Guest molecule dynamics and ferroelectric transition in a clathrate compound

• Published in: Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP Vol. 27; no. 15; pp. 7833 - 7839
• Main Authors: Erkoreka, Aitor, Du, Zi-Yi, Oleaga, Alberto, Huang, Rui-Kang, Martinez-Perdiguero, Josu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 09.04.2025
• Subjects: Broadband; Clathrates; Ferroelectric materials; Ferroelectricity; Imidazole; Low molecular weights; Molecular motion; Molecular relaxation; Quantum chemistry

Low molecular weight glass formers encapsulated within clathrate structures offer a singular testground to study the intricate interplay of confined molecular motion and ferroelectric properties. Using broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS), we investigate the dynamic behavior of 1-propyl-1 H -imid...