The top student must be diligent.

Chapter 202 Yangtze River Scholars, an earthquake in the battery industry
Time passed quickly.

For the next half month, Xiao Yi and his team tested the various properties of this new battery in the laboratory.

As more and more experiments are conducted, the final statistics all demonstrate the excellent performance of this new battery.

Of course, theoretically speaking, it is normal to have such excellent performance.

This is also the significance of technological breakthroughs.

"After the final optimized design, the energy density of the battery can now be stabilized at 1345Wh/kg. Well, at this level, it has basically reached its limit."

Xiao Yi held a small cube in his hand.

This small square is exactly the battery they specially packaged, which includes all the parts a battery should have.

In addition to the positive and negative electrodes and the lithium-phosphorus-sulfur-chlorine solid electrolyte, it also includes conductive additives, binders and battery packaging.

Only in this way can it be considered a commercially viable battery.

"Yes, Brother Xiao, if you want to continue optimizing, you need to optimize the materials of other parts." Tang Chunming beside him nodded.

"Brother Xiao, you don't want to optimize the other materials as well, do you?"

Liu Xiaodong asked in horror.

Xiao Yi smiled and waved his hand: "That's not the case. There is no point in optimizing the other materials. It has nothing to do with us."

"Anyway, even if we apply for a patent, we will only apply for patents for these three material technologies, not battery design patents."

"Things like battery design should be left to the manufacturers."

Optimizing other materials actually has little impact on battery performance. After all, the performance of this battery is mainly based on lithium-sulfur batteries and solid-state electrolytes. After so many years of iteration in the market, the other materials have actually reached a similar level.

Liu Xiaodong and others nodded.

"Okay, in this case, our project is basically coming to an end."

The next step is to apply for a patent and then publish a paper.

Although these three things are advanced, they are not as complicated as high-temperature superconductors, so we still have to be careful about others finding ways to synthesize them.

Therefore, a patent still needs to be applied for.
As for the patent, Xiao Yi still took the laboratory into consideration, so he accounted for 80% of the beneficiaries, while the laboratory accounted for 20%.

This 20% is naturally also in preparation for the subsequent construction of the laboratory.

Although it is not yet known how much money this patent can make, considering the entire battery market's annual market size of $1000 billion, it is almost imaginable how much profit this % can bring to the laboratory.

Xiao Yi even felt that he could directly turn the Science Island Laboratory into one of the richest laboratories in the world.

At that time, part of the money will be used to improve the laboratory's treatment, part of it will be used to support the laboratory's projects, and the rest will be used to expand the laboratory in the future, strengthen the laboratory's infrastructure, etc.

Ok……

As the laboratory director, he really cares about the future development of the laboratory!

He felt a little moved in his heart.

He quickly came to his senses and then said, "Okay, let's stop here for today. Then write the paper first, and then publish it after we get the patent number."

"Well...you can publish the paper wherever you want. I only need the corresponding author. You can divide the first and second authors among yourselves. There will be three papers anyway."

Although he will no longer submit to foreign journals, that is because he does not need foreign journals to prove himself.

As for Liu Xiaodong and the other four, they still need such top journal papers to gild themselves, as this is closely related to their future.

Xiao Yi would naturally help if he could with this kind of thing.

When the four people heard Xiao Yi say this, their eyes widened immediately.

What?
The first author positions of these three papers...can all be given to them?
real or fake?

There is such a good boss?

Although Xiao Yi is the corresponding author, for them to be the first author is also a huge honor!

Especially since they had already prepared it in advance, these three papers would still not be published, but would only be posted by Xiao Yi on his personal website.

As a result, now, they can not only choose a work, but also publish it.

Each of these three important materials has great economic value and can be easily published in top journals in due time.

Of course, considering the conflict between Xiao Yi and Nature, they would definitely not submit to Nature.

So, without saying anything, the four of them expressed their gratitude.

Liu Xiaodong was even more moved.

In his previous place, he was just exploited, but here, he didn't make any important contribution, but he was able to get a single article.

How could he not be excited by such a huge difference?
So he knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "Dong, I have been wandering for half my life and have never met a wise master. If you don't abandon me, I am willing to be your adoptive father."

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "What? Are you trying to stab my godfather?"

Suddenly, the laboratory was filled with a happy atmosphere.

"Okay, let's go and relax for a few days." Xiao Yi suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, when you go back, sort out all your previous experimental data and give it to me. I will need to sort it out later."

"it is good!"

……

A few days passed.

In Xiao Yi's office.

