The discovery that the electronic conductivity of LiFePO4 can be increased by eight orders of magnitude may have a profound impact on the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.
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Thackeray, M. An unexpected conductor. Nature Mater 1, 81–82 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat736
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