Abstract
We have observed hysteresis between the forward and reverse sweeps of a common mode bias applied to the two in-plane side gates of an asymmetrically biased GaAs quantum point contact (QPC). The size of the hysteresis loop increases with the amount of bias asymmetry ΔVg between the two side gates and depends on the polarity of ΔVg. Our results are in qualitative agreement with Non-Equilibrium Green's Function simulations including the effects of dangling bond scattering on the sidewalls of the QPC. It is argued that hysteresis may constitute another indirect proof of spontaneous spin polarization in the narrow portion of the QPC.
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