1 Plenary Lectures.- *A Decade of high Temperature Superconducting Materials.- *System Applications of Superconductivity in Energy Field of Japan.- *Quasi-Particles Probed by Thermal Conductivity in Cuprates.- *ac Losses in High-Tc Materials.- 2 Physics.- 2.1 Transport and Physical Properties.- *Charge Stripes and Antiferromagnetism in Copper-Oxide Superconductors.- *How does the High-Tc Superconductivity Disappear by Overdoping? — A Scenario from a Neutron Scattering Study on La2-x SrxCuo4.- Direct Numerical Experiments on Superconducting Plasma and Intrinsic Josephson Effects in Layered High-Tc, Superconductors.- Anomaly in the Coupling Between Electromagnetic and Acoustic Waves in Bi2Sr2CaCuO8 Single Crystal.- Observation of Unconventional SQUID-Like Properties for Asymmetrical Bicrystal Josephson Junctions.- Hall Effect of Vortices Parallel to cuo2 Layers in Single Crystalline Bi-2212.- Quasiparticles and Vortex State of Layered Superconductors.- Temperature Dependence of Lower Critical Fields in a Single-Crystal Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+? Bulk Superconductor.- Effect of Small Transport Currents on the Flux-Line Lattice Melting in Bi-2212 Crystal.- Critical Current Density and Irreversibility Field for pb-12(n-l)n (n = 3,4) Superconductors.- Frequency Dependence of the Complex Resistivity in the Vortex State.- Voltage-Noise Measurements in Dirty Superconducting Films.- On the Origin of Peak Effect in High-Tc Superconductors.- Double Sign Reversal of the Hall Effect in YBa2Cu3Ox Thin Films.- Vortex Correlation in BI2Sr2Ca1Cu2Ox Single Crystals with Columnar Defects.- Influence of Columnar Defects on the Reversible Magnetization of Bi2212.- Low Field Decoupling Transition in Some BSCCO Samples.- Effects of Heavy-Ion Irradiation on the Josephson Plasma Resonance in the Mixed State of Bi2Sr2CaCu2oy.- First-Order Vortex Lattice Melting Transition in Tilted Magnetic Fields in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Temperature Dependence of Collective Josephson Plasma Modes in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+?.- Anomalous Hysteretic Dielectric Polarization in C-Axis-Oriented La2-xSrxCuO4 Film.- Impurity (Ni, Zn) Effects on Resistive Broadening in YBa2Cu3Oy Crystals.- Magnetic Characteristics of the Superconducting TSFZ prBa2Cu3Oy Crystal.- Precise Measurements of Y2BaCuO?=5 Quantity in Y1.8Ba2.4Cu3.4Oy Heat Treated at High Temperatures.- Physical properties of prBa2-xCaxCu3o7-?.- Out-of-Plane Transport Properties of Bi2Sr2Ca(Cu1-xZnx)2O8-? Single Crystals.- Anisotropic Thermal Diffusivity of Untwinned Y-123 Single Crystal.- The Heat-Treatment Effect on the Magnetization Curves of Ndl23 Single Crystals.- Transport Properties of Bi2212 Single Crystal Under Uniaxial Stress.- Comparative Study on Electron-Density Distribution of Superconducting yBa2Cu3O6.9 and Non-Superconducting yBa2Cu3O6.0.- Effects of the Fermi Surface Topology in k-ET2X Materials.- Heat Capacity Measurements on Borocarbide Ho0.5Y0.5Ni2B2C.- Superconductor-Insulator Transition in Two-Dimensional a-MoxSi1-x Films.- Specific Heat Study on Magnetic Superconductor Ybpd2Sn.- Vortex Behavior in Bi-2212 Single Crystals for the Magnetic Field Parallel to the Cuo2 Planes.- 2.2 spectroscopy.- Microwave Absorption Study on YBa2.Cu3Oy /Mgo at Low Magnetic Fields.- Vortex Dynamics in Bulk High Temperature Superconductors Estimated by Microwave Absorption.- Tunneling spectroscopy of Bi2Sr2CuO6+y Under Magnetic Fields.- Esr Observations in Mn-Doped YBa2Cu3O7-? Superconductors.- Optical Studies of Zn Substitution and Overdoping Effects on in-Plane Anisotropy in YBa2Cu3O7-? Single Crystals.- Manifestation of Oxygen-Ordering Kinetics in Raman Spectra of YBa2Cu3O7-x Single Crystals.