Order Parameter and Magnetic Flux Density in a Flux Line.- The Vortex-Glass Transition in Low-Temperature Superconductors.- Microwave Surface Resistance in the Vortex State of High-Tc Superconductors.- ac Susceptibility of Pinned Vortices in YBa2Cu3O7 Crystals with Correlated Disorder.- Phase Transition on the Persistent Current Decay of Hi-Tc Superconductor.- Current-Voltage Characteristics of c-Axis Oriented Polycrystalline YBCO Films.- Neutron Irradiation Effect on the Secondary Peak Observed in the Magnetization Curves of La214 Single Crystals.- Kim Critical State in Twinned YBa2Cu3O7 Single Crystal.- Magnetic Properties of Y-123 Superconductors Grown by MPMG and SRL-CP Method Under Various Annealing Processes.- Quantitative ESR Measurements of Y2BaCuO5 Dispersed in MPMG Y-Ba-Cu-O Superconductor.- Peak Effect in Iodine-Intercalated Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y Single Crystals.- Vortex Lattice Melting and Peak Effect in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y.- Vortex Dynamics and Frequency-Dependent ESR Anomalies in Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10.- Anomalies of The c-Axis Resistivity in Single Crystalline Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Magnetic Torque of ZnPc-Intercalated Bi2212 Single Crystal.- Magnetic Torque of Oriented Bulk Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O by Shock-Loading Method.- Magnetic Torque of Oxygen Controlled Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+? Single Crystal.- Power Spectrum of Voltage Noise and Vortex State of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x Single Crystals.- Scaling of Current-Voltage Characteristics in Superconducting Bi-2223 Tape Wires.- Peak Effect in Single Crystalline YNi2B2C.- 3rd Harmonie ac Susceptibility in Oxide Superconductors.- Proximity Effected Magnetization of NbTi Multifilamentary Wires in Parallel Magnetic Field.- Experimental Examination on E-J Characteristics in Superconducting PbBi Alloys.- E-J Characteristics in a Hollow Cylinder of Bi(2212).- Nonlinear I-V Characteristics of YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films in High Magnetic Fields.- 5 Wires, Tapes, and Bulk.- YBa2Cu3O7-? Thick Films on Ni-Based Alloys.- Microstructure and Superconductivity of Liquid Phase Epitaxially Grown YBa2Cu3Oy Superconductor.- Fabrication of High-Jc YBCO Tapes Using Continuously Deposited YSZ Buffer Layers by IBAD Method.- Melt Texturing of YBCO with Excess of Yttrium Oxide.- Critical Currents of Unidirectionally Grown YBa2Cu3O7-x.- Fabrication of YBCO Superconducting Tape by Continuous MOCVD Technique.- 1 Meter Long Thin Film Tape with High Jc of 1.5 x 105A/cm2 Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition.- Compositional Segregation Within Seeded Crystals of Bulk YBaCuO.- Grain Growth of Y2BaCuOs in the YBa2Cu3O7-x Superconductor Prepared by a Melt Process.- Influence of Moisture and Carbon Adsorped in Calcined HTC Powders on the Superconductivity of Sintered Bulks.- Properties of Fine Superconducting YBCO Particles Prepared by Dry- and Wet-Type Jet-Mill.- The Jc of Y1Ba2Cu3Ox Superconducting Filament Spun Through Various Spinning Dope.- Field Dependence of the Jc for Melt-Processed Y1Ba2Cu3Ox Filament Produced by Solution-Spinning.- Preparation and Superconducting Properties of Melt-Textured NdBa2Cu3Oy Bulk with Sm2BaCuO5 Addition.- Flux Trapping Characteristics of Melt-Processed Y-Ba-Cu-O Bulk Magnet by Pulse Magnetization.- Critical Current Density of OCMG-processed Ndl23 Crystals.- Formation Study of Gd123 Under Various Oxygen Partial Pressures.- NdBa2Cu3Oy Single Crystals Fabricated by Flux Method in Low Oxygen Partial Pressures.- Mechanical Properties of OCMG-Processed Nd-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors.- Trapped Field on Stacked Plates of YBCO Superconductors.- The Effect of the Nominal Composition on the Seeded Melt Growth of Y-Ba-Cu-O.- Grain Enlargement in OCMG-Processed RE-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors and Their Properties.- Melt Growth and Properties of Ag-Doped Nd-Ba-Cu-O.- Uniformity of YBa2Cu3O7-x Single Crystals Grown by the Modified Pulling Method.- Fabrication of Large YBCO Single Crystal by SRL-CP Method Under 1 atm Oxygen Pressure.- Substitution of Pr for Ba in PBCO Single Crystals Fabricated by Crystal Pulling.- Y211 Distribution in Y123 Crystals Grown by Undercooling Solidification.