The fusion between fullerenes and non-fullerenes is not like water or iron fused together.

It's about blending the internal structures into each other.

This requires precise calculations, machine analysis of the internal structure, forging at high temperatures, and finally fusing the two substances together in a special way.

Fullerene, which has a hexagonal internal structure, is very strong.

Whether it is forged at high temperatures or fused in a special way, it is very difficult.

It can't be done without half a month.

Half a month later!

Professor Gao holds a rack of test tubes with two tubes on it and a little black powder inside.

The two tubes are labeled with the words C72 and H36, C94 and Y25, respectively.

Professor Gao put the test tube rack in front of Ye Fei and said, "It's fused!" ”

Ye Fei picked up the two test tubes, put them in front of him, leaned his head closer to check them, and said, "Has there been any change in their properties after they are fused?" ”

"Hardly anything has changed. ”

"What do you mean by almost." Ye Fei said with a smile: "If there is a change, it is said that there is a change, and if there is no change, it is said that there is no change, and there are almost two words in the field of science." ”

"Okay!" Professor Gao said: "The absorption of light is increased by 30 degrees Celsius! ”

The unit of light absorption is calculated by temperature, and the solar absorption temperature is to gather light, and the temperature will be about 20 degrees higher than the weather temperature.

If the weather is ten degrees, then the temperature absorbed by the solar energy is thirty degrees.

In the summer, if you put your hands on the solar absorbers, you can burn your hands.

Ye Feidao: "Is this the credit of non-fullerene?" ”

Fullerenes have weak light absorption, while non-fullerenes have strong light absorption.

"Hmm!" Professor Gao nodded, "Yes." ”

Ye Fei thought for a moment and asked, "Professor Gao, have you studied this phenomenon in depth before?" ”

Ye Fei felt that there was something researchable in this, and maybe he could overcome the shortcomings of fullerene and make fullerene a substance with strong light absorption.

"Of course!" Professor Gao said: "But after about a year of research, there was not much success, so I gave up. ”

Ye Fei nodded, this is normal.

Not much fruitful, of course give up.

Scientific research must not be stumbling on one road, and there is a mentality of not breaking through the south wall.

Such a person cannot do scientific research, and he will not have much scientific research results.

Unless this person is unlucky, maybe one day he will find out the results.

But such people are in the minority after all.

Even Ye Fei will not stumble on the same road.

Ye Fei asked: "Has anyone in the world made a breakthrough on this?" ”

"Nope!" Professor Gao shook his head: "Maybe someone is researching in this area, but fullerene has only been out for a few years, and even if someone studies it, it will not produce results in a short time." ”

Fullerene was discovered in 1996, and it has been 32 years since then.

But for one study, 32 years are a snap of the fingers.

Fullerenes, in particular, were one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century.

It is very difficult to do research on fullerenes.

Even now, fullerenes have only been used in preservative materials and cosmetics.

Such a great discovery, but the application path is so frustrating.

It's not that they don't know the importance of fullerenes, fullerenes are very important, and there must be more important ways to use them, but the study of fullerenes is too difficult.

Existing research is not available in more ways.

It can be said that people are now using fullerenes without even fur.

It will take at least 100 years to fully develop the way to use fullerenes.

Ye Feidao: "If someone can make a breakthrough in this, I think I can win the medal of the Beili Materials Society!" ”

The highest award in materials science is the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, followed by the medal of the Beili Materials Society.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry must have made a new discovery in a certain field, something that has never been discovered before.

For example, the discovery of fullerenes, quasicrystals, conductive polymers, and the creation of density functional theory......

The medal of the Beili Materials Society is a major breakthrough research in a certain field of materials science that has been discovered.

This takes the field to a new level.

Professor Gao said: "That's for sure. ”

Ye Fei looked at the black powder in the test tube for a moment, and then put them on the test tube rack.

Ye Fei said: "Okay, leave it to me next, you can get busy!" ”

"Good!" Professor Gao nodded and said, "Something called me." ”

"Okay!" Ye Feidao.

