Spontaneous orientation polarization of flavonoids

Autor: Kouki Akaike, Takuya Hosokai, Yutaro Ono, Ryohei Tsuruta, Yoichi Yamada
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46834-1
Popis: Abstract Spontaneous orientation polarization (SOP) is macroscopic electric polarization that is attributed to a constant orientational degree of dipole moments of polar molecules on average. The phenomenon has been found in small molecules like H2O at low temperatures and π-conjugated molecules employed in organic light-emitting diodes. In this study, we demonstrate that a thin film of baicalein, a flavonoid compound found in natural products, exhibits SOP and resultant giant surface potential (GSP) exceeding 5500 mV at a film thickness of 100 nm. Vacuum-deposition of baicalein under high vacuum results in smooth and amorphous films, which enables the generation of GSP with a slope of 57 mV/nm in air, a value comparable to the representative of an organic semiconductor showing GSP, tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum(III) (Alq3). We also found the superior photostability of a baicalein film compared to an Alq3 film. These findings highlight the potential of baicalein in new applications to organic electronics.
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