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Polysiloxanes Modified with Different Types and Contents of Polar Groups: Synthesis, Structure, and Thermal and Dielectric Properties

Sheima, Yauhen  
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Yuts, Yulia
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Frauenrath, Holger  
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June 22, 2021
Macromolecules

Polymers with high dielectric permittivity are promising for the construction of next-generation transducers and energy storage devices with improved energy density. Here, we report the synthesis, glass-transition temperature (T-g), and dielectric properties of polysiloxanes with different polarities. For this, we set out from poly(dimethyl-co-methylvinyl)siloxanes with different vinyl group content. The vinyl groups were then transformed into polar groups of various nature by an efficient one-step thiol-ene addition postpolymerization modification. We used the resulting collection of materials to establish structure-property relationships, side group design, and thermal and dielectric properties. Our results show that the T-g increases with the polar group content and the strength of the polar group. A similar trend is observed for the dielectric permittivity as long as the T-g of the polymer is well below 0 degrees C. Smaller polar groups tend to show a smaller increase in T-g, and an increased linker length helps to decreases T-g, which is generally favorable for high permittivity. Our findings guided us to design polysiloxanes with a permittivity as high as 27.7 and a T-g of -18.2 degrees C. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest dielectric permittivity of a polymer with a T-g well below room temperature.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00362
Web of Science ID

WOS:000665741600042

Author(s)
Sheima, Yauhen  
Yuts, Yulia
Frauenrath, Holger  
Opris, Dorina M.
Date Issued

2021-06-22

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Published in
Macromolecules
Volume

54

Issue

12

Start page

5737

End page

5749

Subjects

Polymer Science

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glass-transition temperatures

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elastomers

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polymer

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permittivity

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copolymers

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inhibitors

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actuation

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