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Void Formation/Elimination and Viscoelastic Response of Polyphenylsilsesquioxane Monolith
Yusuke Daiko1, Yuki Oda2, Sawao Honda3
1Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 466-8555, Japan. daiko.yusuke@nitech.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Polyphenylsilsesquioxane (PhSiO3/2) particles as an organic-inorganic hybrid were prepared using sol-gel method, and monolithic samples were obtained via a warm-pressing. The reaction mechanism of particles' polymerization and transformation to the monolith under the warm-press were investigated using solid state 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, thermal gravimetric-differential thermal analyzer (TG-DTA), mass spectrometer (MS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Transparent and void-free monoliths are successfully obtained by warm-pressing above 180 °C. Both the terminal ⁻OH groups on particles' surface and warm-pressing are necessary for preparation of void-free PhSiO3/2 monolith. From the load-displacement measurement at various temperatures, a viscoelastic deformation is seen for PhSiO3/2 monolith with voids. On the other hand, an elastic deformation is seen for void-free PhSiO3/2 monolith, and the void-free monolith shows much higher breakdown voltage.
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