Journal of Medical Physics and Applied Sciences

Keywords

Elastic polymer; Adsorption; Conductivity; Silicones; Physisorption; Molecular packing

Introduction

Conducting polymers has improved the sensitivity of various sensors due to their excellent electrical conductivity and charge transfer properties [1]. Conducting polymers hold the advantages of promise as flexible, inexpensive materials for use in electronic applications, including solar cells, light-emitting diodes and chemiresistor type sensors [2-4]. Therefore, a simple, scalable, cost-effective deposition technique for conducting polymers that reproduces a uniform thin film morphology is needed [5].

This study investigated the electrical characteristics of elastic silicon polymers, such as resistance temperature, conductivity, etc. The results showed that elastic silicon polymers can be broadly applied to producing heating devices, temperature control systems, sensors, variable resistors and other fields.

Absorption and conductivity

Polymers can be deposited in a desired location on any surface, such as film, glass and metal [6]. After heating the elastic polymer material, which doped carbon and silicon, the low melting point polymer will completely dissociate and evaporate, leaving high melting point carbon and silicon particles. The quality and size of those particles are the same as before. Therefore, there is no chemical reaction between the carbon, silicon and elastic polymers, only physisorption. Carbon's pore size causes physisorption and intermolecular attraction can occur in any material. However, the adsorptions of each material are very different. Therefore, when carbon adsorbs with various chemical compositions in elastic polymers will have different resistivity.

Adsorption by porous adsorbents is a possible means of removing some of the volatile toxicants from smoke [7]. Despite the litany of reported methods, including electrostatic adsorption [8], their limitations range from reproducibility issues and cost-effectiveness to lack of scalability. Therefore, a universal solution is needed that reliably deposits any conducting polymer film on any substrate [5]. The experimental results showed that the elastic polymer containing silicon would significantly reduce the resistance and thus increase the conductivity of the elastic polymer.

The characteristics of silicon in polymer

Organic silicon polymers contain silicon atoms in the molecular structure, usually called silicones. Silicones are polymers with alternating table structures composed of silicon and oxygen atoms. The basic unit is —Si—O—. The silicon atoms also connect with various organic functional groups, such as methyl, ethyl, phenyl, etc. Those compounds are semi-organic and semi-inorganic polymers. The oxygen plasma can promote the －O_nSi (OH)₄ ^-n group on the silicon surface, which is highly dependent on the intensity of oxygen plasma and the treatment time [9].

The chemical structure of the silsesquioxane family is defined as R_nSi_nO1.5 ⁿ, which consists of an inner inorganic framework of silicon and oxygen atoms externally covered by organic groups (R) [10]. R may be hydrogen or an alkyl, alkene, aryl and arylene. Based on their molecular architecture, silsesquioxanes can be classified into two categories: Non-caged and caged nanostructure. The non-caged silsesquioxane molecules can be classified into random, ladder and partial cage nanostructures [11]. The ladderlike polysilsesquioxanes include poly (phenyl silsesquioxane), poly (methyl silsesquioxane) and poly (hydrido) silsesquioxane [12-14]. The enormous importance of organosilicon compounds in both polymer and synthetic organic chemistry provided satisfactory methods for the installation of the dimethylsilanol unit through (1) the addition of organometallic compounds to silicon electrophiles followed by simple or oxidative hydrolysis, (2) transition metal-catalyzed hydrosilylation and (3) silyl insertion [15-20]. Silanols are not well-known as reagents in organic synthesis, but they are air and water-stable reagents that can be chromatographed on silica gel and distilled [21].

Materials and Methods

Elastic silicon polymers

Because organic silicon polymers are semi-organic and semiinorganic polymers, they have a lot of excellent performance, like high-temperature tolerance, unaging, insulation, hydrophobia, fireproofing and chemically inert; some silicon polymers can even resist corrosion and electromagnetic waves. The performance of silicon polymers is much better than that of others; therefore, silicon polymers can widely be used in electronics, chemicals, machinery, construction, textiles, transport, medicine and other fields [22,23]. According to the above, this study produced semiconductors by doping high concentrations of graphite into silicone polymers; we hope it can be widely used in electronic technology. Here, we develop this phenomenon into a solution based method to grow films of nanostructured conducting polymers that could facilitate their use in applications ranging from actuators to sensors [24,25].

