Violation of Kohler's rule in the normal-state magnetoresistance of YBa2Cu3O7-δ and La2SrxCuO4

J. M. Harris, Y. F. Yan, P. Matl, N. P. Ong, P. W. Anderson, T. Kimura, K. Kitazawa

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Abstract

The normal-state magnetoresistance (MR) Δρ/ρ of 90-K and 60-K YBa2Cu3O7-δ and La2-xSrxCuO4 (x=0.17) has been measured in the longitudinal (field H parallel to current J) and transverse (H c) geometries, with J in-plane. In all cases, the orbital component of the MR displays a temperature dependence that strongly violates Kohler's rule. We show that the classical orbital MR measures the variance of a local Hall angle θ(s) around the Fermi surface. The anomalous transverse MR in these cuprates is closely related to the temperature dependence of the Hall angle.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1391-1394
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume75
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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