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An all-organic steroid–D–π-A modular design drives ferroelectricity in supramolecular solids and nano-architectures at RT

Pradip K. SukulDeepak AsthanaSatyabrata PatnaikRatnamala ChatterjeeSudip MalikAnil KumarKari RissanenPritam MukhopadhyayAbhishek Pathak

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Materials sciencebusiness.industryMolecular ConformationTemperatureMetals and AlloysSupramolecular chemistryNanotechnologyGeneral ChemistryModular designCrystallography X-RayFerroelectricityCatalysisNanostructuresSurfaces Coatings and FilmsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSpontaneous polarizationElectricityNano-Materials ChemistryCeramics and CompositesSteroidsbusinessta116

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Confluence of a modular design approach and self-assembly with a 'steroid-D-π-A' module generates spontaneous polarization in solids and for the first time in nano-architectures constituted from organogels, at room temperature (RT).

https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cc12398j