"Yes," Startled by Lu Zhou's momentum, Connie hurriedly put the cathode material sample in a glassware and kept it, quickly returned to the side of the battery mold, and used a pipette to extract a small amount of electrolyte from it, and collected it in a test tube for storage.

On the other side, Lu Zhou walked quickly to the corner of the laboratory and took out another artifact in the laboratory, the Fourier transform infrared spectrometer.

The infrared spectrum is produced by the absorption of a specific wavelength of infrared light by the vibration of compound molecules, and the wavelength of infrared light absorbed by the vibration of chemical bonds depends on the dynamic constant of chemical bonds and the folded mass of atoms attached at both ends, so each compound has its own unique infrared spectrum, so infrared spectrum is also known as "molecular fingerprint".

According to the absorption peak on the infrared spectrum, Lu Zhou quickly made a qualitative analysis of the composition of the electrolyte with the help of a computer, and locked the mass fraction of all sulfur-containing functional groups and related compounds in the electrolyte.

The end result is quite encouraging.

Polysulfides do exist in solution, but at fairly low levels. Even for industrial applications, the material is flawed, but acceptable.

Lu Zhou was pleasantly surprised not only by the analysis of the electrolyte, but also by the observation under the scanning electron microscope.

At the nm scale, the porous structure of sample 23 allows the electrolyte to enter the composite, increasing ionic conductivity. At the same time, the adsorption capacity of its surface can effectively prevent the diffusion of polysulfide compounds into the electrolyte, thereby effectively curbing the shuttle effect.

And this also confirms Lu Zhou's statement that hollow carbon balls are indeed a very potential direction.

Of course, that's not the most critical thing.

The most important thing is that the hollow carbon nanospheres with a specific surface area of up to 3025m2g-1 and a diameter of 69nm just meet Lu Zhou's previous predictions!

That is, hollow carbon nanospheres with a specific surface area in the range of [2326m2g-1,3762m2g-1] and a diameter in the range of [60nm-70nm] can effectively inhibit the diffusion of polysulfides in the electrolyte!

"Unbelievable...... We succeeded, we succeeded! Connie flailed his fists excitedly, and if it weren't for the fear that speaking loudly would interfere with the instrument, he couldn't help but shout out loud.

The corners of Lu Zhou's mouth also raised a smile, and the hanging stone in his heart fell to the ground.

Although there is still a long way to go before the shuttle effect is completely solved.

But there's no doubt that it's a good start.

"Don't get too excited, we haven't completely solved the shuttle effect," after a pause, Lu Zhou continued, "After a maximum of 500 revolutions, the loss rate of the cathode sulfur material will increase, and at the same time, the specific capacity decay rate will also start to amplify, and this technology needs to be improved." ”

Connie couldn't help but say, "Dude, you're being too strict with yourself. If everyone requires that the research results be used by the industry to make products, our experiments will not have to be continued! ”

Connie wasn't lying.

In terms of this achievement, it is absolutely outstanding.

If another professor makes such a result, let alone being excited and getting carried away, he is afraid that he will directly change the data, and he will go out with the results to brag.

However, Lu Zhou felt that it was better for him to keep a low profile.

After thinking about it, he said: "Although this achievement is not perfect and needs to be improved, there should be no problem with publishing SCI." ”

Connie asked, "What are you going to name this new material?" ”

Lu Zhou thought for a moment and said, "It's called HCS-1." ”

HCS is the English acronym of hollow carbon ball, because it is a trial work, it is temporarily marked with 1.

Connie made a helpless expression: "HCS-1? IMHO, the name is not creative at all, and it simply does not deserve its amazing effect. Wouldn't you give your research a better name? ”

What's so good to name a broken material.

Do you blame me for the difficulty in naming names?

Lu Zhou said speechlessly: "Do you have any better ideas?" ”

Connie suddenly came to his senses and proposed, "How's the LZ-1?" It's also quite common to use initials for names. ”

Lu Zhou: "......"

What's that?

Originally, I thought that this guy had some high opinions, but now it seems that he is thinking too much.

In the end, Lu Zhou involuntarily rejected Connie's proposal and adopted his own plan.

If he really named it according to the rules of LZ-1 and LZ-2, he always felt that he was not doing academics, but pouring water in the forum.

Or the HCS-1 looks more comfortable.

……

Although the industrial prospects of HCS-1 are quite limited, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is meat. If you meet a company that is interested, you may pay for his research results.

But this time, I didn't have to wait as long as a year to write my thesis.

Lu Zhou was too careful when dealing with PDMS materials, and he waited for a year, plus he had no experience.

After consulting with his manager, White Sheldan, he learned that when evaluating the novelty of a patent application, although it is expressly stated that the contents of the patent application cannot be disclosed before the "patent filing date", it is sufficient as long as the "disclosure time" is after the "patent application date".

Specifically, as long as you get the patent number, you can submit your paper normally.

Sitting in the office of the Institute for Advanced Study, Lu Zhou solemnly wrote a letter of authorization, authorizing all the registration and agency of the patent to Star Technology, which is registered in the Cayman Islands.

His name was signed at the check-in office, and Lu Zhou sealed the envelope with the address.

Just then, at this moment, Hardy, who had a towel around his neck, walked in from outside.

This guy from Brazil loves to play football and is a member of Princeton Football Club. Although football is not as well-known as baseball and football, it is still played by a lot of people.

Lu Zhou also played with them a few times, but later found that jogging along Lake Carnegie, a Buddhist sport, was more suitable for him, so he stopped going.

Just as he was about to sit down and rest for a while, he saw Lu Zhou writing a letter, and Hardy came over curiously.

"Professor, what are you writing about?"

Lu Zhou didn't answer, and handed the letter over.

"Just in time, go to the mailroom for me and send this letter out."

Taking the letter from Lu Zhou's hand, Hardy said weakly, "Oh, I shouldn't have come here......"

Lu Zhou: "If you don't come here to talk nonsense, I won't necessarily look for you." ”

Hardy: "......"

Watching Hardy leave the office with the envelope, Lu Zhou began to write the paper.

Star Technology has established a well-established patent department, which can solve the problem of patent application for him.

There are two essays to be written.

One paper is on the effect of specific surface area and pore size of hollow carbon spheres on the diffusion rate of polysulfide compounds, and the other paper is on HCS-1 hollow carbon ball materials.

The former is equivalent to a purely theoretical nature, with a lot of pictures inserted, plus analysis and argumentation, and the estimated number of pages is about thirty pages. The latter is of an applied nature, and the length is relatively small, about ten to fifteen pages can be completed.

Speaking of which, what is the best paper submission this time?

Lu Zhou, who put his hands on the keyboard, thought seriously for a few seconds.

Nature or Science?

This question is really unfriendly for people with difficulty in choosing......