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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Measurement of the wax appearance temperatures of crude oils by temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry
Fuel, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 367-371Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-2361(00)00092-2
An introduction to Materials Discussion No. 4: Molecular topology in liquid crystals
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 22, pp. 2631-2636Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b108757f
Highly non-linear liquid crystal tetramers
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 11, pp. 2722-2731Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B104490G
Methylene-linked liquid crystal dimers
Liquid Crystals, vol. 28, pp. 463-472Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290010007558
Pyrrole- and polypyrrole-based liquid crystals
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 11, pp. 990-995Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b009237l
Bridging the gap between polymer electrolytes and inorganic glasses: Side group liquid crystal polymer electrolytes
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 347, no. 1, pp. 199-210Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10587250008024841
Effect of backbone flexibility on the thermal properties of side-group liquid-crystal polymers
Macromolecules, vol. 32, pp. 6215-6220Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIon transport in glassy polymer electrolytes
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 103, pp. 4132-4138Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIon transport in glassy side-group liquid crystalline polymer electrolytes
Advanced Materials Research, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 832-834Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLiquid crystal tetramers
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 9, pp. 2321-2325Contributions to Journals: Articles