Issue 45, 2016, Issue in Progress

Effect of functionalized graphene oxide with hyperbranched POSS polymer on mechanical and dielectric properties of cyanate ester composites

Abstract

In this paper, a hyperbranched silsesquioxane polymer grafted graphene oxide (HPP-GO) was fabricated successfully. Hexamethylenediamine was firstly grafted onto the graphene oxide sheets. Then chloropropyl silsesquioxane and hexamethylenediamine were repeatedly grafted onto the hexamethylenediamine coated graphene oxide, which was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectra, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron spectroscopy. Subsequently, the HPP-GO was incorporated into dicyclopentadiene bisphenol dicyanate ester (DCPDCE) to prepare composites. The effects of HPP-GO on the mechanical, dynamic mechanical, dielectric and thermal properties of DCPDCE resin were investigated systematically. Results show that the appropriate content of HPP-GO can enhance the mechanical properties including impact and flexural strengths of DCPDCE resin. When HPP-GO content is 0.6 wt%, the corresponding composite exhibits higher storage modulus, glass transition temperature and onset degradation temperature values than pure DCPDCE resin. In addition, the dielectric constant and loss of HPP-GO/DCPDCE composites are decreased with the increasing content of HPP-GO. These attractive properties of HPP-GO/DCPDCE composites suggest that the method proposed herein is effective to prepare high-performance graphene oxide/polymer composites.

Graphical abstract: Effect of functionalized graphene oxide with hyperbranched POSS polymer on mechanical and dielectric properties of cyanate ester composites

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Jan 2016
Accepted
11 Apr 2016
First published
13 Apr 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 38887-38896

Effect of functionalized graphene oxide with hyperbranched POSS polymer on mechanical and dielectric properties of cyanate ester composites

M. Zhang, H. Yan, L. Yuan and C. Liu, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 38887 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA01053A

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