Low-Dimensional Cooperative Phenomena: The Possibility of High-Temperature Superconductivity

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Basic Principles and Concepts in the Physics of Low Dimensional Cooperative Systems....Pages 1-21
Theory of the Quasi One-Dimensional Band Conductor....Pages 23-34
Exciton Mechanism of Superconductivity....Pages 35-44
Magnetic Interactions in Linear Chain Crystals....Pages 45-64
One-Electron Theory and the Properties of Simple TCNQ Salts....Pages 65-88
The Electronic Properties of TTF-TCNQ....Pages 89-123
Thermal and Magnetic Behavior of One-Dimensional Magnets....Pages 125-146
Consequences of Exchange in Low-Dimensional Compounds: High Temperature Spin Dynamics as Sampled by Magnetic Resonance....Pages 147-169
Epr of Low-Dimensional Systems....Pages 171-190
Mixed Valence Chemistry and Metal Chain Compounds....Pages 191-214
Electrical Transport and Spectroscopical Studies of the Peierls Transition in K 2 [Pt(CN) 4 ]Br 0·30 · 3(H 2 O)....Pages 215-233
X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction Studies of the Peierls Instability....Pages 235-258
NMR Studies of the Peierls Transition in One Dimensional Metals....Pages 259-276
Structural Aspects of One-Dimensional Metals....Pages 277-286
Electrical Properties of Integral Oxidation State Metal Complexes with Columnar Structures....Pages 287-297
Electron Transport in Some One-Dimensional Metal Complex Semiconductors....Pages 299-314
Preparative Aspects of One-Dimensional Transition Metal Coordination Compounds....Pages 315-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-350