- Preparation and Growth Mechanism of YBCO Thin Film on Ag Substrate.- Melt Growth of YBaCuO and Magnetic Shielding Effect.- Fabrication of Flexible Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Fiber for Superconducting Wire.- Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7-y Thick Film on YSZ Substrate by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Grain Boundaries and Critical Current Density of YBa2Cu3O7-y Thick Film Prepared by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Tape Development: Microstructure and Critical Current Densities.- Mechanical and Superconducting Properties of Composite BPSCCO Tapes.- Fabrication and Properties of Silver-Sheathed BSCCO Conductors.- Transport Properties of 3T-Class Bi-2212/Ag Stacked Pancake Coils.- Universality in Magnetic Field Dependencies of Critical Current for Ag-Sheathed Bi-2223 Superconducting Tapes.- Measurements of de Magnetic Susceptibility in Low Fields for Bi-2223 Ag-Sheathed Tapes.- Ag Alloy Sheathed BPSCCO Superconducting Wires.- ac Losses in BSCCO/Silver Composite Tapes.- Hot Forging with High Temperature Heat Treatment of Bi-Pb-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Superconductors.- Preparation and Superconducting Properties of Bi2223 Thick Films.- Fabrication and Properties of Screen-Printed Ag-Bi2223 Tapes.- ac Transport Losses of Ag-Sheathed Bi2223 Monofilamentary and Multifilamentary Tapes.- Effect of Various Sheath Alloys for Powder-in-Tube Processed Bi-2223/Ag Tapes.- Fabrication and Properties of Ultra Fine MgO Added Bi-2223/MgO/ Ag Tapes.- Formation and Properties of the 2223-BiPbSrCaCu Phase in Power-in-Tube-Processed Tapes with Ag and AgCu Sheaths.- Mechanisms of Current Transport in Silver Sheathed Bi-2223 Tapes.- Physical Properties of Rolled Ag and Ag-Mg Sheathed Bi(2223) Tapes.- Optimization of the Fabrication Process of Rolled Ag Sheathed Bi(2223) Tapes.- Fabrication of Bi-Based Superconductor.- Basic Study of Silver-Sheathed BSCCO-2223 Superconducting Coil for SMES.- Calcination Conditions of Powder for Ag-Sheathed Bi-2223 Tapes.- Flux Creep for Circulating Current in Bi2223 Cylindrical Bulk Superconductor.- Characterization of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Superconducting Rods and Tapes.- Growth Morphology and Superconductivity Property of Bi-2212 Single Crystals.- Critical Current Anisotropy and Vortex Glass Scaling in Silver Sheathed BBSCCO-2212 Wires and BSCCO-2223 Tapes.- Fabrication of Multifilamentary Bi-2212-Ag (Mg, Ni) Composite Superconductor by Partial Melt Process under High Po2.- Anomalous Current Transfer in Bi-2212/Ag Due to Hall Effect.- Fabrication and Characterization of Bi-2212 Multilayer Tape Prepared by Continuous Heat Treatment Technique.- Fabrication of Hg1Ba2Ca2Cu3Re0.1Ox Filament by Solution Spinning Method.- Biaxially Oriented Tl-1223 Film With High Jc on {100} Textured Ag Tape.- Preparation and Characterization of Tl-2223 Multilayered Wires.- Processing of Long Tl-1223 Superconducting Tapes by Spray Pyrolysis Method.- Critical Current in Tl-Base High-Tc Oxides Prepared by a Diffusion Process.- Superconducting Magnet System with YBa2Cu3O7 Current Leads in High Fields.- The Current Lead Using Bi-Based Oxide Superconductor Supported on GFRP.- ac Losses in Bi-2223 Bulk Oxide Superconductor at Power Frequency.- Fabrication of Bi-2212 Superconducting Solenoid Coil with a Bore of Practical Size.- Bi-2212 Tapes and Coils Fabricated Using Ag-Mg-Zr Substrates.- Research on Oxide Superconducting Wires for Application to Power Apparatuses.- 6 Thin Films.- Atomic Graphoepitaxial Model for a-Axis Oriented YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Film Growth.- Phase Control and Superconductivity of Oxycarbonate BaCaCuO(CO3) Thin Films Made by Sputtering.- Preparation and Surface Morphology of YBa2Cu3O7-y Films by MOCVD Using Liquid Sources.- Fabrication and Properties of NdBa2Cu3O7-? Thin Film by Off-Axis rf Sputtering.- Growth of 45°-Rotated Grains in c-Axis Oriented YBa2Cu3O7-? Films on MgO (100) by On-Axis dc Magnetron Sputtering.- Preparation of Superconducting NdBaCuO Thin Films by MOCVD.- Homoepitaxy of YBa2Cu3Ox by MOCVD.- Reproducibility of Composition and Superconducting Properties for YBa2Cu3O7-? Thin Films Prepared by Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Using Liquid Metal-Organic Sources.