title: A novel TGS-like inorganic-organic hybrid and a preliminary investigation of its possible ferroelectric behavior.
abstract: The homochiral inorganic-organic hybrid compound (H(3)NHPA)(SnCl(3))(2)(H(2)O)(3) [1, (S)-4-(4'-aminophenyl)-2-aminobutanoic acid diammonium trichloride stannite triaqua] has a TGS (triglycine sulfate)-like structure. Preliminary investigation suggests a possible ferroelectric behavior with a saturation spontaneous polarization (P(s)) of ca. 3.5 microC.cm(-)(2), which is slightly greater than that of TGS (P(s) = 3.0 microC.cm(-)(2)).
authors.affiliation: Coordination Chemistry Institute, The State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, 210093 Nanjing, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yong-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Rong
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Li-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Xi-Sen
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ren-Gen
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Xiao-Zeng
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: You