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

Chapter 661 Suddenly I Have a Feeling Like I'm About to Break Through a Realm
It rained for a few days in early April, followed by a week of sunny weather. Under the thick twilight, the research institute seemed even more tranquil, with the occasional chirping of insects coming from the grass.

Xu Qingzhou stepped out of the laboratory and took a deep breath of fresh air to cleanse his lungs.

He wasn't planning to go home either; he had already informed Song Yao during dinner that he would be resting at the research institute tonight.

Back in his office, Xu Qingzhou leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples, which were a little sore from the intense mental work. He had been in the lab ever since he returned from Peking University at noon.

At 12:15, still not sleepy, he simply pulled up today's experimental data from his computer.

These days, Zhao Shengwen's team is conducting iterative experiments based on his model, carrying out extensive material testing, from electrolytes to interface engineering design and membrane modification.

The progress is going relatively smoothly.

He even had a vague premonition that the experiment was about to make a breakthrough.

This feeling is mysterious.

It might be similar to breaking through a realm in fantasy novels, reaching a certain critical point, and then taking another step forward leads to something entirely new.

"I hope my premonition is right."

Xu Qingzhou muttered to himself, pulling himself out of his thoughts. He went through all the data from today, and by the time he finished, it was already 1 a.m., so he decided not to stay up any longer.

If you have no choice, you can endure it, but it would be too much to risk your life for experiments like you did in your previous life.

After a quick wash in the lounge next door, I collapsed onto the bed.

The bed sheets and duvet cover had been changed by Song Yao just two days ago, and they had a faint scent of laundry detergent.

"It's already April, it feels like a dream."

Xu Qingzhou rested his hands behind his head, staring blankly at the ceiling, trying to fall asleep. Six years had passed since his rebirth, and fragments of his past memories were beginning to feel unreal.

"I need to go see Zheng Xu tomorrow."

"Results for the three tested materials are in, but I don't expect any major good news. Breakthroughs aren't easy to come by, but they do narrow down the range of materials to be screened."

"I finally had some free time on April 16th. It's been 5 years since I got together with Song, the school beauty, so I had to commemorate it."

Gradually, consciousness faded into chaos.

the next day.

In the lab, Xu Qingzhou and Zheng Xu discussed their work from the past few days.

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Zheng Xu stared at the data fed back by the electrochemical workstation on the screen and said in a deep voice, "Carbon nanotube composite aerogels and FeCoNi-S (high-entropy sulfides) have obvious inhibitory effects, but the only role of nitrogen/boron co-doped carbon nanotubes at present is to shorten the reaction path, which does not seem to be suitable."

"Yes, it seems that carbon nanotubes do have a direct impact on the shuttle effect. Next, you can focus on the research of the first two material categories."

After pondering for a moment, Xu Qingzhou said in a deep voice.

To date, all experiments have fully demonstrated that carbon composite materials are effective for the shuttle effect.

Currently, there are at least 20 major types of carbon composite materials that have been developed and applied worldwide, but there may be hundreds of technical variations in specific sub-fields.

What they need to do now is to find materials from these sub-materials that can handle the shuttle effect.

Based on the core inhibition mechanism, they can be basically divided into physical confinement type, chemical adsorption type, and catalytic conversion type. For example, the carbon nanotube composite aerogel mentioned above belongs to the first type, while FeCoNi-S (high entropy sulfide) belongs to the catalytic conversion type.

"it is good."

Zheng Xu nodded with a smile.

He really liked Xu Qingzhou's work style. He was efficient and decisive, unlike back at Sun Yat-sen University where he did a lot of experiments but attended a lot of meetings.

After spending half an hour with Zheng Xu, Xu Qingzhou went to check on Academician Zhong Rennan.

In April, after a month of long-distance transportation, some of the equipment from both domestic and international sources had arrived in Kyoto, and 80% of the equipment had been installed and was in the commissioning stage.

The recruitment process has ended.

The final team members have been determined, and the team is now discussing the experimental plan for May. With the addition of Academician Ren Nan and the original three members, Li Yi and Gao Wenjin, the team has reached exactly 28 people, which is enough to complete the initial plan setup and experiments.

According to Xu Qingzhou's plan, once lithium dendrites and the shuttle effect are resolved, all efforts will be focused on nuclear fusion experiments.

He wasn't worried that Zhao Shengwen and Zheng Xu would suffer from acclimatization issues after coming over.

Condensed matter physicists have a natural advantage in turning to nuclear fusion experiments, especially in the fields of materials development and computer simulation. As the saying goes, no matter how things change, they can still stay true to their roots. By focusing on interdisciplinary areas such as lithium technology, superconducting materials, or plasma-material interactions, they can quickly integrate into the nuclear fusion research ecosystem.

April 10th.

The second group of the shuttle effect group.

At 5 p.m., the sun had already begun to set. Today's experiment was completed ahead of schedule, and all the other members had left, leaving only Ding Daoyong and Jia Zhixian to finish up.

Unlike the material testing conducted by the first group, the second group conducted electrolyte modification experiments.

We are currently exploring dibutyl ether (DBE) based liquid electrolytes.

Half an hour later, the two of them had finished packing everything.

"You go first."

"Old Ding, aren't you leaving yet?"

Seeing the young man wearing glasses sit down at the table, Jia Zhixian asked in surprise.

"I plan to take another look."

Ding Daoyong took two test tubes from the cabinet next door, which contained waste electrolyte.

"The electrolyte for sample number 10?"

Jia Zhixian leaned closer, looked at the number on the test tube, and couldn't help but laugh. "I remember sample number 10 was discarded, right? What are you studying this electrolyte for?"

"I just noticed that the color of the electrolyte is a little different," Ding Daoyong said in a deep voice.

"Different colors?"

Jia Zhixian held the two electrolyte solutions and compared them for a while. "There's no difference."

"Test tube number 1 is brownish in color," Ding Daoyong said, pointing to the test tube in Jia Zhixian's right hand.

Jia Zhixian's gaze darkened, and after looking at it carefully again, he said, "It seems... the color is a bit dark."

"Yes, in this experiment, the waste liquid in 2 groups showed abnormalities."

Looking at his colleague's serious expression, Jia Zhixian paused for a moment before saying, "The waste liquid... seems to have been problematic from the start."

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Ding Daoyong also fell silent, then paused before adding, "Its color is different from other waste liquids."

"However, the darkening of the electrolyte color after standing is normal. The accumulation of decomposition products from lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) in the electrolyte under moisture or high temperatures, metal ion contamination from the cathode material, and production residues of unreacted substances from industrial synthesis can all cause color changes."

Jia Zhixian neither agreed nor disagreed.

Ding Daoyong smiled and shrugged, saying, "I was just trying it out. I found it quite interesting and wanted to determine which substance and reaction pathway caused the color change. My initial guess is that the color change is related to metal contamination or solvent decomposition."

"alright."

Jia Zhixian smiled and nodded. After spending half a year with him, he knew how stubborn this guy was when it came to experiments. He was the kind of person who could stay in the lab for three days for a single reaction.

This guy probably won't be able to sleep until he figures out this reaction.

Jia Zhixian packed up and left work, while Ding Daoyong stuffed the two sample kits into the UV-Vis spectroscopy kit.

X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to confirm metallic impurities, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to track the breakage of ether bonds.

(End of this chapter)