[1] THE SCHOLAR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM (END)

[1] THE SCHOLAR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM (END)
Chapter 185: Highly Effective

Translator: Translated Henyee Editor: Translated Henyee


The sun was shining outside the window.


Lu Zhou fell asleep at the table. He got up and rubbed his eyes. He then moved his stiff arm as he stood up.


Then, he quickly went to check the digital microscope.


No explosions, no smoke.


Lu Zhou was happy to see the sample intact. He then looked at the computer next to him and flipped through the photos.


"Done!"


He squeezed his fists tightly and he almost shouted out loud.


Since yesterday, it has completed four sets of charging and discharging cycles and no lithium dendrites!


The lithium ions that travel to the negative electrode do not form the ridge of the white tree. Under the PDMS material, layers of moss-like folds are stacked against each other.


From the data on the BK-6808, coulomb efficiency is maintained at a fairly high level!


This result shocked Lu Zhou.


He originally thought that PDMS materials and carbon nanosphere should be combined to fully solve the lithium dendrite problem. However, the effect is remarkable only with PDMS material alone.


As for the carbon nanosphere, Lu Zhou surmised that it was to accelerate the rate of deposition of lithium ions and was used to "rate" the folds under PDMS materials.


As for the mossy "folds", while it definitely has an effect on battery performance, it's much better than the deadly lithium dendrites!


Without the nanosphere, the battery charging cycle will intensify the wrinkling phenomenon. This will also cause the coulomb cycle to decrease and reduce battery life.


Perhaps this is unacceptable for advanced civilizations, but on Earth, this is negligible.


As long as the battery is safe, any company will be happy to implement this technology!


A person can use their phone for a week in a row.


Of course, many other factors will also affect the performance of the battery. Battery life depends on how the battery chip is designed, and this part is beyond Lu Zhou's expertise.


However, there is no doubt that this new anode material will revolutionize the battery industry!


Whether it is a lithium borate battery or a lithium manganese cobalt battery, the main negative electrode is graphite. The lithium-sulfur battery is still lying in the laboratory, which is inhibited by lithium dendrites.


Therefore, Lu Zhou knew what the results of his experiment meant.


He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.


"System, what's that carbon nanosphere going to do?"


The system does not answer.


When Lu Zhou opened his eyes, he looked at the sample under a microscope.


"As expected…"


As expected, carbon nanosphere technology is beyond the level of its material science. He has no access to information.


Nonetheless, this is no problem.


He had data from the debris, so he didn't have to rely on the system to solve the problem.


When he had his own laboratory, he would hire a research team to conduct experiments for him.


Then, it saves all the photos from the BK-6808 to its USB and as a precaution, it deletes all the data.


Lu Zhou cleaned up the laboratory and made sure that he did not leave anything behind. He then walked out and planned to return the keys to Professor Wang.


When he stepped out, he bumped into Brother Qian.


When Brother Qian saw Lu Zhou, he waved his hand and asked, "Is the experiment already finished?"


Lu Zhou smiled and replied, "It's over."


He suddenly thought of something and asked, "Oh yeah, did you study the electrode materials?"


Last year when Lu Zhou was helping Professor Li, he heard that they were going to experiment with electrode materials this year.


"Yes," Brother Qian replied as he nodded. Smiling, he asked, "Attracted?"


Lu Zhou replied with another question, "What research project is that?"


Brother Qian replied casually, “The positive electrode material of the lithium-sulfur battery. Recent research from MIT found that sulfur is set in a carbon mesopore material as a positive electrode material and effectively slows the growth of lithium dendrites from the negative electrode. I can't say anything more because I signed a confidentiality agreement. If you are interested, Professor Li will definitely welcome you to join our team. "


"I'm doing fine. After all, Professor Lu would not be happy to see me do an experiment, ” Lu Zhou said with a smile. He then said, "Also, I don't think this is a good choice ... I've read the thesis you were talking about when I did the same research experiment ..."


Lu Zhou continued to speak, "... I thought if the discovery was so important, the team from MIT wouldn't have published it so easily."


The technology that has been published cannot be patented, as it would be contrary to national patent laws.


In general, laboratories with investments in companies (especially engineering), will usually register the first patent to protect the results of the research. Only after they have applied will they publish a thesis.


Anything that is published is not reliable and something similar happens in the battery industry.


In 2011, research group L-Archer Cornell University published a paper on aluminum-ion batteries. They propose a battery model in which Al is used as a positive electrode for V2O5 once used as a battery model. "Breakthroughs" were reported and even reported by the well-known journal "Science.


However, the end result was not pleasant.


In the MRS 1 meeting, Cornell's men were attacked by a man named Luke Reid ...


Lu Zhou doesn't know if MIT's results are correct, but he does know that there is no way to inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites from the cathode.


He knew this because he had already resolved this matter.


He'll even register a patent.


Brother Qian shook his head and said, "We'll still run the experiment, just to see how it goes."


Lu Zhou sighed, "Then ... May your luck."


He can't reveal anything anymore.


No one would believe him and they might even be offended.


He could only warn them.


However, he was not too worried. He wondered what Professor Li would say to him after he published his thesis.


He could register his patent next year, and after that, he could start writing his thesis.


He'll be at Princeton by then.


Perhaps, by then, Professor Li would have given up on this research project.