The structure of elastic silicon polymers

The structure of elastic silicon polymers is related to the chemical bond, molecular structure, polymer structure, etc. This research uses a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to facilitate a follow-up study to analyze the polymers' structural and bonding structure.

The polymer composite materials used in this study

The composite materials are defined as a combination of two or more materials that form three-dimensional working materials. The composite materials with two ingredients can adopt the additive rule of different ingredients' properties to infer mechanical characteristics. For example, to express the elastic modulus of composite materials showing as

E=Φ_mE_M+f_orientΦ_DE_D → (1)

Φ_M：Matrix's volume fraction of composite materials.

Φ_D：Dopant's volume fraction of composite materials.

E_M：Matrix's elastic modulus of composite materials.

E_D：Dopant's elastic modulus of composite materials.

f_orient：Orientation factor.

If the dopant of composite materials whose orientation and stress are in the same direction, then f_orient=1. If the dopant is three-dimensional in any direction, then f_orient=1/6. If the dopant is two-dimensional in any direction, then f_orient=1/3. If the direction of the dopant is crossed vertically, then f_orient=1/2. By (Formula 1) inferring to acquire.

Φ_M=(1-Φ_D) → (2)

Formula 1 indicates the compound intensifies the effect of composite materials. Formula 1 knows composite materials have good mechanical characteristics because the external force can be uniformly distributed over the matrix. Furthermore, the material results in partial defects in the region under the composite materials manufacture process, which strain or stress can also be caused via matrix scattered to increase mechanical characteristics.

This study adopts saturated alkanes molecular polymer as a matrix to analyze and compare with the spectrum conveniently. To further research the function of chemical bond energy, this study uses two macromolecule materials: Saturated alkanes and silicon as composite materials matrix.

SEM analysis

The molecular packing for polymer has a major impact on its physical properties. The carbon physisorption reduces the polymer intermolecular distance and largely increases intermolecular attraction. Adsorptions for different doping densities of polymeric rubberlike material are observed by SEM electron and images are shown in Figures 1-4. Figure 1 is an SEM image of silicon polymers doping with 0 M graphite. Figure 2 is an SEM image of silicon polymers doping with 4 M graphite. Figure 3 is an SEM image of silicon polymers doping with 50 M graphite. Figure 4 is an SEM image of polyurethane rubber doping with 75 M graphite. SEM analysis showed that the graphite particles are independent, the average particle size of graphite particles is 5 μm, and there is no chemical reaction between any particles.

The polymer's second level of key knot strength and macromolecular weight will cause high intramolecular residual force. High carbon doping density has enormous attractions for making molecular piles up closely and presents a high regularity structure. Since the polymer has a huge molecular weight and structure flaw, it cannot be arranged in parallel.

EDX analysis

This study uses Energy-Dispersive X-ray (EDX) to investigate the composition and content of polymer specimens. Figures 5 and 6 and Table 1 are the EDX analysis results. Those results showed that the silicon polymer specimen contained 13% silicon after 50 M graphite doped, suggesting that silicon atomic structure highly affects the adsorption and conductivity of polymers.

Table 1: The EDX analysis results. A: Silicon polymers doping with 50 M graphite specimen; B: Polyurethane rubber doping with 75 M graphite specimen.

The infrared absorption spectrum analysis

The method to measure organic compounds' structure by infrared spectrum has advantages such as measuring time in seconds, using few samples and quantitative analyzing exactly; therefore, the infrared spectrum becomes a common method to identify organic compounds. The wavenumbers, especially between 1500 m^-1 and 600 cm^-1, referred to as fingerprint area are closely linked to the molecules, which can be used to distinguish the difference between two compounds.

By experiment, this study discovers that the physisorption of dopant for elastic polymer composite materials greatly influences fingerprint area and results in electric conductivity. The influence on fingerprint area is the most special theory about physisorption that affects the infrared absorption spectrum.

The source of the infrared spectrum is molecular vibration, which results from the transition of molecular vibration's energy levels, referred to as the molecular vibrant spectrum. The main characteristics of the spectrum band have three properties: Frequency (wavenumber), absorbable intensity, and waveform. Those properties are affected by outside experimental conditions and closely related to the chemical structure of the molecule, steric geometric structure, the force field structure within the molecule, distribution of electronic cloud and characteristics of the atomic nucleus, etc.

