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Synthesis and characterization of novel borosiloxane‐containing aromatic copolyimides with excellent thermal stability and low coefficient of thermal expansion
Author(s) -
Lei Yonglin,
Shu Yuanjie,
Huo Jichuan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5372
Subject(s) - thermal stability , glass transition , copolymer , materials science , diamine , solubility , polymer chemistry , bpda , monomer , side chain , thermal expansion , chemical engineering , polymer , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , polyimide , layer (electronics) , engineering
The properties of borosiloxane‐containing copolyimides with borosiloxane in the main chain and in the side chain were studied. Two series of borosiloxane‐containing copolyimides were synthesized by the reaction of 3,3′,4,4′‐biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (s‐ BPDA ) and 2,3′,3,4′‐biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride (a‐ BPDA ) with p ‐phenylenediamine ( PDA ), 4,4′‐oxydialinine (4,4′‐ ODA ) and different borosiloxane diamine monomers ( BSiAs ). The synthesized borosiloxane‐containing copolyimides exhibited better solubility than borosiloxane‐free copolyimides and showed high glass transition temperatures (320–360 °C), excellent thermal stability (570–620 °C for T 10 ), great elongation at break (10% − 14%) and a low coefficient of thermal expansion (14–24 ppm °C −1 ). More specifically, the copolyimides containing BSiA‐2 formed nano‐scale protrusions and the copolyimides containing BSiA‐1 formed micro‐scale protrusions. The contact angles of the copolyimides increased from 72° for neat copolyimide to 96° for 5% of borosiloxane in the main chain of the copolymer up to 107° for 10% of borosiloxane in the side chain of the copolymer. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry