Chapter 229 Multi-Line Work
There was silence in the conference room.
Everyone looked at Fan Pengyue with their mouths open, but their eyes finally fell on the young man sitting in the first seat.
After a while, a middle-aged man hesitantly raised his right hand.
Xu Chuan looked over. This middle-aged man was one of the two formal researchers of the "Chuanhai Materials Research Institute". His name was Yu Zhen. In the arrangement, he was responsible for the research and development of artificial SEI film materials.
"Well, boss." Yu Zhen swallowed his saliva and said hesitantly: "Do we really want to develop electrolytes and artificial SEI film materials for lithium batteries?"
As a material researcher, he is very clear about the value behind lithium batteries and the difficulties in developing lithium battery materials.
In today's fast-paced society, under the background of low carbon, new energy is the main direction of global development.
And electric energy, as the most widely used energy by humans at present, from military to civilian use, whether it is artificial satellites, aerospace, or electric vehicles, computers and mobile phones, cannot do without electric energy.
As a battery that can store electric energy, its importance is beyond doubt.
As the type of battery with the best development prospects and the best performance, lithium batteries can be said to be almost fully used in society.
Today, the global market for lithium batteries has reached more than one trillion dollars, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.
But nothing is perfect, and lithium batteries also have their own defects.
The first is capacity. Although the capacity of lithium batteries is relatively large in a series of batteries, such as lead-acid electromagnetic batteries, nickel-hydrogen batteries and other batteries.
But in the face of various electrical appliances that consume more and more power, the capacity of lithium batteries is still not enough.
The second is safety and life.
Lithium batteries generate a lot of heat when charging or discharging. If the temperature is too high, it will cause damage to the internal structure of the battery, irreversible electrochemical reactions, reduced battery capacity, and even explosions, fires and other dangerous situations.
As for life, the life of lithium batteries of different types and manufacturers is different.
Generally speaking, the capacity of the battery will gradually decrease after a certain period of use, and its life is also related to factors such as the use environment, charging method, number of charges, and temperature.
In addition, there are some other defects, such as the scarcity and high price of lithium materials, poor performance of batteries in low temperature environments, and complex management systems.
However, relatively speaking, the capacity and safety life issues are the most concerned issues in the current industrial and battery industries.
In these two areas, there are countless research institutes, universities, laboratories or other scientific research institutions in more than 200 countries around the world that are constantly researching.
But until today, I still haven't heard of any country or scientific research institution making major breakthroughs.
Whether it is the capacity of lithium batteries, or safety and lifespan, they are only progressing slowly, and sometimes even stagnant.
It can be seen that it is very difficult to make a breakthrough in lithium battery materials.
Zijin Composite Materials Research Laboratory, no, Chuanhai Materials Research Institute has also tried to join the battery industry before.
After all, if there are really results, it will be a sure win, and the net worth will be billions.
However, the former boss invested hundreds of thousands of funds, and they gave up after a period of research without any results.
And they are just a microcosm of the lithium battery industry.
The money invested in the lithium battery industry every year in the world is calculated in trillions. China alone will invest hundreds of billions of RMB in it every year.
Although not all of this money is used for lithium battery research and development. But even if the research and development funds only account for one-tenth or even one-percent, the money invested each year exceeds 10 billion.
Yu Zhenzhen didn't think that their small and medium-sized material laboratory with a total asset of more than 10 million yuan could join in the fun and make any achievements in the lithium battery industry.
Not only him, but almost everyone in the office, except Xu Chuan, thought so, including Fan Pengyue.
The prospects of the lithium battery industry are indeed very bright, but it is very difficult to open this window, and the money to be invested in it basically starts from hundreds of millions.
The name of the Fields Medal is indeed very loud, but different fields are like different mountains. Can the big cows in the mathematics world really dominate the materials world?
In the conference room, many people have such a skeptical attitude, and even subconsciously think that it is impossible to succeed.
At the first position, Xu Chuan smiled and said, "The lithium battery industry has a huge and untapped market. There is no reason not to get a share of it."
"And I am not without any experience in the materials industry. My mentor is an academician in the physical materials industry. He led the most famous tungsten diselenide material project in China. Now he has become a consultant for our institute."
"You don't have to worry about these things, and you don't need to think too much. Just conduct experiments according to my requirements and assignments."
For the concerns of these researchers, Xu Chuan pulled out his mentor Chen Zhengping to support the flag. For a project that has not yet started, these people still have to see a glimmer of hope for success.
He is very clear about the value of lithium batteries and the difficulty of developing lithium battery materials.
But he also knows that nowadays, if you want to win big with a small investment, if you want to bypass various patents and get a lot of money at one time, lithium batteries are the best choice.
If you miss the lithium battery trend, it is unlikely to get a lot of money through a patent.
More importantly, he has such technology in his mind.
As a reborn scientific research master, although lithium batteries are not his research field, he is definitely clear and understands those cutting-edge technologies.
The solution to the lithium dendrite problem was in 2028, when a materials research institute in the United States developed an artificial SEI film that can effectively control the problem of lithium ions depositing on the electrode surface to form lithium dendrites.
As Xu Chuan, who had already achieved certain success in the materials industry at that time, naturally read relevant papers and detailed the manufacturing method of this artificial SEI film.
Although some details and detailed steps are not so clear, with this foundation, it is enough to conduct experiments and replicate them.
Since his rebirth, Xu Chuan has been trying to avoid using other people's future achievements, especially in academics, he always feels that this is a very bad thing.
But he has no psychological burden to use the future technology of the United States to strengthen himself.
After arranging the experimental work of the institute, Fan Pengyue began to preside over the material research and development work, and Xu Chuan went to Qidong City again.
