The exchange between the two Ph.D. students at the California Institute of Technology is just a microcosm for the academic community.

After the paper "Quantum Theory of Microscopic Substantial Reactions in Electrochemistry and Exploration of the Mechanism of Lithium-Air Batteries" was uploaded to ARXIV's preprint website, the related discussions and influences have been fermenting little by little over time.

Discussions have been rapidly underway on communication websites and forums commonly used in the chemistry community, such as Google Scholar and ResearchGAtE.

[Oh God, do any of you pay attention to arxiv?] That Professor Xu has crossed the line from mathematics to chemistry! 】

[The quantum theory of microscopic substantial reactions in electrochemistry, incredible, a theory that no one has done for decades, is this true?] 】

[Establishing a set of accurate, effective and universally applicable time-sensitive many-body quantum theory and statistical theory for chemistry are the four top problems in the field of chemistry!] In terms of difficulty, it is not weaker than the seven millennial problems, and if you solve one of them, the Nobel Prize can be said to be secure! 】

[To be honest, I read the paper, but I can't believe it either.] Even if this is only a small part of chemistry, the interface structure of electrochemistry. 】

After decades of development, there is still no perfect theory that can thoroughly elucidate the microscopic essence of various electrochemical processes that occur at the electrochemical interface. 】

[But this is Professor Xu's published paper!] With his character, if he hadn't been extremely high or even 100% sure, I'm afraid he wouldn't have made this paper public. 】

What about Professor Xu? This is the world of chemistry, not the world of mathematics, the world of mathematics can rely on the brain, but chemistry relies more on experiments and experience! 】

[Actually, compared to what theory you are talking about, I am more curious about the exploration of the mechanism of lithium-air batteries in this paper.] Does Professor Xu's introduction of lithium-air batteries into his paper mean that he is already working on lithium-air batteries, and may even have made progress? 】

[God, this is crazy, isn't it?] If memory serves, didn't he just research on lithium-sulfur batteries last year? Aiming for lithium-air batteries this year? 】

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There are many academic websites and forums where there is a lot of debate.

The opinion of the chemistry community is full of controversy about the paper that Xu Chuan has published on Arxiv's preprint website.

Most chemistry scholars find it hard to believe that one of the four major problems that no one has solved for decades has made a creative breakthrough today.

Although Xu Chuan's reputation is indeed great, it is chemistry, not mathematics.

Moreover, electrochemistry is only a small part of chemistry, and so far, there is no complete theory that can give a detailed and inclusive description of the interfacial structure and processes in various electrochemical reactions.

It's hard to imagine how the chemistry community would change dramatically if this theory were true.

There are many who don't believe it, and there are many who believe it.

Although interdisciplinary research is an extremely difficult thing, for scholars who are willing to trust Xu Chuan, interdisciplinary research may be the easiest thing for him.

After all, from mathematics, to physics, to astronomy, materials, chemistry, and even engineering, that Professor Xu has everything at his fingertips, and every time he jumps into the field, he can make my miraculous results.

And this time, they firmly believe that it is no exception.

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At the same time as the debate in the chemical community is hot, the other side.

New York, United States.

In the headquarters building of the journal "Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society" JAcS, a group of journal review editors are also staring at the papers in their hands at the moment.

For Xu Chuan, since it has been decided to disclose the quantum theory of microscopic essence reactions in electrochemistry, it is necessary to submit a formal journal manuscript.

Among the materials and chemistry journals, JAcS is undoubtedly the leader in this field.

For the chemistry community, it is no exaggeration to say that JAcS is like the Annals of Mathematics in the mathematics community.

It is the place that every chemist dreams of being able to publish a paper.

Although its impact factor is not the highest in chemistry, if you simply use the impact factor to describe the height of a journal, it is like using GDP per capita to measure the strength of the country.

For the academic community, the impact factor is only the average number of citations in two years, although it is one of the most important evaluation indicators in the academic community, but it is only one of them.