- Behavior of “Forbidden” Modes in Raman Spectra of Underdoped YBa2Cu3O7-x.- Phonon Raman Scattering in Nd1+x Ba2-x Cu3O7-? (-0.023? x ? 0.107).- Low Field Microwave Absorption Study on K3C60.- 2.3 Structure Studies.- Crystal Growth of prBa2Cu3O7-y.- Structural Differences of Superconducting and Non-Superconducting prBa2Cu3Ox Crystals.- Features of Crystal Structures in Sr1-xLaxVO3.- Features of Crystal Structures and Microstructures in Ceramic Samples of La1-xSrxMno3+?.- Modulated Structures in La2-xSrxMo4 (M = Ni, Mn).- Features of Crystal Structures in Ca2Ruo4.- 2.4 Theory.- *Spin-Charge Separation in High-Tc Cuprates — Illusion or Reality?.- Spatial Dependence of the Pair Potential of the Normal Metal d-Wave Superconductor Junction.- Exact Solutions of the Ginzburg-Landau Equation in the Elliptic Function Formalism.- Theoretical Study of the Josephson Current Through a Junction Including Ferromagnetic Insulator.- Pairing Symmetries of the Electron-Doped Systems of High-Tc Superconductors.- A Unified Description of Superconductivity and Antiferromagnetism Based on the Spinor Representation of So(5).- Langevin Simulation of Nonlocal Ginzburg-Landau Model for Superconductors in a Magmetic Field.- Local Density of States of the Quasiparticles in the Superconducting States of the Non-Uniform t-J Model.- SCR Theory for the Superconducting Fluctuations in Layered d-Wave Superconductors.- Competition of Superconductivity with SDW in 2d Hubbard Model — Strong Effect of next Nearest Neighbor Transfer Energy t’.- 3 Chemistry.- 3.1 New Materials and New Superconductors.- *Dramatically Improved Flux Pinning Properties of Heavily Pb-Doped Bi2212 Single Crystals and Ag Composite Tapes.- Two-Phase Microstructures in the Heavily Pb-Substituted Bi-2212 Single Crystals Serving as Efficient Pinning Centers.- Crystal Engineering for High-Tc Devices.- Chalcogenide Superconductors.- Preparation and Properties of RuSr2GdCu2Ox with the 1212 Structure.- Preparation of TLSr2Ca2Cu3Oy Under High Pressure.- New Oxycarbonate Superconductors CCa2Can-1Cuno2n+3+?(n =1,2) Synthesized Under High Pressure.- 3.2 Crystallinity, Oxygen Constant, and Carrier Doping.- *The Complex Nature of the [AO]? layer in the A(Ba,Sr)2Cam-1Cumo2m+3-?Superconductors.- Preparation and Characterization of YBa2Cu4O8 Single Crystal Grown in Y2O3 Crucible Using O2-HIP Apparatus.- Synthesis and Characterization of Strongly Over-doped HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+? Samples.- Hole Doping Mechanism and Structural Changes in Cu(Ba0.8Sr0.2)2(Yb1-xCax)Cu2O6+z.- Superconductivity in Y1-x-yPrxCayBa2Cu2.85Re0.15 (y = 0.0 & 0.1; 0 < x < 0.5).- Effects of H2O on Crystal Structure and Superconductivity in (Y, Er, Gd, Sm)- Ba2Cu3Ox.- Effects of High-Valency Cation Doping in HgBa2Ca2Cu3Oy.- Crystal Structure of Sr1.9Nd1.1Cu2.1Nb0.9O8 and Sr2(Nd0.75Ce0 25)2Cu2NbO10 — Ba2YCu3O6+?-Related Compounds with NbO6 Octahedron.- Crystal Structure of High-Pressure-Synthesized New Compound (Hg,Tl)2Ba2Cu2CO3O8.- YSr2Cu3-xMxOy (M = Fe and Mo) Ceramics Studied by Photoemission.- Cleaning of the Bi2Sr2CaCu2Oy Single Crystal Surfaces Heated in Air.- 3.3 Syntheses and Phase Relations.- *Improvements in Crystal Growth and Crystal Homogeneity and its Impact on Physics.- *Polymerized Complex Synthesis of High-Temperature Superconducting Oxides.- Synthesis of Sr-Ca-Cu-O-Cl Compound with 0233-Type Structure.- TSFZ Growth of La2-xBa2CuO4 Single Crystals Under Varied Oxygen Partial Pressure.- High Pressure Synthesis of HgBa2(Sr,Ca)2Cu3O8 Superconductor.- Synthesis and Characterization of V- and Ti-Containing Hg-1212 Cuprates.- Fluorination of the Overdoped Tl-1223 Superconductor.