Abstract

Highlights

  • A comprehensive review on the recent development of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials for bulk or thin-film thermoelectric materials, as well as composite filler, has been extensively presented.

  • Development of micro-device platform and its application to study the inherent thermoelectric properties of individual single- and few-layer 2D nanomaterials.

Thermoelectric generators have attracted a wide research interest owing to their ability to directly convert heat into electrical power. Moreover, the thermoelectric properties of traditional inorganic and organic materials have been significantly improved over the past few decades. Among these compounds, layered two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene, black phosphorus, transition metal dichalcogenides, IVA–VIA compounds, and MXenes, have generated a large research attention as a group of potentially high-performance thermoelectric materials. Due to their unique electronic, mechanical, thermal, and optoelectronic properties, thermoelectric devices based on such materials can be applied in a variety of applications. Herein, a comprehensive review on the development of 2D materials for thermoelectric applications, as well as theoretical simulations and experimental preparation, is presented. In addition, nanodevice and new applications of 2D thermoelectric materials are also introduced. At last, current challenges are discussed and several prospects in this field are proposed.

Details

Title
Recent Progress of Two-Dimensional Thermoelectric Materials
Author
Delong, Li 1 ; Gong Youning 1 ; Chen, Yuexing 2 ; Lin Jiamei 1 ; Khan, Qasim 3 ; Zhang, Yupeng 1 ; Li, Yu 4 ; Zhang, Han 1 ; Xie Heping 5 

 Shenzhen University, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.263488.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 0472 9649) 
 Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.263488.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 0472 9649) 
 University of Waterloo, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Waterloo, Canada (GRID:grid.46078.3d) (ISNI:0000 0000 8644 1405) 
 Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advanced Technology of Ceramics, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.263488.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 0472 9649) 
 Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Clean Energy Research Institute, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.263488.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 0472 9649) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
23116706
e-ISSN
21505551
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2473254225
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.