October 3, 2025

Suppressed lattice thermal conductivity due to K+ ion vibration results in high thermoelectric performance in K4ZnAs2

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Improved thermoelectric performance arose from suppressed thermal conductivity due to K+ ion vibration.
Density functional theory predicted a significant reduction in thermal conductivity in K4ZnAs2.
The study employed the Boltzmann transport equation to analyze thermoelectric transport behavior.
Findings highlight the potential to optimize thermoelectric materials through ionic vibrations.

Abstract

By using density functional theory and the Boltzmann transport equation, we herein explored the electronic structure and thermoelectric transport behavior of K 4 ZnAs 2 .

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Mandal et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/68e0450fa99c246f578b40f9 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d5tc01542a

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Sampad Mandal

Pranab Sarkar

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Journal of Materials Chemistry C

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Visva-Bharati University

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Suppressed lattice thermal conductivity due to K+ ion vibration results in high thermoelectric performance in K4ZnAs2

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