High-Temperature Phase Transition Containing Switchable Dielectric Behavior, Long Fluorescence Lifetime, and Distinct Photoluminescence Changes in a 2D Hybrid CuBr4 Perovskite

• Published in: Inorganic chemistry 2021-12, Vol.60 (24), p.18918-18923
• Main Authors: Han, Ding-Chong, Tan, Yu-Hui, Wu, Wei-Chao, Li, Yu-Kong, Tang, Yun-Zhi, Zhuang, Jia-Chang, Ying, Ting-Ting, Zhang, Hao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0020-1669; 1520-510X
• DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02720

A novel organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite crystal, [ClC6H4(CH2)2NH3]2CuBr4 (1), having experienced an invertible high-temperature phase transition near T c (the Curie temperature T c = 355 K), has been successfully synthesized. The phase-transition characteristics for compound 1 are thoroughly revealed by specific heat capacity (C p), differential thermal analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry tests, possessing 16 K broad thermal hysteresis. Multiple-temperature powder X-ray diffraction analysis further proves the phase-transition behavior of compound 1. Moreover, compound 1 exhibits a significant steplike dielectric response near T c, revealing that it can be deemed to be a promising dielectric switching material. The variable-temperature fluorescence experiments show distinct photoluminescence (PL) changes of compound 1. Further investigation and calculation disclose that the fluorescence lifetime of compound 1 can reach as long as 55.46 μs, indicating that it can be a potential PL material. All of these researches contribute a substitutable avenue in the design and construction of neoteric phase-transition compounds combining high Curie temperature and PL properties.