- RE 123 Superconductors Prepared Using Sol-Gel-Derived Ba2Cu3O5+x Precursors.- Superconductivity in Laser Ablated LaBa2Cu3Oz Thin Films.- Crystal Structure Refinement of the Oxygen-rich RCuO2+?(R = Y and La) Delafossite by Neutron Diffraction.- 4 Flux Pinning.- 4.1 Flux Characterization.- *Vortex Lattice Melting in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+? Single Crystals — Insights from Scanning Hall Probe Microscopy.- *Regular Pinning Arrays.- Observation of Vortex Pattern in Bi-2212 Single Crystal Under Applied Transport Current and dc Magnetic Field.- Observation of Local Variations of Stress in Melt Grown NdBa2Cu3O7-x Superconductors around Nd4Ba2Cu2O10 Inclusions.- Magneto-Optical Characterization of Nd-Ba-Cu-O Bulk Superconductors.- Magnetic Field Dependence of Bitter Decoration Patterns in Bi-2212 Single Crystal.- Defect Study Along Au-Ion Traces in Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Single Crystal.- The Characteristics and Microstructure of Nd-Ba-Cu-O Superconductor Annealed at High-Temperatures.- 4.2 Flux Pinning and Flux Dynamics.- *Bose-Glass Vortex Phase and Pinning by Columnar Defects in HTSC Crystals.- *Phase Diagram in the Vortex State in YBa2Cu3Oy Single Crystals.- Vortex-Lattice Phase Transition in (La1-xSrx)2Cu3O4 Single Crystals — Universal Scaling of the Phase Transition Lines in HTSC.- Vortex-Lattice Phase Transition in the Quasi-Two Dimensional Organic Superconductor.- Vortex Lattice Melting in Untwinned Single Crystal YBa2Cu3O7 When Fields are Applied Parallel to CuO2 Plane.- Vortex Pinning and Irreversibility Line in Single Crystal YBa2Cu3O7 With Parallel Twin Boundaries.- Angular Dependence of Vortex Phase Diagram in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y.- Guided Motion of Vortices in Planar Pinning Centers and Anisotropy of Nonlinear Transport Property.- Vortex Phase Diagram in Heavy-Ion Irradiated Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y Studied by Josephson Plasma Resonance.- Magnetic Properties of Ndl23 Irradiated by 5.8 GeV Pb-Ions.- Effect of High-Energy Heavy-Ion Irradiation on the Critical Current Density of Bi-2212 Single Crystals.- Enhancement of Critical Current Density of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox by Thermal Annealing After Neutron Irradiation.- Pinning Property of Nd-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors.- Flux Pinning of NdBa2Cu3O7-? Superconducting Films by Laser Ablation Method.- Separation of Photo-Electronic and Thermal Effects of Light Irradiation on Flux Flow in Bi Based Superconductor.- Flux Pinning Property in Y-123 Single Crystal.- Pinning Properties in Superconducting Pb-Bi Alloys.- Effect of distribution of flux pinning strength on irreversibility line and transition line.- Distribution of Critical Current Density in a Superconducting Bi-2223 Tape Wire.- Analysis of Pinning in NdBa2Cu3O7-? Superconductors.- Melting Transition in Bi-2212 Crystals in the Presence of Point and Columnar Defects.- Effect of Mgo Particles Addition on Flux Pinning Characteristic in Partial-Melting Proccessed Bi-2212 Bulk.- 4.3 Electromagnetic Properties.- Dependence of Irreversibility Field on the Thickness of Superconducting Layer.- Critical Current Densities and Irreversibility Fields of (B,C)(Sr,Ba)2Ca2Cu3O9 and Ba2Ca2Cu3O6(O2-y, Fy).- Comparative Study of the Irreversibility Line of the (Hg, Pb)-1223 Superconductor.- Irreversibility Field in Hg-1223 Grain Aligned Powders.- Peak Effect in Bi-2212 Single Crystal at Low Magnetic Field.- Reentrant Properties Due to the Peak Effect in Untwinned YBCO Single Crystals.- dc Magnetization Measurements on Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+? Single Crystals with Columnar Defects.