Discovery of a 2D Hybrid Silver/Antimony‐Based Iodide Double Perovskite Photoferroelectric with Photostrictive Effect and Efficient X‐Ray Response

Abstract

Abstract 2D hybrid halide double perovskites (HHDPs) have been demonstrated to be a promising alternative to conventional lead‐based halide perovskites as a new system of photoferroelectrics, due to their unique characteristics of environmental friendliness, favorable stability, and fascinating optoelectronic properties. Herein, for the first time, a 2D iodide double perovskite photoferroelectric is reported based on Ag/Sb ions, (4,4‐DFPD) 4 AgSbI 8 (4,4‐DFPD = 4,4‐difluoropiperidinium), which possesses a high Curie temperature of 414 K (above BaTiO 3 ), a large spontaneous polarization of 9.6 μC cm −2 , ferroelectric photovoltaic effect, and photostrictive effect. Notably, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, the discovery of photostriction in HHDP photoferroelectrics is unprecedented. Moreover, (4,4‐DFPD) 4 AgSbI 8 exhibits an impressive X‐ray responsivity, with a sensitivity as high as 704.8 μC Gy air −1 cm −2 at 100 V bias and a detection limit as low as 0.36 μGy air s −1 at 10 V bias, both of which outperform the current all HHDP photoferroelectrics. This work enriches the photoferroelectric family, and proves that Ag/Sb‐based HHDP photoferroelectrics are a promising candidate for the next‐generation optoelectronic devices.