Anisotropic temperature dependence of normal state resistivity in underdoped region of a layered electron-doped superconductor Nd2–xCexCuO4

The aim of this work is to investigate the temperature dependences both in CuO₂ plane and out-of plane resistivities in electron-doped Nd_2–xCe_xCuO₄ for x from 0.135 up to 0.15 in order to analyze the anisotropy of the electrical transport in the process of the evolution from antiferromagnetic order in the underdoped region to superconducting order in optimally doped region.

Key words: electron-doped superconductor, anisotropy of transport properties, superconducting films.

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