Qiang Pan, Zhu-Xiao Gu, Ru-Jie Zhou, Zi-Jie Feng, Yu-An Xiong, Tai-Ting Sha, Yu-Meng You, Ren-Gen Xiong
Ferroelectricity, which has diverse important applications such as memory elements, capacitors, and sensors, was first discovered in a molecular compound, Rochelle salt, in 1920 by Valasek. Owing to their superiorities of lightweight, biocompatibility, structural tunability, mechanical flexibility, etc. , the past decade has witnessed the renaissance of molecular ferroelectrics as promising complementary materials to commercial inorganic ferroelectrics. Thus, on the 100th anniversary of ferroelectricity, it is an opportune time to look into the future, specifically into how to push the boundaries of material design in molecular ferroelectric systems and finally overcome the hurdles to their commercialization...
May 1, 2024: Chemical Society Reviews