Chapter 144: It would be a lie to say I'm not envious
Some people think that since Xu You was able to study the mechanism of superconductivity of metal atomic clusters, it is only natural for him to continue his research.
But some people think that Xu You’s real identity is just a freshman.
Indeed, Xu You achieved remarkable results within the first six months of entering college.
Even so, Xu You's step was a bit too big.
In order to study the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity, we discovered superconductors with a critical temperature above 195K.
What is this concept?
It can be said that if this step is achieved, room-temperature superconductivity will be just around the corner.
Many people still don’t believe that Xu You really has such ability.
Some people even suspected that Xu You was just using this gimmick to apply for more scientific research funds.
Anyway, even if it can't be done in the end, it's a very normal thing.
But in Yuan Dong's heart, he still tends to support Xu You.
Yuan Dong knew that since Xu You had applied for such a project, he must have the confidence and determination to make it happen.
Through my understanding of Xu You over the past few days, I know that Xu You is definitely not the kind of person who seeks fame and reputation.
Even though the project is indeed very difficult, Yuan Dong hopes that Xu You will really make a breakthrough.
Even if you cannot achieve all your goals, it is good to have some breakthroughs.
In one day, Xu You completed the basic resistance measurement experiment.
Seeing that Xu You had a calm expression, Yuan Dong felt that... there shouldn't be any big problem.
“Did you find out?”
"It's been detected."
“Oh, so it’s going to be published in Nature again, right?”
"Well, maybe."
This time, Yuan Dong was as calm as Xu You.
If Xu You hadn't figured it out, Yuan Dong might have been a little surprised.
After Xu You finished his experiment, Qiao Sen also came to ask about Xu You's experimental results.
After learning that the experimental results were ideal, Qiao Sen just nodded, not as excited as before.
Xu You has done a thorough theoretical study on metal atomic clusters, and all of this was within their expectations.
After that, Xu You continued with the process of supplementing experiments and writing papers.
When the thesis was basically completed, Xu You's project application finally received a response.
Based on Xu You’s research achievements in the field of superconductivity and the evaluation of the value of Xu You’s research project.
Xu You's project application was successfully approved.
For this project, Xu You received 1 million yuan in research funds.
Although it is lower than the target funding applied for by Xu You.
But it is already much higher than the average scientific research funding level of longitudinal projects.
“Finally, I get to work on a project completely independently!”
At this moment, Xu You felt nervous and excited.
Xu You was a little worried that the final result would not be satisfactory and that he would let down his superiors' trust in him.
But Xu You still kept in mind what Qiao Sen had taught him before.
Failure is inevitable on the road of scientific research.
If you are afraid of failure and don't dare to move forward.
Then the scientific level of mankind will never be able to advance.
After the project was approved, Xu You officially started this new subject.
In the first step of the project, Xu You needs to obtain enough electronic structure information data inside solid materials through experiments to help Xu You analyze the superconducting mechanism of high-temperature superconducting materials.
This requires the use of the ARPES experimental technique.
The so-called ARPES stands for angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy.
Through the principle of photoelectric effect, we study the electronic structure of solids.
To conduct ARPES experiments, ARPES equipment is needed.
This is also one of the benefits of Xu You choosing Ji University.
The School of Physics at Jilin University is very strong, and Jilin University has many of the world's top equipment.
The progress of scientific research will not be affected by the lack of equipment.
Xu You is very familiar with the theoretical knowledge of ARPES.
However, Xu You is still a novice when it comes to the operation of the ARPES device.
Qiao Sen specially arranged an associate professor to teach Xu You how to use the ARPES equipment.
"Xu You, this teacher is also an acquaintance of yours."
Hearing this, Xu You was also a little confused.
Do you have so many acquaintances in Ji University?
But when Xu You met this teacher, he immediately understood.
"Teacher Cao!"
"Xu You, long time no see."
It turns out that this teacher was Xu You’s coach when he was in the national physics team, Cao Quanli.
"You guys chat first, I still have work to do."
"Okay, leave it to me, Teacher Qiao."
After seeing Xu You, Cao Quanli couldn't help but pat Xu You's arm.
"That's amazing. You've only been at Jida for half a year, but you've already published so many papers and even become an intern researcher. Do you want to directly challenge for the Nobel Prize this time?"
It would be a lie for Cao Quanli to say that he was not envious of Xu You's achievements.
Over the years, Cao Quanli has only published one article in Nature, and he co-authored it with someone else.
At this time, Cao Quanli didn't feel that there was anything to be ashamed of for not understanding Xu You's proof process at the beginning .
After all, such a student may not appear until once in a hundred years.
"Teacher, you are too kind. I have made some achievements in superconductivity and I want to make more breakthroughs."
"Okay, stop being so modest. Come on, follow me."
Cao Quanli brought Xu You to another laboratory.
Seeing the complex device, Xu You knew that this was the ARPES device.
Although he didn't know the exact price, Xu You estimated that this thing must be very expensive.
Because the two had been teacher-student for a period of time, the communication process was very smooth.
"Xu You, you are not an outsider, so I have to explain some things to you first. This kind of ARPES equipment has a relatively high probability of failure. You should be mentally prepared. The time that ARPES is under repair in a year may be longer than the time it is in normal use."
Hearing this news, Xu You was a little amused.
Sure enough, real scientific research is not as smooth as we imagined.
This is also information that cannot be obtained from books.
"Then teacher, if this equipment breaks down, do we have a backup device?"
"You're overthinking this. It would be great if the whole school had one. When you have your own lab in the future, you can use the funds to buy another one."
"Then Mr. Cao, this equipment is still working properly at the moment, right?"
"Yes, it has just been repaired."
Xu You: “…”
Xu You was speechless for a moment at Cao Quanli's answer.
In the past, Xu You was always the one who choked others.
This time, he was choked by his former coach.
"Haha, it's not that exaggerated. Even if there is a malfunction, it can usually be fixed within a week. Okay, let me first tell you about some common malfunctions."
