ArticlePolymers2025
Advancing the Multifaceted Performance of Chemical-Grafted Silicone Rubbers via Molecular Simulation.
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Abstract
The present study explores and verifies the chemical modifications achieved by grafting 4-formylcyclohexyl heptanoate (FH) and 4-(2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl) cyclohexane-1-carbaldehyde (CC) onto addition-curing silicone rubber (SiR). These modifications aim to enhance the electrical insulation performance, moisture resistance, and pyrolysis tolerance of the SiR material, thereby improving its suitability for reinforced insulation in power transmission systems. First-principles calculations demonstrate that both the chemical graft modifications can introduce shallow hole traps of 0.3~0.4 eV and deep electron traps of 0.9~1.0 eV into the polymer molecule of addition-curing SiR for inhibiting charge transport and injection. It is indicated from first-principles oxidation reaction pathways that the chemical grafting of FH or CC contributes positively, rather than impacts negatively, to the oxidative stability of addition-curing SiR. We also reveal how the two proposed species of organic molecules as grafting agents can act on modifying water adsorption uptake, heat capacity, molecular thermal vibration, and polymer pyrolysis of the SiR material, which are highly accountable for its resistances to high-temperature electrical breakdown, moisture aging, and thermal spikes of partial discharge. The comprehensive molecular simulations and material calculations demonstrate that both the grafted agents can significantly intensify polymer molecule aggregations, restrain molecular thermal vibrations, and reduce water adsorption uptakes. One of the preferable graft agents (CC) can also considerably improve polymer pyrolysis tolerance, while contributing to improved high-temperature electrical breakdown strength and moisture resistance of addition-curing SiR. This research highlights the significant potential of graft modification in molecular compositions to improve the electrical insulation, moisture resistance, ambient-temperature thermal stability, and pyrolysis tolerance of addition-curing SiR, offering valuable insights to develop competent elastomeric polymer applied for cable accessory insulation.
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