THE STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY

In this article, all of the known superconducting systems are surveyed , and the structural conditions required for high-temperature supercon ductivity in the cuprate system are reviewed. This article does not fo cus on the details of the individual crystal structures of the known s uperconducting cuprates, but on the commonalties among all the differe nt structures to understand the structural requirements for supercondu ctivity in these ceramic materials.