Conductance Fluctuations in Quantum Wires of n-CdTe and n-Cd$\text{}_{1-x}$Mn$\text{}_{x}$Te

We present millikelvin studies of magnetoconductance in submicron wires of In-doped n$\text{}^{+}$-CdTe and n$\text{}^{+}$-Cd$\text{}_{0.99}$Mn$\text{}_{0.01}$Te epilayers. Weak-field magnetoresistance which arises from quantum localization as well as universal conductance fluctuations have been observed. The exchange coupling to magnetic impurities is shown to decrease the correlation field of the fluctuations. This novel effect is interpreted by invoking a new driving mechanism of the magnetoconductance fluctuations - the redistribution of the electrons between energy levels of the system, induced by the giant s-d spin-splitting of the electronic states.