Synthesis and characterization of novel, soluble sulfur-containing copolyimides with high refractive indices

Duesselberg, D; Verreault, D; Koelsch, P; Staudt, C

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3577419

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Journal Article

Year

2011

HERO ID 3577419
In Press No
Year 2011
Title Synthesis and characterization of novel, soluble sulfur-containing copolyimides with high refractive indices
Authors Duesselberg, D; Verreault, D; Koelsch, P; Staudt, C
Journal Journal of Materials Science
Volume 46
Issue 14
Page Numbers 4872-4879
Abstract High refractive index, colorless polymers with high temperature resistancy are of great industrial interest. In this study, new sulfur-containing copolyimides with high refractive indices have been synthesized via polycondensation reaction using 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride (6FDA) and 3,3',4,4'-diphenylsulfonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (DSDA) as dianhydride monomers, and 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfide (4,4'-SDA) and 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylene diamine (4MPD) as well as 3,3'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone (3,3'-DDS) as diamino monomers. The resulting copolyimides are amorphous and soluble in common organic solvents such as dimethylacetamide and N-methylpyrrolidone. They also exhibit very good optical properties such as high transparency (> 88% at 589.6 nm) for samples with a thickness of 120-150 mu m. Furthermore, higher refractive indices ranging from 1.64 to 1.72 at visible wavelengths compared to currently applied polymer materials, which show refractive indices between 1.5 and 1.6, are found. In addition, the copolyimides synthesized in this study show high thermal stability with glass transition temperatures between 273 and 306 A degrees C.
Doi 10.1007/s10853-011-5399-6
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