Personal profile
Research interests
My research consists of development and application of techniques for modelling functional materials. My current focus is the transport of ions through solids, with the goal of explaining the factors that control performance of lithium-ion battery materials.
Research interests
- Lithium-ion solid electrodes and electrolytes.
- Theory of complex ionic transport in solids.
- The behaviour of crystal defects at surfaces and solid–solid interfaces "nanoionic" phenomena.
- Phase stability and polymorphism in nanostructured materials.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DESTINY - Marie Curie COFUND (Coord - France) - new application
Morgan, B. (PI)
1/10/20 → 31/07/26
Project: EU Commission
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CATMAT phase 2
Morgan, B. (PI) & McColl, K. (Researcher)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research council
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RS Enhanced Research Expenses - Modelling Transport in Solid Electrolytes using Machine-Learning Potentials
Morgan, B. (PI)
1/12/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Research council
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Faraday Institution - - Multi-scale modelling - follow on funding
Morgan, B. (PI) & Islam, S. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/04/21 → 31/03/23
Project: Research council
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Next Generation Li-ion Cathode Materials (CAT-MAT)
Morgan, B. (PI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/19 → 30/09/25
Project: Research council
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Dynamic Lone Pairs and Fluoride-Ion Disorder in Cubic-BaSnF4
Mercadier, B., Coles, S. W., Duttine, M., Legein, C., Body, M., Borkiewicz, O. J., Lebedev, O., Morgan, B. J., Masquelier, C. & Dambournet, D., 1 Nov 2023, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145, 43, p. 23739-23754 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access18 Citations (SciVal) -
Anion-polarisation–directed short-range-order in antiperovskite Li2FeSO
Coles, S., Falkowski, V., Geddes, H., Pérez, G., Booth, S., Squires, A., O'Rourke, C., McColl, K., Goodwin, A., Cussen, S., Clarke, S., Saiful Islam, M. & Morgan, B., 28 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11, 24, p. 13016-13026 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (SciVal)1 Downloads (Pure) -
Delocalized electron holes on oxygen in a battery cathode
House, R. A., Rees, G. J., McColl, K., Marie, J. J., Garcia-Fernandez, M., Nag, A., Zhou, K. J., Cassidy, S., Morgan, B. J., Saiful Islam, M. & Bruce, P. G., 16 Feb 2023, In: Nature Energy. 8, 4, p. 351-360 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile129 Citations (SciVal)581 Downloads (Pure) -
py-sc-fermi: Self-consistent Fermi Energies and Defect Concentrations from Electronic Structure Calculations
Squires, A., Scanlon, D. & Morgan, B., 3 Feb 2023, In: The Journal of Open Source Software. 8, 82, 4962.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accurate Estimation of Diffusion Coefficients and their Uncertainties from Computer Simulation
McCluskey, A. R., Coles, S. W. & Morgan, B., 14 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 21, 1, p. 79-87 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (SciVal)
Datasets
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Dataset for "Evidence for the existence of an inductive effect in superionic conductors"
Squires, A. G. (Creator) & Morgan, B. (Creator), University of Bath, 7 Dec 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00798
Dataset
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DFT dataset: Impact of Anionic Vacancies on the Local and Electronic Structures of Iron-based Oxyfluoride Electrodes
Morgan, B. (Creator), University of Bath, 19 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00576
Dataset
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DFT Dataset: Mg Intercalation into (OH,F)-Substituted Anatase TiO2
Morgan, B. (Creator), University of Bath, 17 Aug 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00545
Dataset
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Dataset for "Transition metal migration and O2 formation underpin voltage hysteresis in oxygen-redox disordered rocksalt cathodes"
McColl, K. (Creator), Squires, A. (Project Member), Coles, S. (Project Member), Morgan, B. (Supervisor) & Islam, S. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 7 Sept 2022
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01189
Dataset
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Dataset for "Anion-polarisation–directed short-range-order in antiperovskite Li2FeSO"
Coles, S. (Creator), Squires, A. (Creator), McColl, K. (Creator), Islam, S. (Creator) & Morgan, B. (Creator), University of Bath, 12 Apr 2023
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01260, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7828909
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Activities
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Modelling Club 2025
Morgan, B. (Invited speaker)
23 Jun 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance
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Nature Reviews Physics (Journal)
Morgan, B. (Peer reviewer)
15 Jan 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial roles › Publication peer review
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Thomas Young Centre Symposium: Batteries
Morgan, B. (Speaker)
30 Nov 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Keynote presentation or prestigious invited talk
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Journal of the American Chemical Society (Journal)
Morgan, B. (Peer reviewer)
22 Sept 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial roles › Publication peer review
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Nature Materials (Journal)
Morgan, B. (Peer reviewer)
20 Jan 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial roles › Publication peer review