- Pulsed Field Magnetization of Sm-Ba-Cu-O.- Surface Quality Effects in Hysteretic Magnetization of YBa2Cu3O7-? Films.- Magnetization Enhancement and Relaxation in Bi2+xSr2-xCaCu2O8 (x =0 ?0.2) Crystals.- Interplay Between Pinning by Point Defects and Twin Planes in Oxygen Deficient YBa2Cu3Ox Crystals.- Effect of Oxygen Content on the Superconducting Properties of Nd1+xBa2Cu3O7+? (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4).- Effect of Y and Gd Additions on the Jc-B Properties of (Nd,Sm,Eu)123 System.- Transport Properties in Y1Ba2Cu3O7-? Superconducting Thin Films Over Wide Range of Electric Field.- Temperature Dependence of the Magnetic Energy Losses in a (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10-? High-Tc Superconductor.- Loss in QMG Processed Y-123 Superconductor Due to ac Current.- A Temperature and Field Dependence of the Differential Resistivity Measured on Sintered GdBa2Cu3O7-?.- 5 Wires, Tapes, and Bulk.- 5.1 YBCO Type Superconductors.- a.c. Transport Properties of Biaxially Textured YBCO Tapes Formed by IBAD Method.- Rapid Formation of YBa2Cu3OX Tape on Metallic Substrate by Continuous Chemical Vapor Deposition using Tetrahydrofuran Single Solution of ?-Diketonates.- Biaxially Aligned YBCO Film Tapes Fabricated by Inclined Substrate Pulsed Laser Deposition.- New Fabrication Method of High-Jc YBa2Cu3O7 Superconducting Films on Flexible Metallic Substrates.- Synthesis of Biaxially Aligned Y2O3 Buffer Layer Directly on Ni Tapes Through Electron the Beam Deposition.- Preparation of In-Plane Aligned YBCO Film on Textured Ag Tape.- Preparation of YBa2Cu3O7.?-Coated Conductor on Single Crystalline Oxide Fiber by Hot-Wall MOCVD.- YBa2Cu3O7.? Superconductors Coated by LPE Process on Flexible YSZ Fibers and Polycrystalline Tapes.- Preparation of Y123 Thick Films on Silver Substrates by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Critical Current Density and Flux Penetration Behavior of Y123 Lpe Thick Films.- *Properties of YBCO Permanent Magnets.- Effect of Microstmcture on Compressive Properties for Melt-Processed YBa2Cu3O7.?.- Dispersion and Morphologies of Silver in the Melt Grown YBa2Cu3O7-X.- The Large Domain Growth of an Ag-Doped RE-System Superconductor in Air.- Preparation and Superconducting Properties of Melt-Processed Ybco Bulk by Controlling Oxygen Partial Pressure.- “Large-Area Tem” Observation of the Distribution of Y-211 Particles in YBCO Superconductors Melt-Grown Under Varying Oxygen Pressure.- Fabrication of RBa2Cu3O7-y Composite Thick Films by the Thermal Plasma Method.- Effect of Prefiring Conditions on Crystallization of Y123 Films by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process.- Plastic Extrusion of YBa2Cu3O7-y-Ag Composite Superconduting Wires using Pyrophoric Synthetic Powder.- Measurement of the Frequency Dependence of the Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Ag-Doped YBaCuO Superconductor by the SRPM Method.- Coarsening of High Temperature Stable Phase Particles in the Re(Nd,Sm,Y)BaCuO Melt.- Crystal Growth and Y2BaCuO5 Segregation in Melt-Textured YBa2Cu3O7-y.- Growth of Y2O3-Y123 Phase in YBCO Superconductor.- Magnetic Property of REBaCuO-System Superconductors.- Seeded Melt Growth of Large LRE-Ba-Cu-O Bulk Superconductors.- Preparation of Filamentary Nd123 Superconductor by OCMG Method.- Preparation of c-Axis Oriented Nd-Ba-Cu-O Melt-Textured Bulk with Ag Addition.- Growth Mode Dependent Characteristics of Nd1+XBa2-XCu3OY Thick Film by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Fabrication of NdBa2Cu3O6+? Single Crystals by the SRL-CP Method.- Characterization and Possible Applications of the Nd2Ba1Cu3Oz Phase.