All 3d electron-hole bilayers in CrN/MgO(111) multilayers

Abstract

CrN/MgO(111) multilayers modeled via \textit{ab initio} calculations give rise to nanoscale, scalable, spatially separated two-dimensional electron and hole gases (2DEG+2DHG), each confined to its own CrN interface. Due to the Cr $3d^3$ configuration, both electron and hole gases are based on correlated transition metal layers involving bands of $3d$ character. Transport calculations predict each subsystem will have a large thermopower, on the order of 250 $\mu$$V/K$ at room temperature. These heterostructures combine a large thermoelectric efficiency with scalable nanoscale conducting sheets; for example, operating at a temperature difference of 50K, 40 bilayers could produce a 1 V voltage with a film thickness of 100 nm.

8 pages, 6 figures

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