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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Characterisation of crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol)-based membranes with different hydrolysis degrees for their use as electrolytes in direct methanol fuel cells
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 124, no. 2, pp. 1000–1011Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.35138
Synthesis and phase behaviour of a homologous series of polymethacrylate-based side-chain liquid crystal polymers
European Polymer Journal, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 821-829Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.01.021
Cholesteryl-based liquid crystal dimers containing a sulfur-sulfur link in the flexible spacer
Liquid Crystals, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 259-268Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2011.641753
Non-symmetric liquid crystal dimers containing an isoflavone moiety
Liquid Crystals, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 393-402Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2012.658712
The 2011 Luckhurst-Samulski Prize
Liquid Crystals, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 1167-1168Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2012.731186
Methylene-linked liquid crystal dimers and the twist-bend nematic phase
Liquid Crystals, vol. 38, no. 11-12, pp. 1407-1414Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2011.624368
Non-symmetric chiral liquid crystal trimers
Liquid Crystals, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 1331-1339Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2011.613265
New insights from variable-temperature and variable-pressure studies into coupling and decoupling processes for ion transport in polymer electrolytes and glasses
Solid State Ionics, vol. 196, no. 1, pp. 9-17Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2011.05.019
Chiral liquid crystal tetramers
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 21, no. 29, pp. 10935-10941Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm10992h
Carbohydrate liquid crystals: synthesis and characterisation of the methyl-6-O-(n-acyl)-α-D-glucopyranosides
Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, vol. 164, no. 2, pp. 118-124Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2010.11.007