- Nd1+XBa2-XCu3O7-d Single Crystals Flux-Grown At Various Undercoolings and Their Superconducting Properties.- Effect of Growth Temperature on Superconducting Properties of Nd-Ba-Cu-0.- Microstructural Control of Nd123 Bulk Superconductors by Initial Compositions.- Superconducting Properties of Melt-Grown Binary Mixed (SmxGd1-x)-Ba-Cu-O Superconductors.- Preparation of Large c-Axis Oriented Melt-Processed Sm-Ba-Cu-0 and Their Superconducting Properties.- 5.2 BACCO, TBCCO, and Other Type Superconductors.- *Developments of Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2OX/Ag Tapes and Coils.- Development of Bi-2223 Multifilamentary Tapes for Power Cable.- The Effect of SC/Ag Ratio and Twisting in Multifilamentary Ag-Sheathed Bi(2223) Tapes.- Fabrication of Cold-Rolled Bi-2223/Ag Single- and Multifilamentary Tapes using (Bi,Pb)-2212 and CaCuO2 Precursors.- Effects of Microstructural Improvement on the Superconducting Properties of Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox Multilayer Tapes.- In Situ Observation of Phase Changes in Bi2212 Superconducting Tapes by High Temperature X-Ray Diffraction.- Effect of Starting Materials on Microstructure and Property of Bi-2212/Ag Tapes.- Texture and Formation of (Bi,Pb)-2223 Phase in the Partial-Melting, Air-Cooling and Sintering Process.- Intragranular Critical Current Density From History Effect in Ag-Bi2223 Tape.- Magnetic Field Distributions in Screen-Printed Ag-Bi2223 Tapes with Various Shapes.- On the Weak and Strong Links in Silver-Sheathed (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 Superconductors.- Microstructures and Pinning Forces of Ag-Cu Alloy Sheathed Tapes.- Critical Current and Grain Connectivity in Silver-Sheathed Bi2223 Superconducting Tapes Prepared by Different Cooling Rate.- Measurment and Analysis of Angular Dependence of Critical Current Density on Magnetic Field in Bi2223 Superconductive Tape.- Critical Current Distribution Along the Bi-2212 High Temperature Superconducting Coil.- The Effect of Pressing Pressure Less Than 1 GPa on Ic of the Ag-Sheathed Bi-2223 Superconducting Tape.- *Magnetic and Transport Measurements of the Irreversibility Field.- The Bean Model and Ac Losses in Bi2Ca2Cu3O10/Ag Tapes.- ac Transport Properties of Bi-2212 Oxide Superconductors.- Influence of Form and Arrangement of Superconductor on Ac Transport Losses of High-Tc Superconducting Wires and Cables.- Influence of the Surface Conditions To the Ac Losses of Layered Ag-Sheathed Bi-2223 Conductor.- Bi-2212 Ag-Sheathed Round Cross Section Wires.- ac Losses in Bi2223 Multifilamentary Wires Exposed To an Magnetic Field Perpendicular To the Wide Surface.- Superconducting Joints of Bi-2212/Ag Tapes Prepared by Dip-Coating Method.- Fabrication of Mechanically Enhanced (Bi,Pb)-2223 Bulk Current Leads by Sinter Forging.- Annealing Temperature Dependence of the Silver Diffusion in Hot-Pressed Bi-2223.- Effect of Cu Concentration on the Microstructure and Superconducting Properties of Bi-2212/Ag Tapes.- Growth of Bi2Sr2CaCu2OY Single Crystal by a Vertical Bridgman Method.- Fabrication of 10,000A/Cm2 Class Bi-2223 Sintered Bulk.- Fiber Addition Effect To High-Tc Bulk.- Growth of Tl-1223 Crystals on Silver Substrate by Two-Zone Annealing Method.- Effect of F-Doping Source on Partial-Melting of Filamentary HgxBa2Ca2Cu3Re0.2OY Superconductor.- Excess Magnetization in NbTi Multifilamentary Wires with CuNi Matrix.- 5.3 Applications.- *Development of High-Tc Superconducting Magnet using Ag-Sheathed Bi2223 Tapes.- R&D on Hts Wires in the Super-GM Project.- *Recent Developments in HTS Technology at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.- ac Loss of Transposed HTS Cable Conductors.- Development of High Current Bi-2223 Ag-Sheathed Tape Wire.