After Professor Gao left, Ye Fei picked up the test tube rack, walked to the X-ray diffractometer, and first poured the powder in C72 and H36 onto the X-ray diffractometer.

After turning on the X-ray diffractometer, a blue light continuously scans the black powder.

Then a set of data appears on the computer screen.

Ye Fei prints out the data.

Then, scanning electron microscopy, Lapp spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyzer and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used.

The black powder was analyzed on these instruments, and a group of data was displayed on the computer, and Ye Fei printed them out.

These operations were then repeated to analyze the data of the C94 and Y25 and print out the data with a printer.

In the end, Ye Fei took ten very long pieces of paper, all of which were data, and walked to a table.

Spread ten sheets of paper onto the table and look at the data on it.

Calculate them with mathematical formulas.

Ye Feixin said: "Suppose fullerene is a connected planar square diagram with only square and hexagonal faces......"

"There can be the following formula."

【(G)=2MI>C=3……】

Ye Fei is now staying alone in one laboratory, and Professor Gao and the others are staying in another.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Professor Gao and others sat together and drank tea.

The job at the Graphene Research Institute is considered a high-paying, easy-working job.

After all, graphene is researched by many research institutes around the world, but there are very few research institutes with major breakthroughs.

However, graphene has to be studied, otherwise other countries will make major breakthroughs and soon seize the opportunity in the graphene market.

Xia Guo invested a lot of money in this.

In the summer of 2018, China's first fully automatic production line of graphene organic solar optoelectronic devices was launched in Heze, Shandong Province.

In 2021, the CCID Research Institute of the Department of Industry and Information Technology released the Xia Guo Graphene Industry Development Competitiveness Index.

A lot of money has been invested, but there are few breakthroughs in research.

Seeing this, the people above didn't assign too difficult tasks, but just let them study, maybe they could study something.

Because of this, the Kyoto Graphene Research Institute, as one of the top graphene research institutes in the summer country, has a very relaxed working environment.

A middle-aged man wearing thick glasses said, "Dean Gao, you said Dean Ye, can you find a fullerene with a higher stability than C60?" ”

"Who knows!" Professor Gao said: "I also asked him to try it." ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't make a big discovery, science, isn't that?"

"That's right!" The middle-aged man laughed.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man looked at another young man, the youngest of all the people present, Chinese New Year's Eve.

The middle-aged man said helplessly: "Du Wei, you wiped your face with fullerene again, you said that all the research institutes are men, who do you love beauty so much." ”

The young man said: "I just feel that my face has been a little wrinkled recently, I wipe it with fullerene, anyway, the laboratory does experiments every day, and there are many fullerenes left, and if you lose it, you will lose it, so it is better to wipe my face with it." ”

The rest of the people looked at the youth with a smile, and were amused by the youth's behavior.

Professor Gao said: "If you had put half of these thoughts on academics, you would have been an assistant researcher a long time ago, and you would not still be an intern researcher now." ”

The young man said: "I'm also working hard, but materials science is too difficult, no matter how hard I try, I can't do it!" ”

"It's not that I don't work hard enough, it's that materials science makes me work hard."

Professor Gao smiled: "You can rely on it!" ”

The middle-aged man said: "By the way, Professor Gao, some time ago, the Beili National Journal of Materials said that the Beili Fuxi Research Institute has made a major breakthrough in the field of graphene and developed a new graphene material. ”

"That's true." Professor Gao sighed: "The scientific research strength of Beili is still strong, and the gap between us and them is too big. ”

"If we can find a fullerene that is more stable than C60."

"Then our Xia Kingdom can also occupy a place in the upstream of the graphene field."

"It's a pity that there are too many people who have this idea, and very few can succeed."

