Polymers (Mar 2024)

Polyimide Films Based on β-Cyclodextrin Polyrotaxane with Low Dielectric and Excellent Comprehensive Performance

  • Xuexin Zhang,
  • Yao Dou,
  • Liqun Liu,
  • Meixuan Song,
  • Zhenhao Xi,
  • Yisheng Xu,
  • Weihua Shen,
  • Jie Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16070901
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 7
p. 901

Abstract

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In order to prepare polyimide (PI) films with a low dielectric constant and excellent comprehensive performance, a two-step method was employed in this study to integrate β-cyclodextrin into a semi-aromatic fluorine-containing polyimide ternary system. By introducing trifluoromethyl groups to reduce the dielectric constant, the dielectric constant was further reduced to 2.55 at 10 MHz. Simultaneously, the film exhibited noteworthy thermal stability (a glass transition temperature exceeding 300 °C) and a high coefficient of thermal expansion. The material also demonstrated outstanding mechanical properties, boasting a strength of 122 MPa and a modulus of 2.2 GPa, along with high optical transparency (transmittance reaching up to 89% at 450 nm). Moreover, the inherent high transparency of colorless polyimide (CPI) combined with good stretchability contributed to the attainment of a low dielectric constant. This strategic approach not only opens up new opportunities for novel electroactive polymers but also holds potential applications in flexible displays, circuit printing, and chip packaging.

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