Aperiodic Conductance Fluctuations in a Narrow GaAs/AlGaAs Wire

Abstract
We have studied quantum transport properties of a narrow GaAs/AlGaAs wire fabricated by electron beam lithography by means of the magnetoresistance (MR) and its Fourier transform. Magnetofingerprints and universal conductance fluctuations are observed at the low-temperature MR. It is found that decay of aperiodic fluctuations, which is observed in the low-frequency side of the Fourier spectra of the MR, shifts toward low frequencies as magnetic field increases.