Chapter 491: The project group next door is quite rich

October 2nd, morning.

Xu Qingzhou put on a lab coat and entered the laboratory. After adjusting the pulse ratio some time ago, the sample EDS detection showed Nb: Sn=3:1, which was considered a relatively ideal state.

After 24 hours of completing the NbSn precursor ALD deposition, it could be put into the Thermo Scientific GSL-1700X tube annealing furnace for low-temperature annealing and phase transition.

The laboratory was quite clean.

Yesterday they adjusted the data, the laboratory was free, and other research groups had come to use the laboratory, thermoelectric materials, synthesizing low-dimensional BiTe nanowires, researching ZT value optimization.

Xu Qingzhou checked the equipment and suddenly had such a thought: "Is it possible to do some other experiments?"

The laboratory was idle anyway.

Although the equipment was old, the treasure knife was not old, superconducting qubits, quantum sensing and detectors, and could also develop graphene-based glucose sensors or DNA detection devices in terms of biosensors.

At this time, Carson also walked into the laboratory: "Professor, good morning."

"Good morning."

Xu Qingzhou put away his thoughts, planning to consider what to research later.

The two started working, stuffing the sample into the ALD system.

Only Xu Qingzhou and Carson were in the laboratory; Sun Simin and Ma Ersi were making their final sprint to cope with Xu Qingzhou's test tomorrow.

Half an hour passed, the graphene had already been loaded into the equipment, and the two went to the office to look at the output data.

Seeing that there was no problem, Carson let out a breath and chatted with Xu Qingzhou: "Professor, who do you think will win this year's Nobel Prize in Physics?"

Compared to the Physiology or Medicine Prize on the first day, the Nobel Prize in Physics on October 2nd was the main event, and also the award with the highest gold content in the Nobel Prize, which could be said to be highly anticipated.

"What do you think?"

Xu Qingzhou took out his computer, preparing to put the data from the previous two days into the model.

"I think it belongs to nanophotonics and plasmonics; the most likely winners are Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz," Carson said in a deep voice.

In 2015, the Nobel Prize was awarded for neutrino oscillation, the 2016 Nobel Prize was for topological phase transition in condensed matter, and 2017 was the experimental demonstration of gravitational waves in high-energy physics and particle physics.

This year, everyone speculated it would be for the discovery of exoplanets or nanophotonics and plasmonics.

The two people Carson mentioned were the most cutting-edge researchers in the field of exoplanet discovery, discovering for the first time an exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star. This discovery was considered to have completely changed human cognition of planetary systems in the universe, and in subsequent research, it was confirmed that there were thousands of exoplanets, some of which were located in the habitable zone.

Xu Qingzhou smiled and said three names: "Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou, and Donna Strickland."

"So certain?" Carson was surprised.

Xu Qingzhou nodded slightly; there was basically no big change in the field of physics, and the winners from 2014 to 2017 were all the same as in his previous life.

He, this cheater, hadn't started to exert force in the field of physics yet, so the award trajectory shouldn't change.

Carson got excited: "Professor, do you want to bet?"

Xu Qingzhou shook his head; he already knew who would win, winning would be unfair.

Carson had a high gambler mentality, and seeing Xu Qingzhou not participating, he rubbed his hands, "Come on, Professor, whoever loses, Red Fish Bar, buy out the venue."

This guy really had a gambler mentality.

Xu Qingzhou smiled helplessly, thinking to himself: "Also, Carson dared to quit with just a burst of enthusiasm, coming to do superconducting thin films with him, very bold."

He thought for a while and said: "Let's not go to the bar... save you some money. How about this, if I win, the office cleaning for the next two weeks will be handed over to you."

Just take it as a reward for Sun Simin and Ma Ersi; during this time, the office cleaning was the responsibility of these two.

"Deal!"

Carson snapped his fingers.

Long after.

The news of the Nobel Prize in Physics appeared on the internet.

This time the Physics Prize was awarded to the field of laser physics, and the winners were Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou, and Donna Strickland respectively.

Carson looked blank.

Xu Qingzhou shrugged and said: "Okay, it seems Miss Sun and Mr. Ma Ersi are lucky; someone is doing duty for them."

"Still lost..."

The Nobel Prize was announced, and of course, there was a carnival on the internet.

Xu Qingzhou's life here was as usual, staying in the laboratory during the day to do data, cooking at home at night, and going to the laboratory again the next day. After a night of deposition, scanning and collecting data, the sample could enter the next process.

However, the annealing process encountered problems as soon as it started.

High-voltage ignition was abnormal, a common fault of high-frequency induction furnaces.

"Professor, do I need to report for repairs?" Carson said with a headache.

"Useless, unless they replace the equipment for us."

Xu Qingzhou shook his head, checked it once, and said: "It's estimated that the quartz tube has accumulated slag, or the heating coil is oxidized, leading to electric field breakdown. Help me find a 400-grit sandpaper."

"Sandpaper?"

Carson thought for a while and said: "I'll go to the laboratory next door to borrow some."

Xu Qingzhou nodded; they had just been established here, and many basic tools were not yet fully equipped. Less than ten minutes later, he saw Carson holding a large box of sandpaper returning to the office through the glass window.

"Oh, quite generous."

Xu Qingzhou clicked his tongue. The next door seemed to be doing research on Gallium Nitride (GaN) and third-generation semiconductors, with funding of tens of millions, really rich.

"Find time, we might be able to visit."

Need to build some rapport, in case there's a place to use it in the future, borrow a small tool or equipment or something.

"Wait for an opportunity to talk about it."

Carson's expression was a bit unnatural and he laughed dryly, paused, and hurriedly said: "What to do next?"

Xu Qingzhou was surprised by Carson's strangeness, but didn't continue to ask, first using sandpaper to remove the oxide layer, polishing the heating coil, and then using a quartz brush to clean the slag on the tube wall.

20 minutes passed.

The instrument was turned on, and the fault light went out.

Carson gave a thumbs up, paused, and said with some emotion: "If one day we are unemployed, we might be able to consider being repairmen."

Xu Qingzhou turned to Carson and said: "Well, no problem, you watch it first."

"Okay."

Carson nodded.

For Carson, Xu Qingzhou was very at ease. After getting along for more than a month, he found that this guy was indeed a talent.

The foundation was solid, and the ability was very strong. No wonder his mentor was unwilling to let him go.

At this time, Sun Simin and Ma Ersi were sitting upright, and seeing Xu Qingzhou come in, they sat even straighter.

"It seems you are all ready."

Xu Qingzhou waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't be nervous, it's just three simple tests."

Sun Simin took a deep breath, making a look of determination to go to the battlefield.

Ma Ersi was relatively relaxed, begging for mercy: "Boss, show mercy."

"Relax, it's not difficult."

Xu Qingzhou smiled lightly, took two manuscripts out of his bag, and handed them to Sun Simin and Ma Ersi.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 492 =====