High-Temperature Phase Transition Containing Switchable Dielectric Behavior, Long Fluorescence Lifetime, and Distinct Photoluminescence Changes in a 2D Hybrid CuBr Perovskite.

A novel organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite crystal, [ClCH(CH)NH]CuBr (), having experienced an invertible high-temperature phase transition near (the Curie temperature = 355 K), has been successfully synthesized. The phase-transition characteristics for compound are thoroughly revealed by specific heat capacity (), differential thermal analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry tests, possessing 16 K broad thermal hysteresis. Multiple-temperature powder X-ray diffraction analysis further proves the phase-transition behavior of compound . Moreover, compound exhibits a significant steplike dielectric response near , revealing that it can be deemed to be a promising dielectric switching material. The variable-temperature fluorescence experiments show distinct photoluminescence (PL) changes of compound . Further investigation and calculation disclose that the fluorescence lifetime of compound can reach as long as 55.46 μs, indicating that it can be a potential PL material. All of these researches contribute a substitutable avenue in the design and construction of neoteric phase-transition compounds combining high Curie temperature and PL properties.