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Bryan D. McCloskey

Bryan D. McCloskey

University of California, Berkeley · Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Active 2003–2026

h-index90
Citations34.4k
Papers437220 last 5y
Funding$707k

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Bryan D. McCloskey is the Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on electrochemical energy storage, electrocatalysis, and molecular and ionic transport through polymers. His laboratory investigates fundamental processes occurring in electrochemical systems, with particular emphasis on batteries and electrocatalysis. McCloskey's work aims to address material challenges that limit the rechargeability and rate capability of high-energy battery chemistries such as lithium/oxygen and lithium/sulfur, with the goal of advancing practical energy storage solutions. He employs state-of-the-art techniques to characterize electrochemistry at multi-phase interfaces, providing insights for the development of improved energy storage, electrocatalysis, and corrosion-resistant materials. His contributions have significantly advanced understanding in these areas, and he has received numerous awards and honors for his research, including the NSF CAREER Award, the Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award, and the Tajima Prize.

Research topics

  • Materials science
  • Computer Science
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Chemical engineering
  • Nanotechnology
  • Physical chemistry
  • Physics
  • Metallurgy
  • Thermodynamics

Selected publications

  • Cation-disordered rocksalt-type high-entropy cathodes for Li-ion batteries

    Nature Materials · 2020 · 643 citations

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  • Challenges for and Pathways toward Li-Metal-Based All-Solid-State Batteries

    ACS Energy Letters · 2021 · 455 citations

    Solid-state batteries utilizing Li metal anodes have the potential to enable improved performance (specific energy >500 Wh/kg, energy density >1500 Wh/L), safety, recyclability, and potentially lower cost (<$100/kWh) compared to advanced Li-ion systems.1,2 These improvements are critical for the widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and trucks and could create a short-haul electric aviation industry.1-3 Expectations for solid-state batteries are high, but there are significant materials…

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  • Liquid electrolyte development for low-temperature lithium-ion batteries

    Energy & Environmental Science · 2022 · 430 citations

    A review on liquid electrolyte design for LIBs operating under low-temperature (&lt;0 °C) conditions. Covers various processes that determine performance below 0 °C and recent literature on electrolyte-based strategies to improve said performance.

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  • Earth-abundant Li-ion cathode materials with nanoengineered microstructures

    Nature Nanotechnology · 2024-09-19 · 42 citations

    articleOpen access

    Abstract Manganese-based materials have tremendous potential to become the next-generation lithium-ion cathode as they are Earth abundant, low cost and stable. Here we show how the mobility of manganese cations can be used to obtain a unique nanosized microstructure in large-particle-sized cathode materials with enhanced electrochemical properties. By combining atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, four-dimensional scanning electron nanodiffraction and in situ X-ray diffra…

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  • Disordered Rocksalts as High‐Energy and Earth‐Abundant Li‐Ion Cathodes

    Advanced Materials · 2025-05-06 · 20 citations

    reviewOpen access

    To address the growing demand for energy and support the shift toward transportation electrification and intermittent renewable energy, there is an urgent need for low-cost, energy-dense electrical storage. Research on Li-ion electrode materials has predominantly focused on ordered materials with well-defined lithium diffusion channels, limiting cathode design to resource-constrained Ni- and Co-based oxides and lower-energy polyanion compounds. Recently, disordered rocksalts with lithium excess…

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Frequent coauthors

  • Joseph K. Papp

    University of California, Berkeley

    88 shared

  • A. C. Luntz

    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

    65 shared

  • Elizabeth R. Corson

    65 shared

  • Matthew J. Crafton

    University of California, Berkeley

    61 shared

  • Tzu‐Yang Huang

    Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica

    60 shared

  • Sara E. Renfrew

    University of California, Berkeley

    58 shared

  • Jeffrey J. Urban

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    57 shared

  • Kara D. Fong

    University of Cambridge

    56 shared

Awards & honors

  • Mellichamp Distinguished Lectureship, Georgia Tech (2017)
  • Advanced Energy Storage Scialog Fellow (2017)
  • NSF CAREER Award (2017-2022)
  • VW/BASF Science Award Electrochemistry (2015)
  • Early Career Analytical Electrochemistry Prize of the Intern…

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