Replay 07: Opening the Temple of Learning

Chapter 311 Shocking News

Seeing Zhu Yajie's expression, Hou Debang added, "Actually, I asked Lu Shan to come here to discuss the paper, but I actually wanted to take this opportunity to learn something. I really don't have the ability to understand all of his paper. Haha."

As soon as Hou Debang gave this explanation, the atmosphere suddenly became a little more relaxed. Hou Debang was a man of his word, so Zhu Yajie trusted him very much.

Lu Shan took two hours to meet with a group of professors from the School of Materials and Chemistry of Jiangzhou University.

"The electrochemical workstation performs electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) testing on composite materials. What is the constant current control range?"

"I use a blue electric tester here. Under constant current conditions, the electrode is charged from the open circuit voltage to 2MV, and the constant current is continuously charged at 3mA.g-1, the voltage drops to 1mV, and then the constant current is discharged to 2V. This makes it easier to observe. This is a specific control method for specific materials, and it is different for different materials."

"Could you please explain the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy curves of composite materials with different proportions?"

"It's like this. Samples from S0 to S4 were subjected to AC impedance analysis. The semicircle in the high-frequency area represents the charge transfer resistance..."

The first few questions were quite basic, and Lu Shan understood that these people were probably testing whether he knew the business or not.

After discovering that Lu Shan did understand, the questions became more specific and profound.

"What is the reason for the improvement of electrical properties of graphene composites? You don't explain it here."

"The graphene composite material is doped with Nb2O5, so the electrical properties of graphene are improved. According to observations, the doping treatment can effectively improve the electrical properties and balance the anisotropy of electrons shuttling between different phases in the original sample. The current will also be evenly distributed..."

“What are the subsequent effects?”

"Graphene synthesized by the hydrothermal method can therefore improve rate cycling and cyclic performance, allowing this electrode material to be used more widely."

It turns out that everyone has a pretty similar idea, and what matters is the accuracy of the model.

If the model is not good, there will be many errors and you won’t know how to modify it. Lu Shan’s model is very sophisticated, so it can be improved with more and more modifications.

The professors' questions gradually became fewer, and Lu Shan asked them in return about the specific preparation methods of the composite materials. The professors could only give a preliminary answer and could not give a more precise answer because they did not have much successful experience.

Those excellent preparation methods were all developed bit by bit through experiments. It is really hard to say if you have not experienced it.

When asked questions related to actual production, such as how much of a difference in performance would result from differences in the gaps inside a graphene battery, the professors were unable to answer.

At this point, everyone understood that Lu Shan had really made something!

Originally, Lu Shan planned to bring out the prototype graphene battery to open everyone's eyes and serve as evidence, but this involved issues related to the company's business strategy.

Lu Shan didn't want to make it public so soon, so he didn't do it.

Anyway, no one can stump Lu Shan on the paper, so there is no need for him to waste his energy.

Zhu Yajie and Chen Qiyi finally put their minds at ease.

With these two papers, not to mention getting a piece of land from the institute, even buying the institute would be no problem.

Graphene is a supernova-like field that has attracted worldwide attention, but it is too difficult to develop. There is no established theory, let alone actual products.

Lu Shan took out his thesis on production and has already reached the forefront of the world!

"I propose that the paper be published as soon as possible!" Zhu Yajie wanted to build momentum for Lu Shan and protect him from being targeted overtly or covertly. This proposal was recognized by everyone.

"Where will it be published?" Chen Qiyi turned his face and asked a fatal question, which immediately silenced everyone.

Yes, if it is published in China, the impact factor will be very low and it will not be authoritative at all.

Even though he was unwilling, it seemed that he had no choice but to publish it in a foreign journal. After some discussion, Lu Shan decided to publish it in Nature.

Zhu Yajie personally sent Lu Shan back to the graphene battery factory and told him all the way: "Focus on your research and don't worry about anything else. Whether it's the paper or the people above you, the school will take care of it."

Lu Shan nodded and said no more.

Arriving at the factory gate, Zhu Yajie turned around twice and frowned: "Lu Shan! You are really making a fuss. How come the security force is so weak for such an important project?"

