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An unprecedented azobenzene-based organic single-component ferroelectric.

ABSTRACT: Organic single-component ferroelectrics, as an important class of metal-free ferroelectrics, are highly desirable because of their easy processing, mechanical flexibility, and biocompatibility. However, although nearly 50 years have passed since the discovery of photochromism in azobenzene-doped cholesteric liquid crystals, ferroelectricity has never been found in azobenzene-based crystals. Here, we use an amino group to substitute a fluorine atom of 2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexafluoroazobenzene, which successfully introduces ferroelectricity into 2-amino-2',4,4',6,6'-pentafluoroazobenzene (APFA). APFA shows an extremely high Curie temperature (T c) of 443 K, which is outstanding among single-component ferroelectrics. It also exhibits an indirect optical band gap of 2.27 eV as well as photoisomerization behavior between the trans-form and the cis-form triggered by pedal motion. To our knowledge, APFA is the first azobenzene-based ferroelectric crystal. This work opens an avenue to design excellent single-component ferroelectrics and will inspire the exploration of azobenzene-based ferroelectrics for promising applications in biofriendly ferroelectric devices.

SUBMITTER: Peng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9067575 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An unprecedented azobenzene-based organic single-component ferroelectric.

Peng Hang H   Qi Jun-Chao JC   Song Xian-Jiang XJ   Xiong Ren-Gen RG   Liao Wei-Qiang WQ  

Chemical science 20220405 17

Organic single-component ferroelectrics, as an important class of metal-free ferroelectrics, are highly desirable because of their easy processing, mechanical flexibility, and biocompatibility. However, although nearly 50 years have passed since the discovery of photochromism in azobenzene-doped cholesteric liquid crystals, ferroelectricity has never been found in azobenzene-based crystals. Here, we use an amino group to substitute a fluorine atom of 2,2',4,4',6,6'-hexafluoroazobenzene, which su  ...[more]

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