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 language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1391-1394 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy