Polymer Bulletin, Vol.39, No.2, 193-199, 1997
Study of Siloxane-Modified Epoxy-Resin Using Thermally Stimulated Current .2.
Thermally stimulated current (TSC) and relaxation map analysis (RMA) was used to characterize the low temperature relaxation of epoxy resin modified with siloxane oligomers. In aminopropyl-terminated siloxane oligomer (ATSO) the beta-relaxation of epoxy resin and the glass transition temperature of siloxane oligomer were folded regardless of the concentration of diphenyl. The beta-relaxation of epoxy resin and the glass transition temperature of oxiranylmethoxy-terminated siloxane oligomer (OTSO) were folded and shifted to higher temperature as the concentration of diphenyl in siloxane oligomer increased. In the systems containing of diphenyl in siloxane oligomer a new relaxation peak due to the space charge was observed in the range of -80 degrees C to -50 degrees C and -30 degrees C to 5 degrees C. As the concentration of diphenyl increased the compensation temperature (T-c) and the degree-of-disorder (DOD) were increased while the compensation time, tau(c) was decreased.