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Duo-Fu Li1,2, Yao-Zhen Wu1, Xiao-Li He1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Humic Acid Utilization Engineering Research Center of Jiangxi Province, Jinggangshan University, Ji'An, Jiangxi, 343009, P.R. China.
Abstract:
The organic salt chlorocholine perchlorate [ClCH2 CH2 N(CH3 )3 ⋅ClO4 ] (CCP) is found to be a molecular ferroelectric with a high theoretical spontaneous polarization (Ps) value up to 17.09 μC cm-2 . CCP exhibits two successive order-disorder phase transition at 332 and 365 K with space groups changing from Cc to Cmc21 and then P63 /mmc, accompanied by unusual two-step ladder-like dielectric, SHG signal with obvious "on/off" contrasts. These findingings provides a further instance of exploring successive thermal-stimuli multi-responsive switching materials applied as switches and sensors.
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