Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of New Cu/Polydiphenylamine Metallopolymer Nanocomposites

摘要

It was found that the Cu-induced thermal polycondensation of diphenylamine oligomers resulted in the formation of new Cu/polydiphenylamine nanocomposites composed of copper nanoparticles (2 < d < 6 nm) scattered within the polymeric matrix according to the results of an XRD analysis and transmission electron microscopy. Studies of the thermal stability of metallopolymeric materials in a nitrogen atmosphere revealed the start of the thermooxidative destruction stage at 370°C and the following gradual weight loss (up to 20 wt %) through heat treatment up to 820°C.