SYNTHESIS AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYIMIDE-Al2O3 COMPOSITES

Polyimide-alumina hybrid films were synthesized via in situ polymerization and thermal imidation process from a solution of polyimide precursor and nanosized alumina in N,N-dimethylacetamide, and the microstructure of the hybrid films was characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and infra-red (IR) spectrometry. The dependence of thermal stability, tensile properties, dielectric properties and degradation endurance under corona on the nano-Al2O3 content of polyimide-alumina hybrid films was studied. The results show that with the increase of Al2O3 content, the thermal stability and the dielectric properties of the hybrids increase, while the tensile properties decrease. Better corona resistance can be achieved if the PI film is filled with alpha-Al2O3 nanometric particle.