The infrared spectrum of saturated alkane polymer composite materials: Figure 5 is the study that shows the infrared absorption spectrum of transparent rubber's matrix, whose adsorb peak has eight sets mainly. The wavenumbers of adsorb peak value show as following individually: 08) 2954.41 cm^-1, 09) 2923.56 cm^-1, 10) 2854.13 cm^-1, 11) 1463.71 cm^-1, 12) 1376.93 cm^-1, 16) 765.60 cm^-1, 17) 721.25 cm^-1, 18) 700.03 cm^-1. Figures 7-10 show the infrared spectrum illustration of transparent rubber doping different concentrated graphite.

With graphite's doping concentration increasing, the adsorbability of lower energy chemical bonds decreases sharply, which leads to original strong adsorbabilities such as 1470 cm^-1 and 1350 cm^-1 almost disappearing. Therefore, wavenumbers less than 1500 cm^-1, which adsorb peak value almost disappeared. The spectrum of lower energy's fingerprint area has almost disappeared. Except for the C－H bond, other adsorb peak values, higher and lower energy areas, are positive in inverse ratio to electric conductivity.

In 4000~1500 cm^-1 wavenumbers area, the characteristic absorption peak of functional groups appears most. Those areas can be distinguished whether functional groups exist or not. By the infrared absorption spectrum to acquire which the main ingredient of transparent rubber is saturated alkanes. The transparent rubber's saturated alkanes only include C－C and CH saturated covalent bond's absorption spectrum and the absorption spectrum resulting from the change of covalent bonds includes angle. The characteristic infrared spectrum of transparent rubber results from chemical bond varied vibration. The major kind of characteristic infrared spectrum is shown below:

－ CH₃ cationic groups: The －CH₃ cationic groups have four spectrum bands, which individually lie in ν_as=2960 cm^-1, ν_s=2870 cm^-1, ν_ϕ,as=1450 cm^-1 and ν_ϕ,s=1380 cm^-1 nearby and no more than by 20 cm^-1 generally, which relative strength is ν_as>ν_s>>ν_{ϕ, as}≈ν_ϕ,s. Infrared absorption spectrum analysis is used to acquire the transparent rubber's matrix －CH₃ cationic groups.

－ CH₂－ cationic groups: The －CH2－ cationic groups have three spectrum bands, which individually lie in ν_as=2920 cm^-1, ν_s=2850 cm^-1 and ν_ϕ,as=1465 cm^-1 nearby and the same as －CH₃ no more than by 20 cm-1 generally, which relative strength is ν_as>ν_s>>ν_{ϕ, as}. By infrared absorption spectrum analysis to know that the adsorb strength about －CH₃ of transparent rubber's matrix is greater than －CH₂－ cationic groups.

－(CH₃)_n－ cationic groups: When n greater than four, owing to － CH₂ － cationic groups vibrates that makes infrared absorption spectrum band of cationic groups lie in 720 cm^-1 nearby. By infrared absorption spectrum analysis to know that the transparent rubber's matrix only includes C－C and C－H saturated covalent bonds and the absorption spectrum of covalent bonds includes angle, which molecular structure is straight chain saturated alkanes, not naphthenes (also called cycloalkane) (Table 2).

Table 2: The characteristic absorption peak position of saturated alkane polymer composite materials.

The infrared absorption spectrum of organic silicon polymer: Figure 11 shows this study about the infrared absorption spectrum of organic silicon polymer with phenyl. Figure 12 shows this study about the infrared absorption spectrum of silica gel's matrix. Figures 11 and 12 to acquire the influence of organic silicon polymer on infrared absorption strength. The chemical bond energy of organic silicon is more substantial than the C－H bond, many folds, and 5 times stronger than hydrocarbon. The infrared absorption spectrum of organic silicon polymer under the 1290 cm-1∼800 cm-1 spectrum range has a solid adsorb spectrum band. The characteristic absorption peak position of main functional groups is shown in Table 3.

Table 3: The characteristic absorption peak's position of organic silicon polymer.

Figures 11 and 12 appear to have a strong absorb peak value near 1260 cm^-1 the primary characteristic of Si－CH₃ methyl's deformed vibration. The absorb peak value of 2960 cm^-1 in Figures 11 and 12 is a C-H bond stretching vibration based on CH₃.

