화학공학소재연구정보센터
Macromolecules, Vol.50, No.23, 9394-9402, 2017
A New Fluorinated Polysiloxane with Good Optical Properties and Low Dielectric Constant at High Frequency Based on Easily Available Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS)
A novel fluorinated macromonomer (TFVE-Si) with four functional groups derived from easily available tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) has been successfully synthesized through the Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction using B(C6F5)(3) as a catalyst. This procedure efficiently avoids the generation of Si-OH and -Si-CH2-CH2- groups, which greatly affect the properties of the organosiloxanes. Prepolymerizing the macromonomer in mesitylene solution gives an oligomer which can form a flexible and highly transparent free-standing cross-linked polysiloxane film followed by a postpolymerization procedure at high temperature. The cross-linked polysiloxane (thickness = 2 mm) shows a transmittance of higher than 91% in the visible region and an absorbance of near 100% in the UV region (<350 nm), exhibiting its potential application as a transparent coating for blocking ultraviolet rays in both household and industrial uses. In particular, the cross-linked film shows low dielectric constant (D-k) of 2.50 and low dissipation factor (D-f) of 4.0 x 10(-3) at an ultrahigh frequency of 10 GHz. This is the first example of nonporous polysiloxane having both low D-k and D-f while conventional TEOS-based polymers exhibit higher D-k (>3.0). Moreover, D-E loop tests illustrate that the cross-linked polysiloxane possesses excellent linear dielectric properties, further suggesting its good insulating properties. Furthermore, the prepared polysiloxane exhibits high thermostability with a 5 wt % loss temperature of 476 degrees C and a glass transition temperature (T-g) of 110 degrees C as well as good mechanical strength (with an elastic modulus of 1.1 GPa). Because of the existence of fluoro-containing groups, the polysiloxane also shows high hydrophobicity. Furthermore, TFVE-Si can efficiently improve the T-g of linear polysiloxane prepared from dimethylsiloxane with two functional groups. These indicate that the fluorinated TEOS has potential application in the microelectronics industry; especially, it can meet the requirement of the high-frequency communication fields for the materials with both low D-k and D-f.