On the Presence of 1D-Like Stripes in Superconducting Epitaxial La_2-xSr_xCuO₄ thin Films

A large positive magnetoresistance (up to tens of percents) is observed in both underdoped (x < 0.15) and overdoped superconducting La2− xSrxCuO4 (LSCO) epitaxial thin films, at temperatures far above the superconducting critical temperature T c . In the underdoped regime, this magnetoresistance cannot be described by the Kohler rule and is due to the influence of superconducting fluctuations. On the other hand, in the overdoped regime, the Kohler rule does not seem to be violated.