- Step Growth of YBa2Cu3Ox Films Prepared by rf Thermal Plasma Evaporation.- Fabrication and Characterization of Heteroepitaxial YBCO/CeO2/Al2O3 Films.- Thin Film Growth and Surface Analysis of CeO2 Prepared by MOCVD.- Effects of Growth Rate in Fabricaton of Bi2212 and Bi2201 Thin Films.- Preparation of 80 and 110K-Phase Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Films by rf Magnetron Sputtering Using He+O2 Gas.- Phase Stability of Bi2212 and Bi2223 Thin Films Fabricated by Ion Beam Sputterng.- Surface Morphology of In situ Superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 Epitaxial Thin Films Grown on Various Substrates.- Growth and Properties of Doped Ba3Cu3Oy Thin Films.- Tl2Ba2CaCu2O? Thin Films Annealed in a Sealed Capsule.- Thin Film Technology Directed Towards Josephson Tunnel Junction.- Thick Film YBCO for Wires and Tapes: Scale-Up Issues and Cost Estimates.- Anisotropy of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O Thin Film Growth.- Determination of Surface Atomic Layer of SrTiO3 Single Crystal and RBa2Cu3Oy Thin Films by Glancing Incident-Exiting X-Ray.- Solid Phase Epitaxy of SrTiO3 Surface Layer for the Growth of YBa2Cu3O7-x Films.- Emission Spectroscopic Study on Laser Plume of Y1Ba2Cu3Ox.- LT-UHV-STM/STS Study on Laser Ablated Nd1+xBa2-xCu3O7-? Superconducting Thin Films.- Growth and Properties of NdBa2Cu3O7-? Epitaxial Films for the Fabrication of Heterostructures and Electronic Devices.- Chemical Characterization of YBCO-Ag Film and Its Precursor Prepared by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process.- Oxygen Annealing Effect of YBa2Cu3O7-x Thin Films.- Nanometer-Scale Surface Modification of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+? Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.- Is It Possible to Obtain Easily Single Phase of BSCCO Thin Film?.- Electron Spectroscopy Characterization of CuO and Cu2O Thin Films on MgO (100).- 7 Device Applications.- High-Tc Ramp-Type Josephson Junctions with PrBa2Cu3-x GaxO7-? Barrier.- Intrinsic Josephson Arrays in HTSC Thin Films-Novel Approach with TlBaCaCuO-YBaCuO Multilayers.- Study on Interface Characteristics of SrTiO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x Bilayers Grown by All-MBE.- Reproducibility of Ramp-Edge and FIB Josephson Junctions Guided by TEM Microstructural Observations.- Fabrication and Characterization of New Planar-Type SNS Junctions.- Step-Edge Josephson Junctions Using Tl2Ba2CaCu2Ox Thin Films on MgO Substrates.- Ba1-xKxBiO3 Artificial Grain Boundary Junctions.- Magnetic Field Properties of YBaCuO/Nonsuperconductive-YBaCuO/ YBaCuO Co-Planar Josephson Junction Using Focused Ion Beam.- Tunneling Current-Voltage Characteristics of Bi-2212 Intrinsic Josephson Junction Stacks.- Examination on Bi2O3 Tunnel Barrier for Cuprate Superconductor Electrode Junctions.- Manufacturing and Properties of YBCO Step-Edge Type Josephson Junctions.- Parameter-Dependent Characteristics of High Tc dc SQUID.- Multi-Channel High Tc SQUID System and Its Application.- Noise Evaluation of High Tc SQUID.- YBCO Thin film Flux Transformer with Multiturn Input Coil.- Estimation of Inductance Value in SQUID.- HTS Millimeter Wave Mixer Antenna-II.- Analysis of an Electromagnetically Coupled Superconducting Small Antenna Using a Simulation Model.- Microwave Response of Intrinsic Josephson Junction Array Fabricated on Bi-2212 Single Crystal.- Numerical Prediction of Microwave Radiation from High Tc Superconducting Microstrip Antenna.- Millimeter Wave Response of Josephson Junction Arrays Using a Waveguide to Microstrip Line Converter.- Design and Fabrication of Metal and Superconducting Antennas.- Comparisons Between NdBaCuO and YBaCuO-Based Resonators.- Fabrication of FIB Josephson Junctions with High Microwave Impedance.- HTS Multipole Bandpass Filters with Arbitrary Parallel Coupled-Line Length.- Vortex Flow Transistors with Nano-Structures.- An Integrated Space Experiment Demonstrating HTS Digital Circuits.- Development of Device Isolation Structures.- Analysis of Single Flux Quantum Logic Circuits Using rf-SQUIDs.- Flux Flow Transistors Made of Ag Doped YBa2Cu3O7-? Superconducting Weak Links.- High-Tc Vortex Flow Transistors with FIB Josephson Channels.- Fabrication of Mesa-Type FETs-Contact Resistance After Exposure of YBa2Cu3Oy Surface to Ar Ion Beam-.- Properties of Superconducting Plasmas.