The academic genius started by accidentally flirting with the rich female principal.

Chen Yu didn't expect Shen Yanru to put him in the spotlight, but he knew why she did it.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chen Yu slowly walked to a whiteboard, then looked at his senior brothers, coughed a few times, and said seriously, "This is a research topic on unconventional superconductivity, specifically seeking breakthroughs in correlated lattice systems to find the possibility of unconventional superconductivity."

Unconventional?

Are they starting with cutting-edge research topics?

Upon hearing Chen Yu's topic, the group exchanged bewildered glances, their faces filled with astonishment and disbelief.

The physical mechanism of unconventional superconductors is a major research topic in the field of condensed matter physics today. Generally, only the top people in the industry choose to do this research. Chen Yu is just a doctoral student, no... he is currently a master's student.

For a master's student to start with unconventional superconductivity is simply a bit presumptuous. Furthermore, Professor Shen, who approved this research project, also has some issues.

"If it happens..."

"It allows for further research into novel quantum states and provides a completely new research platform for unconventional superconductivity mechanisms," Chen Yu said with a slight smirk. He continued, "It also provides a unique research platform for electron correlations in the flat band."

indeed...

If this succeeds, it would be a pretty big breakthrough.

But then again... can it really be that easy to succeed?

The enormous fruit of their success did not overwhelm the attendees, because reality is always far more difficult than ideals. Success is rare, while failure is the eternal definition of science.

"What materials should we use?"

Zhang Qi, the once invincible senior disciple, launched an attack on Chen Yu.

Chen Yu replied calmly, "A few years ago, a team synthesized a vanadium-based lattice material. This material exhibited phenomena such as superconductivity, unconventional charge density waves, an anomalous Hall effect, pairing density waves, electronic nematic order, and time-reversal symmetry breaking..."

"but..."

"The electronic correlation of this system is somewhat weak, and the vanadium element in it is not magnetic, so it is generally believed that... its superconductivity still comes from the conventional electron-electron pairing mechanism."

Speaking of which,

After a brief pause, he said earnestly, "So I want to achieve the generation of a completely new chromium-based cage structure by changing the ratio of the co-solvent."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yu turned around, picked up a marker, wrote a metal number on the whiteboard, and then said, "This is a layered compound family from the vanadium lattice, belonging to the chromium-based variant of the family, and its crystal structure exhibits temperature-driven bistate characteristics."

"certainly..."

"This is a theoretical structural feature."

Chen Yu wrote a new serial number on the whiteboard, turned around and said to his senior brothers: "At room temperature and pressure, it is a hexagonal lattice, but if it is in a low temperature state, structural distortion will occur and strong magnetic order will be coupled. In addition, under high pressure, distortion and magnetic order will be suppressed."

From a theoretical perspective, Chen Yu explained the physical properties of the new crystal, leaving the doctoral students present completely bewildered.

That's about it.

"The triggering of structural phase transitions is based on critical temperature and symmetry breaking, but... we still need to start with experiments. There may be a slight deviation, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

Chen Yu smiled, ignoring the expressions of the others, and continued, "As for high-pressure structures... my main concern here is superconducting correlation. I estimate that pressure enhances orbital hybridization and weakens electron correlation, thereby creating conditions for unconventional superconductivity induced by spin fluctuations."

For a time,

A profound silence remained at the scene.

The doctoral students stared at the whiteboard, their faces filled with disbelief.

at the same time,

As the head of the Shen Clan, Shen Yanru was somewhat speechless watching him act so pretentious and smug. But then again... she was quite satisfied with his performance, it was just... just... seeing him like this was really infuriating.

"Cough cough..."

"Do you have any other ideas now?"

The mature female professor dismissed Chen Yu, looked at her students, and said calmly, "If not... then it's settled. Chen Yu will be the core of the entire project, and all subsequent work will proceed accordingly."

What objection could there possibly be...?

The people present nodded in agreement with the plan.

In fact, Zhang Qi, Qu Wenzhong and the others also knew that Chen Yu's project... could be completed independently by him. The reason why others were needed to join was simply to leave their names in the second author position.

"alright..."

That's all for today.

"Chen Yu...you stay here for a moment, everyone else can go back."

Zhang Qi, Qu Wenzhong, and the others stood up one after another. They first looked at Chen Yu with pity, and then they hurriedly left.

After the outsiders left, only Chen Yu and Shen Yanru remained in the huge laboratory. Then, at the prompting of the mature female professor, he obediently closed the door.

"Do you want to lock it from the inside?"

After closing the door, Chen Yu lowered his voice and asked Shen Yanru.

"Why do we need to lock it from the inside?"

Shen Yanru frowned and questioned her coldly.

I thought they were going to have an affair... Chen Yu chuckled awkwardly, then scurried over to the mature female professor and asked softly, "How was your performance just now?"

"improvise."

Shen Yanru looked at him expressionlessly and said calmly, "The team has been assembled for you, and you've seen all the members. Within three years... you must see the project results. You should be able to do that, right?"

"Three years?"

"Three years...we might both be married by now, and our child might be a year old."

"About six months."

Chen Yu said in a very serious tone.

The words "marriage" and "children" constantly assaulted Shen Yanru's ears, instantly making her blush. She glared at him fiercely, angrily retorting, "What marriage? What children? Show me some basic respect at school!"

finished,

He took a deep breath and said seriously, "I'm not joking with you. I'll give you a maximum of three years. If there are no results after three years, you will have to take full responsibility."

actually...

There's nothing wrong with him. Saying that is just to put some pressure on him and stop him from being so carefree all the time.

"I told you."

"Not three years, at most six months," Chen Yu replied confidently.

Seeing that he still couldn't grasp reality, the mature female professor rolled her eyes and said angrily, "Don't even mention six months. If you can complete this project within a year and pass the NS review, I...I'll..."

"What is it?"

Chen Yu was filled with curiosity at this moment.

"At once..."

"At once..."

Shen Yanru bit her lip, then suddenly seemed to have made up her mind, and said angrily, "I'll get our marriage certificate right now."