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Effect of tetraethoxysilanes (TEOS) on the nanomechanical properties of organic-inorganic hybrid films

  • Xing Wen Zhang*
  • , Da Shu Yu
  • , De Zhi Sun
  • , Ke Jun Sun
  • , Li Jiang Hu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Tianjin Normal University
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Three coating families were synthesized by silsesquioxanes (SSO) derived from the hydrolytic condensation of (3-glycidoxypropyl) trimethoxysilane (GPMS), (3-methacrylpropyl) trimethoxysilane (MPMS) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VMS), modified with 5wt%-30wt% tetraethoxysilanes (TEOS). Coatings on glass substrates were obtained by dip-coating solutions of SSO with ethylenediamine (EDA) and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) additions, and curing in an oven following a thermal cycle up to 120°C. Instrumented-indentation testing (IIT) provided with a continuous stiffness measurement (CSM) technique, was employed to study the nanomechanical properties of organic-inorganic hybrid coatings. The influence of different TEOS contents on the hardness, modulus and brittle index of the coatings was discussed. The coatings based on MPMS and 20 wt% TEOS exhibited a good combination of intrinsic values of hardness (0.51 GPa) and brittle index (0.056).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)463-466
Number of pages4
JournalHarbin Gongye Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology
Volume37
Issue number4
StatePublished - Apr 2005

Keywords

  • Nanoindentation
  • Nanomechanical
  • Organic-inorganic hybrid films
  • Silsesquioxanes
  • Tetraethoxysilane

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