High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1126, Hefei 230031, China
Abstract:
The in-plane normal state resistance Rn(T, H) in an overdoped La2?xSrxCuO4 crystal (x = 0.24) has been measured in magnetic fields up to 20 T parallel to the c-axis. The Rn(T) curves in constant fields show a quadratic behavior in a wide range of temperature above Tc(H). Some characteristic features in Rn(H) are observed. In the low-field region Rn(H) increases with increasing H, reaches a maximum and then decreases with further increasing H. Possible origins for the observed unusual Rn(T, H) behavior are discussed.