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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Non-symmetric dimers: effects of varying the mesogenic linking unit and terminal substituent
Liquid Crystals, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 543-554Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2015.1004843
A Twist-Bend Nematic Phase Driven by Hydrogen Bonding
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 643-646Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201409738
New insights into the liquid crystal behaviour of hydrogen-bonded mixtures provided by temperature-dependent FTIR spectroscopy
Liquid Crystals, vol. 42, no. 5-6, pp. 928-939Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2015.1037122
Hydrogen bonding and liquid crystallinity of low molar mass and polymeric mesogens containing benzoic acids: a variable temperature Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study
Phase Transitions, vol. 87, no. 12, pp. 1191-1210Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01411594.2014.900556
The 2013 Luckhurst-Samulski Prize
Liquid Crystals, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 1507-1509Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2014.957499
Electrooptics of chiral nematics formed by molecular dimers
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062737
Twist-bend nematic liquid crystals in high magnetic fields
Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, vol. 89, no. 6, 060501Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.89.060501
Electrooptic Response of Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals with Oblique Helicoidal Director
Physical Review Letters, vol. 112, no. 21, 217801Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.217801
Liquid crystal dimers and the twist-bend nematic phase. The preparation and characterisation of the alpha,omega-bis(4-cyanobiphenyl-4 '-yl) alkanedioates
Liquid Crystals, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 471-483Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2014.888803
Editorial: Liquid Crystals
Liquid Crystals, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 263-264Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2014.892731