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Sui Feng suddenly felt a little disappointed when he heard that Ning Chen would not help him with the experiment today.

But after all, this was Sui Feng's own experiment. Ning Chen helped him out of love, and not helped him out of duty. Moreover, with Ning Chen's ability, he would definitely not always attack others.

"Well, Teacher Xu is in the office next door. You go find him."

Ning Chen came to the office next door and knocked on the door several times. After getting a response, he opened the door and walked in.

"Ning Chen, you're here. How do you feel about your internship in the laboratory these days?"

"I feel pretty good. I learned a lot of things that I couldn't learn from textbooks. Now I can conduct some experiments independently. Thanks to Teacher Xu and Brother Sui for their careful guidance."

Xu Zhouxin said that he actually didn't teach Ning Chen much. As for Sui Feng... he almost used Ning Chen as free labor.

But from Ning Chen's perspective, this can indeed help Ning Chen become familiar with various experimental operations faster.

"Well, that's good. Ning Chen, tell me what you want from me."

"That's right, Teacher Xu, I have some new ideas during the experiment these days. I don't know if they are theoretically valid. I would like to discuss them with you."

After hearing Ning Chen's words, Xu Zhou also frowned.

This feeling is a bit like a player who has just participated in youth training and suddenly wants to participate in the competition. It makes people feel that the span is too big.

But after all, this was not the first time that Xu Zhou came into contact with Ning Chen. He knew that Ning Chen was a gifted student and he should never be viewed with ordinary eyes.

"Well, if you have any ideas, just tell me. I happen to have time now."

Xu Zhou asked Ning Chen to sit across from him. After Ning Chen sat down, he took out what he had recorded last night and handed it to Xu Zhou.

"Teacher Xu, I wrote a little hastily, so I'd better explain it to you in detail."

Ning Chen moved the chair next to Xu Zhou and explained the structural diagram, reaction equation, and various calculation formulas on the draft paper.

"The one on the far left is the ordinary silicon atomic structure. The one in the middle is the silicon nanoparticle structure. The picture on the right is my imaginary porous silicon nanoparticle structure."

Ning Chen first explained the structural diagrams of the three previous silicon particles. Xu Zhou was no stranger to the first two structural diagrams, but it was the first time for Xu Zhou to see the third diagram.

"The structure of porous silicon nanoparticles... looks quite interesting."

Xu Zhou didn't know how Ning Chen came up with such a structure, but judging from the structural diagram alone, it looked like a physical structure.

Xuzhou made some rough calculations based on this structure, and was somewhat surprised to find that this structure is indeed reasonable in theory.

At least, it does not violate the various laws of materials science that Xuzhou can think of now.

But Xu Zhou still couldn't figure out how Ning Chen could get such inspiration, whether this material could really be prepared, and whether it had any practical application value.

"Ning Chen, first tell me how you came up with the structure diagram of such a silicon particle."

"This... I can't say very clearly. Maybe it's because I like to think wildly. By chance, I thought of a structure similar to this. After I thought about it deeply, I found that this structure still has theoretical possibilities. It may be established.”

Ning Chen's reason sounded a bit forced, but Xu Zhou didn't doubt anything. After all, the genius' thinking was difficult for ordinary people to understand.

"Judging from the basic particle structure theory, your silicon particle structure is indeed possible. Now what we have to consider is how to prepare it."

Xu Zhou knew that just having an imaginary particle structure diagram was not enough.

But if Ning Chen could really prepare it, it would be enough to publish a good result.

"Teacher Xu, I also have some ideas about the preparation of this material."

"Huh? Tell me quickly."

"First of all, we need to choose silicon nanoparticles as the initial raw material. In the selection of silicon nanoparticles, try to choose silicon nanoparticles with a particle diameter of less than 200nm."

Nano-silicon is a raw material that can be purchased on the market, and it is also a raw material that is not uncommon in various materials experiments.