Figure 12 displays the infrared absorption spectrum of silica gel that has six sets of absorb peak values, which wavenumbers separately show as: 1) 2964.05 cm^-1, 2) 1261.22 cm^-1, 3) 1095.37 cm^-1, 4) 1022.09 cm^-1, 5) 867.810 cm^-1 and 6) 804.171 cm^-1.

Figure 13 shows the infrared absorption spectrum of composite materials made from this study, which absorb peak values have six sets shown as: 1) 2964.05 cm^-1, 2) 1261.22 cm^-1, 3) 1095.37 cm^-1, 4) 1025.94 cm^-1, 5) 802.24 cm^-1 and 6) 424.26 cm^-1.

Figure 14 displays the infrared absorption spectrum of composite materials with more doping concentrations, which absorb peak values have five sets shown as: 1) 2964.05 cm^-1, 2) 1261.22 cm^-1, 3) 1093.44 cm^-1, 4) 1025.94 cm^-1, 5) 802.24 cm^-1.

Consequently, doping a graphite particle in the composite, with electric conductivity increasing, makes the silica gel's original 867.81 cm^-1 wave's adsorb peak value diminish gradually, but the 424.26 cm^-1 wave's adsorb peak value increase.

The infrared spectra of silicon-oxygen bond (Si－O): According to Figure 11, the Si－O bond has a strong peak in zone 1100∼1000 cm^-1, this peak coursing by the anti-symmetric extending vibration of the S－O－Si bond. To linear polysiloxane, with the growth of chain, the peak is divided into two similar intensity peaks, located at 1085 cm^-1 and about 1020 cm^-1. Cyclic polysiloxane is also absorbed in the same area. The Si－O band of trimeric ring siloxane (R₂Si)₃ shows an extension vibrating absorption peak at 1020 cm^-1. The absorption peak of the tetramer or giant ring moved to 1090 cm^-1. The substituents binding with silicon can also affect the position of the Si－O－Si bond absorption peak. For example, Cl₃Si－O－SiCl₃ and Si－OSi absorption are located at 1124 cm^-1.

The infrared spectra of silica: Comparing Figures 11 and 14, the infrared spectra analysis of silica showed that although the silicon polymers doping with graphite, there are no Si－O and Si －C bonds. It suggests no chemical reaction between silicon and graphite particles; they are independent.

Results

Conductivity

For investigating the electrical characteristics of different concentrations, carbon was doped in silicon. Elastic polymers were produced by silica, which has high carbon absorbability, with varying concentrations of graphite doped. To further improve detection, other functionalities were employed to increase analyte binding [26].

Figure 15 shows the resistivity (ρ) of a specimen with different concentrations (C_D) of carbon-doped. The conductivity will increase rapidly when the elastic polymers contain 40 M graphite. When the elastic polymers contain 50 M graphite, the conductive becomes steady. When the elastic polymers contained 60 M graphite, graphite adsorption reached saturation. The flexibility of the polymer began to deteriorate, so the test materials had tiny cracks in the edge.

For investigating the adsorption and conductive of silicon, elastic polymers were produced by polyurethane rubber, which has high absorbability to carbon and no silicon contained, with different concentrations of graphite doped as control. Figure 16 shows polyurethane rubber's resistivity (ρ) with various concentrations (C_D) of carbon doped. When the elastic polymers contained 75 M graphite, the conductivity of elastic polymers increased rapidly. When the graphite increases to 79 M, the conductivity of elastic polymers becomes steady. When the elastic polymers contained 90 M graphite, graphite adsorption reached saturation.

Resistance of temperature coefficient

Theoretical studies have determined that the energy required for removing adsorbed particles from any interface is much greater than the energy required for spreading [27]. Physisorption is not a chemical reaction that needs no activation energy. Therefore, it can react easily and quickly to low temperatures. Molecular interactions between the free surface energy of interfacial adsorbed nanofibers and the substrate can dictate film morphology [28]. Adsorption is exothermic, so the resistance caused by the polymer's physisorption is proportional to temperature. The weak van der Waals force is the main force of physisorption. The physisorption is easily affected by temperature, so the temperature coefficient resistance varies greatly. Because the conductive of elastic polymers containing silicon has significant variances with the elastic polymers only, this study analyzed the resistance of temperature coefficient under similar resistivity but different concentrations of graphite doped. The result is as follows: When the polyurethane rubber is doping with 46.3 M graphite, the resistance temperature characteristics are shown in Figure 17; when the silica is doping with 60 M graphite, the resistance temperature characteristics are shown in Figure 18.

