Molecular dynamics in high electric fields

Two manganese chloride organic–inorganic hybrid compounds showing strong luminescence and switchable phase transition and dielectric anomaly

“…[7][8][9][10][11] At the same time, the hybridization of spherical molecules with inorganic metal halides has created many switchable phase change materials, such as ferroelectric, ferroelastic, thermochromism, and so on. [12][13][14][15] This is because the spherical molecule often allows for dynamic rotation or reorientation at a high temperature, the freezing of which would easily induce a phase transition. [16][17][18] For example, two chiral crystals (S-CTA) 2 CuCl 4 and (R-CTA) 2 CuCl 4 based on R-, or S-3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium (CTA) show thermochromic and ferroelastic properties.…”