"Ah? Isn't there surveillance?" Lu Shan was a little confused.

Zhu Yajie shook his head: "Security is not just about installing surveillance cameras. You need to consider everything carefully. Go back and think about it. Find a security plan. If it doesn't work, ask a security consulting company! If you are short of funds, the school will help you first!"

"it is good!"

"I'm not being long-winded. Graphene is of great significance. It has already involved military applications. We can never be too careful. Although you are cautious, security belongs to another industry. It's normal that you don't understand it."

"I've made a note of it and will implement it when I get back!" Lu Shan said more seriously. He knew that Zhu Yajie was doing this for his own good.

Zhu Yajie was frowning on the way back. He was not worried about the investigation of Lu Shan by his superiors, but about Lu Shan's safety.

This outstanding young man has already achieved so many epoch-making results that can influence the country's destiny. I am afraid that the enemy has decided to wipe out the root of his evil.

Without further ado, Zhu Yajie made a few phone calls, talked about some things, and then waited for the response from above. This was not something he could decide.

Maybe he might do it without telling me.

After returning, Jiangzhou University immediately submitted the paper to the journal Nature. With the lessons learned from the past and Lu Shan's fame, the journal Nature did not dare to be negligent and immediately organized people to review it.

After the review, everyone was shocked. Graphene was proposed in 2004, but the progress has been very slow over the years. In 2010, he won the Nobel Prize for graphene because he used tape to tear a graphite block to obtain a single layer of atoms! The level of graphene preparation in the world is about the same!
Those expensive and slow preparation methods cannot be recognized and have no academic significance.

Lu Shan's paper made these Westerners realize that the Xia people had actually raised the level in the field of graphene to an unattainable level.

Because the two papers were too advanced, the review team even began to doubt whether the two papers were feasible.

The editor-in-chief then spoke up: "Publish it first. I don't see any problems. There are no problems with the ideas and some key data. If we do experiments first every time we encounter an article that is difficult to decide, our peers will only laugh at us for our poor level."

This is true. It is not Lu Shan who is begging Nature to publish his paper, but Nature that needs Lu Shan's paper to be gilded.

If he hesitated, Lu Shan might publish in other journals. The editor-in-chief decided to publish the paper for another reason, which was that he felt that Lu Shan only mastered the production theory, but not the actual production.

If it worked, the product would have appeared on the market long ago. Even a prototype would be enough to shock the world. Why would Lu Shan hide it?

Since it has not entered the actual production stage, the United States and the West still maintain their leading position in this field.

Naturally, there were different voices within the review team. Many of them thought that Lu Shan was talking nonsense and it would be more appropriate not to publish it.

This view is similar to that of the professors from the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Jiangzhou University. It can only be said that after human knowledge has reached a certain level, the difference between humans and monkeys is not that big for Lu Shan, because they don't understand anyway.

After some explanation, everyone understood the editor's intention and no longer objected.

As for experimental verification, there are naturally many people who will do it after the publication. Everyone wants to find problems with the published paper to gain fame. Adding a controversial paper is also a good marketing method.

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Domestically, relevant departments have not yet completed their investigation into the new graphene project and are also struggling with this.

Although they knew that Lu Shan had been implicated in the institute's affairs, Lu Shan was already well-known throughout the country as an extremely outstanding young scientist. If they rashly and directly investigated him, it would lead to an uncontrollable situation.

In addition, the Academy of Sciences is already protecting Lushan in many ways, and relevant departments also have to consider this.

However, the relevant departments are still unhappy. Their own projects have indeed made no progress, and the armed applications in this area have been left behind by the West. The publicly available product technology alone has exceeded the level currently being researched. Who can feel good about this?

If they don't cause trouble for Lu Shan, they will cause trouble for Jiangzhou City and Jiangzhou University. At least they should be given something to do. Deep down, the relevant departments hope to take this opportunity to integrate more resources, attract more attention, and promote the advancement of this important project.

So this trouble is not caused by willfulness, but has its own reasons.

