199. Chapter 199 Recognition of three Fields Medal winners


Chapter 199 Recognition of three Fields Medal winners

“Ultrasound-assisted chemical route... Ning Chen, can you elaborate?”

Ning Chen’s views on Xu Zhou and Sui Feng The reaction was not surprising at all, because this method is indeed very unpopular.

“I heard about this method when I was an intern at Yanda University. The general meaning is that it uses ultrasonic waves to promote chemical reactions.

Because ultrasonic waves can produce air It is chemical, that is, it can produce bubbles in the liquid. These bubbles will expand rapidly under the action of sound waves and then burst suddenly

This cavitation can produce a high-temperature and high-pressure environment, and can also produce strong stirring and flow effects. These effects can promote the progress of chemical reactions, increase the reaction rate and product synthesis rate..."

Listening to Ning Chen's explanation, Xu Zhou and Sui Feng gradually understood the theoretical basis of Ning Chen's method.

“So, this is really a feasible method in theory. I didn’t expect that you learned so many useful things during your internship at Yanda. ”

Because this method was a relatively cutting-edge professional technology at the time, it would be difficult for people who did not study very carefully in related majors to learn about such a method.

“Of course, during my time at Yanda, although I did not directly study materials science, many of the things I learned were directly or indirectly related to materials science. ”

"No, I have to find time to apply to the school to study at Yanda University." Xu Zhou said with a smile.

"Then...Teacher Xu, take me there too?" Sui Feng echoed.

"Sui Feng, do you think that you can go to Yanda for exchange if you want to? At least you have to publish a top article first to let me see your strength, right?"

"Okay, then I'll fight for it." Sui Feng said with some disappointment.

Actually, Xu Zhou regretted a little after saying this. He just said that he would praise Sui Feng more in the future, but perhaps because of the habits he has developed in the past two years, some words just blurted out naturally. , simply can’t stop.

"Hey, Sui Feng, it's actually not that easy for me to go, but it doesn't matter. Just what Ning Chen learned in the few months at Yan University is enough for us to study for a while."

When Ning Chen saw this, he also said:

"Teacher Xu, Brother Sui, you don't have to worry so much. As long as it is so needed, I will definitely share all kinds of new knowledge with you. Sometimes. There is too much knowledge in my mind, and I don’t know where to start. I have to call out this knowledge when I encounter a suitable situation.”

Just like this research, if If Ning Chen hadn't suddenly thought that this method could be used to prepare Ag-doped TiO2 nanotubes, Ning Chen might never have discussed this method with them.

After determining the next experimental plan, Ning Chen, Xu Zhou, and Sui Feng prepared for the next experiment together.

Although this solution is theoretically feasible, Ning Chen has not actually done any related experiments. He only learned about this method in the class at Yanda.

In order to complete the experiment, Xuzhou specially borrowed ultrasonic equipment from the chemistry group of Shengzhou University, and consulted the teacher to learn about the operating procedures and precautions of the relevant experiments.

In everyone’s continuous exploration, we finally adjusted the appropriate ultrasonic power and processing time, successfully constructed the ideal chemical route with ultrasound assistance, and completed the deposition of Ag on TiO2 nanotubes. .

The subsequent tests also proved the value of Ning Chen’s plan.

When Ning Chen designed this plan, he did not just want to simply add an Ag deposition method, but hoped to further improve the performance of the material.

"After testing, the nanomaterials synthesized through ultrasound-assisted chemical routes have higher photocurrent and photocatalytic efficiency. Not only are they much higher than ordinary TiO2 nanotube arrays, they are also higher than Ag-doped ones synthesized by other methods. TiO2 nanotubes are higher. ”

Because there are differences in materials synthesized by different methods, chemical reaction rates, product yields, etc., there will be certain differences in the synthesized materials. .

Ning Chen’s new method undoubtedly raised the value of the entire project to another level.

The experiment has progressed to this point, and Ning Chen no longer has any good methods. Everyone is ready to finish the problem and sort out the experimental results of these days.

Since the entire experimental project was completed by Ning Chen, Xu Zhou, and Sui Feng, the work of organizing the results and writing the paper will also be completed by the three of them. Ning Chen rarely wrote papers with others before. He occasionally wrote papers with others. This kind of teamwork felt good.

This research topic is not very prominent among all the topics that Ning Chen has studied, but this topic has filled Ning Chen’s scientific research gap very well, allowing Ning Chen to obtain While harvesting, it also generated a lot of new research inspiration.

After completing the writing and proofreading of the paper, the three of them discussed the issue of paper delivery.

Xu Zhou knew about various academic journals related to materials science, and Ning Chen and Sui Feng also wanted to hear Xu Zhou’s opinions first.

“I think this paper may not be suitable for submission to the main journals of Nature and Science. Of course, this is not because this paper is not valuable enough, but the research direction is too professional. Not very suitable for the style of the main publications of Nature and Science ”

Ning Chen also meant what Xu Zhou said, simply put, is that the gimmicks of the paper are not enough and may not attract the interest of the editors of the main journals of "Nature" and "Science".

“But "Nature" has a sub-journal called "NatureMaterials", which is a journal centered on materials science. The impact factor of this journal is also very high, not even inferior to "Nature" and "Nature" "Science" is the main journal, and of course it is not easy to publish a paper in it."

Ning Chen also has a certain understanding of this journal. It is a very high-quality academic journal on materials science. , the impact factor sometimes even exceeds the main journals of "Nature" and "Science".

Being able to publish a paper on this is enough to be regarded as a very important achievement.

After listening to Xu Zhou’s opinions, Ning Chen and Sui Feng both agreed and continued to revise the paper and prepare for submission.

……

Journal of the American Mathematical Society.

Several journal editors are sitting together, discussing issues related to paper acceptance.

“Did Professor Patterson also give advice on recommending that the journal accept the manuscript?”

“Yes, after careful review, Professor Patterson also believes that this is a manuscript. A very good paper, and the theory in the paper is completely correct. At this point, the three Fields Medal winners have suggested that we accept this paper.”

The paper they were discussing was the research paper related to the Navier-Stokes equation that Ning Chen had submitted before.

The "Professor Patterson" they call is Inge Patterson, a great mathematician who also won the Fields Medal.

It was very rare before that a paper could be reviewed by three Fields Medalists at the same time.

But this is also a choice that the Journal of the American Mathematical Society has no choice, because if it does not reach this level, it is indeed difficult to make an accurate and objective judgment on the research content of this paper.

“Since the three Fields Medal winners all recognize the research content of this paper, I think we have nothing to hesitate anymore.”

To take a step back, even if Qiu Chengtong may have some selfish motives for reviewing this paper because of his relationship with Ning Chen, the fact that three mathematicians made similar judgments is enough to illustrate the problem.

After discussions among the editors, everyone finally decided unanimously to accept the paper submitted by Ning Chen.

In fact, before this, these editors had similar thoughts. As long as there were no problems with the content of Ning Chen's paper, they would definitely be inclined to accept it.

Ning Chen’s previous papers have helped the journal improve the impact factor a lot. For authors of such papers, even the four top journals in mathematics, which are very strict in review, will naturally welcome them. of.

It’s just that they are also worried about whether the research content of this paper is really correct. After all, several reviewers have been unable to give a definite conclusion, and it is impossible for the journal to review it without detailed review. , just publish the paper directly.

After making the decision, Abi Moyle sent an email confirming receipt of the paper to Ning Chen’s mailbox.

(End of this chapter)

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