Preparation of Bio-Based Polybenzoxazine/Pyrogallol/Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Nanocomposites: Low Dielectric Constant and Low Curing Temperature

In this work, a bio-based benzoxazine monomer (C-s) is synthesized from cardanol, stearylamine, and paraformaldehyde through solvent-free method. Pyrogallol is used as a curing catalyst for the ring-opening polymerization of benzoxazine. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) results reveal that doping with pyrogallol reduces the exothermic peak temperature (T-p) of C-s from 256 to 174 degrees C. The polybenzoxazine/pyrogallol/polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (PC-s/py/POSS) nanocomposites are prepared via thermal curing. The doping of aminopropyl isobutyl POSS (POSS-NH2) can reduce the dielectric constant of polybenzoxazine. The dielectric constant of PC-s/py/POSS is 2.64 at 1 MHz when the doping amount of POSS-NH2 is 10 wt%. The results of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and water absorption test indicate that the PC-s/py/POSS nanocomposites possess good thermal stability and water resistance. In summary, the PC-s/py/POSS nanocomposites with low curing temperature and low dielectric constant are expected to be applied to the low dielectric materials for microelectronic applications.

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In this study, a bio-based benzoxazine monomer was synthesized using a solvent-free method and pyrogallol was used as a curing catalyst. The resulting PC-s/py/POSS nanocomposites showed good thermal stability and water resistance, as well as low curing temperature and dielectric constant, making them promising for low dielectric applications in microelectronic materials.