The heads of the relevant research institutes were also in a headache. The exposure of Liu Hongming's affair had caused a lasting and far-reaching shock.

The relevant departments conducted an internal review and found that there are not just one or two research institutes like Liu Hongming's, and projects are generally delayed.

It is conceivable how disappointed the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences was to withdraw Liu Hongming's project. If it were them, they would have sent him to prison long ago.

The upset person in charge subconsciously clicked on the subscribed "Nature" journal, and the title instantly perked him up.

"Has there been a major breakthrough in graphene technology? Is there already a theoretical basis for physical production? If this is true, it would be incredible! Our country will lag even further behind foreign countries in this field!" The person in charge's mood suddenly fell to the bottom, and he subconsciously thought that it was foreigners who made the breakthrough.

But the following words cheered him up again.

"The paper was written by Lu Shan! It turned out that Lu Shan made the breakthrough!" The excited person in charge quickly read the paper. While reading, he opened the corresponding materials for comparison, and even immediately asked the technical person in charge to come over for verification.

Even if only a small part of the calculation is performed, the results obtained are correct and consistent, which shows that Lu Shan's paper is reproducible.

"That's great! That's great!" The person in charge turned around excitedly, then made several phone calls, hoping that his superiors could contact Lu Shan directly and ask Lu Shan to help relevant departments study the application of graphene materials in military affairs.

As luck would have it, the higher-ups were also investigating the matter between Lu Shan and Jiangzhou New Materials Industry Research Institute.

"Call them back from Jiangzhou. There's no point in staying here." A big shot said sullenly.

"I agree. The thread of events is very clear now. The Jiangzhou Research Institute has no valuable theories at all. The dean lied to muddy the waters. We will deal with him later!"

"People can handle it, but our project is shelved. Other research institutes are not lazy, but they haven't made much progress. I heard that small-scale war equipment has been used internationally, so we must keep up with this."

"The United States often throws smoke bombs, and we can't believe them completely."

"We'd better believe in things that are theoretically sound, and make it a step ahead to feel more at ease."

Through this conversation, we can understand why Xia Country will make such great progress in the future. The Americans are busy bragging, while the Xia people take it seriously and work hard to make it happen.

For example, the Americans boasted about the AIM-120 medium-range air-to-air missile, saying that it had the ability to automatically change speed and trajectory at will, making the missile very difficult to lock onto.

Other countries smiled and said nothing.

Xia Guo carefully considered the feasibility and then carried out technical research. Finally, the benchmark weapon he developed was the Thunderbolt series of missiles, which had much better performance than the AIM. It was then that he realized that the Americans were bragging.

Another thing is the lift ratio of the fifth-generation fighter jets. The Americans boasted that theirs was 2.0, but the Chinese worked hard to come up with it. But it turned out that the Americans' was only 1.7 at most.

There are also electromagnetic cannons and so on, and I can’t even remember how many there are.

Having been cheated so many times, Xia Guo has become somewhat alert.

It doesn’t mean that success is achieved if you succeed. What if you fail to succeed and waste your energy?
"The prospects of graphene technology are bright. It can be used in all aspects, so should we reintegrate resources? In addition to Shuimu, Yenching and other universities, should we delegate the project to engineering schools?"

"I think..." Just as the boss was about to speak, the secretary came in hurriedly. After whispering something, the boss's eyes lit up.

"Really?" The boss was not a man who lost his temper, but his tone at this moment already showed excitement.

The secretary nodded and handed over the phone. It was a text message.

After quickly reading it several times, the boss nodded and signaled the secretary to go down, then announced: "Let's discuss the graphene issue again. Just now, Lu Shan published two papers on graphene. The content is the preparation of graphene and the production of graphene batteries..."

He finished his statement in the shortest possible words, and the eyes of the armed forces leaders began to light up.

"According to our chief graphene scientist, Lu Shan's paper is highly feasible. He got inspiration from the paper and has done a lot of experiments, and all are OK."

"Does this mean that Lu Shan has reached the world's top level in graphene application technology?"

"Yes! So we can consider cooperating with Lu Shan on related projects!"

"agree!"

"ASAP!"

(End of this chapter)