Magnetic-field induced superconductor-insulator transition in the La2-xSrxCuO4 system

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Karpinska, K [1 ]
Malinowski, A [1 ]
Cieplak, MZ [1 ]
Guha, S [1 ]
Gershman, S [1 ]
Kotliar, G [1 ]
Skoskiewicz, T [1 ]
Plesiewicz, W [1 ]
Berkowski, M [1 ]
Lindenfeld, P [1 ]
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[1] RUTGERS STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ASTRON,PISCATAWAY,NJ 08855
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.3033
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O4 [物理学];
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The magnetoresistance of underdoped La2-xSrxCuO films with x = 0.048 and 0.051 is studied in magnetic fields up to 8.5 T and at temperatures down to 30 mK. The results indicate that the magnetic-field induced superconductor-insulator (SI) transition is qualitatively different from the reentrant transition described for indium oxide and interpreted as leading to a ''bosonic insulator'' phase. The ground state in the absence of superconductivity appears to be insulating. The transitions become narrower below 1 K and show that the resistive critical field diverges approaching zero temperature, as has also been observed in other high-T-c systems.
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