Carbon-based materials are becoming a promising candidate for thermoelectricity. Among them, graphene shows limited scope due to its ultra-high thermal conductivity (πΏ). To develop graphene-based thermoelectric devices, reduction of πΏ is highly desired while maintaining reasonably high electrical conductivity (π). Herein, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and carbon black (CB) fillers are added into few layered graphene (FLG) to produce all-carbon composites yielding ultra-low thermal conductivity (πΏ) desired for thermoelectric applications. The novel preparation method of pristine FLG realizes very low πΏ of 6.90 W m β1 K β1 at 1248 K, which further reduces to 0.57, 0.81, and 0.69 W m β1 K β1 at the same temperature for FLG + MWCNTs, FLG + CB, and FLG + MWCNTs + CB, respectively. As-prepared FLG composites also maintain reasonably high π, whilst the Seebeck coefficient shows over a factor of five improvement after the inclusion of carbon-based fillers. Consequently, the power factor (PF) is significantly improved. The ultralow πΏ is attributed to the increased thermal boundary resistance among graphene sheet boundaries. The realization of ultralow πΏ with simultaneous improvement in Seebeck coefficients and relatively small drops in π with a facile and unique synthesis technique, highlight the potential of these composites.
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