To
decrease the dipole polarization rate and reduce the dielectric
constant of poly(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK) resin, 1,4-di(4-fluorobenzoyl)
cyclohexane (DFBCH), a weakly polarizing cyclohexane-based monomer,
was designed and synthesized as the primary reactant. The bulky fluorene
group was incorporated to increase the free volume of the resin, further
reducing the dielectric constant. Additionally, hydroquinone with
a symmetric and regular structure was utilized to enhance the molecular
chain’s regularity and reduce dipole relaxation, further lowering
the resin’s dielectric constant and dielectric loss. The PFQEKs
series resins exhibited excellent thermal stability with glass transition
temperature (T
g) ranging from 222 to 239
°C and 5% weight loss (T
d5%) ranging
from 458 to 463 °C, with different monomer ratios. As the hydroquinone
content increased, the dielectric constant (D
k) and dielectric loss (D
f) of
the resin decreased significantly, with D
k ranging from 2.92 to 2.77 and D
f ranging
from 0.011 to 0.008 at 10 GHz.