The research institute base of the "Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Concentration Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Technology Project" is under construction in full swing.
Compared with the desolation of the last time, this time, the base has been set up with various construction equipment and temporary factories for construction workers.
Cars are coming and going on the construction site, delivering various construction materials and taking away the soil and gravel excavated during the construction.
Xu Chuan found the chief engineer Qi Zhongxing and continued to discuss the construction planning and arrangement of the institute.
The initial investigation has been completed under the emergency state of Qi Zhongxing working overtime. Now the two need to determine all aspects of the institute.
As the general person in charge, Xu Chuan needs to understand the details and sign a series of materials such as the revised investigation report and construction documents before the entire project can continue to operate.
Fortunately, after the preliminary preparations are completed, the subsequent construction can be handed over to Qi Zhongxing for management.
With the start of the two-line construction, Xu Chuan is very busy.
The nuclear energy project needs his care, and the lithium battery project of the Sichuan Hai Materials Research Institute cannot do without him.
Even if he prepared detailed and complete materials in advance, he could not rely on two formal researchers to develop artificial SEI film and electrolyte.
Many problems have to be solved by him personally.
This state of being so busy that one's feet hit the back of the head continued until the end of September.
Xu Chuan finally breathed a sigh of relief after both projects had stabilized.
On the other hand, after more than two months, his two students at Princeton, Gu Bing and Amelia, finally dealt with visa and study-related matters and flew over from the United States.
After taking Gu Bing and Amelia to complete the admission procedures at Nanjing University, he arranged the next study plan and graduation goals for the two.
The study goals did not change much from those at Princeton, and the main content was still the "algebraic clusters and group mapping tools" that solved the Hodge conjecture.
This mathematical tool has a high value. If Gu Bing and Amelia fully master it, they will have the opportunity to use it to solve one or two world-class mathematical conjectures.
The graduation goals that Xu Chuan arranged for the two were also based on the "algebraic clusters and group mapping tools".
He asked the two to write a paper in the top mathematics journal within three years, or to work together to solve a difficult problem similar to the Hodge conjecture.
It is not easy to achieve this goal, which means that Gu Bing and Amelia must not only fully master the "algebraic cluster and group mapping tools", but also have their own expansion.
After resting for less than two days at Nanjing University and arranging two students, Xu Chuan rushed to the Magic City.
The ten researchers related to the "Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Aggregation Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Project" recruited in Beijing have arrived at the "Academy of Sciences Magic City Nuclear Research Institute".
After renting the first floor of a research building of the "Academy of Sciences Nuclear Research Institute" in Magic City as a temporary base, Xu Chuan met this group of researchers in a conference room.
After meeting again after a month, Xu Chuan did not waste time and distributed the prepared test papers.
The test time is one hour, and the test content is related to the knowledge points of the "Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Aggregation Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Paper".
It is very difficult to fully understand the "Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Aggregation Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Paper" in one month.
As the creator of this technology, he is very clear about the difficulty of this technology, as well as the knowledge points and related details in it.
It can be said that one month of study time is not enough.
However, what he wants to see is not that everyone has completely understood the paper.
Rather, how much these ten researchers have learned in the past month.
He set a score for today's assessment, with a full score of 100 and a passing score of 60.
Getting 100 points means that even if this researcher has not completely understood the paper, he is not far away.
As for the passing score of 60 points, it is to screen out those who are just idling around.
He personally wrote this test paper, with a total score of 100, including 70 basic questions. As long as you study a little harder in the previous month, you can basically get it.
If you can't even get 60 points, it's better to get out as soon as possible.
In the project of 'Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Concentration and Electric Energy Conversion Mechanism', he doesn't need such slacking people. If you want to retire and gild yourself, don't come to work for him.
As for the remaining 30 points, he used them to distinguish the talents to be trained in the future.
Although the score cannot represent everything, it can at least show some things, such as attitude, knowledge, some abilities, etc.
An hour passed quickly.
Han Jin helped to collect all the test papers.
Xu Chuan directly marked the ten test papers in front of everyone.
This made the ten researchers who were assessed a little nervous, worried that they would not pass the assessment.
Especially those who had been slacking off and not studying seriously in the past month, or those who did not take this assessment seriously, were even more nervous at this moment.
It didn't take Xu Chuan long to mark ten test papers.
Especially since this test paper was written by him.
Fifteen minutes later, Xu Chuan put down the pen in his hand, sorted out the ten answer sheets, and divided them into two.
Glancing at the ten researchers in the conference room, he said calmly: "I have read your answers. Unfortunately, some of you did not listen to what I said a month ago."
"One of you did not even get 40 points out of 100. This can only mean that he did not put his mind on studying in the past month."
As soon as these words came out, someone in the room suddenly changed his face.
Xu Chuan saw it, but did not care. He continued: "Jing Kangle, Sun Heng, unfortunately, you did not pass today's test."
"You did not even reach the passing line of 60 points, which means that you are not focused on this project. Then I can only ask you to leave."
"As for the rest of you, congratulations, you will officially join the 'Nuclear Energy β Radiation Energy Concentration Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism' project."
After the words fell, the atmosphere in the conference room changed immediately.
Some people were happy, some regretted.
Among the crowd, Jing Kangle and Sun Heng, who were notified to leave, were stunned when they heard the news.
The older Sun Heng kept silent with a sullen face. From the beginning to the end, he did not take this assessment seriously, thinking it was just a formality, and did not look at the paper too seriously.
He did not expect that Xu Chuan was serious. Those who did not pass the assessment today were directly eliminated.
He was able to come in because of his connections. He thought he could get some experience in the project and become a formal researcher. Now the project has not even started yet, and he has been eliminated directly.
Is this young man really so heartless?