Fourfold oscillations and anomalous magnetic irreversibility of magnetoresistance in the non-metallic regime of Pr1.85Ce0.15CuO4

TL;DR

This study reveals angular-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations and magnetic irreversibility in Pr1.85Ce0.15CuO4, highlighting the influence of magnetic domains and stripe phases on electronic properties in the non-metallic regime.

Contribution

It demonstrates the presence of fourfold oscillations and magnetic irreversibility in electron-doped cuprates, linking magnetic domain behavior to stripe phases and electronic anisotropy.

Findings

Sharp angular-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations observed.

Magnetoresistance irreversibility indicates magnetic domain effects.

Strong anisotropy linked to stripe phase phenomena.

Abstract

Using magnetoresistance measurements as a function of applied magnetic field and its direction of application, we present sharp angular-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations for the electron-doped cuprates in their low-temperature non-metallic regime. The presence of irreversibility in the magnetoresistance measurements and the related strong anisotropy of the field dependence for different in-plane magnetic field orientations indicate that magnetic domains play an important role for the determination of electronic properties. These domains are likely related to the stripe phase reported previously in hole-doped cuprates.