Abstract
We describe the transport properties of a -long one-dimensional (1D) quantum wire. Reduction of conductance plateaus due to the introduction of weak disorder scattering is observed. In an in-plane magnetic field, we observe a spin splitting of the reduced conductance steps. Our experimental results provide evidence that the deviation from conductance quantization is very small for electrons with spin parallel and is about for electrons with spin antiparallel. Moreover, in a high in-plane magnetic field, a spin-polarized 1D channel shows a plateaulike structure close to which strengthens with increasing temperature. It is suggested that these results arise from a combination of disorder and electron-electron interactions in a 1D electron gas.
- Received 1 September 1999
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.61.9952
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