- Development of Bi-2223 Ag-Sheathed Strands.- A Design of HTS Cable Conductors with Low ac Losses.- Progress in Long Length Bi-2223 Tapes.- Fabrication of Assembled Conductor of Bi-Based Multilayered Wires.- Superconducting Properties of (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Ox Multifilament Wires and Fabrication of a Coil.- Development of HTS Cable Conductor with Multi-Layer Structure.- Persistent-Current-Mode Operation of Bi-2212 Solenoidal Coil with a Clear Bore of 60mm Diameter.- Effect of ‘Flux Jump’ in High-Tc Cylindrical Superconductors on Current Limiting Behavior.- The Development of 2Ka-Bi2223 Current Leaeds.- Preparation of Rotors from Melt-Textured YBCO for Electromotors.- Pulsed-Field Magnetization of Y-Ba-Cu-0 Superconducting Bulk Magnet Cooled by Refrigerator.- Flux Motion During Pulsed-Field Magnetization in Melt-Processed YBCO.- Magnetic Shielding Effect of High-Tc Superconducting Plate.- 6 Thin Films.- 6.1 Epitaxial Growth and Preparation Technologies.- *YBCO Thin Films for RF Applications.- *Properties of a-Axis YBa2Cu3O7-x/RrBa2Cu3O7-x/YBa2Cu3O7-x/ Trilayer Josephson Junctions on (100) LaSrGaO4.- *A New Superconducting Cuprate Prepared by Low-Temperature Thin-Film Synthesis.- Large Area YBCO Thin Film Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition.- Preparation of c-Axis Oriented RE 123 Films by Metalorganic Deposition Process.- Biaxially Aligned MgO Buffer Layers using Electron Beam Evaporation on Inclined Substrates.- NdBa2Cu3O7-Y Thin Films Grown by MOCVD.- Growth of c-Axis Oriented NdBa2Cu3O7-Y Films with Transition Temperature Exceeding 92 K by dc Sputtering.- Preparation and Characterization of (PrBCo/NdBCo/PrBCo//YBCo Single Crystal) Multilayers.- Wet-Etching of MgO(100) by Aqueous and Non-Aqueous Phosphoric Solutions.- Strained YBa2Fe3O8-? Films Lattice-Matched To YBa2Cu3O7-?.- Preparation of PbZr0.53Ti0.47O3/YBa2Cu3O7-? Heterostmcture on (100)LaAlO3 Substrate by the Spin-Coating Method.- Fabrication of a-Axis and c-Axis Hg-1212 Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition.- Ba0.6Rb0.4BiO Thin Films by RF Magnetron Sputtering.- 6.2 Growth Mechanism and Characterization.- Correlation of Transport Properties with Grain Boundary Atomic Structure in High-Tc Superconducting Films and Tapes.- Properties of Hg-1223 Superconducting Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition.- *Microstructures of 123 Thick Films Grown on Various Substrates by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Electrical Properties Under Magnetic Field of YBa2Cu3OX Films Grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy Method.- Surface Morphology of YBa2Cu3O7-Y Thin Films by Hot-Wall Type MOCVD using Liquid MO-Sources.- Growth Mechanism of YBa2Cu3OX Films Grown From Seed Films by Liquid Phase Epitaxy.- Observation of Early Stages of YBCO Films Grown on MGO(100) Step Substrates.- Superconducting and Normal State Properties of the YBa2Cu3O7-yNd0.67Sr0 33MnO3 Heterostructures.- Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies of NdBa2Cu3O7-Y/MgO Interface Fabricated by MOCVD.- Fabrication and Characterization of Nd-Ba-Cu-0 Thin Films by MO-CVD using Liquid Sources.- Rietveld Analysis and XPS on Nd-Ba-Cu-0 Thin Films.- Microwave Properties of Nd-Ba-Cu-O Film Characterized by Dielectric Resonator.- Is NdBa2Cu3O7-? Crystal Surface More Stable Than YBa2Cu3O7-? Surface at High Temperatures?.- Temperature-Dependent Dielectric Properties of PrBa2Cu3O7-? Films.- Transport Properties of PBCO Thin Films on (110)/(001) RBCO Single Crystal Substrates.- Electronic Properties in Bi2212/Bi2201/Bi2212 Triple-Layered Thin Films.- MgO(100) Substrate Preparation for the Fabrication of High-Tc BSCCO Thin Films.