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Dependence of the 0.7 anomaly on the curvature of the potential barrier in quantum wires

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Smith, LW 
Al-Taie, H 
Lesage, AAJ 
Sfigakis, F 
See, P 

Abstract

. Ninety-eight one-dimensional channels defined using split gates fabricated on a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure are measured during one cooldown at 1.4 K. The devices are arranged in an array on a single chip and are individually addressed using a multiplexing technique. The anomalous conductance feature known as the "0.7 structure" is studied using statistical techniques. The ensemble of data shows that the 0.7 anomaly becomes more pronounced and occurs at lower values as the curvature of the potential barrier in the transport direction decreases. This corresponds to an increase in the effective length of the device. The 0.7 anomaly is not strongly influenced by other properties of the conductance related to density. The curvature of the potential barrier appears to be the primary factor governing the shape of the 0.7 structure at a given T and B.

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Keywords

cond-mat.mes-hall, cond-mat.mes-hall

Journal Title

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

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Journal ISSN

1098-0121
1550-235X

Volume Title

91

Publisher

APS
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I014268/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J003417/1)
his work was supported by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Grant No. EP/I014268/1.