"Brother Fan, have you finished the paper on artificial SEI membranes and electrolytes?"
After reading the project information in his hand, Xu Chuan raised his head and asked Fan Pengyue. After receiving the Nobel Prize, it was time for him to send out his results on lithium-sulfur batteries.
In the room, Fan Pengyue nodded and said: "It's done. As long as the patent application is approved, it can be sent out."
Results in materials are different from those in the field of mathematical physics. In the latter, papers can be made public as soon as the results are produced.
The materials are not good. You have to prepare a series of things such as patents before you can send out the paper.
Otherwise, if someone else copies something based on your paper and applies for a patent first, even if it is only from the other country, you will suffer a big loss.
This kind of thing has not happened before, and international patent lawsuits are particularly troublesome.
Sometimes based on the principle of local protection or due to interest issues, the other party will directly protect companies that steal patents.
Therefore, research related to materials has always been the focus of confidentiality.
Nodding, Xu Chuan continued: "After the patent application is approved, we will contact domestic and foreign manufacturers to promote this artificial sei film."
"Boss, will you come in person?" Fan Pengyue asked with a smile.
"Of course." Xu Chuan nodded affirmatively.
He has the honor of being a Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winner. This kind of press conference is more convincing if he attends it in person than if he arranges it in person.
...
After arranging the follow-up work of the two projects, Xu Chuan also relaxed, his body softened, and he lay back on the soft bed.
Staring at the ceiling, he pondered the feasibility of establishing a mathematical model for the development of chemical materials.
Although the artificial SEI film in lithium batteries has been completed, the most suitable concentration of ethylene carbonate in the electrolyte has also been tested.
With the solution to the lithium dendrite problem, the prospects for lithium-ion, lithium metal, lithium-sulfur and other batteries are bright.
There is no doubt that the battery industry will usher in a surge.
But the expected goal was not achieved.
The problem of lithium precipitation still exists. Even if the methyl ethyl ketone he analyzed previously is added as an inhibitor, the Coulombic efficiency of the battery will slowly decrease over time.
Perhaps for other capitals, this is already good.
But for Xu Chuan, this is obviously not perfect enough.
That's fine if it's not perfect, but obviously there are ways to solve it.
And when there is a way to solve it, it is not his style to choose to let go of the problem.
Thanks to the mathematical model he had previously helped his NTU mentor Chen Zhengping establish, he has always wanted to develop a larger and more complex mathematical model to help him complete the research and development of various chemical materials.
It is not only the problem of lithium precipitation in lithium batteries, but also the subsequent research and development of other chemical materials.
If it can be done, this mathematical model will bring great convenience to the development of chemistry.
Theoretically, this should be possible.
However, this may require at least a dozen people who understand chemistry and modeling to spend a year or two to complete the work.
After all, the complexity of the model established for chemical reactions is much higher than that of tungsten diselenide.
With the introduction of each material, the variables added are at the power exponential level.
In the later stage, the operation level of this model will be met by the supercomputing center.
If all chemical reactions are to be included, supercomputing may not be enough, and more advanced computers will be needed.
After lying in bed and thinking for a long time, Xu Chuan finally decided to give it a try.
Talent and money are not difficult for him.
After the patent for the artificial SEI film was granted, he received billions of funds every year. It didn't make any sense to him to keep the money in the bank to give birth to babies.
Investing it in scientific research is the right thing to do.
Even if it fails in the end, it doesn't matter.
.......
After confirming his intention, Xu Chuan jumped up from the bed like a carp.
After sending a message to Zheng Hai, he went downstairs to the hotel and waited.
"Go to Shuimu University."
Zheng Hai nodded, started the Hongqi car and left the hotel.
This time, Xu Chuan asked Zheng Hai to take him directly to the teaching building of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Before getting off the car, he looked around carefully. Maybe there were not many people opening the door downstairs because he was in class right now.
After all, he just won the Nobel Prize some time ago. In universities like Shuimu University, there are probably a lot of people paying attention to him.
He appeared on campus carelessly and would probably block people in traffic.
Putting on a baseball cap taken from the hotel to slightly disguise himself, Xu Chuan walked towards the teaching building.
Because that girl Xu Xiao went to school here, he knew a lot about the Department of Chemical Engineering. At least he knew where the office was.
After successfully finding the location, he knocked on the half-open door.
A voice soon came from inside: "Please come in."
I opened the door and walked in. In the office, a middle-aged professor was handling official business.
"Professor Zhou." Xu Chuan smiled and greeted the figure behind the desk. This professor was Xu Xiao's mentor and he had met him twice before.
Realizing that there was something wrong with the voice and that it did not sound like a student, Zhou Yuanwei raised his head and took a look. The young face in front of the desk made him stunned for a moment.
But he quickly reacted, stood up in surprise, and greeted warmly: "Professor Xu, why are you here?"
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "I want to discuss some chemistry matters with you."
Hearing this, Zhou Yuanwei's face straightened up and he quickly said: "You said, as long as I can help."
It was an honor for him that a Nobel Prize winner asked him for help. He knew that this was an opportunity brought by Xu Xiao's student.
But if the other party can't solve the problem, there's a high probability that he won't be able to do anything about it.
But it’s also good to be curious and listen to what the other person is doing.
Xu Chuan briefly explained his purpose. He needed several professors or researchers from the Department of Chemical Materials to help create a mathematical model.
After listening, Zhou Yuanwei nodded suddenly, and then said tactfully: "Professor Xu, I'm afraid I can't help you with this. I'm not a professor of chemical materials. For talents in this field, you'd better go directly to the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Dean."
"Professor Zhou, please help me make an introduction." Xu Chuan said with a smile. He naturally knew that Zhou Yuanwei was not a professor majoring in chemical materials. He only wanted to contact him through him to contact talents in the chemical engineering department.
After all, he wasn't very familiar with the people in the Chemistry Department of Shuimu University.
If it weren't for the fact that Nanda's Chemistry Department was just as mediocre, he wouldn't be in such trouble.
Establishing a mathematical model for a chemical reaction requires not only the underlying mathematical logic, but also a sufficient chemical reaction database, which NTU lacks.
As for picking up the wool of Shuimu University, I guess Shuimu himself doesn't mind.
Being able to collaborate with a Nobel Prize winner is something that many universities only dream of.
...
Following Zhou Yuanwei's footsteps, Xu Chuan found the dean of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
The middle-aged and elderly dean seemed quite surprised by his arrival. After hearing about his intention, he immediately agreed to cooperate.
Of course, his thoughts were somewhat different from Xu Chuan's previous thoughts.
At first, Xu Chuan just wanted to 'borrow' a few professors and experts in chemical materials from Shuimu University for a fee, but the dean directly expanded it into a cooperation between the two parties.
Shuimu University provides chemistry professors and knowledge and experience in chemical reaction databases, and jointly develops this mathematical model with him, occupying 20% ​​of the share.
Xu Chuan thought about it and agreed.
Twenty percent is not much, and mathematical models are not like other research projects. They require huge databases and computing power to support them.
The hardware at Shuimu University can just make up for his shortcomings.
Although he could build it himself after the patent for the artificial SEI film was granted, it would take too long to start from scratch.
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To be continued...