"Brother Xiao, this is my data on carbon nanoporous materials."

Liu Xiaodong walked in holding a pile of A4 papers.

His main task at the beginning was the experiment on carbon nanoporous materials, so he sorted out the data of this part and handed it over.

"Okay, just put it over there." Xiao Yi nodded.

"Okay." Liu Xiaodong responded, and then placed the pile of A4 papers where Xiao Yi pointed. But then he took out a piece of experimental data, walked to Xiao Yi, and said to him: "By the way, Brother Xiao, do you think this part of the data seems a bit strange?"

"strangeness?"

Xiao Yi took the data with confusion and started to read it.

But soon, his eyes narrowed.

This data is mainly a dI/dV spectrum data graph, which mainly measures the relationship between tunnel current and voltage at different time points.

According to this data graph, the speed of electrons in some holes of carbon nanoporous materials is abnormally fast, even reaching more than ten times the normal speed.

He frowned and said, "What about other data? Are there any similar situations?"

"It seems there are some, but not many. I'll go look for them."

Liu Xiaodong said, then turned around and started looking through the pile of data he brought. After a while, he pulled out a few more sheets, came to Xiao Yi and said, "It seems to be in these data as well."

"I thought it was an experimental error before, but when I sorted it out these two days, I suddenly found that these data were a bit strange, but I couldn't see any pattern."

"Could it be...that there is something wrong with the connection of that STM?"

Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true."

He looked at the data carefully, and a brainstorming session started in his mind.

It seems that these electrons with abnormal speeds appear without any regularity, as if they are pure experimental errors, but in fact, in his eyes there is a regularity.

Despite this rule, it seems a bit forced.

"It all happens between 20-30nm pore size..."

"Hmm... to be more precise, it's closer to 26nm."

"But the vast majority of the time, the speed of electrons passing through these apertures remains normal."

"So the size of the pore is not the only factor."

"Which direction did the electrons go in?"

"Or the voltage on both sides?"

"Or is it……"

Various speculations kept emerging in Xiao Yi's mind, but there was no definite option.

“The amount of data is still too small.”

Finally, he shook his head and said to Liu Xiaodong: "At the moment, we can't see anything."

"Of course, this can be an alternative topic. If you are interested in studying it later, you can use it as your next topic for research. Perhaps you can produce great results."

"I probably don't have time to study this recently."

Next, he had to think about the project he had previously accepted at the Plasma Institute.

Has the Greenwald limit been reached?

When Liu Xiaodong heard Xiao Yi say this, he hesitated.

"This topic... shouldn't be easy to research, right?"

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "It does not look easy to study. It may cost a lot of money. After all, we need to prepare a large amount of carbon nanoporous materials first, and then obtain data through continuous experiments to see if we can summarize the rules." "But, maybe this is a very important discovery, comparable to the quantum anomalous Hall effect."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaodong took a deep breath. The quantum anomalous Hall effect is a Nobel-level discovery.

Is his discovery so important?

"I... want to try it!" he said.

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Then go ahead. After all, scientific research requires the courage to explore."

Hearing Xiao Yi's encouragement, Liu Xiaodong felt encouraged during this period of time.

That's right!

Scientific research requires a spirit of exploration. If you are too hesitant, you may miss out on important discoveries.

So Liu Xiaodong immediately said: "Okay, Brother Xiao!"

Xiao Yi smiled and nodded.

But at this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang.

I took a look and saw that it was Principal Bao Hexin calling?

Is there something wrong?

He answered the call, and then heard Bao Hexin on the other end laugh heartily and say, "Professor Xiao, congratulations!"

Xiao Yi was stunned: "Congratulations? Congratulations on what?"

"Oh, don't you know yet? Just now, the list of this year's Yangtze River Scholars has been released, and you are on the list." Bao Hexin laughed.

For any university, having a professor selected as a Yangtze River Scholar is something worth celebrating, so every year when the Yangtze River Scholars are confirmed, presidents like them will pay special attention.

When I found out that a professor from our school was promoted, I sent my congratulations immediately.

Xiao Yi was stunned when he heard the news.

"Yangtze River Scholar? Today?"

Since 2018, the selection of Yangtze River Scholars has been confidential. The selection process is kept confidential and the results will not be made public.

Of course, although it is not public, it is only limited to the fact that the relevant public list cannot be found on the Internet. For people in the academic circle, it is still easy to get the list.

After all, as a title second only to academician in the country, it is impossible to be truly secretive, both in terms of honor and status.

However, as to why Bao Hexin knew it now...

