Hanatani Saburo looked at the magazine handed to him by Yoshida Gen and asked with a dark face.~,
"I think... it should be true." Gen Yoshida lowered his head and replied. It has already been posted on the private network, and to say it is fake would be a big joke. However, in front of the chairman, Yoshida
Yuan still chose a slightly leeway answer. After all, he had shortcomings in this matter.
"Why did the Chinese get the upper hand? Didn't you say that we would be the first discoverers of graphene?" Saburo Hanatani threw the magazine on the table and asked angrily.
The prediction of graphene as a material can be traced back to 1947. By 1987, the word graphene had been coined to refer to graphite sheets with a single-layer structure, that is, graphene. Before and after
In the past few years, many scientists and chemical material companies have tried to prepare graphene, but Nitsuka Chemical has been the most diligent among them.
Since there is still a lot of controversy over whether graphene really exists, most scholars have not invested much energy in this area. In particular, it is difficult to obtain sufficient financial support, and the progress of research can naturally be imagined. New
Gen Yoshida of Tsuka Chemical is an enthusiastic believer in graphene. He firmly believes that this two-dimensional structure material can exist. He successfully persuaded Saburo Hanatani, allowing Nitsuka Chemical to continue to invest huge amounts of money in this field for many years.
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Because he knew that other colleagues did not have such good conditions to conduct research on graphene, Yoshida Gen had always assured Hanatani Saburo that as long as graphene truly existed, Nitsuka Chemical would be the first in the world to discover this kind of graphene.
The structure of the material, and possesses the most critical patented technology about graphene. This is what he said and what he thought. If a monster like Qin Hai had not appeared, perhaps Yoshida Gen's prediction would have come true.
What makes Qin Hai better than Gen Yoshida is that he has a golden finger of foresight and can point out the right direction. Coupled with sufficient financial support, this enables Anhe Institute of Materials to win the prize before Ninzuka Chemical.
Graphene is the pearl. Of course, Nie Sen’s efforts are also an important factor in the rapid achievement of graphene research. In contrast, Yoshida Gen is somewhat lax in research and development because he is not aware of the existence of competitors.
This allowed Nie Sen to take advantage of the loophole.
Seeing Nie Sen's article proposing to use mechanical stripping to obtain the initial graphene chips, Yoshida Yuan almost had the urge to go berserk. The equipment he owned was much more advanced than Nie Sen's, and the experimental plan he designed was also better than Nie Sen's.
Nie Sen is much more complicated, but I didn’t expect that Nie Sen would take the lead. This really feels like a boat capsized in the gutter.
"We have been experimenting with the method of epitaxial growth of silicon carbide to prepare graphene. In fact, we are very close to success. The method used by the Chinese was an accident. They were actually cleaning up graphite debris with tape, and luckily
We obtained some single-layer graphite sheets..." Gen Yoshida explained to Saburo Hanatani calmly.
"But they also developed two industrial preparation methods. How to explain this?" Saburo Hanagani asked, pointing to the text in the magazine.
"This..." Yoshida Yuan didn't know what to say. In his heart, he wished he could bring out all eight generations of Nie Sen's ancestors to greet him. Who has ever heard that when releasing a kind of material, at the same time...
Two industrial preparation methods? Isn’t this deliberately blocking other people’s roads?
According to the general rules of scientific research, a material will first be prepared in the laboratory. At this time, scientists will write articles announcing the existence of this material. Then, scientists and companies around the world who are interested in this will start
Pay attention to this material and carry out research on industrial preparation. If this procedure is followed, then even if Nie Sen discovers graphene first, Yoshida Gen will be able to quickly complete the industrial preparation process by relying on his rich experience and the strong strength of Nitsuka Chemical.
The development of this technology enabled Nitsuka Chemical to take the lead in obtaining the technology for industrial production of graphene.
Unexpectedly, Nie Sen did not follow the routine at all. After he discovered graphene in the laboratory, he adopted a secretive method and delayed it until the industrial preparation process was completed. Then he launched it. When others had just heard about graphene,
When something like ene came out, the Anhe Institute of Materials had already submitted patent applications for two preparation processes to major patent agencies. How could others play with it?
"What do you think of these two preparation techniques proposed by the Chinese?" Saburo Hanatani asked. He knew that there was no point in blaming Gen Yoshida at this time. Scientific research does sometimes require some
As for luck, nothing is guaranteed. What we need to do now is to quickly gain the upper hand and not let the graphene market fall into the hands of the Chinese.