"Direct processing of silicon nanoparticles will definitely not allow them to form a porous structure. But if you add part of boron to them and then add an etchant to etch them, it is theoretically possible to create a porous structure... "

Listening to Ning Chen's explanation, Xu Zhou frowned and his brain kept thinking.

"Yes! According to your method, it is theoretically possible to create a hole structure in silicon nanoparticles. The step of adding boron is actually to convert the intrinsic silicon nanoparticles into p-type in theory. After etching, the silicon nanoparticles in the Other ions will be removed, leaving behind a porous structure..."

Xu Zhou was surprised to find that the entire material preparation process could be explained smoothly using theory, and there were no obvious problems in it.

"Ning Chen, you really have a bright mind. Why don't any of the other students in our experimental group be able to come up with these wild hypotheses like you?"

Being praised by Xu Zhou in person, Ning Chen didn't dare to be proud.

"This is just a theoretical problem. In practice, there are still many problems to be solved."

As an associate professor of materials science at Shengzhou University, Xu Zhou naturally knows the difficulties.

"Yes, there are still many problems that need to be solved when we really want to start the experiment. For example, what is the particle size of the silicon nanoparticles, what is the proportion of boron to be added, what substance is used in the etchant, etc. This is still a problem that we can think of immediately. When we actually start experiments, we will encounter more and more problems..."

At this time, Xu Zhou suddenly changed the subject.

"However, I think this subject direction can be tried. Once we really achieve some results, maybe we can publish it in a district. Ning Chen, if you are willing, I will help you apply for this subject. We then set about preparing for the experiment."

Ning Chen was waiting for Xu Zhou's words. Seeing Xu Zhou's willingness to apply for this project, Ning Chen suddenly became excited.

"Thank you, Teacher Xu. I also want to start experiments early. In the field of materials science, I haven't published a paper yet." Ning Chen said with a smile.

Xu Zhou couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. You are an undergraduate who has not yet entered your sophomore year. Normally you have not even taken professional courses. Why are you in such a hurry to publish your paper so early?

However, considering that Ning Chen has published two papers in the field of mathematics, Ning Chen's words are really not just casual remarks.

"Then it's settled. Once the project application is completed, you will be fully responsible for the relevant experiments, and I will be your instructor. There are some experiments that you may not be able to handle alone, so I will ask Sui Feng to help you."

Ning Chen also suddenly understood the meaning of Xu Zhou's words. Anyway, Ning Chen has been helping Sui Feng a lot these days, so it is natural for him to help Ning Chen again.

I just don’t know how Sui Feng will feel when he experiences this change in identity.

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After Ning Chen and Xu Zhou finished talking, Xu Zhou helped Ning Chen apply for this project as promised.

Normally, Ning Chen's grade does not meet the conditions for applying for experimental projects. However, Ning Chen is not an ordinary student after all. The school deliberately applied for Ning Chen's project according to the standards of senior students and gave Ning Chen a certain amount of funding for the project. .

Even though the school specifically gave Ning Chen the green light, making the application process for the entire project much faster, the necessary procedures still needed to be completed.

Ning Chen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was easier to do research on mathematical problems. At most, he only needed to use a computer. Sometimes a few pieces of scratch paper might be enough.

Fortunately, Xuzhou didn't wait for the formalities to be completed, so he asked Ning Chen to start the experiment in advance. Anyway, the raw materials used in the early stage of the experiment are all in the laboratory. At worst, they can just buy a batch later.

Before the experiment started, Xu Zhou called Ning Chen and Sui Feng together to prepare the next experimental plan.

Sui Feng knew that Ning Chen was going to start working on his own experimental project. Sui Feng was also a little surprised by this matter. After all, Ning Chen had only been in the laboratory for a few days, so the jump was a bit too big.

Of course, Sui Feng also noticed Ning Chen's talent. If Ning Chen wanted to develop in the direction of materials, sooner or later he would have to carry out his own project.