Professor Corrie Imrie
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Professor Corrie Imrie
BSc, PhD (S'Hampton)
Chair in Chemistry
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Current Research
Liquid Crystals
Liquid crystals are a fascinating state of matter having certain properties characteristic of liquids with others typical of crystals. This duality of properties has important implications for the applications of liquid crystals which range from the familiar electro-optic displays to new types of fabrics whose colour changes depending on the mood of the wearer. Current research focuses on polymeric liquid crystals and, in particular, side chain liquid crystal polymers (SCLCP). The considerable application potential of SCLCPs in advanced electro-optic technologies, including information storage and non-linear optics, stems from the combination of macromolecular properties (mechanical integrity and ease of processibility) with the electro-optic characteristics of low molar mass mesogens. To realise such potential, however, materials having well-defined properties are required. Our research therefore involves: (a) the design and synthesis of novel polymers, (b) their thermal characterisation, and (c) micro- and macrostructural investigations. Other interests include polymer- dispersed liquid crystal displays and the synthesis of model compounds for liquid crystal polymers.The scope of our studies will be greatly extended by the award of over £750k from SHEFC (Scottish Higher Education Funding Council) to set up SOMC (Scottish Offshore Materials Centre) which is a consortium of chemists, engineers and geologists at Aberdeen to examine the behaviour of real-size components under down-hole conditions (upto 2 kbar and 250° C). Our particular interest here is the Thermal Analysis Service.
The availability of "almost unique" high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) facilities will enable us to carry out in situ investigations of a wide range of materials. - Publications
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Molecular Shape, Electronic Factors and the Ferroelectric Nematic Phase
Chemistry : a European Journal, e202300073Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202300073
Using lateral substitution to control conformational preference and phase behaviour of benzanilide-based liquid crystal dimers
ChemPhysChem, e202200758Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200758
Intrinsically Chiral Twist-Bend Nematogens: Interplay of Molecular and Structural Chirality in the NTB Phase
ChemPhysChem, e202200807Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200807
The effect of a lateral alkyloxy chain on the ferroelectric nematic phase
RSC Advances, vol. 12, no. 45, pp. 29482-29490Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLiquid Crystal Dimers and Smectic Phases from the Intercalated to the Twist-Bend
Crystals, vol. 12, no. 9, 1245Contributions to Journals: Review articlesIntrinsically chiral ferronematic liquid crystals: An inversion of the helical twist sense at the chiral nematic – Chiral ferronematic phase transition
Journal of molecular liquids, vol. 361, 119532Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119532
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B K Sadashiva Commemorative Issue PREFACE
Liquid Crystals, vol. 49, no. 7-9, pp. 907-907Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2022.2093498
New patterns of twist-bend liquid crystal phase behaviour: the synthesis and characterisation of the 1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yl)-10-(4-alkylaniline-benzylidene-4′-oxy)decanes (CB10O·m)
Soft matter, vol. 18, no. 25, pp. 4679-4688Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d2sm00162d
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A convenient one-pot synthesis, and characterisation of the ω-bromo-1-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4’-yl) alkanes (CBnBr)
Liquid CrystalsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2022.2084568
Controlling spontaneous chirality in achiral materials: liquid crystal oligomers and the heliconical twist-bend nematic phase
Chemical Communications, vol. 58, no. 34, pp. 5285-5288Contributions to Journals: Articles