Disorder and transport in cuprates: weak localization and magnetic contributions

Abstract

We report resistivity measurements in underdoped YBa${}_2$Cu${}_3$O${}_{6.6}$and overdoped Tl${}_2$Ba${}_2$CuO${}_{6+x}$ single crystals in which the concentration of defects in the CuO${}_2$ planes is controlled by electron irradiation. Low $T$ upturns of the resistivity are observed in both cases for large defect content. In the Tl compound the decrease of conductivity scales as expected from weak localization theory. On the contrary in YBa${}_2$Cu${}_3$O${}_{6.6}$ the much larger low T contribution to the resistivity is proportional to the defect content and might then be associated to a Kondo like spin flip scattering term. This would be consistent with the results on the magnetic properties induced by spinless defects.

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