Proton-controlled molecular ionic ferroelectrics

Huang, Yulong; Gottfried, Jennifer L.; Sarkar, Arpita; Zhang, Gengyi; Lin, Haiqing; Ren, Shenqiang

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-40825-6

Proton-controlled molecular ionic ferroelectrics

Journal Article · Sat Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40825-6· OSTI ID:1995900

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Abstract

Molecular ferroelectric materials consist of organic and inorganic ions held together by hydrogen bonds, electrostatic forces, and van der Waals interactions. However, ionically tailored multifunctionality in molecular ferroelectrics has been a missing component despite of their peculiar stimuli-responsive structure and building blocks. Here we report molecular ionic ferroelectrics exhibiting the coexistence of room-temperature ionic conductivity (6.1 × 10 ⁻⁵ S/cm) and ferroelectricity, which triggers the ionic-coupled ferroelectric properties. Such ionic ferroelectrics with the absorbed water molecules further present the controlled tunability in polarization from 0.68 to 1.39 μC/cm ² , thermal conductivity by 13% and electrical resistivity by 86% due to the proton transfer in an ionic lattice under external stimuli. These findings enlighten the development of molecular ionic ferroelectrics towards multifunctionality.

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Research Organization:: State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Albany, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0023433

OSTI ID:: 1995900

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2422250

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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