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  "textContent": "Conventional catalyst designs have largely focused on thermodynamic properties, such as adsorption energy, to optimize catalytic activity. Now, however, a research team from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has challenged the conventional thermodynamics-based framework for catalyst design in lithium batteries.",
  "title": "Electron transport emerges as new rule for lithium battery catalyst design"
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