A Lead‐Free Ferroelectric 2D Dion‐Jacobson Tin Iodide Perovskite

Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) hybrid organic‐inorganic halide perovskites have emerged as a new class of 2D semiconductors with the potential to combine excellent optoelectronic properties with symmetry‐enabled properties such as ferroelectricity. Although many lead‐based ferroelectric 2D halide perovskites have been reported, there is yet to be a conclusive report of ferroelectricity in tin‐based 2D perovskites. Here, we report the structures and properties of a new series of 2D Dion‐Jacobson (DJ) Sn perovskites: (4AMP)SnI 4 , (4AMP)(MA)Sn 2 I 7 , and (4AMP)(FA)Sn 2 I 7 (4AMP = 4‐(aminomethyl)piperidinium, MA = methylammonium, and FA = formamidinium). Structural characterization reveals that (4AMP)SnI 4 is polar with in‐plane spontaneous polarization whereas (4AMP)(MA)Sn 2 I 7 and (4AMP)(FA)Sn 2 I 7 are centrosymmetric. Furthermore, (4AMP)SnI 4 displays second harmonic generation (SHG) and polarization‐electric field hysteresis measurements confirm it is ferroelectric with a spontaneous polarization of 10.0 µC cm −2 at room temperature. (4AMP)SnI 4 transitions into a centrosymmetric structure above 367 K. As the first direct experimnetal observation of the spontaneous ferroelectric polarization of a Sn‐based 2D hybrid perovskite, this work opens up environmentally friendly 2D tin halide perovskites for ferroelectricity and other physical property studies. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved