After taking the advice, I became a top student.

Shen Qingyi also stopped writing, turned her head to look at Chen Mo, and a complicated look flashed in her eyes.

Deng Songyuan was stunned for several seconds, then suddenly grabbed Chen Mo's shoulder with such force that Chen Mo frowned.

"Chen Mo, do you know what you just said?"

"Chemistry homework?"

"No! This multifunctional sulfur host material you're talking about—combining physical confinement, chemisorption, conductive networks, and catalytic synergy," Deng Songyuan's voice trembled, "if it could really be synthesized, it would be a Nature-level paper!"

He let go of Chen Mo and frantically scribbled on the blackboard, integrating the key points Chen Mo had just mentioned into a complete material design scheme.

"We could choose a MOF with suitable pore size and open metal sites, such as MIL-101 or derivatives of the UiO-66 series. No, that's not right, the pores of UiO-66 are too small... ZIF-8? The pores are about 3.4 Å, sulfur molecules can't get in, but polysulfides like LixSy require larger sizes..."

Deng Songyuan wrote while talking to himself, completely absorbed in the task.

Chen Mo added from the side: "If the pores are too large, ligand functionalization can be used, grafting polar groups, such as -NH₂, -OH, and -SO₃H, onto organic ligands. These groups can enhance the adsorption of polysulfides."

"Yes, yes!" Deng Songyuan's eyes brightened. "Moreover, these polar groups can also increase the hydrophilicity of MOFs, which is beneficial for electrolyte wetting..."

"However," Chen Mo frowned slightly, "if the hydrophilicity is too strong, it may cause the MOF to be unstable in aqueous electrolytes. We need to find a balance between polarity and stability."

Remembering something, Deng Songyuan pulled Chen Mo out of the classroom, "Come with me."

He seemed completely unaware that he was still in class.

The students in Class 18 stared blankly as Deng Songyuan and Chen Mo left, then looked at each other, unsure of what to do in class.

Deng Songyuan led Chen Mo to his office, then pulled out a copy of the Journal of the American Chemical Society from his drawer and began to quickly flip through it.

Turning to a certain page, he stopped, pointed to a picture on it, and said, "Look, the NH₂-MIL-101 synthesized by this research group performs well in lithium-sulfur batteries, but its cycle life is not ideal."

Chen Mo leaned closer to look for a while, then whispered, "Low duct utilization? Insufficient sulfur loading?"

Deng Songyuan's eyes lit up even more: "Yes! That's the idea! What if we pre-deposit some conductive carbon, such as carbon quantum dots, into the MOF channels..."

"Or," Chen Mo continued, "to directly introduce carbon nanotubes during the MOF synthesis process, and grow them in situ to form MOF/CNT composite materials. The conductive network of carbon nanotubes can run through the entire material, while also providing mechanical support."

The two talked in the office for three whole hours until Wang Xiaohua, who had received the news, arrived at the office, and the discussion finally ended.

"Chen Mo, I think you're a born chemist; you should study chemistry!"

Deng Songyuan said sincerely, "Your idea is very valuable, not only in terms of academic value, but also in terms of huge practical value. The international situation is tense now, and the cost of obtaining oil resources has increased significantly. If your project can succeed, then new energy vehicles will completely replace gasoline vehicles in most scenarios, not just cars, but the entire energy market!"

I suggest you continue your research in this area, conduct experiments, apply for patents, and publish papers.

[Suggestions received: Solve the shuttle effect in lithium-sulfur batteries, apply for a patent, and publish a paper. Suggested difficulty: B; Completion requirements: 800000; Special reward may be triggered based on completion progress: Chemical Intuition]

"Professor Deng, I have always been very interested in chemistry, but this topic needs to be verified through experiments."

Upon seeing this suggestion, Chen Mo was overjoyed. He never expected that answering a teacher's question would bring such an unexpected surprise—it was worth 80,000 units of nourishment!

"If you're interested in chemistry, I can take you to the neighboring university of science and technology to do experiments; I know some professors there."

Elder Deng Song was greatly pleased.

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Wang Xiaohua listened in a daze.

She remembered that not long ago, Jiang Fan had found Zhao Zhenzhong and confidently said that Chen Mo had a strong talent for physics. How come he has become a chemistry genius now?

Deng Songyuan then looked at Wang Xiaohua and said, "I'm going to take Chen Mo to the neighboring Chengdu University of Technology to do an experiment."

Wang Xiaohua thought she had misheard. "What experiment?"

"Synthesis of novel sulfur host materials for lithium-sulfur batteries." Deng Songyuan spoke confidently, as if he were casually discussing what to have for lunch.

"You, a high school teacher, are taking a first-year high school student to a university lab to do an experiment?" Wang Xiaohua's head was full of question marks.

"I have my own way." Deng Songyuan pushed up his glasses, revealing a rare hint of pride. "When I was doing my doctoral studies at Sichuan University, I had a collaborative project with the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Chengdu University of Technology. Professor Jiang there is my senior."

Wang Xiaohua was silent for a moment: "Are you sure this won't affect Chen Mo's studies?"

"How could that be?" Deng Songyuan said confidently. "Chen Mo's current chemistry level is too easy for high school courses. Doing experiments can actually stimulate his interest and cultivate his scientific thinking."

Besides, wouldn't you want to see your students publish in Nature?

Wang Xiaohua: "..."

She didn't believe Deng Songyuan's exaggerated claims. She had never seen a high school student publish in Nature before, but even if it was just an ordinary SCI paper, she thought it was already quite good.

So in the end she didn't stop Deng Songyuan. "I have no objection, as long as Chen Mo has no objection."

Wang Xiaohua gave up completely. She felt that she was not capable of guiding such a gifted student, so she decided to let Chen Mo choose for himself.

"By the way, you need to convince Zhou Zhi and Jiang Fan first."

She looked at Deng Songyuan and said with a smile.

……

The experiment that Professor Deng mentioned did not start immediately. Even though he knew professors at the university of science and technology, the labs were not always available, and he needed to make an appointment first.

However, before the experiment, Deng Songyuan gave Chen Mo a lot of chemistry materials and asked Chen Mo to read them before doing the experiment.

Time passed day by day.

As the interview clips aired, netizens started comparing accounts, and soon the students from Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School also found Chen Mo's live streaming account. Everyone discussed Chen Mo's every little thing in the live streaming room.

Students from Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School told netizens about Chen Mo's usual funny stories, while netizens told the students from Rongcheng No. 1 Middle School about Chen Mo's previous live streams.

As a result, the live stream featured the host studying diligently while the viewers chatted enthusiastically in the chat, even pushing the live stream's popularity to the top ten in Chengdu.

Li Ze watched Chen Mo's rapid progress with a mixture of joy and anxiety.

He also started getting up at six o'clock every morning to study, but he gave up after three days. Only then did he understand the meaning of Chen Mo's words. Indeed, hard work is also a kind of talent.

On the contrary, Huang Qinghua, after discovering that Chen Mo's grades had improved rapidly through his own efforts, suddenly felt that ordinary people could also turn their lives around through hard work. He began to study seriously and actually made considerable progress.

Guo Chao was still the biggest slacker in the class, but he started to seriously record Chen Mo's outrageous actions, such as moving his seat to the front row and asking the class beauty a question every day...

He plans to write a book titled "The Self-Cultivation of Top Students," then contact a publisher to help students after publication.

Of course, he himself didn't learn a single word.