Recent advances in precursor-derived ceramics integrated with two-dimensional materials

The ceramization of polymeric precursors via thermal treatment represents a simple, fast and highly efficient method for producing polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs). PDCs integrating two-dimensional (2D) materials attracted special interest because they combine the diverse functionalities of 2D materials (electrical conductivity and catalytic performance) with the excellent intrinsic properties of PDCs, such as high-temperature stability, oxidation and corrosion resistance. This review focuses on recent development of the composites integrating PDC and 2D materials (PDC–2D composites). The methods used to prepare those materials and the relationship between as-prepared structures and property or functionality are discussed in detail. Then, the applications of PDC–2D composites in electromagnetic wave absorption and shielding, energy storage, hydrogen evolution, and electrothermal devices are also addressed.