In 2023, the Impact Factor of JAcS is 15.95, which is less than 16. However, in the classification of materials and chemistry, it ranks first in terms of total citations and citations, far exceeding the second place.

This shows that the coverage and amount of information of JAcS are unparalleled, and it also shows the professionalism of JAcS.

However, such a journal that can be described as a leader in chemistry journals can cause difficulties when faced with papers in the mailbox.

As for the reason, it's not just because of the debate online.

In fact, for a top journal like JAcS, unless a certain paper that has already been published encounters large-scale questioning, they will arrange for editors and staff to re-review the paper, and the online controversy will not have much impact on them.

What makes the JAcS editors embarrassed is purely because the theory of the paper in their hands is too novel, and it can even be said to be quite advanced.

For electrochemistry, this is a new skyscraper that combines the multiple foundations of mathematics, condensed matter physics, microscopic electrochemistry, and quantum fields.

Aside from the novel theories and experimental data that need to be verified, the most difficult thing for many of the editors at JAcS is that there are a large number of mathematical formulas included in this paper.

The authors of the paper appear to have adopted a completely new mathematical approach, combining quantum mathematical work with various tools such as traditional mathematical permutations, density functionals, and equations of motion of unitary group coherent electron nuclei.

For traditional chemists, it is a bit difficult to understand this math.

Although it is not difficult to find a scholar who is proficient in mathematics in the field of theoretical chemistry, such as Professor Martin Capras, who has previously designed multi-scale models for complex chemical systems, or Professor Gerhard Eiter, who has created a proficient density functional theory, it can be said that they are quite proficient in mathematics in the chemistry community.

However, compared to the person who submitted their manuscript now, the entire chemistry community could not find a scholar of the same level.

Even, even in the mathematical world, there are very few scholars who can stand at a high level.

So for this paper, which has the potential to determine the future of electrochemistry and even computational chemistry, the editors of JAcS are very big at the moment.

It is difficult for them to find the right person to review the paper, and they cannot judge whether the paper is logically self-consistent from a mathematical point of view.

Fortunately, compared to mathematics, chemistry can still be tested by experiments and factual arguments.

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It's not just JAcS journal editors who are worried about checking or reviewing papers.

Considering the influence of Professor Xu Chuan in the academic community, many research institutions have begun to follow up on the reliability of the theories and ideas put forward in this paper.

Among them, there are not only scholars in the field of chemistry, but also professors in the field of mathematics, and even the physics community next door, there are some scholars who have paid attention to it.

After all, in this paper, in addition to mathematical tools and chemical theories, some physics-related knowledge such as condensed matter physics and quantum theory are also integrated.

According to public reports, for Xu Chuan's paper published on Arxiv, there have been a number of research institutions in the academic community, such as the Max Planck Society, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other academic institutions have set up interdisciplinary research groups to verify and test the paper.

It is extremely rare for the academic community to have so many research institutes working together on a single paper with members from different disciplines.

Not only because this paper provides a detailed and inclusive elaboration of the interfacial structure and processes during electrochemical reactions.

It is also because of another subtitle in the paper: "Exploration of the Mechanism of Lithium-Air Batteries!"

In the case that lithium batteries can now be described as the 'children of destiny' in the energy industry, lithium-air batteries are undoubtedly the target products that all countries are striving to develop.

In the case that the lithium dendrite problem and the lithium-sulfur battery problem are both solved by Professor Xu, I am afraid that no one dares to despise the other party's research on lithium-air batteries.

Maybe this paper will directly open the door to lithium-air batteries?

You know, if the lithium-air battery technology can be completed, it is no exaggeration to say that the new energy field will usher in a round of complete reshuffle!

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If the academic community is excited, excited about the possible imminent new world of chemistry, then the financial and industrial circles are confused.

Xu Chuan's investment in Tomorrow's Hydrogen Energy Technology Company is optimistic about the news of diaphragm liquid compressed hydrogen fuel cells.