The middle-aged man said: "I heard that the graphene material developed by Beili can be used in the military industry. ”

"Hmm!" Professor Gao nodded: "They have developed a two-dimensional material that bridges the gap in advanced materials, composite materials, and manufacturing processes, thereby helping to realize better military performance from existing weapons and materials." ”

The middle-aged man shook his head and said bitterly: "In this way, the military ability of the Northern Beauty Kingdom is strong again." ”

"What's the solution!" Professor Gao shook his head: "People have made major breakthroughs in materials, and they can use them however they want, and if you want to blame our materials research, they will lag behind them." ”

"It's not a sin to be strong, it's a sin to be backward."

The middle-aged man said helplessly: "It's a pity, many countries around the world have invested a lot of money in the research and development of graphene, but only Beili and the European Union have really achieved results."

Everyone is envious and jealous of the Northern Belveoli and the European Union, they hope that their country is strong in the field of materials, but the research of materials is too difficult.

Many people know when they go to school that materials science is a sinkhole.

Of course, the sinkhole mentioned here is related to the employment environment on the one hand, and the limited innovation ability of Xia Guo in the field of materials on the other hand.

It is difficult to make a major breakthrough in the field of materials and to prove the world's problems in the field of mathematics.

If a new material is discovered, it will have a great effect, which is no less than proving the seven puzzles of mathematics.

For example, the discovery of fullerenes is no less than the proof of the seven major problems of mathematics.

Professor Gao drank the tea in front of him, then stood up and said, "Okay, continue to work, don't worry here." ”

"It's useless to worry, it's better to focus on research, maybe there will be a breakthrough."

"It's not much better than you worrying here!"

Everyone nodded, and then entered the laboratory with Professor Gao to continue their work.

A week later!

Ye Fei put down the pen in his hand and looked at the mathematical formula on the paper.

"Haha......" Ye Fei laughed and said: "Finally found it for me, between the sequence C80 and C82, there must be a fullerene with a higher stability than C60 fullerene." ”

After speaking, Ye Fei sorted out the content of his calculations during this time, and then walked out of the laboratory to find Professor Gao.

"Professor Gao!" Ye Fei walked into another laboratory and said with a smile: "I found it." ”

Everyone who was doing the experiment was stunned for a moment, and then turned their heads to look at Ye Fei.

Ye Fei smiled: "What are you doing stupidly?" ”

Ye Fei put the paper in his hand on the table and said, "Everyone, come and see, this is the fullerene sequence region that I found that is more stable than C60. ”

"You've found it!" Professor Gao said in surprise.

At that time, Professor Gao just wanted to try it, and maybe he could find it.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't find it.

After all, it's just a try.

"Of course!" Ye Fei said with a smile: "I told you, my idea is really right, using fullerene and non-fullerene, the data of the two groups of materials are combined, and sure enough, fullerene with higher stability than C60 fullerene is found." ”

"Also, using fullerenes and non-fullerenes helps me find them mathematically."

"So, it only took me half a month to find it."

Everyone thought about it like this, it really took Ye Fei half a month to find it.

Everyone gathered around Ye Fei.

Ye Fei skipped the calculation process, and they couldn't understand the process, and directly pointed to the final result.

Ye Feidao: "The sequence interval is between C80 and C82. ”

"So accurate?" Professor Gao was stunned and said: "I'm not as good at math as you, don't lie to me, even if you find fullerenes that are more stable than C60, it is impossible to find such an accurate region!" ”

Between C80 and C82 to very small ranges, the materials between this can be C80, C80.1, C80.2...... C81，C81.1，C81.2…… C82。

Looking for fullerenes that are more stable than C60 in the range between C80 and C82 can be found quickly.

You can find it all in three months.

The smaller the rest of the range, the more accurate and shorter the time to find the desired material.

And like Ye Fei, such a small area is equivalent to Ye Fei directly telling everyone where the materials they want are.

Ye Fei said: "No way, that's how I found it." ”

"Are you looking for the right one?" Someone asked.

Ye Fei looked at the man: "Are you questioning my mathematical ability?" ”

The man hurriedly shook his head and said, "Dean Ye, I didn't mean that. ”

Ye Fei said: "It must be accurate, you can rest assured to find it, if you can't find it, it will be my responsibility." ”

Ye Fei was also a little surprised when he calculated the results.

