Dielectric and thermal characterization of fluorinated polyimides containing heterocyclic moieties

A series of fluorinated polyinides and fluorinated polyimides containing heterocyclic moieties were prepared and investigated to determine their dielectric constants, dielectric constants as a function of relative humidity (RH) and thermal properties. Thle fluorinated polyimides containing heterocyclic moieties were prepared from diamines containing pyridine, pyridazine, oxadiazole or benzoxazole moieties. The properties of the fluorinated heterocyclic-containing polyimides were compared with those of fluorinated polyimides prepared from aromatic diamines. In most cases, the introduction of heterocyclic moieties caused an increase in dielectric constant, an increase in the dielectric constant as a function of relative humidity and a decrease in thermal stability compared with the polyimides prepared with aromatic diamines.