Measurement of the normal-state anisotropic resistivity of single-crystal Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Oy

Abstract
The resistivity of superconducting single-crystal Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Oy, with its zero-resistance temperature at 85.8 K, has been found to possess a quasi-two-dimensional anisotropy characteristic, with a typical metallic behaviour in the direction parallel to the a-b plane, and a 'semiconducting-like' temperature dependence in the c direction.