Room-Temperature Ferroelectric Material Composed of a Two-Dimensional Metal Halide Double Perovskite for X-ray Detection.

Although two-dimensional (2D) metal-halide double perovskites display versatile physical properties due to their huge structural compatibility, room-temperature ferroelectric behavior has not yet been reported for this fascinating family. Here, we designed a room-temperature ferroelectric material composed of 2D halide double perovskites, (chloropropylammonium)4 AgBiBr8 , using an organic asymmetric dipolar ligand. It exhibits concrete ferroelectricity, including a Curie temperature of 305 K and a notable spontaneous polarization of ≈3.2 μC cm-2 , triggered by dynamic ordering of the organic cation and the tilting motion of heterometallic AgBr6 /BiBr6 octahedra. Besides, the alternating array of inorganic perovskite sheets and organic cations endows large mobility-lifetime product (μτ=1.0×10-3  cm2  V-1 ) for detecting X-ray photons, which is almost tenfold higher than that of CH3 NH3 PbI3 wafers. As far as we know, this is the first study on an X-ray-sensitive ferroelectric material composed of 2D halide double perovskites. Our findings afford a promising platform for exploring new ferroelectric materials toward further device applications.