Chapter 90 A New Discovery

Two days later, Xu You came to Qiao Sen's laboratory again with his new theory and the pile of papers.

Seeing the pile of papers Xu You was carrying, Qiao Sen was surprised:

"Have you finished reading it all?"

"Well, I've finished reading it, and I found some new things."

"Oh? Sit down and talk slowly."

Xu You was not in a hurry to explain his theory, but first sorted out the bundle of papers and put them back to their previous place.

Xu You knew that he would have to borrow some information from Qiao Sen frequently in the future.

If you borrow and repay on time, it will not be difficult to borrow again.

"Teacher, there are 58 papers in total, not one less. I will put them back for you."

"Ah, it's okay, you're welcome, just leave it there."

After finishing the paper, Xu You said to Qiao Sen:

"Teacher, I may have discovered some new properties of aluminum superconductivity."

"Aluminum superconductor?" Qiao Sen asked.

Qiao Sen was naturally aware that aluminum was a superconducting material.

Aluminum atoms exhibit superconducting properties at extremely low temperatures (about 1K).

However, this is a property that was discovered by the physics community a long time ago.

Since Xu You came here specially, he must have discovered something that had already been discovered by his predecessors.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're not talking about the superconducting properties of aluminum atoms."

"Of course, teacher, I am not referring to the superconductivity of aluminum atoms. Although I am not sure whether my theory can be verified experimentally, at least no one has discovered it before."

Before Xu You came to see Qiao Sen, he had already confirmed that this was a new theory, so he came to see Qiao Sen specifically.

"Well, let's start with the core of your theory."

"Teacher, you know about atomic clusters, right?"

"Atomic cluster? It's a special structure where multiple atoms are combined together, right?"

As a professor of physics, Qiao Sen's knowledge of mathematics and chemistry is naturally quite good.

An atomic cluster is a relatively special molecular structure. A common one like carbon 60 is a typical atomic cluster.

"That's right. My theory is related to atomic clusters."

Xu You opened the notebook and showed Qiao Sen his theory while continuing his explanation.

As he listened, Qiao Sen's expression kept changing.

"Teacher, according to my speculation, if aluminum atoms can form larger aluminum atom clusters, as long as Cooper pairs are produced, superconductivity can be achieved. The superconducting critical temperature of this aluminum atom cluster superconductor may be much higher than that of ordinary bulk aluminum."

Qiao Sen looked at Xu You's theory and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Judging from the novelty of the theory and its significance in the field of superconductivity research, this is undoubtedly a very good theory.

Although there are already many known superconducting materials, every discovery of a new superconducting material is enough to be published in the top physics journals.

Not to mention, it is this kind of single-element superconductor.

The physics community has already verified the superconducting properties of various elements.

Currently, a total of 28 superconducting elements have been discovered under normal pressure.

However, few people have conducted research in the direction of atomic clusters.

Unfortunately, Qiao Sen .

"Xu You, how on earth did you come up with this theory?"

"The accumulation of knowledge and constant collision, plus a little inspiration. Teacher, what do you think of this direction? Is it convenient to verify it with experiments?"

"To be honest, your theory involves too much knowledge, and I dare not say how much hope there is. But at least from the perspective of experimental verification, it is still quite difficult."

After hearing what Qiao Sen said, Xu You was still a little disappointed.

If it is impossible to verify whether it is right or wrong, then this theory can only be regarded as a hypothesis.

But Xu You did not lose heart and continued to ask:

"Teacher, what is the main difficulty?"

"The first thing is the preparation of atomic clusters. You know, my research field is condensed matter physics, which does not involve the preparation of materials. I am not sure whether your atomic cluster structure can be prepared. I will go and ask the professor of the School of Materials later."

"Okay, thank you teacher."

"Of course, after we have the materials, it's time for us to deal with the condensed matter part . Simply put, the main task is to reach low temperature conditions and then measure the resistance. It sounds simple, right? In fact, the process is still very complicated and tedious, and the investment is also quite huge. But no matter what, I am still very willing to give it a try."

After receiving Qiao Sen's initial affirmation, hope was rekindled in Xu You's heart.

After coming out of Qiao Sen's laboratory, Xu You has been thinking about the problem of preparing aluminum atomic clusters.

"The materials... the materials of Jida seem to be quite standard."

Xu You guessed that Qiao Sen had probably gone to consult a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Ji University about this matter.

Engineering is Jida's weak point, and Jida's material major can only rank around tenth in the country.

It can be said that if you want to study engineering, it is better not to come to Ji University, as the comprehensive capabilities of the school do not match your requirements.

"Based on this level, Ji University's materials science may not be as good as Ningjiang University's materials science."

Although Ningjiang

At this moment, Xu You suddenly realized a key problem.

"Fuck, isn't my dad a materials guy?"

For a moment, Xu You was so confused that he even forgot that his father was a professor of materials science.

However, this is also because Xu You is too independent and rarely asks Xu Zhou for help, so he never forgets to think in that direction.

Excited, Xu You quickly opened his phone's address book and called Xu Zhou.

As usual, the call was still unreachable.

Xu You had no choice but to open WeChat and type the message in the chat box with Xu Zhou:

"It's urgent, come back as soon as you see me!"

Xu Zhou was in class, so his cell phone was naturally on silent mode.

After class, Xu Zhou turned on his phone and saw the missed calls and WeChat messages from Xu You.