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Brian Sheldon

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Brown University · Civil Engineering

Active 1977–2024

h-index72

Citations24.5k

Papers591123 last 5y

Funding$4.4M1 active

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Research topics

Composite material
Chemistry
Materials science
Engineering
Metallurgy
Chemical engineering
Geometry
Nanotechnology
Mathematics
Forensic engineering
Geology
Structural engineering
Thermodynamics
Physical chemistry

Selected publications

Operando measurements of dendrite-induced stresses in ceramic electrolytes using photoelasticity
Matter · 2023 · 31 citations
Senior authorCorresponding
- Materials science
- Composite material
- Forensic engineering
Publisher DOI
Controlling dendrite propagation in solid-state batteries with engineered stress
Joule · 2022 · 136 citations
- Materials science
- Composite material
- Structural engineering
Publisher OA PDF DOI
Gradient porosity electrodes for fast charging lithium-ion batteries
Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2022 · 99 citations
- Materials science
- Composite material
- Chemical engineering
The gradient porosity feature could significantly improve the performance of batteries with 3-layered graphite electrodes in terms of rate capability, cycle life and Li-plating suppression.
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Semi-solid alkali metal electrodes enabling high critical current densities in solid electrolyte batteries
Nature Energy · 2021 · 137 citations
- Materials science
- Chemical engineering
- Nanotechnology
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Recent grants

Grain Boundary Induced Stresses in Nanocrystalline Ceramic Coatings and Thin Films
NSF · $728k · 2008–2014
GOALI - Collaborative Research: Chemically Induced Stresses and Degradation Mechanisms in Ceramic Materials for Li Ion Batteries
NSF · $420k · 2018–2023
NIRT: Tough Nanocomposite Coatings using New Self-Organized Carbon Forms
NSF · $1.3M · 2003–2008
GOALI: Stress Evolution and Related Phenomena in Composite Electrodes for Li Ion Batteries
NSF · $350k · 2010–2014
GOALI - Collaborative Research: The Impact of Chemically Induced Stresses on Kinetic Processes and Degradation Mechanisms in Non-Stoichiometric Oxides
NSF · $425k · 2014–2019

Frequent coauthors

Huajian Gao
Institute of High Performance Computing
152 shared
Xingcheng Xiao
General Motors (United States)
92 shared
Christos E. Athanasiou
Providence College
81 shared
Janet Rankin
University of Calgary in Qatar
69 shared
Lei Yang
First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
61 shared
Nitin P. Padture
Providence College
60 shared
Anton Tokranov
Providence College
51 shared
J. S. Haggerty
50 shared

Education

SB, Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ScD, Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1989

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