Dr. Li is a senior researcher in the new materials R&D department of Wuzhou Company.
Graduated from Huaqing University majoring in materials science. After graduating from the undergraduate program, he directly studied at the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States with a full scholarship, studying under Academician Yang Peidong, a professor in the Department of Chemistry. While overseas, he participated in a number of cutting-edge materials science-related research projects with his teacher, published 13 high-level papers, and obtained a doctorate.
Due to family reasons, he returned to China and continued to engage in materials research. He joined the University of Science and Technology of China, a top domestic major in materials science, and achieved outstanding results in the fields of new functional materials, nanomaterials, and biomedical materials.
He is also a genius scientist recommended by Wu Zhou's system.
As for why Wu Zhou was able to recruit him, it is very simple. It can be as simple as one sentence, "You can study whatever you want to study, without any restrictions, and the funds can be allocated at will."
Then Dr. Lee agreed.
Because generally in college you want to study a project.
Some necessary steps are required.
For example, the first step is to determine your research direction and topic. You need to search for relevant literature and write a detailed research plan to explain your research goals, methods, expected results, and innovation points.
The second step is to find a suitable funding agency, which can be a national, provincial or municipal science and technology department, or a foundation or enterprise within or outside the school. You also need to understand their application requirements, conditions, time and procedures, and choose projects that suit your subject characteristics and level to apply for.
After everything is done, the third step is to fill in the application form. You need to fill in the topic name, person in charge information, research content, budget, etc. according to the format and requirements specified by the funding agency or project.
After that, it is time to submit the application and wait for review. You will receive notification of the review results in a few weeks or months.
How should I put it, there is actually nothing wrong with these processes. The problem is that Dr. Li particularly dislikes these cumbersome processes.
Moreover, many of his research project ideas may have been the same when they were submitted, but during the research process, they suddenly changed directions completely and produced completely unrelated results.
In addition, there is still time to wait for the declaration, and in his opinion, every minute is extremely precious.
As a result, Wu Zhou found a treasure. Of course, in order to recruit him as a great person, Wu Zhou went to communicate in person and gave him a promise in black and white.
Dr. Li excitedly rushed into Wu Zhou with a report and said loudly, "Boss, big discovery, big discovery!" The excitement on Dr. Li's face was palpable.
Wu Zhou looked at Dr. Li in front of him, who was at least ten years older than himself but very 'immature', but he still smiled and said, "It seems like a really big discovery? Let me see." Wu Zhou took the report from Dr. Li.
Dr. Li said directly at this time, speaking very fast, "Look at this, our laboratory accidentally discovered a new compound, I temporarily call it LZ-1. Our laboratory is currently studying a new type of antibacterial compound Peptides were discovered accidentally. This new compound is highly hydrophilic and lipophilic, and can self-assemble into a structure similar to cholesterol in aqueous solution. I have a little eDonkey, and the battery life is severely reduced. I just thought about trying it to see if it could be used as an additive to electrolyte salt to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries. I just added it directly last weekend. The battery life suddenly returned to the time when I bought it new, and the charging time was also saved by nearly 10%. 15%, very useful!”
"During this period, our group also conducted detailed research in the laboratory. After LZ-1 is added to the electrolyte salt, it can greatly reduce the viscosity of the electrolyte and is almost unaffected by high and low temperatures. It can be used under various temperature conditions. It can remain stable even under different conditions and will not fail or degrade.”
After finishing speaking, Dr. Li still had a look of excitement on his face, but Wu Zhou rolled his eyes at him with a slightly speechless look, "It's just an electric car. If it doesn't work, just replace it. How can you add other things to the battery fluid at will?" Yes, it’s very dangerous. Also, didn’t the company assign a driver to you?”
"I know, I know, don't say this, don't say this, look at the report behind this." Dr. Li waved his hand, slightly impatient and disapproving, and directly turned over the paper in Wu Zhou's hand. Report, turn to some data and charts.
Dr. Li pointed to a table on the report and said directly, "Look here! We used LZ-1 as an additive to prepare several electrolytes with different concentrations and ratios, and conducted comparative tests with electrolytes commonly used on the market. .The results show that at 25°C, the viscosity of the LZ-1 additive electrolyte is only about 0.5 mPa·s, while the viscosity of commonly used electrolytes is between 1.5~2.0 mPa·s; at -20°C, the viscosity of LZ-1 The viscosity of the additive electrolyte still remains at about 0.6 mPa·s, while the commonly used electrolyte soars to more than 10~15 mPa·s; at 60°C, the LZ-1 additive electrolyte is only about 0.4 mPa·s, while the commonly used electrolyte The electrolyte dropped to between 0.8 and 1.2 mPa·s." A series of values came out of his mouth, exactly as in the report.
In fact, these reports were not written by him, but were automatically produced by the company's AI based on experimental data.
"So low?" Wu Zhou was also shocked when he heard this and said in surprise.
"Yes!" Dr. Li continued, "Don't interrupt me, I haven't finished yet! Since the viscosity is much lower, the ion mobility of the LZ-1 additive electrolyte has also increased a lot. We measured their Ionic conductivity and molar conductivity at different temperatures. The results show that at 25°C, the ionic conductivity of the LZ-1 additive electrolyte reaches about 12.5 mS/cm, while the commonly used electrolyte (using LiPF6 as the lithium salt) The ionic conductivity is only about 9.5 mS/cm; at -20°C."
"In addition, we also made some lithium-ion battery samples with LZ-1 additive electrolyte, and tested the charge-discharge performance and cycle life with samples made with commonly used electrolytes. The results show that at 25°C, The specific capacity of the sample made with LZ-1 additive electrolyte reaches about 180 mAh/g, while the specific capacity of the sample made with commonly used electrolyte is only about 150 mAh/g; at -20°C, the specific capacity of the sample made with LZ-1 additive electrolyte The specific capacity of the sample still remains at about 160 mAh/g, while the specific capacity of the sample made with commonly used electrolyte has dropped to about 80 mAh/g; at 60°C, the sample made with LZ-1 additive electrolyte also has 170 mAh /g, while samples made with commonly used electrolytes drop to around 120 mAh/g.”
"We also measured their cycle life at different temperatures. The results showed that at 25°C, the capacity retention rate of samples made with LZ-1 additive electrolyte reached more than 98% after 500 cycles, while that of commonly used electrolytes After 500 cycles of the produced sample, the capacity retention rate is only about 85%; at -20°C."
Wu Zhou watched and listened, and at this moment he understood the meaning of this report, or the value of this new compound LZ-1.
"Can I speak now?" Wu Zhou asked with a smile.
"It's okay now, boss, please tell me quickly. I have other projects going on and time is precious." Dr. Li said, glancing at an electronic watch on his wrist.
"Then go and do your work. If you need anything, let me know at any time." Wu Zhou did not waste his time.
"Okay, bye." Dr. Li turned around and left Wu Zhou's office.
Wu Zhou looked at Dr. Li who left directly, shook his head with a smile, and then sent a message to Dr. Li's assistant: "Replace his electric car with a new regular battery."
(End of chapter)
