Chapter 200 About Studying Abroad

[The structure of the molecular film changes from layer 1 (WL in picture c) to layer 3 (3l in picture b), that is, the structure of each layer is different in detail. 】

[This is mainly because there is a competitive nature between molecules within and between layers of pentacene molecules. It is these structural differences that lead to completely different electronic properties...]

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Before submitting the manuscript, Wu Bin did a lot of homework on the review editors Feng Jinhui and Han Kangshun who described them as man-eating tigers.

As for what the homework is, it is naturally how to "tame" him.

Although the rebuttals and questions sent by this reviewer were not many, they were enough for Wu Bin to understand the issues he was concerned about.

For example, he attaches great importance to whether the content is novel, whether the experimental description is clear and can be repeated by readers, whether the experimental data is true and reliable, and whether the reference citations are appropriate.

Therefore, in his reply to the manuscript, Wu Bin also clearly described the novel points of his paper and the data proving that it could be repeated.

Wu Bin wrote a large reply eloquently. After checking it and finding that all the points that should be mentioned were clearly explained, Wu Bin sent the email.

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On the other side of the world, Professor Brad Walkley of the California Institute of Technology was leisurely enjoying his afternoon tea and opened his mailbox after eating a chocolate chip cookie.

"Oh~ Has that interesting undergraduate student replied yet?"

A week ago, as a leading figure in the materials industry, he received a manuscript from "Science", asking him for an article on the progress of two-dimensional materials from Chinese undergraduates.

'undergrad? ’

To be honest, there are not many undergraduates whose papers can pass the editorial review stage and come to him, let alone those from China.

So Professor Brad was already full of curiosity before reading this paper.

As one cookie after another entered Professor Brad's stomach, his eyes looking at the computer screen became brighter and brighter.

This paper can be said to be fully worthy of his strong curiosity.

The whole article has clear logic and a prominent theme, using van der Waals epitaxial growth of a typical organic semiconductor [pentacene molecule] on a hexagonal boron nitride substrate.

Thus, a high-quality, 1-3-layer pentacene epitaxial film with controllable number of layers is achieved.

Although the thickness of the film is close to the two-dimensional limit, it still exhibits intrinsic properties such as anisotropy, high mobility, and band-type transport that are unique to organic single crystal materials.

This indicates that all things that have been tried before in organic crystal materials or two-dimensional inorganic materials may be realized in two-dimensional organic crystals, which is of great significance for the accurate preparation of two-dimensional materials!

What shocked Professor Brad even more was that he discovered that the corresponding author marked with * from the first to the last of this paper was this undergraduate named bin.wu.

Generally speaking, even if some doctoral students publish a thesis, the corresponding author is his supervisor, who is also the overall person in charge of the entire project.

The reason is that whether you are communicating with the review editor or answering readers' questions after the paper is published, you need to communicate with the corresponding author, which means that he must fully understand all the details of the topic.

At this time, Brad's curiosity burned even more intensely, because he read in the paper bin.wu's deep understanding of two-dimensional materials, but he had never heard of such a person before.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Brad searched for the name bin.wu everywhere. In the end, he found nothing on the paper search engine, but found the name bin.wu on Google.

"IPhO double champion..."

Seeing this line of words, Professor Bullard suddenly recalled an incident. When he attended an academic conference last year, Professor Goldsmith from MIT had talked with him about IPhO, saying that he had discovered an extreme He is a talented physics genius, but unfortunately he rejected the offer from his school, the kind who would not accept no matter how many scholarships he was offered.

At that time, Brad asked casually what the student's name was, but because it was just a casual conversation, he didn't remember it at all.

But now I suddenly remembered, isn’t this bin.wu!

‘That is to say, he has just been in college for less than a year! ? ’

"incredible……"

Putting a cookie into his mouth and savoring its sweetness, Brad decided to communicate with this bin.wu. As long as there was a little spark in the conversation, he would immediately send an offer to him. This kid was majoring in physics and materials. Definitely has superhuman talent!

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Back in time, Professor Brad was nodding his head as he looked at the manuscript Wu Bin returned to him.

In fact, he didn't have many questions about Wu Bin's paper, and the rebuttals and questions he sent were just to test him. However, as he expected, the other party answered very well.

So he rubbed his hands and Professor Brad replied to Wu Bin another email.

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Wu Bin, who was reading the paper, opened it as soon as he heard the email reminder, but after reading it, three question marks lit up on his head.

"Ask me when I plan to graduate?"

Confused, Wu Bin found Liu Yubo and asked if there were any academic requirements for reviewing manuscripts?

Liu Yubo burst into laughter immediately after hearing this, "Hahaha, I guess your reviewer is a professor from a prestigious school and wants to poach you."

"Oh...that's it." Wu Bin nodded understandingly.

"Otherwise, who would ask such a boring question when reviewing a manuscript? They probably want to chat with you, tsk tsk." Liu Yubo smacked his lips, "It seems that the other party attaches great importance to your talent."

"So... can I just go back normally?" Wu Bin asked.

"Yes." Liu Yubo nodded and suddenly said seriously: "Wu Bin, have you thought about studying abroad? Which school do you prefer?"

"Study abroad?" Wu Bin shook his head after hearing this, "Not yet."

"Oh? Tell me what you think." Liu Yubo was a little surprised.

"I don't plan to study abroad for the sake of studying abroad. I have to know what we are missing before we can study abroad with a purpose. And I think this process will take a lot of time."

"Hey, you are quite advanced. The one who learns the most can serve the country and the people?" Liu Yubo couldn't help but tease.

Wu Bin smiled and shook his head: "I just don't want to be too blind in doing things."

"Very good. You are truly the most worry-free student I have ever taught. You are so outstanding. I can't even find a place where I can explain the principles of life to you."

Just when Wu Bin was about to say a few words of humility, Liu Yubo said again: "Studying abroad, in fact, sometimes it doesn't necessarily mean that you must really learn something, but it allows you to look at our country's scientific research community from a different angle. , that will be a whole new perspective for you.”

"The students have been taught." Wu Bin nodded seriously.