Dielectric and ferroelectric sensing based on molecular recognition in Cu(1,10-phenlothroline)2SeO4·(diol) systems

Heng-Yun Ye, Wei-Qiang Liao, Qionghua Zhou, Yi Zhang, Jinlan Wang, Yu-Meng You (), Jin-Yun Wang, Zhong-Ning Chen, Peng-Fei Li, Da-Wei Fu, Songping D. Huang and Ren-Gen Xiong ()
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Heng-Yun Ye: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University
Wei-Qiang Liao: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University
Qionghua Zhou: Southeast University
Yi Zhang: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University
Jinlan Wang: Southeast University
Yu-Meng You: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University
Jin-Yun Wang: Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, The Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhong-Ning Chen: Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, The Chinese Academy of Sciences
Peng-Fei Li: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University
Da-Wei Fu: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University
Songping D. Huang: Kent State University
Ren-Gen Xiong: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract The process of molecular recognition is the assembly of two or more molecules through weak interactions. Information in the process of molecular recognition can be transmitted to us via physical signals, which may find applications in sensing and switching. The conventional signals are mainly limited to light signal. Here, we describe the recognition of diols with Cu(1,10-phenlothroline)2SeO4 and the transduction of discrete recognition events into dielectric and/or ferroelectric signals. We observe that systems of Cu(1,10-phenlothroline)2SeO4·(diol) exhibit significant dielectric and/or ferroelectric dependence on different diol molecules. The compounds including ethane-1,2-diol or propane-1,2-diol just show small temperature-dependent dielectric anomalies and no reversible polarization, while the compound including ethane-1,3-diol shows giant temperature-dependent dielectric anomalies as well as ferroelectric reversible spontaneous polarization. This finding shows that dielectricity and/or ferroelectricity has the potential to be used for signalling molecular recognition.

Date: 2017
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