In just a few days, whether it is a share or a rice stock, the market in the field of hydrogen energy and hydrogen fuel is rising violently, the market is also constantly developing, and the situation of hydrogen fuel cells is very good.

However, in the next second, this big man who is optimistic about hydrogen fuel cells ..... So he went to work on lithium-air batteries???

And solved one of the biggest problems in the field of electrochemistry?

What's going on?

Is there such a play?

If it weren't for the fact that two days ago, Tomorrow Hydrogen Energy Technology Company showed a financing contract to the outside world, publicly confirming to the outside world that Xu Chuan had financed their company.

I'm afraid that many people will think that Professor Xu is short of money, and then deliberately release a rumor that he is optimistic about hydrogen fuel cells, and then speculate a wave of money in the stock market.

However, this claim was quickly refuted.

After all, if you think about it from another angle, from the perspective of circle money, this wave of operations is extremely unreasonable.

The current hydrogen energy sector is soaring, and this point suddenly released the rumor that it is studying lithium air batteries, isn't this pure suppression of the stock market and reducing their income?

The same operation directly blinded the entire financial circle.

Whether it is venture capital or capital, it can be said that I am puzzled, and I don't understand what Professor Xu is doing and what field he is optimistic about.

For the stock market, although the microstructure of electrochemistry and the mechanism of lithium-air batteries are just papers, it is clear that the market will not consider these.

With the outflow of this paper, whether it is the battery industry or the financial industry, the relevant rumors and public opinion have also changed rapidly.

Even if it has been confirmed that Professor Xu has invested in companies in the field of hydrogen energy, the trend of hydrogen fuel cell stock price rise will be suddenly cut off here.

Then it started to fall back quickly.

After all, in the face of lithium-air batteries, no matter how superior the performance of hydrogen fuel cells is, it is difficult to compare.

What's more, today's market can be said to have almost no room for hydrogen fuel cells, whether it is China, or the United States, or the European Union and other regions, hydrogen fuel cells are basically suppressed by default.

The market value of the hydrogen fuel sector has been continuously raised, on the one hand, there is Sakura Country, which has mastered 80% of the patents, is doing its best to promote.

On the other hand, international capital is fishing in troubled waters and making profits with the help of this wave of east wind.

Now that the news of lithium-air batteries has come out, the three parties of Huamiou, as if they had held a meeting to discuss, tacitly sold off the hydrogen fuel cell shares in their hands, and quickly suppressed the market value of related companies.

In this wave of rhythm, the entire hydrogen energy market can be said to have returned directly to the pre-liberation period overnight, and even the Sakura country enterprises that had hyped hydrogen fuel cells before were directly hit hard.

In just a few days, the K-line chart of the hydrogen energy sector is like a jumping machine, straight up and down, and it makes people's hearts go into arrest.

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In this wave of rhythm, the heaviest losses are none other than the major battery manufacturers and enterprises in the cherry blossom country.

Taking advantage of Xuchuan's investment in hydrogen fuel cells, Sakura and major domestic companies, including Toyota, Panasonic, Mitsubishi and other companies, are doing their best to promote the development of hydrogen fuel cells.

The news of this wave of lithium-air batteries has spread, coupled with the collective suppression of the three major regions of Huamiou, the stock market in the field of hydrogen energy has plummeted, and the billions of funds they have invested in this marketing are not all of them, at least most of them are trapped in it and then harvested by other countries and capital.

What is even more tragic is not the loss of funds, but the vast market of hydrogen fuel cells.

If investing billions of dollars can open up the hydrogen fuel cell market in various countries, I believe that Toyota, Panasonic, and Mitsubishi will continue to invest more money.

After all, there is a return on investment, and the battery is a trillion-level supermarket, and billions of funds are nothing.

However, now, with the paving of lithium-air battery technology, hydrogen fuel cells, which had opened a door in their opinion, have closed again.

It is no exaggeration to say that in this wave of tortuous turmoil, Sakura Country has lost far more than billions of funds.

The decline in the hydrogen fuel cell market is the most desperate.

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