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Improvement of the oxidation resistance of silicon‐containing arylacetylene resins upon the introduction of carbazoles
Author(s) -
Wan Ling,
Guo Kangkang,
Zhu Junli,
Wang Fan,
Zhu Yaping,
Deng Shifeng,
Qi Huimin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.49642
Subject(s) - thermogravimetric analysis , materials science , thermogravimetry , differential scanning calorimetry , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , thermal stability , curing (chemistry) , chemical engineering , scanning electron microscope , nuclear chemistry , thermal decomposition , polymer chemistry , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Silicon‐containing arylacetylene resins (PSAs) can be used in high temperature environment due to their excellent thermal stability. However, their high temperature oxidation is still bottle‐neck for further application. Herein, Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) was utilized to identify a target monomer, 3,6‐diethynylcarbazole (DEC), to design new PSAs with enhanced antioxidant properties and heat resistance. After incorporation of DEC, the thermal curing behavior observed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed that obtained silicon‐containing carbazolylacetylene resins (PSA‐VBC) can exhibit hydroamination reaction to decrease the initial curing temperature. And the temperature at 5% weight loss (T d5 ) occurred in cured copolymers ranged from 665°C to 691°C, which showed excellent heat resistance. Moreover, the oxidation behavior of cured resins was investigated by thermogravimetric/derivative thermogravimetry (TG/DTG), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Upon the incorporation of DEC, the thermal oxidation decomposition temperature of PSA‐VBC were 100°C higher than those observed for PSAs, which also proved by XPS analysis results that the oxygen content of PSA‐VBC solidified oxide was lower than that of PSAs. In addition, the surface morphology of cured PSA‐VBC resins still maintained integrity after oxidation at 400°C for 2 hr, which showed excellent oxidation resistance.