Tuning ferroelectric phase transition temperature by enantiomer fraction.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-45986-6 and PMC identifier 10874439.
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Abstract
Tuning phase transition temperature is one of the central issues in phase transition materials. Herein, we report a case study of using enantiomer fraction engineering as a promising strategy to tune the Curie temperature (T<sub>C</sub>) and related properties of ferroelectrics. A series of metal-halide perovskite ferroelectrics (S-3AMP)<sub>x</sub>(R-3AMP)<sub>1-x</sub>PbBr<sub>4</sub> was synthesized where 3AMP is the 3-(aminomethyl)piperidine divalent cation and enantiomer fraction x varies between 0 and 1 (0 and 1 = enantiomers; 0.5 = racemate). With the change of the enantiomer fraction, the T<sub>C</sub>, second-harmonic generation intensity, degree of circular polarization of photoluminescence, and photoluminescence intensity of the materials have been tuned. Particularly, when x = 0.70 - 1, a continuously linear tuning of the T<sub>C</sub> is achieved, showing a tunable temperature range of about 73 K. This strategy provides an effective means and insights for regulating the phase transition temperature and chiroptical properties of functional materials.