Chapter 145 Single-walled carbon nanotubes vs multi-walled carbon nanotubes
"Professor Lu, I think our requirements can be lowered."
"1000gpa, this tensile strength is too difficult to achieve."
“If you think small space elevators cannot meet the needs of transportation, we can build a few more, right?”
Wei Rong persuaded "hardly".
Lu Yongchang stared at the carbon nanotubes in front of him in a daze.
After a long silence, he suddenly spoke, "It makes sense."
Before Wei Rong could appear happy on his face, Lu Yongchang continued: "It's right, single-layer wall carbon nanotubes won't work!"
Wei Rong: "????"
He looked at Lu Yongchang with a puzzled look on his face.
Is this what he just said?
As for Lu Yongchang, it seemed that he misunderstood the puzzled expression on Wei Rong's face: "Don't you understand?"
"It's very simple. Even if a single-layer wall carbon nanotube has the most ideal structure, its tensile strength can only reach 800gpa under the ideal situation, which is definitely not enough!"
"We have to start with the multi-layer wall!"
"Considering the reduction in tensile strength caused by the preparation process, purity and spinning method..."
"To be on the safe side, we need to increase the tensile strength of a single carbon nanotube to above 1500gpa!!"
Wei Rong looked at Lu Yongchang blankly, and reached out and slapped his smooth forehead.
It turns out that Professor Lu didn't listen to a single word of what he said just now, right?
He looked a little anxious: "But, professor, the calculation of carbon nanomanagement theory of multi-layer walls is too complicated, and we don't know how much of its upper limit is!"
Lu Yongchang chuckled.
"Doesn't this just show that the multi-layer wall carbon nanotubes are extremely plastic?"
Wei Rong: "..."
Can you still understand this way?!
After some debate, Lu Yongchang unilaterally declared that Wei Rong's argument was invalid.
So, Wei Rong "happily" attacked Lu Yongchang.
...
"Wei Rong, help me see how sample No. 56 is like?"
Lu Yongchang said without raising his head, "I remember that they are all zigzag arrangements."
At the microscopic level, the atoms of single-layer wall carbon nanotubes have different arrangements.
Jagged, hand shape and armchair shape.
The carbon nanotubes produced in these three arrangements also have different tensile strengths.
As for multi-layer wall carbon nanotubes...
Then there are more arrangements.
After all, two-layer wall carbon nanotubes are multi-layers, and two-hundred-layer wall carbon nanotubes are also multi-layers.
What Lu Yongchang and the others are doing now... is also the easiest and most basic method.
Exhausted method.
To put it simply, I just try it one by one.
Continuous experiments are made using arrangement and combination methods, and then zero analyzes and calculates these data, finds out the rules, and accurately locates the most suitable multi-layer wall arrangement method.
It's simple to say, but difficult to do.
Even with the help of researchers from the entire laboratory of Zero and One, the experiment progress was still relatively slow.
"Here you come!"
Wei Rong's voice came from far away, accompanied by a burst of rapid footsteps.
A few minutes later.
"Oh, what a pity."
"The tensile strength is only 50gpa, which is unqualified."
Lu Yongchang nodded calmly and then said softly: "Remember to help me record the data. Zero requires a large number of samples to analyze."
Wei Rong nodded silently and stood beside Lu Yongchang and wanted to speak but stopped.
"What's wrong?"
The moment when Wei Rong was swept out of the corner of his eyes, Lu Yongchang asked in a low voice, but the movements in his hands did not pause at all.
Hearing Lu Yongchang's question, Wei Rong sighed softly, with a little bitterness in his eyes.
"Professor Lu, we have made more than 80 samples now, but..."
"As of now, we have not found a carbon nanotube with a tensile strength of more than 100gpa. I was wondering if we chose the wrong direction?"
Lu Yongchang's movements did not pause at all. He shook his head gently and said firmly: "No, my intuition tells me that the direction will definitely not be wrong!"
"Believe me!"
While speaking, a trace of imperceptible green flashed in Lu Yongchang's eyes, which were facing away from Wei Rong.
Of course the direction will not be wrong.
As early as before the experiment officially began, Lu Yongchang verified the research direction he chose through the "tips" of the science and technology tree system.
The result is obvious that multi-layer wall carbon nanotubes are definitely in the right direction.
At least, as a cable material for space elevators, its potential is extremely huge!
Lu Yongchang's confident words relieved Wei Rong's concerns a little.
As a former academician of the Xia Academy of Sciences, Wei Rong had long heard of some "legends" of scientific research giants relying on scientific research intuition to complete scientific research tasks.
Originally, he didn't believe in this kind of "story".
But he never expected that this scene would happen in front of him.
Although Wei Rong still didn't believe in this so-called scientific research intuition, when he thought of Lu Yongchang's previous achievements, he could only smile bitterly and swallow the words he said.
"Damn!"
A shout of surprise came from a distance.
Wei Rong frowned slightly and shouted in a deep voice: "Xiao Wang, what's going on?"
"In the laboratory, remember to pay attention to order!"
The researcher, known as Xiao Wang, was filled with shock. He pointed to the laboratory bench in front of him and stammered: "Wei, Academician Wei, come and take a look, take a look!"
Wei Rong's heart moved, and a guess emerged in his heart.
No...
The slap in the face won't come so quickly, right?!
He looked tight, took a step forward, and quickly rushed towards the researcher!
Lu Yongchang, who was beside him, naturally stopped the movements in his hand, stood up slowly, and walked slowly behind Wei Rong.
...
"incredible……"
Unlike Lu Yongchang, Wei Rong, who was jogging all the way, had already arrived at the experimental bench.
After some observation, Wei Rong's face turned slightly red and he shouted incrediblely: "The tensile strength actually reaches 200gpa!"
The experimental bench was already surrounded by researchers at this time.
Every scientific researcher wants to see this miraculous carbon nanotube with his own eyes!
"oh?"
At this time, Lu Yongchang also slowly walked to the outside of the crowd. Listening to Wei Rong's shouts in the crowd, the corners of his mouth raised, and a faint smile appeared on both sides of his cheeks.
"Let me see the data."
Lu Yongchang's voice fell, and the crowded crowd in front of him seemed to have been pressed.
"Hurry, let go, Professor Lu is here!"
"Don't squeeze me..."
After a brief commotion, the crowd made way for a road.
With a faint smile on his face, Lu Yongchang nodded to the researchers on both sides and walked towards the experimental bench.
"Not bad!" The moment he saw the data, Lu Yongchang raised his eyebrows suddenly.
Chapter completed!