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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Liquid Crystal dimers and oligomers
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 298-311Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-0294(02)00092-4
Pressure dependent conductivities and activation volumes in LixNa(1-x)PO3 glasses: evidence for a new matrix-mediated coupling mechanism in mixed-cation glasses?
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 4, pp. 3209-3213Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b201215d
Synthesis, characterization and polymerization of a pyrrole-based chiral liquid crystal
Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 21, pp. 595-597Contributions to Journals: ArticlesTemperature Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Part IV. Effect of heat transfer on the measurement of heat capacity using quasi-isothermal ADSC
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 85-107Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011528827752
Decoupled ion transport in mesomorphis polymer electrolyte glasses
Electrochimica Acta, vol. 46, no. 10-11, pp. 1413-1417Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0013-4686(00)00734-9
Measurement of the wax appearance temperatures of crude oils by temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry
Fuel, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 367-371Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-2361(00)00092-2
An introduction to Materials Discussion No. 4: Molecular topology in liquid crystals
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 22, pp. 2631-2636Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b108757f
Highly non-linear liquid crystal tetramers
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 11, pp. 2722-2731Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B104490G
Methylene-linked liquid crystal dimers
Liquid Crystals, vol. 28, pp. 463-472Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290010007558
Pyrrole- and polypyrrole-based liquid crystals
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 11, pp. 990-995Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/b009237l
Bridging the gap between polymer electrolytes and inorganic glasses: Side group liquid crystal polymer electrolytes
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 347, no. 1, pp. 199-210Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10587250008024841
Effect of backbone flexibility on the thermal properties of side-group liquid-crystal polymers
Macromolecules, vol. 32, pp. 6215-6220Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIon transport in glassy polymer electrolytes
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 103, pp. 4132-4138Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIon transport in glassy side-group liquid crystalline polymer electrolytes
Advanced Materials Research, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 832-834Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLiquid crystal tetramers
Journal of Materials Chemistry, vol. 9, pp. 2321-2325Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSide-Group Liquid Crystal Copolymers Containing Nonmesogenic Units: Dependence of the Thermal Behaviour upon Composition
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 332, no. 1, pp. 189-198Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10587259908023760
Temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry. Part III. Effect of heat transfer on phase angle in quasi-isothermal ADSC
Thermochimica Acta, vol. 336, pp. 27-40Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFrom Simple Electrolyte Solutions Through Polymer Electrolytes to Superionic Rubbers: Some Fundamental Considerations
Polymer International, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 9-15Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Structure and Conductivity in Substituted Polypyrroles. Part 1. Synthesis and Electropolymerization of N-Trimethylsilylethoxymethyl-3-methyl-4-pyrrole Carboxylate Ethyl Ester
Polymer International, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 43-49Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Temperature-Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Part II. Determination of Activation Energies
Polymer International, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 72-75Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
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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