After all, he is the principal, so it is normal for him to know the news so early.

"Yes!" Bao Hexin said with a smile, "You should be able to receive a notice later. Don't forget to treat us to a meal! The youngest Yangtze River Scholar in history."

Xiao Yi, who is only 20 years old this year, is almost at a discount in age compared to other Yangtze River Scholars.

Of course, considering that it was almost the same when he was selected as an outstanding young scientist, it doesn't seem surprising at all.

"Okay, I will." Xiao Yi came back to his senses at this time and said with a smile.

Bao Hexin smiled and said, "Well, okay, I won't say any more to you for now. There is another professor in our school named Chang Yuelai who has also been selected. I have to give him a call."

"Okay, you're busy." Xiao Yi said.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yi was still a little surprised.

It was unexpectedly rated as Yangtze River so quickly.

Well, it was indeed a bit unexpected.

Of course, although it was unexpected, it was also reasonable.

Even if he was elected as an academician, it would be reasonable.

Soon, he calmed down.

Although he calmed down, another person in the office could not calm down.

Liu Xiaodong, who had not yet left the office, looked at Xiao Yi in shock.

“Xiao Xiao Xiao… Brother Xiao! You made it to the Yangtze River?!”

Xiao Yi smiled slightly: "Well, it should be."

This is how it should be!
Principal Bao called me, how could it be fake? !
Liu Xiaodong looked at Xiao Yi with admiration, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you not surprised at all?"

Xiao Yi shrugged and said, "Surprise, of course it's a surprise."

You don't look surprised.

Liu Xiaodong complained in his heart, but then he said, "Then I won't bother you anymore. I have to tell everyone in our laboratory about this news."

Xiao Yi smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Okay, go ahead."

"Also, let me inform you that I will treat everyone in the lab to dinner at Tianxiang Restaurant tonight!"

Liu Xiaodong's eyes suddenly lit up, "Great!"

Then he ran out and started spreading the two good news throughout the laboratory.

For a moment, everyone in the laboratory was excited again.

Wow, being selected as a Yangtze River Scholar at the age of 20 is truly unprecedented.

As a result, the entire laboratory began to admire Xiao Yi even more.

Of course, the matter of booking a table at Tianxiang Restaurant was not neglected. There were less than 50 researchers in the entire laboratory, plus a few administrative staff like Wang Hao, so four tables were almost occupied. In the end, Xiao Yi waved his hand and directly booked five tables.

Are you kidding? Once the patent for lithium-sulfur solid-state batteries is licensed, it will cost at least several hundred million.

Xiao Yi has no shortage of this little money.

……

With the completion of this year's Changjiang Scholars selection, although the list was not made public, people in the domestic academic circles quickly learned the details, and naturally there were quite a lot of people discussing it.

This is probably equivalent to who has been promoted to the Yangtze River level.

Very eye-catching.

Of course, Xiao Yi was definitely the one who was talked about the most.

A 20-year-old Yangtze River Scholar, and also a distinguished professor.

There are three types of Yangtze River Scholars: distinguished professors, visiting professors and young scholars, among which distinguished professors have the highest status.

At the same time, there were people who were envious, there were people who were jealous, and of course, there were also people who hated it.

As a result, some people began to express their dissatisfaction in secret and in a sarcastic manner.

"You are already an outstanding young scholar, and now you are being selected as a Yangtze River Scholar. Are you really the leader's illegitimate child?"

"Tsk tsk, they even built a laboratory worth hundreds of millions, and I heard they are preparing to start expanding it."

"..."

Of course, in the face of these secretive remarks, many people refuted Xiao Yi.

"What else? Why don't you try to win a Fields Medal?"

"You're going to make a room temperature superconductor?"

"Are you going to prove a millennium problem?"

"You go……"

All these rebuttals made these people lose their defense and they started to curse back.

For a time, the domestic academic community was arguing about Xiao Yi's incident.

But right now.

Three papers published in the two top journals "JACS" and "ACS Nano" made everyone shut up.

The authors of these three papers are unknown, but the corresponding author, Xiao Yi, is well-known.

Of course, if it was just Xiao Yi’s name it wouldn’t mean anything.

The key is.

These three papers together represent:

Lithium-sulfur solid battery!

All of a sudden, the entire battery industry and related academic circles were caught in a huge earthquake.

Lithium-sulfur batteries and solid-state batteries are considered to be the next generation of batteries.

Now it has been born in the form of a combination!

Everyone knows that the battery industry is about to change drastically!

(End of this chapter)