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A comparative structure–property study of polyphosphazene micro-nano spheres

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Novel fluorinated cross-linked polyphosphazene micro-nano spheres have been prepared by precipitation polymerization of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene (HCCP) monomer. The influence of molecular structure on the morphology of polyphosphazene micro-nano spheres was investigated by SEM and TEM. The micro-nano spheres were also characterized by Fourier transforms infrared, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermo gravimetric analysis. The results indicate that the 5 % thermal degradation temperature is 366 °C. It was found that a silicon wafer dip-coated with thus prepared micro-nano spheres has a water contact angle as high as 137° ± 1.5°. Furthermore, the effects of the concentration of HCCP and ultrasonic power on the morphology were also discussed.

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We are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51003037).

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  1. Alan G. MacDiarmid Lab, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Street 2699, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China

    Yan Wang, Leilei Shi, Weihai Zhang, Zhenhua Jiang & Jianxin Mu

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Wang, Y., Shi, L., Zhang, W. et al. A comparative structure–property study of polyphosphazene micro-nano spheres. Polym. Bull. 71, 275–285 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-013-1060-7

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