This experiment uses a nonelectrolyte solution that is not readily volatile. Only the solvent is volatile and there is no interaction between the solute and the solvent, which is close to an ideal solution and applicable to Raoult's law. According to Raoult's law, the total vapor pressure of a solution is equal to the sum of the vapor pressures of the solute and solvent. If two ideal solutions are mixed with a constant volume, they will not absorb or release thermal energy. Mixing two solutions and increasing their volume is an endothermic reaction. On the contrary, mixing two solutions reduces the volume, which is an exothermic reaction. Therefore, this experiment is an exothermic reaction.

Discussion

Conductivity

When doped 50 M graphite into elastic polymers containing 13.56% silicon, the physisorption made the elastic silicon polymers conductive. The resistivity of the elastic silicon polymers is 140 kΩ/cm, and its conductivity is 7.1428 μS/cm. Add the same concentration of graphite into the elastic polymers that contain no silicon, like polyurethane rubber. The resistivity of the polyurethane rubber is 60 kΩ/cm, and its conductivity is 0.01666 μS/cm. Dependent on the infrared absorption spectrum analysis, these two polymers were mainly composed of C－H bonds. The variance of conductive betweentwo polymers is 430 times only because of the chemical reaction of silicon particles.

Temperature coefficient

Adsorption of the chemisorptions is stronger than physisorption and is not easily affected by temperature. The elastic silicon polymers are working by physisorption, easily affected by temperature.

The characteristic equation of carbon concentration and resistance

Through several experiments, the characteristic equation of graphite concentration and resistance is as follows:

In Formula (3), C₀ is the lowest doping concentration for using polymers as practicality resistance material; ρ₀ is the resistivity of the lowest doping concentration; C_C is the doping critical concentration of the steadying conducting state; C_S is the doping saturation concentration of saturated adsorption; ρ_s is the resistivity of saturation concentration in saturated adsorption; Q_m is the quality factor of material, which is dimensionless. The Q_m of graphite is 4. When the temperature rises to 300 k, the C₀ of polyurethanes rubber which is doping with graphite is 75 M, the C₀ of silica is 45 M, the C_C of polyurethanes rubber is 80 M, the C_C of silica is 50 M, the C_S of polyurethanes rubber is 90 M, the C_S of silica is 60 M, the ρ₀ of polyurethanes rubber is 2.08 × 10⁶ Ω/cm, the ρ0 of silica is 6.16 × 10⁷ Ω/cm, the ρ_s of polyurethanes rubber is 3.04 × 10² Ω/cm, the ρs of silica is 5.60 × 10² Ω/cm. When C_D is smaller than C_C, formula 3 can be simplified as follows formula 4:

The characteristic equation of resistance and temperature cofficient

Physisorption is not a chemical reaction that needs no activation energy; therefore, it can react easily and quickly at low temperatures. Adsorption is exothermic, so the resistance caused by the polymer's physisorption is proportional to temperature. The weak van der Waals force is the main force of physisorption. Conservation of energy dictates that electron transfer between an electrode and a redox system in solution or adsorbed on the electrode surface is fastest when the electron's energy is equal in the metal and the thermally activated redox system [29,30]. The physisorption is easily affected by temperature, so the temperature coefficient resistance varies greatly. When the polyurethanes rubber doping with 46.3 M graphite, the resistance temperature characteristics are shown in Figure 17. The characteristic equation of resistivity (ρ) and temperature as follows:

