Abstract
Ferroelectric metal–organic frameworks are emerging as an exciting field of research and have witnessed great progress in the last decade. In this contribution, we briefly discuss ferroelectricity and its means of demonstration. Three mechanisms that lead to ferroelectricity are identified and critically discussed. On the basis of the shortcomings present in the literature, we present a protocol for the study of ferroelectricity in MOF compounds.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4332-4344 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 2016 |
| Issue number | 27 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Funding
K. A. acknowledges the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany for the funding provided in the framework of the Sofja Kovalevskaja Award endowed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany. M. v. d. V. acknowledges the Dutch Science Foundation (NWO) and the Dutch Polymer Institute for a NEWPOL grant (project number 731.015.506). The authors wish to thank D. M. de Leeuw and K. Markey for fruitful discussions.
Keywords
- Coordination polymers
- Ferroelectricity
- Magnetic properties
- Metal–organic frameworks
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Inorganic Chemistry