This invention relates to a
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) exhibiting both
high wear resistance and a low
coefficient of friction, and its preparation method, belonging to the field of
polymer materials technology. This invention utilizes a
thiol coupling agent to modify the surface of
halloysite nanotubes,
grafting thiol groups onto the surface of the
halloysite nanotubes. Simultaneously, an
acyl chloride with a long-chain
fluorocarbon, a side-chain tetrazolium, and a
thioether structure is synthesized. The
acyl chloride is then reacted with the modified
halloysite nanotubes, bonding the organic
acyl chloride to the surface of the halloysite nanotubes via
thiocarboxylic acid ester chemical bonds. The long-chain
fluorocarbon, side-chain tetrazolium,
thioether, and
thiocarboxylic acid ester organic groups synergistically work with the inorganic halloysite nanotubes to form functional structures with different hierarchical gradients. The long-chain
fluorocarbon can improve the affinity between halloysite nanotubes and PTFE, the
thioether and
thiocarboxylic acid esters on the main chain can play a reinforcing and
toughening role, and the tetrazolium groups on the
side chain can play a rigid-flexible role, thereby improving the mechanical, tribological, and
dielectric properties of the PTFE material.