In Formula (5), T₀ is the temperature of starting desorption; ρ0 is the resistivity at T₀, T_pl is the starting temperature of positive temperature coefficient linear region, ρ_pl is the resistivity at T_pl, T_c is the critical temperature of positive and negative temperature coefficient of rubber polymers, ρ_C is the resistivity at T_C, T_nl is the termination temperature of negative temperature coefficient linear region, ρnl is the resistivity at T_nl, Tm is the melt temperature of rubber polymers, ρ_m is the resistivity at T_m, T_e is the environment temperature. Q_Td is the characteristic of material thermodynamics that is dimensionless. The Q_Td of graphite is 2. D_m is the characteristic of material desorption and is dimensionless. The Dm of graphite is 2. When polyurethanes rubber doping with 80 M graphite, the T₀=267 K, T_pl=312 K, T_C=319 K, T_nl=322.5 K, T_m=343 K, ρ₀=1.296 × 10³ Ω/cm, ρ_pl=4.88 × 10⁴ Ω/cm, ρ_c=5.712 × 10⁴ Ω/cm, ρ_nl=4.936 × 10⁴ Ω/cm , ρ_m=7.04 × 10³ Ω/cm. The Q_Td of graphite is 2. D_m is the characteristic of material desorption and is dimensionless. The D_m of graphite is 2. When polyurethanes rubber doping with 80 M graphite, the T₀=267 K, T_pl=312 K, T_C=319 K, T_nl=322.5 K, T_m=343 K, ρ₀=1.296 × 10³ Ω/cm, ρ_pl=4.88 × 10⁴ Ω/cm, ρ_c=5.712 × 104 Ω/cm, ρ_nl=4.936 × 10⁴ Ω/cm , ρ_m=7.04 × 10³ Ω/cm.

When the silica is doping with 60 M graphite, the resistance temperature characteristics are shown in Figure 18. Linear segments can explain the relationship between resistivity (ρ) and temperature as piecewise linear equivalents. Because the linear is close to the actual curve, the characteristic equation is as follows:

In Formula (6), T₀ is the temperature of starting desorption; ρ₀ is the resistivity at T₀, T_cl is the first section critical temperature of positive temperature coefficient linear region, ρcl is the resistivity at T_cl, T_c2 is the second section critical temperature of positive temperature coefficient linear region of rubber polymers, ρ_c2 is the resistivity at T_c2, Tm is the melt temperature of rubber polymers, ρ_m is the resistivity at T_m, T_e is the environment temperature. Q_Td is the characteristic of material thermodynamics that is dimensionless. The Q_Td of graphite is 2. D_m is the characteristic of material desorption and is dimensionless. The D_m of graphite is 2. When polyurethanes rubber doping with 60 M graphite, the T₀ = 283 K, T_cl = 350.5 K, T_c2 = 368 K, T_m = 373 K, ρ₀ = 1.83×10¹ Ω/cm, ρ_cl = 3.74×10² Ω-cm, ρ_c2 = 7.16×10² Ω/cm, ρ_m = 9.85× 10² Ω/cm.

The chemical bond of polymer includes silicon

The bond of silicone (Si－O): The Si－O is the main structure of saturated alkanes that make up polysiloxane rubber. It is the best essential chemical bond of organic silicon polymer. The bond energy of Si－O is great and reaches 451 kJ/mol; therefore, its bond is stable. The bond length of Si－O is longer, and its bond angle is bigger. Therefore, it became easy to rotate between Si－ O and which steric is little when turning around Si－O's side group. The main structure of Si－O is spiral, which has a very soft physical character. The difference in electronegativity between Si and O is great, reaching 1.7. Especially under high temperatures, it can still be interrupted. When temperature exceeds 473 K, fewer polarity matters can slowly lead to the Si－O dissociation. The 3d anti-bonding of Si with oxygen can form a coordinate bond of dπ-pπ. The alkalinity of oxygen on Si－O is lower than the C－O ether bond.

The bond of silicon carbide (Si－C): The Si－C is the side group that makes up polysiloxane rubber. It gives the organic nature of the polysiloxane rubber. The bond energy and bond length of Si－C are relative to the side group's length. When the side group is methyl, the bond energy is greater and about 368 kJ/mol; for this reason, the polysiloxane rubber has superior chemical stability. If the side group is ethyl or its length is longer, Si－C's strength weakens (ethyl, butyl individual equal to 276 kJ/mol and 217 kJ/mol) and is easy to oxidize. The bond length of Si－C is longer, which is equal to 0.188 nm. Methyl can encircle Si－C's axis, rotate unboundedly, and proceed under 78 K temperature. The bond of Si－C has polarity and, therefore, can be cut off by strong acids or alkali. It is especially easy to cut off when Si is linked with vinyl or aromaticity. Because the bond length of Si－C is longer, the P electron contact is hard between Si and C. It makes the Si－C's double bond unstable and hard to form.

