The use of strain and grain boundaries to tailor phonon transport properties: A first principles study of 2H-phase $CuAlO_{2}$ (Part II)

Transparent oxide materials, such as $CuAlO_{2}$, a p-type transparent conducting oxide (TCO), have recently been studied for high temperature thermoelectric power generators and coolers for waste heat. TCO materials are generally low cost and non-toxic. The potential to engineer them through strain and nano-structuring are two promisin...More