Chapter 344 Published in "JACS"!

In June, something big happened in the world of chemistry.

Or maybe two pieces.

In the latest issue of "JACS", two heavyweight papers were published.

In particular, "A Caged Carbon Molecule and Sulfur Composite Cathode Material" written by Professor Stanley's research group caused an earthquake not only in the field of materials science, but also in the entire field of new energy.

As early as a month ago, after the patent number came down, the Materials Science Laboratory of Binghamton University released related news. Now the materials science and industry finally saw the true content of this paper.

Although there are doubts about whether Professor Stanley has really solved the technology of lithium-sulfur batteries, the academic community generally holds an optimistic view.

After all, Professor Stanley himself is a leader in the field of lithium batteries, and with the support of ExxonMobil, the credibility of the paper is still quite high.

Many research institutions have begun to repeat experiments on the experimental results.

Maybe it won't be long before lithium-sulfur batteries will go out of the laboratory and completely change people's lives...

As for another heavyweight paper, it is the controversial "Theoretical Model of Electrochemical Interface Structure".

Prior to this, the theoretical chemistry community did not have a complete theoretical model that could thoroughly elucidate the microscopic essence of various electrochemical processes occurring on the "interface".

If this theoretical model proves to be effective, it will help to promote the research on the electrochemical interface structure in the whole theoretical chemistry community.

However, this theory is too novel, and it can even be said to be quite advanced.

It is precisely because of this that the publication of this paper has caused widespread controversy in the field of theoretical chemistry.

It is no exaggeration to say that if it were not for the weight of the Craford Prize in Mathematics and the Adams Prize in Chemistry, JACS would never have passed the manuscript so easily, and the reviewers and academic editors were indeed uncertain for a while.

Although mathematical propositions can be judged true or false through logical self-consistency, research outside the field of mathematics, especially when it comes to the application level, cannot simply take "logic self-consistency" as the main reason for judging the true or false of propositions.

And the most difficult thing is that few people can analyze whether Lu Zhou's mathematical model is logically consistent from a mathematical point of view.

It may not be difficult to find a scholar who is proficient in mathematics in the field of theoretical chemistry, but it is quite difficult to find a mathematician at the Craford Award level in the field of chemistry.

As for testing by factual evidence, it sounds like a good idea, but it is still not easy.

After all, not all laboratories can afford supercomputing. Especially for supercomputers that specialize in molecular dynamics simulations, even the rent is not cheap.

The reason why "Anton" has been able to dominate the field of computational chemistry for so many years is not because there is no opponent who can fight.

However, considering Lu Zhou's influence in the world of mathematics and materials science, many people have begun to test whether this theory is reliable.

Among them are scholars in the direction of theoretical chemistry, as well as scholars in applied mathematics.

According to rumors, Germany's Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG) has set up an interdisciplinary research group, gathering several scholars in the fields of mathematics, chemistry, and condensed matter physics to discuss the theory proposed by Lu Zhou. The model is tested.

Maybe it won't be long before everything will come to light.

But now it seems that the controversy will have to continue for a while.

However, compared to the outside discussion, Lu Zhou himself, who is in the center of the vortex, is much calmer, and he is even doing the next experiment calmly.

On the third day after the new issue of "JACS" was released, the second project he collaborated with the D.E. Shaw Institute came to an end, and the molecular dynamics simulation of the interface between carbon-sulfur materials and organic matter electrolytic solution finally came to fruition.

After packing and sending these experimental data worth millions of dollars to Yang Xu at the Institute of Computing Materials in Jinling, Lu Zhou was about to turn off his laptop when he happened to receive a video call request from Sarot.

After probably guessing what the professor was looking for, Lu Zhou casually clicked on the connection.

Sure enough, Sarot, who appeared at the other end of the video, looked a little embarrassed.

After a long silence, he said in a tone of shame.

"Sorry... I didn't live up to your expectations."

After hearing this sentence, Lu Zhou didn't blame him too much.

"It's okay, you don't have to feel guilty, you have done what you should do as I told you."

Scientific research is not farming, and the seeds sown will definitely bear fruit, so there is no need to be too harsh on researchers.

