The invention relates to the technical field of nano materials, and provides a preparation method and application of a NaxCoO2 nano thermoelectric material synthesized by combining a self-propagating method and a cold pressing method. The invention aims to solve the problems of low production yield, complex process, low orientation degree, poor
crystallinity and high cost of the conventional NaxCoO2 preparation method and improve the application of the NaxCoO2 in
heat energy collection in a high-temperature area. According to the main scheme, the preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving
sodium nitrate and
cobalt nitrate hexahydrate in a
citric acid solution in proportion, heating to self-propagating
combustion to obtain precursor
powder, calcining, tabletting to obtain a NaxCoO2 polycrystalline block, and annealing to improve the compactness; the preparation method is used in the fields of thermoelectric power generation in a high-temperature area,
refrigeration,
medical treatment, sensing and the like, has the advantages of simple process, high preparation speed, high yield, low cost, good
crystallinity and high thermoelectric performance, realizes quick preparation of the high-temperature thermoelectric material with high thermoelectric performance and high
crystallinity, and has relatively high commercial and practical values.