I am devoted to scientific research, but you want to trick me into having a love relationship?

Chapter 583 Lithium-sulfur batteries are not the future?

The sound of running water in the bathroom stopped, and Song, the school beauty, came out wearing a shower cap, drying the water stains on her arms. "I'm going shopping with Jia Hui tomorrow?"

"Hmm, I cooked you a small half bowl. You haven't been eating properly all day."

Xu Qingzhou slurped his noodles, sensing something was amiss, and asked suspiciously, "Isn't Ding Jiahui supposed to be at work tomorrow, Tuesday?"

"She took annual leave and has been resting at home these past few days."

Where is Guo Ziyang?

"He went to Chengdu on a business trip."

As she spoke, Song Yao walked over. The aroma of tomato and egg noodles could be smelled from afar. She picked up her chopsticks, a wave of guilt washing over her. "Eating noodles so late at night."

"Then give it to me." Xu Qingzhou made a gesture as if to take it from him.

"I bite you."

Song Yao glared at her, looking like she was ready to bite if she dared to reach out.

Xu Qingzhou shrugged and continued slurping his noodles. He had heard Guo Ziyang mention a big project last time, and that he planned to leave after finishing it.

A single project can earn hundreds of thousands.
Although it's a 996 job, you actually make real money.

Previously, after graduating, Fatty Guo only went to work in a small factory, where he worked diligently for several years before leaving.

The changes are quite significant.

This may be what the ancients meant by "birds of a feather flock together" or "people of similar kinds group together".

When you are surrounded by excellent people, you naturally improve in a positive direction. Unlike before, Guo Ziyang had already accomplished several impressive projects during his undergraduate studies.

After a while, seeing that Xu Qingzhou had finished eating, Song Yao said, "I'll wash up, you should go take a shower, you smell like alcohol."

Xu Qingzhou nodded. After eating and drinking his fill, he took a shower and felt much better.

A few minutes passed,
Xu Qingzhou came out of the bathroom and lay on the sofa to look at Weibo. The unveiling ceremony of the research institute had just ended, and there were already related news reports online.

He clicked on an interview video.

Reporter: "Professor Xu, why did you choose lithium dendrites and the shuttle effect as your research targets?"

Xu Qingzhou: "Because lithium-sulfur batteries are the core of future energy competition, both of these factors, especially the shuttle effect, are crucial to the development of lithium-sulfur batteries."

There are quite a few entries related to him online.

“Xu Shen, if I’m not mistaken, this person is you.”

Someone tagged Xu Qingzhou in the comments section of the Youth Daily's official media outlet.

"No, while I was still conquering the peaks of the canyons, my peers had already become heads of national research institutes?"

"Lithium dendrites and shuttle effect. I personally think they are unreliable. These things are simply beyond the capabilities of current technology."

"Lithium-sulfur batteries. This Professor Xu is giving unsolicited advice. Lithium-sulfur batteries will definitely not become mainstream within ten years."

"As expected of my idol, even his empty promises are so handsome!"

"Xu Shen is awesome!"

"It's obviously a scam to swindle government funding. Lithium-sulfur batteries are simply not technically feasible; solid-state batteries are the future!"

"Bullshit, they've invested billions of yuan themselves, why would they need to scam government funds?"

The information online is still the same as before, noisy and chaotic, with nothing new.

Just as Xu Qingzhou was leisurely lying on the sofa reading messages, two middle-aged men who had just attended the unveiling ceremony of the day were also sitting and drinking tea in a five-star hotel in Kyoto.

"This young man is really ambitious." The bespectacled middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise. He was Chen Rongxuan, the chief scientist of CATL.

Unlike Xu Qingzhou, they primarily focus on sulfide solid-state batteries and have already successfully fabricated a condensed matter battery with an energy density of 300Wh/kg. In fact, most major battery manufacturers in China consider solid-state batteries to be the next generation of core technology.

Whether it's them, or Qingtao Energy, Tailan New Energy, or even Japanese companies like Toyota, Nissan, and Panasonic, or South Korean companies like Samsung, they all primarily focus on solid-state batteries as their main development direction.

Yes, lithium-sulfur batteries have high energy density, but they are not safe. They also have inherent drawbacks such as polysulfide shuttle effect and short cycle life (<500 times).

No matter how you look at it, it has no commercial prospects, while solid-state batteries have already achieved mass production of semi-solid-state vehicles.

Chen Rongxuan was curious about his friend's opinion: "What do you think?"

Across from me is Professor Yang Xiangyu from Tsinghua University, who serves as a technical consultant for CATL.

"It's extremely difficult. We are all engaged in this kind of research, so we understand even more how great the technical obstacles are."

Yang Xiangyu paused for a moment, his admiration undisguised, and said, "I chatted with him for a bit today. He's calm and wise. No wonder he's achieved what he has today."

Chen Rongxuan nodded, agreeing with Yang Xiangyu's words, and said in a deep voice, "I still stand by my opinion. Lithium iron phosphate batteries will not be eliminated in the next 20 years, while solid-state batteries will need 5-10 years to reach mass production and are the core direction for the future."

"You might not believe it, but I actually start to believe what he said: lithium-sulfur batteries are the future."

Yang Xiangyu smiled.

Chen Rongxuan was a little surprised. To be honest, Xu Qingzhou didn't seem like the type to talk big, but the facts were undeniable.

All he could say was, "At the very least, not the next ten years."

He was being conservative; solid-state batteries will only be commercially viable within ten years, while lithium-sulfur batteries, which have even more problems than solid-state batteries, may have a two or three-decade-long road ahead before they can be tested and mass-produced.

Yang Xiangyu neither confirmed nor denied it, but it was indeed the case. Lithium dendrites and shuttle effects are both transformative problems that require breakthroughs in materials science, which is extremely difficult.

"Just a few days ago, Lao Meng was lamenting to me that the mathematics community had lost a leading figure."

In everyone's eyes, this marks Xu Qingzhou's formal transition from the field of mathematics to the field of physical materials. His previous research on superconducting thin films could be attributed to interest, but now that he has directly established a materials research institute, he has truly switched to another field.

living room.

"So fast today?"

When Song Yao came out of the kitchen, she saw that Xu Qingzhou had already taken a shower and even dried his hair. He was lying on the sofa playing on his phone. "Did you just take a shower and come out?"

"Xiao Song, are you driving?" Xu Qingzhou said without looking up.

"It's clearly your problem that's the issue."

“You wash every day, how dirty can it get?” Xu Qingzhou shifted his position to make room for Song Yao.

Song Yao dried her hands, walked over with a clattering sound, and stuffed her feet into Xu Qingzhou's arms.

Xu Qingzhou scrolled through her phone, glancing down at the perfectly sculpted long legs. "I'm full, I don't want any more, thank you."

Song Yao knew exactly what this guy meant; this pervert had almost kissed her foot last time.

"Then you can play with it."

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The conversation is getting increasingly bizarre.

Helpless, Xu Qingzhou put down his phone, grabbed the girl's ankle, and gently massaged it. "What do you mean, 'let me play'? Did your feet hurt from wearing high heels all day?"

Song Yao hummed in agreement and obediently leaned back on the sofa, enjoying the leg massage. High heels are great; they make you look tall and slender, but they can be tiring after a while.

I'll just let Xu Qingzhou give me a massage.

He has feet to play with, which makes him more comfortable, a win-win situation.

(End of this chapter)