Assessing the limitations of transparent conducting oxides as thermoelectrics
Kieran B. Spooner, Alex M. Ganose, David O. Scanlon
Abstract
Many TCOs are limited as thermoelectrics by their long phonon mean free paths. We demonstrate the importance of computational analysis of lattice thermal conductivity for pinpointing which materials are effective targets for nanostructuring.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric materialsThermal conductivityPhononMaterials scienceEngineering physicsNanotechnologyThermoelectric effectOptoelectronicsCondensed matter physicsPhysicsComposite materialThermodynamicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides