A diamine monomer (4,4΄-(((5,11-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]carbazole-6,12-diyl)bis(4,1-phenyl-ene))bis(oxy))dianiline)
containing a rigid conjugated indolocarbazole was designed and synthesized
through a three-step reaction. A series of high-performance functional
polyimides were prepared through simple condensation polymerization of the
monomer with different industrial dianhydrides
6FDA, BTDA and ODPA, respectively, which exhibit superior thermal stability,
good solubility in polar organic solvents and good mechanical properties. The
glass transition temperature (T
g) is
above 334 °C, and the 5% weight loss temperature (T
d5%) of
polyimides under nitrogen atmosphere falls in the range of 502~526 °C. The
tensile strength and tensile modulus are 49.45~60.08 MPa and 1.4~1.6 GPa,
respectively. In addition, the maximum fluorescence emission wavelength of
polyimides in the NMP solution (0.02 mg/mL) are around 448 nm with blue light emission and 451 nm as film without
significant red shift, which indicates the prepared polyimides process a
certain application potential in high-performance flexible polymer
optoelectronic devices.