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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Additive Manufacturing

Background:

  • Fully aromatic polyimides possess excellent thermal stability and mechanical properties.
  • The rigidity of their repeating units limits their processing into complex three-dimensional (3D) structures.
  • Traditional fabrication methods are restricted to two-dimensional (2D) forms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enable additive manufacturing of complex 3D objects from fully aromatic polyimides.
  • To investigate the carbonization of 3D printed polyimide structures into disordered carbon.
  • To assess the structural integrity and electrical properties of the resulting carbon materials.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized vat photopolymerization (VP) and ultraviolet-assisted direct ink write (UV-DIW) for 3D printing of polyimide organogel precursors.
  • Employed thermal postprocessing up to 1000 °C for pyrolysis of printed objects.
  • Characterized pyrolyzed samples using Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
  • Evaluated electrical conductivity via impedance analysis.

Main Results:

  • Successfully fabricated micron-scale resolution 3D polyimide objects.
  • Achieved pyrolysis into disordered carbon with retained geometric resolution.
  • Raman spectroscopy confirmed the presence of D and G carbon bands.
  • SEM analysis showed homogeneous cross-sections without pore formation during carbonization.
  • Carbonized specimens exhibited only a moderate decrease in conductivity compared to 2D films.

Conclusions:

  • Additive manufacturing techniques, including VP and UV-DIW, can be used to create complex 3D structures from fully aromatic polyimides.
  • Pyrolysis of these 3D printed structures yields high-resolution disordered carbon materials with desirable properties.
  • This approach facilitates the production of 3D carbonaceous monoliths with complex geometries from readily available materials.