Curie temperature high makes organic ferroelectric pair stand out

Enantiomers

Source: © Zhong-Xia Wang/Nanchang University

Homochiral organic ferroelectrics get set to upgrade smart and medical devices

Scientists in China have developed a pair of ferroelectric molecules with acoustic impedances that match human tissues. The camphorsulfonic acid-based molecules also exhibit unusually high phase-transition temperatures for organic single-component ferroelectrics so could feed into future research on high-performance materials for smart and medical devices.