Switchable
materials have gained significant attention due to their
potential applications in data storage, sensors, and switching devices.
Two-dimensional (2D) hybrid perovskites have demonstrated promising
prospects for designing switchable materials, where the dynamic motion
of the organic components coupled with the distortion of the inorganic
framework provides the driving force for triggering multifunctional
switchable properties. Herein, through the H/F substitution strategy,
we report a polar 2D hybrid lead-based perovskite, (4,4-DCA)2PbBr4 (4,4-DCA = 4,4-difluorocyclohexylammonium) (1), which exhibits dual-stable behavior in a dielectric and
second harmonic generation (SHG) response during the reversible phase
transition process near the high Curie temperature T
c ∼ 409 K. The phase transition temperature is
significantly increased by 41 K compared to the corresponding non-fluorinated
(CHA)2PbBr4 (CHA = cyclohexylammonium). Remarkably,
the material shows rare broad-band yellow emission under UV excitation,
attributed to the induction of self-trapped exciton emission by the
distortion of the [PbBr6]
4– octahedra,
as confirmed by the first-principles analysis. 1 also
exhibited ferroelectricity with a saturation polarization value and
a small coercive field. This study provides a new insight into the
modification of multifunctional switchable materials through the H/F
substitution strategy.