Silicon atomic structure affects the adsorption conductive of elastic polymers

Silicon and carbon are located in the same periodic table family; their atomic structure and properties are similar. However, silicon in the third period in the 14^th periodic table family and carbon in the second period also have many differences. The atomic radius of silicon is 0.11 nm; the volume of silicon is 1.5 times bigger than carbon, so the spacing between silicon and substituent is longer than carbon. For example, the distance between each chlorine atom within SiCl₄ is 0.329 nm, and between each chlorine atom within CCl₄ is 0.298 nm. Thus, silicon atoms have a poor shielding effect. Therefore, the silicon-containing polymers are much easier to hydrolyze than the polymer carbon.

Adsorption is facilitated by hydrophobic π–π interactions [31]. The silicon atoms are part of a silacyclopentadiene unit responsible for the unique σ*–π/π* conjugation that defines their reduced band gap energies [32,33]. Silicon and carbon are reduced π electron shells with the same physisorption, making the elastic polymers conductive. Therefore, when adding 50 M graphite, the conductive can vary 430-fold between the elastic polymer containing 13.56% silicon and non-silicon. This huge variance of conductive is because the electronic structure of silicon has 3s² 3p² and 3d empty orbital. The 3d electron shell structure can have an empty orbital, producing a dπ-pπ bond with quasimetallic characteristics. A carbon atom has no d electrons and no coordination, so when carbon and silicon are put into the elastic polymers; they will adsorb and conduct together, creating a better conductivity.

To compare the electron shell's silicon structure with carbon, which can realize those outer have four electrons, both tetrad. The silicon atom's radius is greater than carbon, but its electronegativity is smaller than carbon. The silicon atom's valence electrons lie in electrons orbits far from the atom nucleus and towards electropositivity. The silicon atom's valence electrons also have 3d anti-bonding that extends the valence bond and makes it apt to react.

The silicon atom usually combines with other atoms by sp³ hybrid orbitals and forms the hybrid orbitals of sp³d (trigonal bipyramid, square pyramid) and sp³d² (octahedron); hence, it can generate quinquevalent even hexavalent's coordination compounds. Furthermore, silicon atoms with other element atoms can form a coordinate bond of dπ-pπ. The coordinate bond of dπ-pπ comes into being when an atom combines with silicon or the p electron of the atomic group enters silicon 3d anti-bonding. It makes the bond between silicon and the atomic group have an original character of a single bond and a partial character of a double bond, increasing the electric conductivity.

The characteristics of electricity and infrared absorption spectrum

By experimenting to acquire when raising the concentration of dopant which can increase the element's physisorption and restrain the variations of electric dipole moment when the element vibrates, which makes the infrared absorption spectrum weak or disappear. Because some baseband has physisorption, which increases the symmetry, it results in degeneration. For example, the cationic methyl group (－CH3) has double degeneracy. Owing to the decrease in degeneration, the adsorb peak value increases electric conductivity. Furthermore, increasing the carbon concentration of dopant to macromolecule composite materials can increase electric conductivity and melting point.

This study discovers that the physisorption of elastic polymer composite materials only relies on the van der Waals' force. Compared with chemical bonds, the van der Waals force is weaker and less selective. In didn't create any chemical bond circumstances, elastic polymer composite materials can generate a unique absorption spectrum.

Conclusions

According to experiments and the derivation of characteristic equations, different elastic polymers, containing silicon or not, will not affect the characteristic equation of graphite concentration and resistance but only change the equivalent value. Therefore, more diversity experiments are needed to test whether or not the characteristic equation applies to most of the polymers. Physisorption can form a single or multiple molecules adsorbed layer, multiple molecules adsorbed layer at the most. Macromolecules and carbon are multiple molecules in the adsorbed layer; their adsorption rate and rate are very quick. Therefore, it can reduce the process and production costs.

Compare the infrared absorption spectrum with the doping concentration of carbon to achieve the doping concentration of carbon, which is characteristic of physisorption, changes the atom's energy gap and makes the composite materials have electric conductivity. The characteristic of physisorption also changes the infrared absorption spectrum. Experimenting to acquire the physisorption affects fingerprint area greatest. In the infrared absorption spectrum, the wavenumbers between 1500 m^-1 to 600 cm^-1, referred to as fingerprint area, are closely linked to all molecule's structure, which can be used to distinguish between two compounds whether the same or not.

Physisorption relies on the relatively weak and non-selection of van der Waals' forces. Under didn't the chemical bond situation, it produces chemical bonds with a particular absorption spectrum and produces electric conductivity. That is the most special theory about the physisorption effect on the infrared absorption spectrum.

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