Europium-Based Chiral Double Perovskite

Combines luminescence and chirality

Introducing chiral organic cations into a rare-earth double-perovskite framework yields crystals combining strong room-temperature luminescence with reversible chiral switching.

Li, Yuting · Xinyu, Qiu · Xuanshan, Zhou · Yangxue, Mao · Zhou, Lin · Wenjing, Guo · Wei, Zhenhong · Cai, Hu

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2025

Advantages

Crystallizes in the chiral space group P2₁2₁2₁ at room temperature

Reversible transition from SHG-on to SHG-off upon heating and cooling

Space group changes from noncentrosymmetric to centrosymmetric across the phase transition

Incorporating rare-earth elements as hybrid B-site cations imparts exceptional fluorescence properties