
Professor Corrie Imrie
BSc, PhD (S'Hampton)
Chair in Chemistry
- About
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- Email Address
- c.t.imrie@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272567
- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
- Research
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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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Tailoring amide N-substitution to direct liquid crystallinity in benzanilide-based dimers
Journal of molecular liquids, vol. 384, 122160Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCan even-membered liquid crystal dimers exhibit the twist-bend nematic phase? The preparation and properties of disulphide and thioether linked dimers
Liquid CrystalsContributions to Journals: ArticlesMolecular structure and the twist-bend nematic phase: the role of spacer length in liquid crystal dimers
Liquid Crystals, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 725-736Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Ferroelectric Nematic Phase: On the Role of Lateral Alkyloxy Chains
Liquid CrystalsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2023.2221651
Ferroelectric Nematic-Isotropic Liquid Critical End Point
Physical Review Letters, vol. 130, no. 21, 216802Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUsing lateral substitution to control conformational preference and phase behaviour of benzanilide-based liquid crystal dimers
ChemPhysChem, vol. 24, no. 7, e202200758Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe effects of alkylthio chains on the properties of symmetric liquid crystal dimers
New Journal of Chemistry, vol. 47, no. 15, pp. 7356-7368Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntrinsically Chiral Twist-Bend Nematogens: Interplay of Molecular and Structural Chirality in the NTB Phase
ChemPhysChem, vol. 24, no. 6, e202200807Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202300105
Temperature Dependence of the Electroclinic Effect in the Twist-Bend Nematic Phase
Crystals, vol. 13, no. 3, 465Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMolecular 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