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Spin-dependent transport in a quasiballistic quantum wire

C. -T. Liang, M. Pepper, M. Y. Simmons, C. G. Smith, D. A. Ritchie

cond-mat.str-elarXiv:cond-mat/9912349

Abstract

We describe the transport properties of a 5 μm long one-dimensional (1D) quantum wire. Reduction of conductance plateaux due to the introduction of weakly disorder scattering are observed. In an in-plane magnetic field, we observe spin-splitting of the reduced conductance steps. Our experimental results provide evidence that deviation from conductance quantisation is very small for electrons with spin parallel and is about 1/3 for electrons with spin anti-parallel. Moreover, in a high in-plane magnetic field, a spin-polarised 1D channel shows a plateau-like structure close to 0.3 × e2/h which strengthens with increasing temperatures. It is suggested that these results arise from the combination of disorder and the electron-electron interactions in the 1D electron gas.

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