- Morphology of CeO2 Thin Films on YBa2Cu3O7 Substrates.- 7 Device Applications.- 7.1 Josephson Junctions and Squid.- High Performance dc SQUID Fabricated on SrTiO3 Bicrystal Substrate with 30° Misorientation Angle.- Micro-Wave Response of Intrinsic Josephson Junctions on Bi-2223.- Multi-Channel High-Tc Squid System for MCG.- Electrical Properties of HTS Ramp Edge Junctions using PBCO-Based Barrier.- c-Axis Tunneling and Magnetic Field Splitting of the Quasiparticle States in Planar NdBa2Cu3O7-? Junctions with PrBa2Cu3O7-? Barriers.- Characteristics of Grooved YBCO Josephson Junction Prepared by FIB.- Characteristics of NdBa2Cu3O7-? Josephson Junctions Fabricated using a High Resolution Focused Ion Beam Etching Technique.- Control of the Material Properties of Bi-2212 Thin Films and its Application to Intrinsic Josephson Junctions.- Critical Current Density in the c-Axis Direction in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (001) Epitaxial Thin Films.- A Phenomenological Model Analysis for Current-Voltage Characteristics of Superconducting Weak Links.- 7.2 Microwave Devices.- *High Temperature Superconducting Filters for Receiver Front-End of Mobile Telecommunication Base Station.- 12-Ghz YBCO-Resonator-Stabilized AlGaAs/GaAs HBT Hybrid Oscillator.- The Performance of the Microstrip Line Resonator and the Bandpass Filter using YBa2Cu3O7-? Films with a CeO2 Cap Layer.- 100 Ghz YBCO Mixer-Antenna.- Superconducting Planar Array Antenna At 11.7 Ghz for Satellite Communication.- Characterization of Superconducting Patch Antenna Fabricated by Both-Side Superconducting Thin Film.- Study on Optimum Configuration of Microstrip Bandpass Filters.- Examination of the Microstripline Resonator for Measurement of the Magnetic Penetration Depth, ?.- Microwave Properties of Narrow 5-µm-Wide YBCO Coplanar Transmission Lines.- Microwave Properties of Bi2Sr2Cacu2OX Films Fabricated by Multitarget Sputtering.- Excellent Microwave Properties in Screen-Printed Ag-(Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3OX Thick Films.- Implementation of the Tunnel Diode Oscillator with the Open-Flat Measuring Htsc Coil for Creation of New Type Detectors of Particles and Radiation.- Observation of Nonequilibirum Microwave Emission From dc-Biased High-Tc Yba2Cu3O7.Y Junctions.- 7.3 Digital Devices.- *Engineering a Robust 2” Wafer Hts Process for Ic Applications using Taguchi Methods.- * Signal Current Waveform Measurements using an Hts Sampler Circuit.- A Quantum Flux Parametron (QFP) Formed with an Au/SrTiO3A’Ba2Cu3O7 Trilayer Structure.- Design of a High-Tc, Superconductive Flash-Type A/D Converter.- 7.4 Other Superconducting Devices.- *Terahertz Radiation From YBCO Thin Films by Optical Pulse Excitation.- Superconducting FET with YBCO/STO/YBCO Tri-Layer Structures.- Novel Contact Structure for Ultra-Thin YBCO Films.- Temperature Dependence of Forward Current-Voltage Characteristics of Ba1-xKxBiO3/Nb-Doped SrTiO3 Schottky Junctions.- Epitaxial Growth of NdBa2Cu3O7-?/Sr2AlTaO6/NdBa2Cu3O7-? Multilayers on SrTiO3(100) Substrates.- Study of Oxygen Diffusion in NdBa2Cu3O7-? Single Crystals by Observing Twin Formation.- Temperature Dependence of THz Radiation From Flux-Trapped YBa2Cu307-? Thin Films Excited by Ultrashort Optical Pulses.- 8 System Applications.- 8.1 Fault Current Limiters and Power Cables.- *1.2 MVA High-Tc Superconducting Fault Current Limiter.- Characteristics and Possibilities of Superconducting FCLs Fabricated with High-Tc Tapes.- A Conceptual Design of Superconducting Fault Current Limiter with Bi2223 in 6.6 Kv Distribution System.- Quench Properties and Fault Current Limiters of Ybco Thin-Film Superconductors.