Impact of Backbone Amide Substitution at the Meta- and Para-Positions on the Gas Barrier Properties of Polyimide
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Instrumentation
2.3. Synthesis of 3-Nitro-N-(3-Nitrophenyl)Benzamide(m-DABN)
2.4. Synthesis of 3-Amino-N-(3-Aminophenyl)Benzamide (m-DABA)
2.5. Synthesis of Polyimides (m-DABPI)
2.6. Molecular Simulation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis and Characterisation of Monomers and Polyimides
3.2. Thermal and Mechanical Properties
3.3. Barrier Properties
3.4. Aggregation Structures Analysis
3.5. Hydrogen Bond Analysis
3.6. Free Volume and Cavity Size Distribution Analysis
3.7. Local Mobility of Polymer Chains
3.8. Gas Transport Behaviour
3.8.1. Gas Diffusion
3.8.2. Gas Solubility
3.8.3. Gas Permeability
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Polyimide | Tga (°C) | Td5% (°C) | Td10% (°C) | CTE b (ppm·K−1) | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Tensile Modulus (GPa) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
m-DABPI | 364 | 498 | 522 | 21.7 | 131 ± 3.0 | 4.1 ± 0.2 |
PIs | WVP (g·mil·m−2·d−1) | OP (cm3·mil·m−2·d−1) | WVTR (g·m−2·d−1) | OTR (cm3·m−2·d−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kapton a | / | / | 209.8 ± 3.1 | 657.3 ± 3.8 |
DABPI a | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 7.9 ± 0.3 |
m-DABPI | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 0.2 |
PIs | Density (g·cm−3) | 2θ (°) | d-Spacing (Å) | CED b (J/cm3) | N c (H-Bonds) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DABPI a | 1.51 | 20.5 | 4.33 | 557 | 58 |
m-DABPI | 1.53 | 21.7 | 4.09 | 612 | 60 |
PIs | τ1 (ns) | I1 (%) | τ2 (ns) | I2 (%) | R (Å) | Vf2 (Å3) | FFVa | FFVb (O2) | FFVb (H2O) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DABPI | 0.18 | 2.5 | 0.370 | 97.2 | 2.15 | 41.63 | 7.28 | 4.52 | 9.60 |
m-DABPI | 0.19 | 2.6 | 0.368 | 97.0 | 2.10 | 38.79 | 6.77 | 3.95 | 9.03 |
PIs | D a | S b | P c | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2O | O2 | H2O | O2 | H2O | O2 | |
DABPI | 1.7 | 4.82 | 0.41 | 0.045 | 0.70 | 0.22 |
m-DABPI | 1.2 | 3.19 | 0.39 | 0.038 | 0.47 | 0.12 |
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Wen, Q.; Tang, A.; Chen, C.; Liu, Y.; Xiao, C.; Tan, J.; Li, D. Impact of Backbone Amide Substitution at the Meta- and Para-Positions on the Gas Barrier Properties of Polyimide. Materials 2021, 14, 2097. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092097
Wen Q, Tang A, Chen C, Liu Y, Xiao C, Tan J, Li D. Impact of Backbone Amide Substitution at the Meta- and Para-Positions on the Gas Barrier Properties of Polyimide. Materials. 2021; 14(9):2097. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092097
Chicago/Turabian StyleWen, Qian, Ao Tang, Chengliang Chen, Yiwu Liu, Chunguang Xiao, Jinghua Tan, and Duxin Li. 2021. "Impact of Backbone Amide Substitution at the Meta- and Para-Positions on the Gas Barrier Properties of Polyimide" Materials 14, no. 9: 2097. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092097