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Pressure-Induced Variations of Aggregation Structures in Colorless and Transparent Polyimide Films Analyzed by
Eisuke Fujiwara1, Hiroshi Fukudome1, Kazuhiro Takizawa1
1Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Tokyo Institute of Technology , Ookayama 2-12-1-E4-5 , Meguro-ku , Tokyo 152-8552 , Japan.
Abstract:
Pressure-induced variations in the main chain and aggregation structures of colorless and transparent semialiphatic polyimide (PI) films were investigated by optical microscopy, UV-vis absorption, and fluorescence spectroscopy up to 8 GPa. Upon application of pressures up to 2 GPa, a gradual volumetric compression was clearly observed by microscopy, and definite bathochromic shifts of locally excited (LE) absorption bands were detected, which was attributed to the compression of interchain free volume and enhanced intermolecular interactions. In addition, a significant reduction in fluorescence intensity was observed for PIs with quasilinear structures below 2 GPa due to enhanced energy transfer in the excited states caused by the densification of PI chain packing. In contrast, the volumetric compression of the PI films and bathochromic shifts of the LE absorption bands were gradually reduced at pressures above 2 GPa. The former is closely correlated with the bulkiness and flexibility of the alicyclic diamine structure. The latter reflects the intense compression stress generated around the dianhydride moiety, associated with the deformability and in-plane orientation of the main PI chains. High-pressure experiments on PI films are beneficial to investigate variations in aggregation structures and local electronic structures of PI chains induced by dense molecular packing and enhanced intermolecular interactions.
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