"They have monopolized the two most effective preparation methods." Yoshida Gen said with a wry smile. "Among them, chemical vapor deposition is our main process for producing carbon nanotubes. As long as we understand the structural characteristics of graphene, we can make many kinds of carbon nanotubes."
A process for producing graphene using vapor deposition has been developed in a short period of time. But now that the Chinese have applied for a patent in advance, it is very difficult for us to circumvent their method and come up with another vapor deposition process."
"Baga!" Hanatani Saburo gritted his teeth, "What the Chinese are doing is so shameless. They have no power to block information about graphene. This is an unfair act."
Listening to Saburo Hanatani's roar, Yoshida Gen remained silent. He didn't know what to say. There was no fairness or unfairness in business matters. The only reason to blame was that there was someone behind Nie Sen.
The commercial company has clearly calculated all the relevant interests. If Nie Sen was just a professor in a university, then he would definitely not have such a scheme and would not be able to keep such a major discovery in his hands.
long time.
"Yoshida-kun, do you know this Nie Sen? Is it possible for us to buy the patent for the gas phase process from him?" Sales Director Yoshiki Morioka sitting aside asked. Like Saburo Hanatani, he was concerned about
It’s also a question of how to get the upper hand.
"I didn't know this Nie Sen originally. However, I learned about it. He is a professor at China's Anhe Institute of Materials. The investor of Anhe Institute of Materials is China Daqin Industrial Group. This company has great ambitions in materials.
"I don't think it's possible to buy this patent from them," said Gen Yoshida.
"Daqin Industrial Group?" Saburo Hanagani frowned, "I seem to have heard of the name of this company."
"I know this company." Yoshiki Morioka replied, "It is a competitor with Kucera Company, and the ceramic knives produced by Kucera Company were defeated by it. This company is in the steel, ceramics, chemical materials, etc.
It has made great achievements in all aspects, and the super filtration membrane it produced even beat the German Warren Group."
"So it's him, I remembered it." Saburo Hanagani nodded, "So, this is a rival that deserves our vigilance."
Kucera Company has suffered a big setback in the field of ceramic knives. Although the company is very secretive about the whole story, people in the same circle can still understand some of the situation. Kucera Company is a ceramics company, and Hyundai
A variety of chemical raw materials are used in ceramic production, including some solvents, gels, etc., some of which are purchased from Nitsuka Chemicals, so the two companies have a lot of daily interactions. Kusela Company suffered a setback, and Hanagani
Sanlang knew it right away, and he also took the Daqin Group in mind.
A Chinese company that can compete with Kucera and successfully lead Kucera into a trap is worthy of Saburo Hanatani's attention. Now I heard that the patent for the industrial preparation of graphene is in the hands of Daqin Group
Here, Hanatani Saburo's fighting spirit was suddenly aroused.
"The patent for graphene production falls into the hands of a company like Daqin Group, which poses a great threat to us." Saburo Hanatani said, "If we cannot develop our own graphene production process in a short time, then this
The market will be monopolized by the Chinese, and even if we can squeeze them out in the future, they will have already taken all the profits in the market."
Any new technology is most profitable when it first comes out. There are no other competitors in the market, and companies with technology can arbitrarily increase the price of their products and adopt the so-called "skimming" method to earn excess profits.
Profit. When other companies develop similar technologies, the market supply gradually becomes abundant, and the price of the product will fall accordingly. At this time, everyone can only make hard money, and there will not be much profit.
As a powerful company, Nitsuka Chemical has often become a leader in the market and understands the value of first-mover advantage. This time, we saw that the Chinese had taken the lead, and it was a Chinese company with great market ambitions.
Enterprise, how can Saburo Hanagani not be anxious.
"Yoshida-kun, are there no other processes besides these two preparation processes proposed by the Chinese?" Morioka Yoshiki asked Yoshida Gen.
"I think it should exist." Yoshida Gen said bravely, "However, the vapor deposition method and the redox method should be the two simplest methods. Whether other methods are feasible, we need to conduct experiments."
"From now on, you must devote all your energy to developing a new process for graphene. I hope to have an effective process within three months. As for the funding, feel free to come up with it." Hua Gu
Saburo stared at Gen Yoshida with a sinister look and ordered.
"Hi!" Yoshida Gen agreed hard, but his heart was far from optimistic. (To be continued...)