Chapter 72: Superconductor Material Niobium-Titanium Alloy

After waiting for about 1 minute, a tall, thin young man ran down and waved at Xu Qingzhou.

The young man had two large dark circles under his eyes, and his complexion was sallow. Based on Xu Qingzhou's experience, he really looked like he was kidney-deficient from staying up late for several nights.

After the young man confirmed that Xu Qingzhou was the person he was supposed to bring, he introduced himself: "Junior, my name is Wang Wei. If you don't mind, you can just call me Wang Wang Shixiong."

"Wang Wang Shixiong." Xu Qingzhou said with a smile.

"You come with me, the teacher is waiting upstairs." Wang Wei took Xu Qingzhou into the experimental base, "Junior, you must be a senior, right? Are you preparing for your opening report this semester?"

"Senior, I'm a freshman." Xu Qingzhou explained.

Wang Wei's footsteps trembled, almost stumbling, and he shouted out: "You're only a freshman?!"

"You flatter me." Xu Qingzhou shook his head with a smile.

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"Junior Gong, I took a look. The measurement data of the superconducting transition temperature (Tc) you submitted yesterday seems to have some problems. Why don't you go and calculate it again?"

He was really interested in this, and he also roughly knew in his heart that his work would probably involve mathematical tools such as Maxwell's equations and the heat conduction equation.

Zhao Shengwen pointed to the position by the window, "Your desk, I've already had them clean it up."

"Currently, this field has been monopolized by foreign countries for a long time. Our Xia Nation pays terrifying costs every year. Although domestic companies like United Imaging and Alltech are catching up, there is still a considerable gap."

Xu Qingzhou didn't think there was anything. He could see that this senior sister belonged to the type who only focused on experiments and liked to bury her head in hard work.

Even the always cold Hong Yayu looked up at Xu Qingzhou, her eyes surprised.

Xu Qingzhou nodded.

Wang Wei didn't insist either, and said to Xu Qingzhou: "Junior, see you tomorrow." After Wang Wei left, Zhao Shengwen signaled Gong Yunfei and Hong Yayu to get busy first, and he told Xu Qingzhou about the project situation.

Wang Wei was messy. Are students these days this awesome? Can a freshman enter a professor's project? Following Wang Wei into the experimental building, Xu Qingzhou soon saw Zhao Risheng, who was directing something in front of the instrument. He looked spirited, doing things in a rush, completely different from the steady old man he used to be.

"By the way, Little Xu, you're only a freshman now, you guys take care of him more." Zhao Shengwen exhorted.

At this time, Zhao Shengwen's phone rang suddenly. After answering the phone, he said to Hong Yayu, who had finished the experiment and came in: "Little Hong, I have to go to the Materials Research Institute. Little Xu is handed over to you. Give him the materials, let him familiarize himself with our project first, and take him to handle the access card in a while."

After introducing the new member of the team, Zhao Shengwen waved his hand, "Little Wang, you go back and rest quickly."

"You must be Xu Qingzhou, right?" Zhao Shengwen guided the short-haired girl, looked at Xu Qingzhou, and clicked his tongue repeatedly, "The younger generation is formidable. At your age, I was still ignorant, thinking about how to play all day."

Niobium-titanium alloy superconductors have a high upper critical magnetic field, about 11T at 4.2K and about 14T at 2K. This means that in MRI equipment, using niobium-titanium alloy superconductors can produce a stronger magnetic field.

"Welcome, Junior." The boy who talked to Wang Wei introduced himself: "My name is Gong Yunfei. If you have anything, just come to me."

After arranging everything, Zhao Shengwen also left with peace of mind.

Xu Qingzhou followed Zhao Shengwen into another office, "Here, this is where we organize the data."

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"A little bit is enough. As long as there is a foundation, the rest can be learned slowly."

Except for Zhao Shengwen, there are three people in the project: Wang Wei, another slightly chubby young man, and a girl with capable short hair. Hong Yayu nodded and rummaged through the drawer for the materials for Xu Qingzhou, while asking: "SOL Multiphysics?"

The short-haired girl was in front of the Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID). At this time, she also looked at Xu Qingzhou, not showing much enthusiasm, and said slowly: "Hong Yayu."

Wang Wei narrowed his eyes and hugged Gong Yunfei.

SOL Multiphysics is a multi-physics simulation software that can build complex physical models. He used it quite a lot before.

"If this project succeeds, it will be a good thing for the country and the people that will benefit for generations."

"Optimizing the performance of niobium-titanium alloy superconductors helps improve the performance and diagnostic accuracy of MRI equipment."

"Know a little bit." Xu Qingzhou was very humble.

The slightly chubby one walked over. Seeing Wang Wei's strange expression, he asked: "Brother Wei, what's wrong with you?"

"What, freshman?!" Gong Yunfei gasped and stared at Xu Qingzhou in disbelief.

"Yes, just finished military training." Xu Qingzhou answered "shyly".

Following Zhao Shengwen around the laboratory, Xu Qingzhou saw various equipment he was once very familiar with: Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)... "We are currently conducting thermal conductivity performance tests. Your job is to work with Little Wang to perform data processing and analysis and build a mathematical model."

Zhao Shengwen didn't care about the two students playing around. The laboratory is boring, and it's okay to have a little fun occasionally. He clapped his hands and said: "I'll introduce to everyone, this student is named 'Xu Qingzhou', from the School of Mathematics. He will join our project team from now on."

"Got it, Teacher." Hong Yayu nodded.

In fact, if it were introduced by someone else, he would definitely have to test whether the other party was qualified, but the recommender was Gu Zhizhong, so there was no need.

Xu Qingzhou greeted: "Senior brothers and sisters, my name is Xu Qingzhou. Please give me more advice in the future."

"Wang Wang Shixiong, I was wrong." Gong Yunfei hurriedly begged for mercy.

"My goodness, Junior, you are too awesome." Gong Yunfei gave a thumbs up.

"In addition, this project of our research group has the support of Jingda Experimental Project Fund and Kyoto Ministry of Health Scientific Research Fund. Participating in such a project is quite helpful for both your personal resume and future development."

"We are doing electromagnetic properties and thermal conductivity analysis of the superconductor material niobium-titanium alloy. Niobium-titanium alloy superconductors are widely used in the manufacture of superconducting magnets, especially in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which can improve the resolution and clarity of MRI imaging."

Hong Yayu looked at Xu Qingzhou and asked: "Junior, you know how to use programming software like MATLAB and Python, right?"

"Know a little bit too." Xu Qingzhou continued to nod.

Saying this, Hong Yayu handed over a flash drive and said seriously: "Junior, the materials for our project are all here, including the literature that needs to be read, software usage tutorials, etc. You can read more when you go down, but these are internal materials and cannot be spread outside."

Xu Qingzhou nodded from time to time, and also had a general understanding of the project.

"I know." Xu Qingzhou nodded.

"Senior sister, don't scare the junior." Gong Yunfei walked over, patted Xu Qingzhou on the shoulder, and explained with a smile: "Although there is cooperation between universities, they actually belong to a competitive relationship, and they are competing secretly, so materials and the like need to be strictly kept confidential."

"For example, in this project of ours, Jin Ling University is also working on it. Whoever finishes it first, the results are theirs."

Xu Qingzhou finally understood why Zhao Shengwen and the others were so anxious. Indeed, once the other party produces results first, it means all their efforts here are in vain.

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