Just like the nuclear weapon "Anton" in the field of computational chemistry crushes research in the same field all the way, Professor Stanley, as the director of the Institute of Materials Research at Binghamton University, has academic resources beyond Sarot's imagination.

Coupled with the support of capital power, if Sarot really wins the first place, it will be called winning the lottery.

However, as Lu Zhou guessed at the beginning, whoever developed this technology has no effect on him.

Sarot looked at Lu Zhou in disbelief, and finally couldn't help asking out his confusion.

"I don't understand, why do you look... like you don't care about it. This is a lithium-sulfur battery project, and you have invested a lot of money in this project, right?"

Lu Zhou smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "Of course, I invested a lot of money in your laboratory, and your experiment is also instructive for the research of HCS-1 materials, but when did I say, that Cage-like carbon molecules are the key to solving the problem of lithium-sulfur batteries?"

The moment he heard these words, Sarot was stunned.

Although Lu Zhou has been telling him to do everything possible to solve the laboratory synthesis method of the caged carbon molecule, the HCS-1 material is indeed a by-product of the research on the caged carbon molecule.

But when Lu Zhou said that the caged carbon molecule is the key to solving the shuttle effect of lithium-sulfur batteries...

He suddenly realized that Lu Zhou didn't seem to have said that.

Eyes widened, even though he was dull, Sarot reacted.

"Wait, you mean..."

"The caged carbon molecule is a very interesting material, whether it is its geometric structure or its physical and chemical properties. However, no matter what level of interest it is, it has nothing to do with lithium-sulfur batteries," said to his own coffee cup Throwing a cube of sugar in the bag, Lu Zhou smiled and said, "As for what it is useful for, I will tell you later."

Sarrot swallowed: "In other words, the paper that Professor Stanley published on "JACS"..."

"They are probably as anxious as ants on a hot pot now," Lu Zhou smiled, and his tone could not help but bring some sympathy, "But it will become like this, and they will be too hard to get off."

Similar things have not happened.

Moreover, compared with active academic fraud, even if Professor Stanley's thesis is proved to be problematic, it can be interpreted as an honest mistake, and the circumstances are not so serious.

Lu Zhou guessed that in order to get ahead of him, Professor Stanley probably "modified" some data so that the paper could be published as soon as possible. However, these data are not completely fabricated, they can only be said to be "not so reliable".

For example, according to the mathematical model established by him "about the influence of the pore size and specific surface area of ​​hollow carbon spheres on the diffusion of polysulfide compounds", this cage-like carbon molecule may have a little inhibitory effect on the "shuttle effect", and this It has also been confirmed in Professor Stanley's experiment.

However, this so-called point is only a point.

In terms of practical application value, its value may not even compare to the HCS-1 published by Lu Zhou as a phased achievement...

After learning the truth of the matter, Sarot didn't want to say anything other than "beautiful".

What is a cowman?

This is really a cow...

When you thought you had dug into the corner of the wall, you actually just held the latrine back, hugged it excitedly, and licked it.

From Sarot's point of view, all of this was obviously arranged by Lu Zhou in advance.

Including Ricardo who stole the data, everyone was unconsciously participating in the show under the calculation of the boss.

If Lu Zhou hadn't pointed it out himself, he would have been kept in the dark even now.

However, what Sarot didn't know was that the whole story was actually not as complicated as he imagined.

However, even if Lu Zhou explained it to him seriously, he probably wouldn't believe it...

"By the way, let's withdraw the lawsuit about Ricardo." Lu Zhou smiled, and continued, "It's too much to hold on to his braid after doing us such a big favor."

It may be an exaggeration to say that it is a great favor, but now that the most competitive opponent has been killed, the pressure on Jinling Institute of Computing Materials is naturally less.

In addition, considering that he indirectly helped himself to a higher level, Lu Zhou really didn't bother to pursue it any further, so he simply withdrew the lawsuit.

After saying this, Lu Zhou originally thought that Sarot would be a little reluctant about his decision. Unexpectedly, instead of showing any reluctance, he looked at himself with admiration.

"Okay, boss!"

Unable to bear it, he answered another sentence.

"Wonderful, this strategy is really wonderful..."

Lu Zhou: ...?

What strategy?

What's the deal?

I don't know if it is my illusion.

Lu Zhou always felt that he seemed to have misunderstood something.