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After Xu Qiu entered, Teacher Wei nodded to him, and Yu Qiang also gave him an encouraging smile.

Following Ji Zezhong's guidance, Xu Qiu sat down opposite the interviewing teachers.

Zhou Mathematics sat among the teachers, like the chief examiner of this interview. He looked around at the others and said:

Then let's get started, students, please give a brief self-introduction first.

Everyone, teachers, good afternoon. I'm Xu Qiu, a junior student majoring in material chemistry, with a total grade point of 3.47, a professional grade point of 3.59, a score of 608 in the CET-6 test, and an A score in the school's English proficiency test. Now I am in Weixingsi Internship in the teacher's research group, mainly in the field of organic solar cells.

After Xu Qiu finished speaking, he thought about it again, and felt that there should be nothing missing.

Zhou Mathematics nodded and handed over two documents:

Pick one at random, read the abstract, and translate it into Chinese.

Xu Qiu took over the two latest articles published in Nature and Science.

It seemed that the difficulty of the two articles was not much different, so he randomly chose the one in Nature and began to read:

A superconducting diode that has zero resistance in only one direction is realized...

After reading, start translating:

We realized a superconducting diode with zero resistance in one direction...

During Xu Qiu's speech, the teachers scored him in the score book according to his performance.

After all the teachers finished scoring, Zhou Mathematical said:

Tell me about your project in detail.

The name of my project is 'Fabrication and Characterization of Organic Solar Cell Devices Based on Flexible Substrates', and the project has been basically completed now.

An organic solar cell device is usually a multilayer structure, including a substrate, an ITO electrode, a transport layer, an active layer, another transport layer, and a metal electrode.

The traditional substrate used in the lab is glass, and I used a PEN flexible substrate.

The highest photoelectric conversion efficiency based on the PEN substrate can reach 8%, which is slightly lower than that of the glass substrate system. Xu Qiu said.

I have a simple question, what is the full name of PEN? Zhou Xue said.

Hearing this question, Xu Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he went to Qiandu to check this.

PEN is a polyester material, the full name is polyethylene naphthalate, which is made of dimethyl 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate or 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid and ethylene glycol polycondensation. Xu Autumn Road.

That's a good answer. Do the other teachers have any questions? Zhou Mathematical said.

What material is used in the active layer of the battery? Li Juan, who teaches Polymer Chemistry, asked.

A conjugated polymer material, blended with a derivative of fullerene. Xu Qiu said.

Polymers are generally divided into several levels of structure, what do they refer to? Li Juan said.

This question is a general knowledge question, and Xu Qiu answered it directly:

Generally there is a tertiary structure. The primary structure is the arrangement of atoms in a single-chain molecule, including the number and arrangement of atoms, the secondary structure is the spatial structure of a single molecular chain, and the tertiary structure is the space between molecular chains. structure, including the twisting and folding of molecular chains and other spatial structures.”

Yes, the answer is correct. Li Juan said.

There are two ways to prepare fullerenes. Zhou Mathematics asked again.

This is what was taught in the Material Preparation and Processing course, but it was not tested this time, but Xu Qiu couldn't help it either.

He replied without hesitation:

Arc discharge, hydrocarbon combustion, thermal decomposition.

Well, all three methods are correct. Zhou Xue said.

After that, the teachers were collectively silent for more than ten seconds, as if there were no questions to ask.

At this time, Yu Qiang said: Let me ask, how many matrix materials are there for composite materials?

Yu Qiang is the teacher of the course Composite Materials. Xu Qiu just finished this course and got an A.

He didn't expect that Yu Qiang directly moved the original test questions over. It should be the counselor who deliberately let the water go.

Polymer matrix, metal matrix, inorganic non-metallic matrix.

The answer is correct. Yu Qiang said.

After another ten seconds, no one asked any more questions.

Zhou Xuexue motioned to Wei Xingsi, and Teacher Wei shook his head with a smile.

Then the last question, Zhou Xue said, Student Xu Qiu, do you plan to study for a Ph.D. in the Department of Materials?

This sudden turning point caught Xu Qiu off guard, but he already had a plan in mind, and he only paused for a few seconds before replying:

Planning to do a Ph.D.

Okay, the interview is over, you can leave. Zhou Mathematical said.

Thank you, teachers. Xu Qiu said politely.

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As soon as Xu Qiu went out, he was stopped by his classmates, who asked him about the interview.

He didn't hide it either, and told the truth:

First a self-introduction, then I will get two documents, choose one to read the abstract in English, and then translate it into Chinese, and finally I will ask you about the projects you have done, and ask some questions around the projects you have done.

After dismissing his classmates, he was walking on campus when he suddenly felt his phone vibrate.

I took it out and saw that it was Tao Yan's news.

How was the interview?

Voice? Xu Qiu replied.

Soon, Tao Yan made a voice call.

How about it?

I feel okay. The interview score should not be low. I basically answered all the questions asked. What's the situation with you?

I'm very late in the queue, and it's estimated that it won't be my turn until four or five o'clock.

Don't worry, your current grade point of 3.1 is enough.

Hmm... are you going to study for a Ph. D? Tao Yan asked.

I plan to blog directly, how about you?

A master's degree, a master's degree or a master's degree, I haven't decided yet, and it depends on the interview results.

Students and masters probably have a lot of people vying for it. The competition is a bit more intense. In previous years, it seemed that not many people were willing to go for direct Ph.D.

I know, but I can't figure out why a bunch of people are trying to grab a three-year master's degree, Tao Yan said:

You said that if he wants to engage in scientific research, he can just study for a Ph.D. If he doesn't want to engage in scientific research, it's useless to study for a master's degree for another year. Moreover, there is pressure for scientific research with a master's degree, and he needs to publish articles.

The advantage of studying a master's degree is that you can apply for a combined master's and doctoral degree. In the second semester of the second year of graduate school, Wu Feifei from our group applied for this semester. She will be a first-year doctoral student next year. Xu Qiu said.

Let's not talk about that, are you sure you want to study in Wei Xingsi's graduate school? Tao Yan said.

It's basically confirmed. I'll talk to him tonight. I have almost mastered the experimental operations on his side. I'm writing an article now. I think it will be submitted after the summer vacation. Xu Qiu said.

SCI, or the Chinese core?

Of course SCI.

Niu*, I wrote an article without making a fuss. Can I be awarded a national award at the beginning of my senior year? Tao Yan said.

It's a bit difficult. After the article is accepted, the awarding period has passed. Besides, the bonus points for undergraduate scholarship articles are not high, at most 10 points. It mainly depends on grades, class activities, clubs and so on.

For those like the two of us who don't participate in class activities very much, don't even think about the national award. It would be nice to have a scholarship for the first and second schools.

I plan to save a wave of articles, and when I enter the graduate school, I will win a national award, and the postgraduate awards will mainly read articles. Xu Qiu said.

Be a human being. After trying so hard to save two SCI articles, I won't be mad at you for robbing me of the National Award.

Scholarship is something that depends on one's ability.

Okay, I won't tell you anymore, I still have to review. I just found out who the interviewing teachers are, and I'm looking through their courseware.

Okay, come on, bye.

Bye-Bye.