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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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
Polymer, vol. 38, no. 19, pp. 4951-4957Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-3861(96)01096-8
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Temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry. Part I: : Effects of heat transfer on the phase angle in dynamic ADSC in the glass transition region
Thermochimica Acta, vol. 315, no. 1, pp. 1-9Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Ionically conducting side chain liquid crystal polymer electrolytes
Electrochimica Acta, vol. 43, no. 10-11, pp. 1151-1154Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0013-4686(97)10013-5
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Convenient synthesis of a discotic side group liquid crystal polymer
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 47-51Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/a705378i
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Liquid crystal trimers. The synthesis and characterisation of the 4,4′-bis [ω-(4-cyanobiphenyl-4′-yloxy) alkoxy] biphenyls
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1339-1343Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/a801128a
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Smectic ordering in a vitrified side-chain liquid crystal polymer film
Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 339-341Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006554227214
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Synthesis, thermal characterization and rheological properties of a homologous series of polymethacrylate-based side-chain liquid crystal polymers
Polymer, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1197-1205Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-3861(97)00394-7
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Molecular organisation of polymer backbone in side-group liquid crystal polymers. ESR study of spin-labelled and spin-probed side-group liquid crystal polymers
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301290
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Role of C60 in the free radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, vol. 35, no. 15, pp. 3323-3325Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMolecular organization of the polymer backbone in a side group liquid crystal polymer. An ESR investigation
Macromolecules, vol. 30, no. 16, pp. 4597-4600Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma970365c
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