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THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 516, Issue 18, Pages 6315-6320Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.090
Keywords
polyimide film; amine-functionalized Fe3O4; gamma-Fe3O4; superparamagnetic
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Polyimide/gamma-Fe2O3 nanocomposite films with superparamagnetic behavior have been prepared by thermal curing of the magnetite (Fe2O3) nanoparticles-containing poly(amic acid) (PAA) derived from pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and 4,4'-oxydianiline (4,4'-ODA) in NNdimethylacetamide (DMAc). To improve the dispersion ofthe doped nanoparticles, the amine-functionalized Fe2O3 nanoparticles reacted with the PMDA dianhydride in DMAc firstly, and then polymerization was carried out by adding 4,4'-ODA and then PMDA to form the PAA-grafted magnetic particles. Thermal treatment of the Fe2O3-doped precursor film converted the PAA into its final polyimide form with concomitant transformation of Fe2O3 into gamma-Fe2O3, yielding a polyimide film with superparamagnetic behavior. The distribution of nanoparticles in the polymer matrix was investigated by transmission electron microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The nanoparticles and composite films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetic and mechanical measurement. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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