After all, the range of intervals is so small.

But Ye Fei is very confident in his mathematical ability.

Since it is calculated, then it must be correct.

Professor Gao said: "Okay, since what Dean Ye said is correct, then let's find it!" ”

The range is very small, and it can be found in three months.

Anyway, there is nothing to do, and Professor Gao also does it with the mentality of giving it a try.

It's good to find, and it doesn't matter if you can't find it.

"Okay!" Everyone nodded.

In the next time, everyone entered a busy state, and according to the interval given by Ye Fei, everyone began to look for fullerenes that were more stable than C60.

Of course, except for Ye Fei, no one thinks that they can really find fullerenes that are more stable than C60.

In the discovery of materials, sometimes we believe in ability, and sometimes we believe in luck.

Someone with a bit of luck might be able to discover a new material.

Blind cats kill rats, which often happens in the field of materials.

Ye Fei also joined the search.

Ye Fei sat in front of the electron microscope and said: "According to the results I calculated, in fact, between C80 and C81, it should be more accurate, and fullerenes with more stability than C60 can be found in this interval." ”

A month later!

Ye Fei looked at the fullerene under the electron microscope, and sighed in his heart: "It's really beautiful, there is such a beautiful fullerene, nature is really magical." ”

A snowflake-shaped fullerene appeared under Ye Fei's eyes, and it was as beautiful as a dream.

Black lines, snowflake-like shapes.

After a long time, Ye Fei left the eyepiece and looked up at the rest of the people: "Everyone, come and see, the internal structure of this fullerene is really beautiful. ”

For the rest of the people who were doing research, some looked at Ye Fei, and some continued to do research.

Professor Gao smiled and asked, "What internal structure shape can make you say so beautiful?" ”

Ye Fei said: "Just take a look and see." ”

Professor Gao walked up to Ye Fei, who stood up and gave up his position to Professor Gao.

Professor Gao sat down and looked at the eyepiece, and soon, Professor Gao said in surprise: "It's really beautiful, fullerene can be snowflake-shaped, it's amazing." ”

"yes!" Ye Fei smiled: "I also think it's magical, doesn't it say that fullerene is a carbon structure, and there shouldn't be snowflake-like fullerene." ”

"It's possible." Professor Gao did not take his eyes off the eyepiece, continued to observe the fullerene under the electron microscope, and said, "The snowflake shape is also hexagonal!" ”

Ye Fei said: "But the structure of snowflake is very different from that of ordinary fullerenes, strictly speaking, it should be hexagonal corners." ”

"Hmm!" Professor Gao nodded.

"Is this a structure highly stable?"

Professor Gao said: "I don't know about this, it has to be tested. ”

"Everyone!" Professor Gao looked up at the others.

When the rest of the people heard Professor Gao's voice, they all looked at Professor Gao.

Professor Gao said: "You can take a look at the new fullerene discovered by Dean Ye, the internal structure is very beautiful. ”

Everyone was puzzled, shouting what kind of internal structure could be so beautiful.

Professor Gao said: "You will know when you see it. ”

Everyone sat down to look at it with doubts, and soon, they were surprised and said, "It's so beautiful, it's amazing, there are snowflake-like fullerenes." ”

After everyone finished reading, Professor Gao smiled and said, "Beautiful!" ”

"Hmm!" Everyone nodded.

Professor Gao said: "Let's test the stability of snowflake fullerene! ”

The crowd no longer continued their work, helping to test the stability of snowflake fullerenes.

More than an hour later, the crowd looked at the test results.

The density of C60 fullerene is 5.568, the melting point is 280 degrees Celsius, the boiling point is between 500 and 600 degrees Celsius, the flash point is 94 degrees Celsius, and the refractive index is 1.813.

The density of snowflake fullerene is 6.666, the melting point is 330 degrees Celsius, the boiling point is 600 to 700 degrees Celsius, the flash point is 100 degrees Celsius, and the refractive index is 2.0.

