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Abstract
Polyimide/barium zirconate composites (PI/BZO) were successfully synthesized through thermal imidization. In this process, different contents of BZO suspensions (5, 10, 15 vol.%) in poly amic acid (PAA) solution, were imidized by heat treatment to form PI/BZO nanocomposites. The as-synthesized hybrid nanocomposites were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Nanoparticles of BaZrO3 were dispersed homogeneously in the polyimide matrix. Glass transition temperature, T g , and Heat Capacity were measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The glass transition temperature of PI/BZO nanocomposites was higher than that for the pure polyimide.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors are grateful to the council of Iran National Science Foundation and the pooya nanopowders research group for providing financial support to undertake this work.