Correlation effects mediated by disorders in one-dimensional channels

We report nonlinear transport in one-dimensional quantum wires formed in a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure. The two-terminal conductance characteristics were investigated under varying electron concentrations with and without a large in-plane magnetic field of 10 T. One important observation was that the 0.7-like feature was identified at higher-order subbands, specifically ∼1.6⁢G0, ∼3.7⁢G0, and ∼4.7⁢G0. Additionally, our findings reveal the emergence of two conductance states appearing below e2/h under large dc bias voltage, where these states become more pronounced together with higher 0.7-like features, as electron concentration decreases, highlighting the influence of strong correlation effects in their formation. The weak Zeeman splitting in the ground state despite a large in-plane magnetic field of 10 T in low-density and weakly confined regime indicates disordered-induced correlation effects dominating the mechanism.