Someone said: "Professor Gao, we seem to have found a fullerene that is more stable than C60." ”

"And it is in the internal structure, breaking the traditional sense of fullerene."

"Moreover, if you look at the data after this fullerene test, this data is very special!"

"Density 6.666, melting point 330 degrees Celsius, boiling point 600 to 700 degrees Celsius, flash point 100 degrees Celsius, refractive index 2.0."

"It's a special statistic."

Everyone nodded, it was indeed very special, it was like the 30 degrees north latitude of the earth.

People think it may be a coincidence, but it's also a coincidence.

Professor Gao nodded and said excitedly: "Forget about the data, we have finally found a fullerene with higher stability than C60 fullerene, as long as the news is released, the entire graphene field will cause a sensation!" ”

The crowd nodded, and it was.

In the field of fullerene, C60 fullerene is the most stable, and now C60 is no longer the most stable fullerene, but the snowflake-like fullerene is the most stable.

Everyone was very excited, only Ye Fei's mentality was not very excited.

After all, Ye Fei has experienced too many successes.

Of course, Ye Fei is also very happy that the discovery of a new material can often make great progress in some fields.

The manufacture of this material will also be highly secrecy and monopolized.

Professor Gao took a deep breath, trying to suppress his excitement.

But after a few attempts, he found that he had failed, and he stopped trying.

He said excitedly: "The entire field of graphene materials will cause a big earthquake because of our discovery today." ”

Professor Gao grabbed Ye Fei's hand and said with a smile: "Ye Fei, you are really a genius in the field of materials science, don't do mathematics, follow me to work on materials!" ”

Ye Fei looked confused, I am a genius in the field of materials?

Just kidding!

I just used mathematical formulas to find the material sequence intervals, and then after a month of trying, I kept searching, and suddenly found a fullerene with a beautiful internal structure.

When it comes to material science, I haven't used it much.

Ye Fei said: "It's quite simple to find fullerene with higher stability than C60!" ”

Everyone rolled their eyes in their hearts, simple?

Their entire laboratory, fifteen people, studied for several years, but they didn't find anything.

You tell me it's easy!

Well, it's really simple for you Ye Fei.

Half a month of mathematical calculations, a month of searching for materials, and then it was successful.

It took a month and a half to complete the calculation.

The corners of Professor Gao's mouth twitched, and then he smiled: "It's really simple, how about it, come to us!" ”

Ye Fei shook his head and smiled: "Forget it, I'll go back and study my mathematics, the field of materials is not my main business, mathematics is my main business." ”

"You're really not staying?" Professor Gao asked again.

"No!" Ye Fei shook his head resolutely.

"Hey......" Professor Gao sighed regretfully, "Then I'm not strong." ”

Professor Gao was just too excited to let Ye Fei stay.

But intellectually speaking, Ye Fei is really not suitable to stay here.

After all, Ye Fei has done a good job in the fields of mathematics and computers.

Now let Ye Fei give up mathematics and computers and concentrate on materials.

In anyone's opinion, it is very inappropriate.

Professor Gao said: "Now report the news to the public, and start writing the paper, the corresponding author and the first author is me and Dean Ye. ”

Professor Gao looked at Ye Fei and asked, "Dean Ye, it's no problem!" ”

"No problem!" Ye Fei shook his head.

Professor Gao is the head of the laboratory, and Ye Fei is the one who discovered the snowflake-like fullerene.

The corresponding author of the paper must be Professor Gao, and because the snowflake-like fullerene was discovered by Ye Fei.

Therefore, the corresponding author must also have Ye Fei.

Of course, writing a thesis on materials science is not good at it.

Therefore, it was not Ye Fei who wrote the paper, but Professor Gao and others.

But because the snowflake-like fullerene was discovered by Ye Fei, it is still necessary to install Ye Fei in a work.

Soon, everyone was busy.

ps: Try it, three more really can't be done, forget it, it's still two more!

(End of chapter)