If you want to say the most lively thing in the industry recently, it is definitely the field of lithium-sulfur batteries.

After Argonne National Laboratory and Chicago news media published the news that the experimental data had been stolen, the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute also came forward to hold a press conference on lithium-sulfur batteries.

Although judging from the information received, the theme of the conference is the introduction of lithium-sulfur batteries, but the convening of this node will undoubtedly avoid problems related to the Argonne National Laboratory's allegations.

For a while, after receiving the news, media and reporters from all over Jinling, both domestic and foreign, came to the Qixiashan New Development Zone near the Yangtze River.

In the lecture hall of the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute, the original lithium-sulfur battery press conference was presided over by Fan Pengyue, director of the institute.

But this time when it came to the accusations from the Argonne National Laboratory, Xu Chuan naturally stood up without hesitation.

After the introduction of lithium-sulfur batteries, the press conference entered the question session.

In the audience, those foreign media reporters who were invited or took the initiative to come over raised the microphones in their hands, trying to get the first opportunity to ask questions.

On the contrary, most of the domestic media that occupy the first priority position have not moved, you look at me, I look at yours, even if there is a raised hand, it is not active.

Those who can come here today to attend the press conference are either human spirits or have already been mentioned.

Although lithium-sulfur batteries are the hottest topic at the moment, if you can ask something explosive, there is definitely no shortage of traffic. But don't forget that the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute is a laboratory established by Academician Xu in front of you, and it is better not to stick to the pan or not to stick to the pan.

Anyway, there were a lot of foreign media reporters present, so those thorny questions were thrown to them.

Xu Chuan looked around, and did not pay attention to the media reporters who were eager to try it for the first time, leaving the first opportunity to ask questions to the media of CTV.

After all, today's press conference is not specifically in response to Argonne National Laboratory's accusations, but the launch of the institute's lithium-sulfur batteries, which will naturally be carried out first.

As the boss of the domestic media industry, it is also the default rule of the media industry to leave the first opportunity to ask questions when CTV media reporters are present.

After receiving the question, the CTV media reporter stood up and asked a standard question with a smile on his face:

"Hello Academician Xu, listening to your introduction, Chuanhai Materials Research Institute has solved the biggest problem in lithium-sulfur batteries, so what major changes will this bring to our daily life and society?"

Xu Chuan smiled and introduced: "First of all, as an emerging next-generation battery technology, lithium-sulfur batteries have the advantages of high energy density, low cost and environmental friendliness, and have always been regarded by us as an important direction for future battery development. ”

"Theoretically, the theoretical energy density of lithium-sulfur batteries is as high as about 2600Wh/kg, which is much higher than the 500Wh/kg of traditional lithium-ion batteries."

In more popular terms, after the application of the lithium-sulfur battery we developed, the common mobile phone in daily life, if according to the usage habits of most ordinary users, its battery life can exceed one month!"

"The cruising range of new energy vehicles can reach more than 4,000 kilometers!"

Hearing this, the audience was in an uproar.

More than a month of mobile phone life, more than 4,000 kilometers of car mileage, if it were not for the vigorous development of battery technology in the past two years, this data put in the past few years when the lithium dendrite problem was not solved, it is simply a black technology in science fiction movies!

After a brief description of the future changes that lithium-sulfur batteries will bring, media reporters from Jinling Daily and Modu Times also stood up and raised some problems about lithium-sulfur batteries.

But there is a tacit understanding to avoid those sensitive issues.

Finally, when the opportunity to ask questions fell to the foreign media, the BBC reporter who was called quickly stood up.

"Hello Professor Xu, have you and your Chuanhai Institute of Materials noticed the news published by the Chicago Tribune, and what do you think about the data theft alleged by Professor Theresa Achill of Argonne National Laboratory?"

Xu Chuan cleared his throat and said, "First of all, I can tell you clearly that the research and development of lithium-sulfur batteries in the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute has nothing to do with the Argonne National Laboratory. ”

"Our lithium-sulfur batteries are the result of two years of hard work by the laboratory's researchers, and the Argonne National Laboratory's accusations are unjustified."