- Confinement of Discharge Plasma with High-Tc Bulk Superconductor Tubes (Supertrons).- Diffusion of Self-Magnetic Fields of Electron Beams Through High-Tc Bulk Superconductor Lenses (Supertrons).- New Vibrating Sample Magnetometer for 31T Hybrid Magnet.- Development of HTS Device Applications at Intermagnetics.- 8 System Applications.- Status of Energy Applications of High Tc Superconductors in Italy.- SMES in Alaska.- Measuring and Reducing ac Losses in BSCCO Wires.- A 66kV-2kAp Load Test of High-Tc Superconducting Power Cable.- State of Development of the Superconducting Maglev System.- Design of a Modified D Shaped Toroidal Coil for IkWh/IMW Experimental SMES.- New Type Mechanical PCS for SMES.- Development and its Characteristics of kA-Class Magnetic PCS Conductor for SMES.- Superconducting Current Limiting Element for 200 Vrms-Class Circuit Using YBCO Thin Film by Chemical Vapor Deposition.- Design and Operating Characteristics of Superconducting Transformer with Simple Configuration.- Stability of High-Tc Superconducting Bus Bar.- Development of 3-Phase 1kA Class High Tc Superconducting Power Cable Prototype.- Fabrication of the Model Cable Using Bi-2223 Ag Sheathed Tapes.- Estimation of Total Heat Leak into a Cryostat of Prospective Power Transmission Model System Integrated Under Superconducting Environment (PROMISE).- Development of the Termination for the 77kV-Class High Tc Superconducting Power Cable.- Electromagnetic Behavior of HTSC Cable Conductor in ac Loading.- Difference of the Quench Current Level of a Multi-Twisted Superconducting Cable Due to the Direction of the Applied Magnetic Field.- Magnetic Suspension Using Soft Magnetic Materials and High Tc Superconductor.- Availability of Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Using Ferromagnetic Materials and Permanent Magnet.- Electromagnetic Force Characteristics of Superconducting Bulk Magnet for Attractive-Type Magnetic Levitation.- Influence of Magnet Quench on Running Characteristics of the Superconducting Magnetically Levitated Bogie.- Conceptual Design of Shield Coil for Medium Size SMES.- Numerical Analysis on Magnetic Shielding Effects of Multiple-Layer Superconducting Plates.- Magnetic Shielding Experiments of Powdered Oxide Superconductors.- Open Type Magnetic Shields by High Tc Superconducting Cylinders.- Investigation of Superconducting Joint of Overlapped Two Plates.- Tests on Small Sized Rotary Model of Flywheel with High Temperature Superconducting Magnetic Bearings.- Numerical Analysis of the Levitation Force in HTSC Superconducting Levitation System of a Flywheel.- Sugar Content Detection in Watermelon.- Non-Destructive Void Detection in Watermelon.- Author Index.- Key Word Index.- Author Index.- Key Word Index.

Since the discovery of superconductivity with trans1tton temperatures above 77 K, concentrated research activities toward the exploration of practical applica­ tions of these materials have been carried out. Currently, a remarkable improve­ ment in superconducting properties has been achieved due to the fine optimization of fabrication processes, and this has attracted industrial interest for future applications. In the case of NdBa Cu 0 materials, a new pinning mecha­ 2 3 7 nism was found which enhances the critical current under applied magnetic fields. In single crystals of these materials, oxygen control results in an increase in the growth rate. The metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) film quality has been improved by using a new liquid raw material. Simultaneously, real demands from the viewpoint of the market start to be a motivation force, es­ pecially in electronics application where some products are already being sold. At the same time, interesting physical properlies have been obtained from a new superconducting single crystal which has a layered perovskite structure without copper. In addition, various precision measurement techniques have confirmed the d-wave mechanism and the existence of intrinsicJosephson junctions in single crystals. These new phenomena challenge the existing theoretical models but also open the way for new applications. These significant areas of progress in materials science have led high-Tc super­ conductivity research into the next phase of activity, while fundamental research continues to be very important. I sincerely hope that this volume will give further impetus to this development.