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-Temper

The International Symposium on Superconductivity, which has been held annu­ ally since 1988, is a forum for presenting the most up-to-date information about a broad range of research and development in superconductivity, from funda­ mental aspects to applications. More than 10 years have passed since the discovery of oxide superconductors and since various developments of applications began. It may be said that the prospects for application of oxide superconductors recently have opened up. Great progress has been made toward practical use, for example, of the flywheel, which uses bulk materials, and the high-performance cryo-cooled magnet made of bismuth wire. These were the results of persistent efforts to develop materials from the viewpoint of materials science and engineering. Also important is the progress in comprehensive understanding of high­ temperature superconductivity. Unique electronic properties of cuprates such as the non-Fermi liquid normal state, spin-charge separation, spin gap, and d-wave symmetry were discussed at the symposium, as were the unique electromagnetic properties resulting from the low dimensionality of cuprates. In the field of new superconductors, many exotic materials have been discovered since 1986. A decade of work with cuprate superconductors is reviewed in this proceedings, and several of the newest materials are presented. These papers will be instructive for many researchers and for students who are to enter this field.