Abstract:
The heat-resistant silicone resin was filled with Co
3O
4 nanometer particles to prepare composites to absorb the heat radiation, which was coated on the heat flow transducer. To improve the interfacial properties between Co
3O
4 particles and the matrix resin and to prevent the nano-particles aggregating, the surfaces of Co
3O
4 particles were treated by grafting BMA on them. The grafting characteristics and graft ratio were investigated using infrared (IR) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The effects of the surface treatment of Co
3O
4 particles on the interfacial, endothermal and thermal properties of the composites were analyzed using TEM, the calibrating test of the heat flow transducer, TGA and differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTG). It is found that the surface treatment of Co
3O
4 particles improves their dispersibility in silicone resin, and the response rate of the transducer is also improved greatly. The untreated Co
3O
4 particles deteriorate the thermal properties of the silicone resin. However, after surface treating of Co
3O
4 particles, its thermal properties are improved.