journal article·2026-07-20Open access

Stretchable, Tough, and Luminescent Perovskite Molecular Ferroelectric Composite: Empowering Reliable Self‐Powered Motion Sensing in High Humidity and Subzero Temperatures

Shuangqing Li, Zhe‐Kun Xu, Zheng Xing, Jin‐Wang Liu, Yong‐Quan Wu, Peng‐Fei Li, Zhong‐Xia Wang

Abstract

Abstract Piezoelectric materials for wearable biomechanical sensing require high flexibility, including the mechanical capacity to endure stretching and bending deformations, etc. However, existing strategies for flexible composites embedding typically brittle piezoelectric crystals into polymer matrices still suffer from limited stretchability and mechanical strength, falling short of dynamic, all‐day wearable scenarios. Herein, we synthesize a new luminescent organic‐inorganic hybrid perovskite ferroelectric molecular crystal, N,N ‐dimethylallylammonium MnCl 3 (DMAA‐MnCl 3 ), which exhibits a transverse piezoelectric response of about 36 pC/N and a higher Curie temperature ( T c = 357 K) than that of its Cd analog (Δ T = +18 K; Wang et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc . 2020, 142, 12857). By in situ growing DMAA‐MnCl 3 microcrystals within a styrene‐ethylene‐butylene‐styrene/styrene‐isoprene‐styrene (SEBS/SIS) double‐polymer matrix, we fabricated a flexible ferroelectric composite SEBS/SIS/DMAA‐MnCl 3 that delivers excellent mechanical properties (tensile strength up to 7.54 MPa, tensile strain > 1200%), strong red emission, and reliable piezoelectric sensing for motion monitoring over 10 000 cycles. Notably, it maintains stable sensing responses under harsh conditions such as high humidity (100% RH) and subzero temperatures (as low as −35°C), opening prospects for all‐weather environmental scenes. This work provides a practical design strategy for flexible ferroelectric composites with promising application prospects.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Perovskite Materials and Applications · Dielectric materials and actuators

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Affiliations

Center for Crystalline Ordered Materials School of Chemistry and Materials Science Gannan Normal University Ganzhou People's Republic of China

Ordered Matter Science Research Center Nanchang University Nanchang People's Republic of China

College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Bohai University Jinzhou People's Republic of China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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