Coexistence of magnetic and electric orderings in a divalent Cr<sup>2+</sup>-based multiaxial molecular ferroelectric
Yong Ai, Rong Sun, Yu‐Ling Zeng, Jun‐Chao Liu, Yuan‐Yuan Tang, Bing‐Wu Wang, Zhe‐Ming Wang, Song Gao, Ren‐Gen Xiong
Abstract
An organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite Trimethylchloromethylammonium chromium(<sc>ii</sc>) chloride (TMCM–CrCl<sub>3</sub>) can simultaneously show excellent ferroelectricity and antiferromagnetism, which is the first experimentally confirmed Cr<sup>2+</sup>-based multiferroic material.
Topics & Concepts
FerroelectricityDivalentCondensed matter physicsMaterials scienceCrystallographyPhysicsChemistryOptoelectronicsDielectricMetallurgyPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyMultiferroics and related materials