Enhancement of Thermoelectric Performance by Compositing MXenes with Low-Dimensional Materials

Yuan Zhou; Li Li; Yihao Hu; Xirong Chen; Qianlei Tian; Huihui Huang

doi:10.7536/PC241005

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Prog Chem ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7) : 1048-1062. DOI: 10.7536/PC241005

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Enhancement of Thermoelectric Performance by Compositing MXenes with Low-Dimensional Materials

Yuan Zhou ¹^,²^,³ ,
Li Li ¹^,² ,
Yihao Hu ¹ ,
Xirong Chen ¹ ,
Qianlei Tian ¹^,²^,³^,^* ,
Huihui Huang ³^,^*

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In recent years， novel 2D materials such as MXene have demonstrated considerable promise for thermoelectric applications， owing to their excellent conductivity， excellent mechanical flexibility， and good environmental stability. However， the metallic behaviour exhibited by the charge carrier transport of MXene hinders the Seebeck effect， thus limiting effect of the strong coupling between the Seebeck coefficient and the conductivity. Due to their special electrical， thermal， and structural properties at the micro/nano scale， low-dimensional materials are expected to be compounded with MXene and their thermoelectric properties can be regulated. In this review， we summarize the research progress of MXene and other low-dimensional materials to improve its thermoelectric properties， focusing on the combination of one-dimensional materials， two-dimensional materials and MXene. Then， a summary and analysis were conducted on the optimization and regulation of key thermoelectric performance indicators including electrical conductivity， thermal conductivity， and Seebeck coefficient. The subsequent research direction of the thermoelectric properties of MXene materials is proposed， and this is based on three aspects： application of flexible wearable electronic devices， material design combined with artificial intelligence， and optimization of material synthesis and integration technologies.

Contents

1 Introduction

2 MXene thermoelectric properties

3 MXene composites with one-dimensional materials

3.1 MXene-based composites with one-dimensional materials enhance electrical conductivity

3.2 MXene-based composites with one-dimensional materials reduce thermal conductivity

3.3 MXene-based composites with one-dimensional materials enhance the Seebeck coefficient

4 MXene composites with two-dimensional materials

4.1 MXene-based composites with two-dimensional materials enhance electrical conductivity

4.2 MXene-based composites with two-dimensional materials reduce thermal conductivity

4.3 MXene-based composites with two-dimensional materials enhance the Seebeck coefficient

5 Conclusion and outlook

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MXene / low-dimensional materials / thermoelectric properties

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Yuan Zhou , Li Li , Yihao Hu , et al . Enhancement of Thermoelectric Performance by Compositing MXenes with Low-Dimensional Materials[J]. Progress in Chemistry. 2025, 37(7): 1048-1062 https://doi.org/10.7536/PC241005

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