Reconfigurable Electronic Materials Inspired by Nonlinear Neuron Dynamics

Matt Pharr

Texas A&M University; Mechanical Engineering Dept.
(Co-Lead, Early-Stage Investigator Professional Development)

m-pharr@tamu.edu

Experimental Solid Mechanics Laboratory Website

Pharr is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. Pharr directs a solid mechanics research group in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M.

Research

Pharr’s research focuses on experimental and theoretical mechanics of materials and its coupling to other fields, primarily that of electro-chemo-mechanics and ion transport. As part of reMIND, he leads cross-cutting efforts to investigate the role of mechanical strain in altering electronic and structural transformations. He further co-leads center-wide recruitment, retention, and professional development efforts.

Publications

  1. Luo Y, Bai Y, Mistry A, Zhang Y, Zhao D, Sarkar S, Handy J, Rezaei S, Chuang A, Carrillo L, Wiaderek K, Pharr M, Xie K, Mukherjee P, Xu B, Banerjee S. Effect of crystallite geometries on electrochemical performance of porous intercalation electrodes by multiscale operando investigation. Nature Materials. 2021; 21:217–227. doi: 10.1038/s41563-021-01151-8
  2. Zhang Y, Luo Y, Fincher C, Banerjee S, Pharr M. Chemo-mechanical degradation in V 2 O 5 thin film cathodes of Li-ion batteries during electrochemical cycling. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 2019; 7(41):23922-23930. doi: 10.1039/C9TA05243G
  3. Andrews J, Stein P, Santos D, Chalker C, De Jesus L, Davidson R, Gross M, Pharr M, Batteas J, Xu B, Banerjee S. Curvature-Induced Modification of Mechano-Electrochemical Coupling and Nucleation Kinetics in a Cathode Material. Matter. 2020 November; 3(5):1754-1773. doi: 10.1016/j.matt.2020.08.030
  4. Liu G, Zhang Y, Thomas M, Ullah A, Pharr M, Guiton B, Banerjee S. Negative Thermal Expansion HfV 2 O 7 Nanostructures for Alleviation of Thermal Stress in Nanocomposite Coatings. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 2021 September 08; 13(37):44723-44732. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c10867
  5. Zhang Y, Luo Y, Fincher C, McProuty S, Swenson G, Banerjee S, Pharr M. In-situ measurements of stress evolution in composite sulfur cathodes. Energy Storage Materials. 2019 January; 16:491-497. doi: 10.1016/j.ensm.2018.10.001