Normal state resistivity of underdoped YBa2Cu3Ox thin films and La2-xSrxCuO4 ultra-thin films under epitaxial strain

The normal state resistivity of high temperature superconductors can be probed in the region below T-c by suppressing the superconducting state in high magnetic fields. Here we present the normal state properties of YBa2Cu3Ox, thin films in the underdoped regime and the normal state resistance of La2-xSrxCuO4 thin films under epitaxial strain, measured below T-c by applying pulsed fields up to 60 T. We interpret these data in terms of the recently proposed 1D quantum transport model with the 1D paths corresponding to the charge stripes.