- Superconducting Switch by Anisotropic Electrical Properties of High-Tc Superconductors.- Ac Losses of High-Tc Supercondutor for Power Cables.- Initial Loading Test of 30m Long High-Tc Superconducting Power Cable Prototype.- Design of the High-Tc Superconducting Model Cable.- Pressure Drop Measurement of Liquid-Nitrogen Flow in Conductor Conduit of Cables.- Numerical Analysis for an Enhanced Stability Forced-Flow Cooled Superconducting Cable.- Ac Characteristics of a High-Tc Superconducting Power-Cable Conductor with Interlayer Insulation.- 8.2 Generators, Motors, and Energy Storage Systems.- R&D Project on Superconducting Generators in Super-Gm.- Torque Characteristics of a Motor using High-Temperature Bulk Superconductors in the Rotor.- Fabrication of High-Tc Superconducting Test Coil for Smes.- Experimental Results of Elementary Coils for Ikwh/1mw Experimental Smes System.- Proposal of 40Mwh Hybrid Power Storage System with Superconducting Flywheel and HTc-Smes.- Development on CFRP Rotor for 1kwh Superconducting Flywheel System.- Evaluation of Magnetic Force Characteristics in High-Tc Superconducting Flywheel.- 8.3 Magnetic Levitation and Magnetic Bearings.- The Development of Superconducting Maglev System.- Opportunities for Application of Superconducting Magnet Technology to Large-Scale Magnetic Suspensions.- A. Large Electromaglev (“Active-Magrev”) System.- Levitation Force Between Superconductors and Magnets.- Electromagnetic Force Characteristics of the Superconducting Magnetic Gradient Levitation System.- The Role of the Components of the Mixed-µ Magnetic Levitation System - Numerical Calculation and Distinction.- Influence of Alternating Magnetic Field on Levitation in HTSC Magnetic Bearing.- Numerical Analysis on Levitation Force of Y-Ba-Cu-O Bulk Superconductor.- Cross-Coupling of Translational Motions of a Spinning Magnet Above a High-Tc Superconductor.- 8.4 Magnetic Shielding and Other Applications.- Characteristics of Magnetic Shielding using Plural Bulk of High-Tc YBCO Superconductor.- Magnetic Shielding System by High-Tc Bi-2223 Superconductor.- Development of Bi-2223 Superconducting Magnetic Shield.- Frequency Dependence of Magnetic Shielding Performance in HTS Plates.- Magnetic and Electric Simulation of Eddy Currents in Ag-Sheathed Bi2223 Tapes.- Numerical Approach for a Description of Electromagnetic Phenomenon in Superconducting Composits.- A “Permanent” HTS Magnet System: Key Design & Operational Issues and Applications.- Bi-2212/Ag Superconducting Magnet for High-Field Applications.- Crycooler-Cooled Bi-2223 High-TC Superconducting Magnet in Persistent Current Mode.- 1.7K-1000A Critical Current Measuring Holder using Yba2Cu3O7 Current Leads.- 9 Standardization.- 9.1 Prospects and Strategy of Standardization.- The Progress of Standardization in Field of Superconductivity at China.- Factors Affecting Characterization of Bulk High-Temperature Superconductors.- Developing Standards for the Emerging Technology of High Temperature Superconducting Electronics.- Theoretical Evaluation of Geometrical Errors in Ac Loss Measurements using a Pickup-Coil Methods.- 9.2 Round Robin Test.- VAMAS Activities for Standardization of Measurement Methods for Superconducting Materials.- Standardization of the Test Method for Hysteresis Loss Measurement of Cu/Nb-Ti Composite Superconductors - Part 1: VSM/SQUID Method.- Standardization of the Test Method for Hysteresis Loss Measurement of Cu/Nb-Ti Composite Superconductors — Part 2: Pick-Up Coil Method.- Standardization of the Method for the Determination of the Cu/Non-Cu Ratio of Cu/Nb-Ti Composite Superconductors.- Round Robin Test Results on Bi(2223)/Ag Multicored Tape Samples.- Author Index I-l.- Key Word Index.- Author Index.- Key Word Index.