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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Towards supramolecular side-chain liquid crystal polymers - 4. Blends of low molar mass mesogens with amorphous polymers
European Polymer Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 285-290Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-3057(96)00157-7
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Toward supramolecular side-chain liquid crystal polymers. 5. The template receptor approach
Macromolecules, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 877-884Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
- [ONLINE] Article on ACS Publications
A small angle neutron scattering study of the conformation of a side chain liquid crystal poly(Methacrylate) in the smectic c phase
Liquid Crystals, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 679-684Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/026782997208776
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Supramolecular chiral liquid crystals. The liquid crystalline behaviour of mixtures of 4,4′-bipyridyl and 4-[(S)-(-)-2-methylbutoxy]benzoic acid
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 211-214Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/a605692j
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Role of specific interactions in determining the mesogenic behavior of side-chain liquid crystal polymers
Macromolecules, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 1031-1035Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ma951308r
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- [ONLINE] Link to Article in Macromolecules
Characterization of side-chain liquid crystal polymers using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and dielectric thermal analysis
Journal of Materials Science, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1985-1989Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00356617
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Role of C60 in the free radical polymerisation of styrene
Chemical Communications, no. 11, pp. 1383-1384Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/cc9960001383
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Side-chain liquid crystal copolymers containing nonmesogenic units: Dependence of the thermal behavior upon composition
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 421-428Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSynthesis and characterization of spin-labelled and spin-probed side-chain liquid crystal polymers
Polymer, vol. 37, no. 15, pp. 3419-3425Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0032-3861(96)88490-4
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Supramolecular side chain liquid crystal polymers II. Interaction of mesogenic acids and amorphous polymers
Liquid Crystals, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 619-625Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678299608031151
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