Resistive Upper Critical Field of High- Tc Single Crystals of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

Abstract
The upper critical field Hc2(T) of Bi2Sr2CaCu2 O8 crystals with Tc>92K has been measured from the out-of-plane resistivity in magnetic fields (Hab) up to 15 T. By the use of the empirical procedure the Hc2(T) curve has been extrapolated up to Hc2230T and T/Tc0.35 which is independent of the choice of the R/RN ratio. We found that Hc2(T) does not follow the conventional theory with or without fluctuations but is consistent with the prediction based on the Bose-Einstein condensation of charged bosons formed above Tc. Our results together with the heat capacity measurements provide an evidence for the possibility of 2e Bose liquid ground state of highTc oxides.