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Crystallization of inorganic silica based on interaction between polyimide and silica by sol–gel method

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Crystalline silica in cristobalite phase was successfully prepared at a relatively low temperature of 800 °C by calcinating polyimide/silica hybrid films under ambient air. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements show that the product is silica after calcination. It is found that the crystallinity is dependent on the removing rate and the strength of the interaction between polyimide and silica. The presence of polyimide plays an important role in the growth of silica. Calcination to remove polyimide with rapid heating results in lower crystallinity compared with calcination with slow heating. For samples with the same content of silica, the crystallinity changes with the strength of the interaction between polyimide and silica molecules.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.50973073) and by the Combination Project of Guangdong Province and Ministry of Education (No.2011A090200014). We acknowledge Analytical & Testing Center Sichuan University, P. R. China for characterization.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Polymer Material and Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, 610065, People’s Republic of China

    Jieyang Huang, Peng Zhang, Xu Wang, Longbo Luo, Jie Gao & Xiangyang Liu

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    Chaorong Peng

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Huang, J., Zhang, P., Wang, X. et al. Crystallization of inorganic silica based on interaction between polyimide and silica by sol–gel method. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 66, 193–198 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-013-2989-6

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