The first ferroelectric templated borate: [Ni(en)2pip][B5O6(OH)4]2.
The title compound (GDUT-4) is the first templated borate compound shown to have ferroelectric properties. Its structure consists of a metal complex and isolated polyanion. The chiral structure of the compound was induced by guest-complex cations according to host-guest symmetry through hydrogen bonds (H-bonds). The origins of ferroelectricity in GDUT-4 was shown to be dependent on proton transfer through H-bonds.
Pan
Chun-Yang
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Faculty of Light Industry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong University of technology, Ghuangzhou, 510006, China. panchuny@gdut.edu.cn
Hu
Sheng
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Li
Da-Guang
DG
Ouyang
Ping
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Zhao
Feng-Hua
FH
Zheng
Yu-Ying
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