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Professor Corrie Imrie

Professor Corrie Imrie
Professor Corrie Imrie
Professor Corrie Imrie

BSc, PhD (S'Hampton)

Chair in Chemistry

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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

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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  • Side-Group Liquid Crystal Copolymers Containing Nonmesogenic Units: Dependence of the Thermal Behaviour upon Composition

    Cook, A. G., Imrie, C. T.
    Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 332, no. 1, pp. 189-198
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry. Part III. Effect of heat transfer on phase angle in quasi-isothermal ADSC

    Jiang, Z., Imrie, C. T., Hutchinson, J. M.
    Thermochimica Acta, vol. 336, pp. 27-40
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • From Simple Electrolyte Solutions Through Polymer Electrolytes to Superionic Rubbers: Some Fundamental Considerations

    Angell, C. A., Imrie, C. T., Ingram, M. D.
    Polymer International, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 9-15
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Structure and Conductivity in Substituted Polypyrroles. Part 1. Synthesis and Electropolymerization of N-Trimethylsilylethoxymethyl-3-methyl-4-pyrrole Carboxylate Ethyl Ester

    Chen, Y., Imrie, C. T., Cooper, J. M., Glidle, A., Morris, D. G., Ryder, K. S.
    Polymer International, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 43-49
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Temperature-Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Part II. Determination of Activation Energies

    Jiang, Z., Hutchinson, J. M., Imrie, C. T.
    Polymer International, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 72-75
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Side chain liquid crystal copolymers containing electron rich and electron deficient mesogenic groups. The synthesis and characterization of the poly[ω-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-oxy)alkyl methacrylate]s-co-poly[6-(4-butylazobenzene-4′-oxy)hexyl methacrylate]s

    Craig, A. A., Imrie, C. T.
    Polymer, vol. 38, no. 19, pp. 4951-4957
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry. Part I: : Effects of heat transfer on the phase angle in dynamic ADSC in the glass transition region

    Jiang, Z., Imrie, C. T., Hutchinson, J. M.
    Thermochimica Acta, vol. 315, no. 1, pp. 1-9
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Ionically conducting side chain liquid crystal polymer electrolytes

    McHattie, G. S., Imrie, C. T., Ingram, M. D.
    Electrochimica Acta, vol. 43, no. 10-11, pp. 1151-1154
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Convenient synthesis of a discotic side group liquid crystal polymer

    Stewart, D., McHattie, G. S., Imrie, C. T.
    Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 47-51
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Liquid crystal trimers. The synthesis and characterisation of the 4,4′-bis [ω-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy) alkoxy] biphenyls

    Imrie, C. T., Luckhurst, G. R.
    Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1339-1343
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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