100 years have passed since the initiate of ferroelectrics, molecular ferroelectrics with homochirality. Although inorganic ceramics have gained widespread utilization, especially in electronic, optical, and energy harvesting devices, the development of a molecular ferroelectric is still in its infancy because of the difficulty in finding a new one, let alone controllably optimizing its performance. It is noteworthy that some recently developed chemical design approaches, including the ideas of quasi-spherical theory, introducing homochirality, and H/F substitution, significantly contribute to the chemical design as well as performance optimization of a wide range of molecular ferroelectrics. This, in fact, changes the way of discovering a new molecular ferroelectric from blind search into targeted design. In this Perspective, we lay out three key strategies for chemical design and performance optimization of molecular ferroelectrics, which are the vital components for ferroelectrochemistry and provide fresh insights into how to design a new molecular ferroelectric relying on the established methodology. This, undoubtedly, opens the floodgate in the development of molecular ferroelectrics, especially for their academic and commercial desire. We wish to briefly exhibit our systematical studies on the targeted design and performance optimization of molecular ferroelectrics and set off the trend of targeted design in the next 100 years for ferroelectrics.

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铁电化学

自铁电体、具有同手性的分子铁电体问世以来，已经过去了 100 年。尽管无机陶瓷得到了广泛的应用，特别是在电子、光学和能量收集装置中，但分子铁电体的发展仍处于起步阶段，因为很难找到新的，更不用说对其性能进行可控优化了。值得注意的是，最近发展起来的一些化学设计方法，包括准球形理论的思想、引入同手性和 H/F 取代，对各种分子铁电体的化学设计和性能优化做出了重大贡献。这实际上将发现新分子铁电体的方式从盲目搜索转变为有针对性的设计。在这个视角下，我们为分子铁电体的化学设计和性能优化制定了三个关键策略，它们是铁电化学的重要组成部分，并为如何根据既定方法设计新的分子铁电体提供了新的见解。毫无疑问，这为分子铁电体的发展打开了闸门，尤其是对于他们的学术和商业需求。我们希望简要展示我们在分子铁电体的靶向设计和性能优化方面的系统研究，并在未来 100 年掀起铁电体靶向设计的趋势。它们是铁电化学的重要组成部分，并为如何根据既定方法设计新的分子铁电体提供了新的见解。毫无疑问，这为分子铁电体的发展打开了闸门，尤其是对于他们的学术和商业需求。我们希望简要展示我们在分子铁电体的靶向设计和性能优化方面的系统研究，并在未来 100 年掀起铁电体靶向设计的趋势。它们是铁电化学的重要组成部分，并为如何根据既定方法设计新的分子铁电体提供了新的见解。毫无疑问，这为分子铁电体的发展打开了闸门，尤其是对于他们的学术和商业需求。我们希望简要展示我们在分子铁电体的靶向设计和性能优化方面的系统研究，并在未来 100 年掀起铁电体靶向设计的趋势。