"I can prove this with detailed experimental data, time, etc.! The research on lithium-sulfur batteries by the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute is much earlier than that of Argonne National Laboratory! ”

After a slight pause, he smiled and continued: "In addition, if I remember correctly, Argonne National Laboratory is a research institute under the umbrella of Mi Guo Energy, and it is also one of the largest science and engineering research laboratories in Mi Guo. ”

"In a laboratory of this level, if the experimental data of lithium-sulfur batteries has been leaked, as Professor Theresa Archer said, I would recommend that they investigate the internal situation."

As soon as these words came out, the domestic reporters in the front row almost couldn't hold back and laughed directly out of the pig cry.

The meaning of this is almost directly to name and say that you are garbage in the United States, and your security capabilities are not good.

In the audience, the BBC media reporter sneered and sat down without asking any more questions.

This Professor Xu is really as difficult as the legend, and this opening directly bombarded the entire United States.

On the side, a media reporter from the Chicago Tribune stood up, very angry at Xu Chuan's bombardment of Argonne National Laboratory's security remarks, he stared at Xu Chuan with burning eyes and said, "Then how do you explain the comparison of experimental data provided by Professor Theresa Achille?" ”

"From the data point of view, the experimental data of the paper published by the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute can be said to be almost consistent with the data of the Argonne National Laboratory."

Xu Chuan didn't care about the other party's resentful eyes at all, and said, "I've read the information from your report. Indeed, judging from the experimental data, there are similarities in the research directions and routes of the Chuanhai Institute of Materials and Argonne National Laboratory on lithium-sulfur batteries. ”

"But in the academic world, it's not uncommon for research directions and ideas to collide."

"Especially in the field of lithium-sulfur batteries, the diffusion of sulfur compounds is the core problem. It is not the first time that monoclinic gamma phase sulfur has appeared, as early as the nineteenth century chemistry confirmed the existence of this sulfur allotrope. ”

"If even this point has to be charged, I think Argonne National Laboratory is probably not the only laboratory to be sued by the Chuanhai Institute of Materials. After all, when it comes to solving this problem, there are not 1,000 laboratories or research institutes that choose to use carbon materials as stabilizers. ”

As soon as the words fell, the media reporter of the "Chicago Tribune" quickly asked: "If it is not for the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute to steal the experimental data of Argonne National Laboratory, how can the patent offices of Mi country, Maple Leaf country, cherry blossom country and other countries reject patent applications?" ”

Looking at this menacing reporter, Xu Chuan said: "I reiterate once again that the lithium-sulfur battery research results of the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute have nothing to do with the Argonne National Laboratory. ”

"If you have evidence of theft of experimental data, you can just take it out. If not, I will retain the right to prosecute the Chicago Tribune if I repeatedly spread rumors that the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute under my name has stolen data from other laboratories. ”

"Also."

After a pause, he looked at other media reporters in the audience and said: "The patent offices of some countries rejected the patent application of Chuanhai Materials Research Institute on the grounds of stealing experimental data without any evidence, which seriously undermined the rules of patent application and disrupted the normal order of patent work, which is disgusting and unfair competition. ”

"In this regard, Chuanhai Materials Research Institute will file an international patent lawsuit to protect its basic rights and interests!"

"In addition, until the conclusion of international patent litigation, I and all research institutes and laboratories under my name will suspend cooperation with all countries related to the rejection of patent applications."

Leaving this sentence aside, Xu Chuan didn't pay attention to the reporters in the audience.

Disgusting people, right, who wouldn't.

If you have the ability, you don't even want to use artificial SEI film patents, high-temperature copper-carbon-silver superconducting materials, improved superconducting materials, high-quality graphene, and plasma turbulence numerical control models.

Anyway, he is alone, and the laboratories and research institutes under his name do not have messy needs such as chips, so it is a big deal to target each other together.

Let's see who can't bear it first.

At the same time, the other side.

In Argonne National Laboratory, Professor Theresa Achille, who was holding a cup of coffee, looked at the press conference of the Chuanhai Institute of Materials with disdain.

