Chapter 231 Metal Catalysis

"I found that all of your papers tend to focus on the preparation of graphene. Do you want to challenge the problem that is causing headaches to people all over the world?"

After Professor Brad agreed, Patricia happily sat next to Wu Bin and started asking.

"I didn't think so much, I'm just more interested in this topic." Wu Bin replied.

Patricia: "I have also participated in the subject of metal catalysis before, but there were always flaws in controlling the cooling rate, and no improvement was achieved no matter how many sets of experiments were done, so it has been shelved now..."

"Is it metal catalyzed?" Wu Bin nodded, "I have studied it before. Do you use Ni or Cu as the catalyst?"

Patricia: "Hey, isn't this the most commonly used one now?"

Wu Bin: "Actually, I am trying to find a better catalyst. I feel it will bring new surprises."

"What about!?" Patricia's eyes lit up.

"Cough..." At this time, Professor Brad coughed suddenly.

Patricia immediately flinched after hearing this, knowing that she had asked a question she shouldn't have asked.

"Sorry, I seem to be a little too excited." Patricia said a little embarrassed.

"It doesn't matter." Wu Bin waved his hand, "Previously, Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea prepared graphene with a size of 76.2 cm through the roll-to-roll CVD method. However, the graphene needed to be transferred during the preparation process, which easily introduced a large number of defects. , so I didn’t continue to study it in depth, but I discovered some brand-new ideas in their papers, and I recommend you to read them.”

"Of course, I will definitely do it!" Patricia said, taking out her notebook and starting to record, while writing, "I originally thought that geniuses would be very eccentric. I'm glad that you are more kind than my grandma."

"Pfft..." After hearing this, Wu Bin almost spit out the red wine he just drank. He wiped his mouth for a moment before replying: "As long as it is an academic issue, I welcome others to discuss it with me at any time."

"What about... non-academic issues?" Patricia suddenly blinked at Wu Bin.

Professor Brad on the side seemed very happy to see the two young people chatting enthusiastically. He smiled and picked up a piece of baked potato and put it in his mouth.

"Of course you're welcome." Wu Bin smiled and nodded.

After hearing Wu Bin's answer, Professor Brad felt that the time had come, so he put down his knife and fork and said: "Wu Bin, Patricia is also a member of my experimental group and is very talented in experiments. If you set up a As for the experimental group, I believe she will be able to help you a lot."

Wu Bin: "This is my honor."

However, just when Professor Brad's lips raised after hearing this, Wu Bin said another sentence to complete the words.

"If there is a chance in the future."

Professor Brad's expression froze after hearing this, "Isn't now a good opportunity?"

Patricia on the other side was a little excited when she heard that she had the opportunity to cooperate with Wu Bin, "I know you generally like to do independent research, but I will definitely try my best to help. I can do some basic work, and I will also be open-minded. Learned from you.”

"Well, I believe you can." Wu Bin nodded towards Patricia, "But I just told Professor Brad that I will return to China after participating in the competition."

Seeing the looks cast by Wu Bin and Patricia at the same time, Professor Brad sighed, "Dear Wu, you are such a stubborn guy..."

Wu Bin: "Sorry, there are still many things in the country that I need to finish, but thank you again for your kindness and suggestions."

"If you really want to thank me, come to the University of California. This is a place that won't let you down." Professor Brad raised his goblet.

"It will definitely be one of my choices." After Wu Bin finished speaking, he raised the goblet and touched it with Professor Brad.

Although there is no time to go to the laboratory, two people with full knowledge of materials science can still create many sparks even if they just have a verbal discussion.

It wasn't until the waiter came to remind them that their restaurant was closing in the evening that the two finally stopped talking.

"Is it already so late?" Wu Bin took out his phone and took a look and found that it was almost 10 o'clock.

Professor Brad drank the last bit of red wine in the glass and looked at Wu Bin with a smile: "I haven't chatted so freely for a long time. It turns out that chatting in person is much more interesting than dry emails. I think more and more now I want to invite you to my laboratory, do you really not think about it anymore? I can give you more favorable conditions than what I promised you before."

But before Wu Bin could speak, Professor Brad waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I don't want to be rejected by the same man several times in one day like an abandoned resentful woman. Let's stop talking today. I have to go back. I’m asleep, as I get older, my mental strength is far less than before.”

Wu Bin: "I think you are very energetic, Professor."

"Nothing compared to young people." Professor Brad said, standing up and putting on the coat hanging on the chair, and then picked up a dark brown gentleman's hat and put it on his head.

"I'm going back to the hotel, what about you?" Professor Brad looked at Patricia and asked.

"Well, I'll go back a little later." Patricia replied immediately.

After listening to the professor, Brad smiled like an experienced driver, then nodded towards her and said, "Okay, I'll leave first." Then he waved to Wu Bin.

"Goodbye, professor." Wu Bin also waved to him.

After seeing Professor Brad walk away, Wu Bin was also going to take a taxi back to the hotel. Although taxis in the United States were very expensive, he didn't want to study the complicated public transportation routes because he was unfamiliar with the place.

"Where are you going next?" Patricia stood in front of Wu Bin and asked him.

Wu Bin: "Go back to the hotel."

"It's so boring, the nightlife has just begun~" Patricia shrugged.

"You are right. I plan to go back to the hotel to digest what I talked about with Professor Brad today. I believe it will be a fulfilling night."

"..."

Although Patricia was speechless, she understood Wu Bin's excited expression.

In the afternoon, when Wu Bin and Professor Brad were just starting to have an academic discussion, she could occasionally chime in, but later on the topic became more and more eccentric, and more and more theories were involved, until she could only act as an obedient person. spectators.

After listening to the entire academic discussion, her biggest feeling was that her peer's knowledge was too broad, and he was not at all proficient in materials science as she had imagined.

Especially when the two talked about string theory, she was just listening to the scriptures. But looking at Professor Brad's expression of sometimes surprise and sometimes thinking, she could understand that this Wu Bin must have brought him many surprises.

"Would you like to have a drink at the bar?" Patricia asked Wu Bin with a smile.