A unique and discrete Ce(<scp>iii</scp>) macrocyclic complex exhibits ferroelectric, dielectric, and slow relaxation of magnetization properties
Mohd Wasim, Kamal Uddin Ansari, Pardeep Kumar, Binit Mallick, Maheswaran Shanmugam
Abstract
A [Ce(L1)(NO 3 ) 3 ] (1) was found to exhibit ferroelectric and magnetic bistability simultaneously. The ferroelectric to paraelectric transition was observed at 303 K and a small external electric field was required to switch the spontaneous polarization in 1.
Topics & Concepts
FerroelectricityDielectricBistabilityMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsRelaxation (psychology)MagnetizationPolarization (electrochemistry)Electric fieldMagnetic fieldOptoelectronicsChemistryPhysical chemistryPhysicsSocial psychologyPsychologyQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsMagnetism in coordination complexesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography