Linear dichroic anisotropic photonic
materials are highly attractive
due to their great potentials in many applications, which in combination
with the ferroelectric properties could broaden their research and
applications. However, to date, the linear dichroism conversion phenomenon
has not been observed in one-dimensional (1D) large-size single-crystal
materials: in particular, lead-free perovskite ferroelectric crystals.
Here, we propose a new ferroelectric design strategy: namely, partial
organic cation substitution for precisely designing 1D polarization-sensitive
perovskite ferroelectrics. As an example, the 1D mixed-cation perovskite
ferroelectric (n-propylammonium)(methylammonium)SbBr5 was synthesized, which exhibits a fascinating ferroelectricity
with a notable reversible polarization of 2.9 μC/cm2 and a large ferroelectricity-driven polarization ratio of 6.9. Importantly,
the single-crystalline photodetectors also exhibit superior optoelectronic
anisotropic performances at the paraelectric phase, having a large
photoelectric anisotropy ratio (∼35), an excellent polarization-sensitive
dichroism ratio (∼1.31), highly sensitive detectivity up to
∼109 Jones, and a fast response rate (∼45/68
μs). This finding provides a significant and effective pathway
for the targeted design of new functional lead-free linear dichroic
anisotropic photonic ferroelectrics.
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