Even if the FBI didn't catch the ghost in the lab and didn't find evidence of a leak of experimental data, he was still convinced that his research had been leaked!

But for now, it doesn't matter.

The research of Chuanhai Materials Research Institute in the field of lithium batteries has given him enough confidence!

'Monoclinic gamma phase sulfur' does not react unnecessarily with carbonate electrolytes, thus eliminating the potential risk of polysulfide formation is its greatest advantage.

Correspondingly, the chemical phase of this sulfide can usually only be observed in the high-temperature environment of the laboratory, or in oil wells in nature.

This means that under normal circumstances, it cannot be stable in lithium-sulfur batteries.

This is also the biggest problem they have been facing in the process of research, and they cannot find a solution, and no matter how great the advantages of 'monoclinic gamma phase sulfur' are, it cannot be applied to lithium-sulfur batteries.

And now, the end point is in front of him, and the other party has made results, using carbon materials to optimize the crystallization of 'monoclinic gamma sulfur' enough, and solve the shuttle problem of lithium-sulfur batteries.

This achievement not only brought back the experiments they had placed on the margins, but also made the research direction well-known, saving them a lot of time and energy!

More importantly, the importance of lithium-sulfur batteries has made the authorities and patent institutions stand on their side and win enough time and benefits for them!

As for Xu Chuan's announcement at the press conference to suspend cooperation, he didn't pay attention to it.

Argonne National Laboratory has no cooperation with him, and in the field of lithium-sulfur batteries, he still wants to have nothing to do with the other party.

At this moment, the door to the office was knocked twice and gently pushed open.

His assistant, Kelly Vicky, had an excited smile on her face and quickly walked over to report.

"Professor, the latest results, from the paper of the Sichuan Sea Institute of Materials, we have confirmed that carbon nanomaterials have the function of improving the stability of 'monoclinic gamma sulfur' and inhibiting the diffusion of polysulfide compounds to a certain extent after being doped with mixed nitrogen and nano materials!"

Hearing the assistant's words, Professor Theresa Archer's face was overjoyed, and then he coughed lightly and said, "This is not the result of the thief's paper that stole our data, but our own research direction!" ”

"Even without his papers, we would have found out sooner or later!"

After a slight pause, he smiled and looked at his assistant Kelly Vicky, and continued: "Of course, it doesn't matter, the important thing is to take me to see the experimental data first!" ”

"Yes, Professor!"

Kelly Vicky nodded, and the two walked briskly to the lab.

Before scanning the electron microscope, looking at the images captured on the screen, Professor Theresa Achille's face finally could no longer restrain herself and showed a bright smile.

According to the experimental results, carbon materials can improve the stability of 'monoclinic gamma sulfur' and inhibit the diffusion of polysulfide compounds to a certain extent after being doped with nitrogen and sodium materials!

However, further experiments are needed on how to apply it to specific lithium-sulfur batteries.

In particular, they also need to replace the carbon material that improves the stability of the 'monoclinic gamma sulfur'. After all, Chuanhai Materials Research has taken the lead in completing the research, and if they copy each other's research, it will be impossible to say.

Unless they can find evidence of the theft of their lab data, they will face international lawsuits.

But for this, Professor Theresa Achill is confident!

There are so many types of carbon nanomaterials that graphite can't be used, so they should replace them with graphene or carbon nanotubes!

Although the stabilization effect may be affected to a certain extent after replacing the carbon material, as long as the performance is not reduced too much, it is completely acceptable!

In the follow-up experiments, they only need to find the most suitable carbon material to replace graphite, and find the highest limit of stability effect!

"Well done!"

Standing in front of the scanning electron microscope, looking at the images captured on the screen, Professor Theresa Achille took a deep breath, tried to suppress the joy on his face, and quickly instructed his assistant.

"Contact the people at the patent office immediately, we need to get the patent number in the shortest possible time!"

"Okay, I'll do it!"

The assistant replied quickly and walked out of the laboratory quickly.

PS: There is still in the afternoon, ask for a monthly pass.

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