Hereisaconciseintroductionforthebook:ThisvolumefromtheSpringerHandbookofCondensedMatterandMaterialsDataseriesfocusesonfunctionalmaterials,specificallysemiconductorsandsuperconductors.Asthe4thbookinthisauthoritativereferencecollection,itprovidescarefullycurated,reliabledataonthesetechnologicallycrucialmaterials.Thehandbookpresentsessentialphysicalproperties,characteristicparameters,andperformancedatainwell-organizedtablesandfigures.Coveringbothfundamentalmaterialsscienceandpracticalapplications,thisvolumeservesasanindispensablereferenceforresearchers,engineers,andstudentsworkingwithsemiconductordevicesorsuperconductingsystems.ThedatacompilationfollowsSpringer'srigorouseditorialstandardstoensureaccuracyandconsistencyacrossthisspecializedtechnicalreference.