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Chapter 65 Six Connections? You're oversimplifying things!

Chen Shuai is right about one thing.

His ability to find 'magnetic correlations' through data is already a remarkable discovery.

The tinene direction represents 'theoretically the future semiconductor material technology'.

Future technologies that exist only in theory are naturally very difficult to research, and even the slightest discovery or progress is already quite remarkable.

The reason why stanene is receiving so much attention is because its properties are disruptive to the semiconductor industry.

Over the past two decades, graphene semiconductors have been the hottest sector in the semiconductor industry.

Graphene has an electron mobility 100 times that of silicon, a thermal conductivity 13 times that of copper and 25 times that of aluminum, and a tensile strength of up to 130 GPa, which is 200 times that of steel.

When this material is used in semiconductor devices, it can improve semiconductor performance by at least 10 times.

Stinene is a topological insulator, and like graphene, it has a single-atom thin-layer structure.

Because it uses tin atoms instead of carbon atoms, it possesses a property that graphene cannot achieve—100% conductivity.

Such performance is already enough to replace graphene and will have a revolutionary impact on the microchips inside electronic devices, greatly enhancing their performance.

Graphene semiconductors are already a hot field.

In the semiconductor field, tinene performs better than graphene, highlighting the cutting-edge nature of the research and naturally increasing the difficulty.

"The experimental data is very complex, Zhang Minghao. Take a look at it first, and don't feel pressured. You don't need to analyze anything in particular."

"It's good to learn about and get involved in data analysis. If you don't understand anything, just come and ask me."

Chen Shuai comforted Zhang Minghao.

He granted Zhang Minghao access, and Zhang Minghao returned to the workroom, logged into his account, and was able to view the experimental data.

In reality, he only has a superficial understanding of data analysis. He can perform some analysis on large amounts of data, but he has never done professional analysis.

This falls under the field of data mining.

Finding a correlation between certain factors in a large amount of data is an extremely complex and troublesome task.

Zhang Minghao casually browsed the data, then simply asked Chen Lanjun, "When you do data analysis with Professor Chen, what are some basic methods you use?"

Chen Lanjun's eyes lit up. She rarely saw Zhang Minghao ask questions, especially about her work. Her inner educator was instantly awakened.

There are several basic methods!

Chen Lanjun pulled over a chair and began explaining some basic data analysis methods.

Zhang Minghao knew some of the methods.

Some are new.

Chen Lanjun explained several methods and some calculation methods, but later found that Zhang Minghao knew more about calculation than she did, and her enthusiasm for teaching was suddenly dampened.

"That's it, figure it out yourself..." She shrugged and sat back down.

"Thank you!"

Zhang Minghao smiled and thanked him, then tried to analyze the experimental data.

It's difficult to make direct discoveries by performing routine data analysis.

Chen Shuai and his doctoral students have been working on this.

Zhang Minghao's method was different. He browsed the data as a whole, then found the measurement data of bismuth telluride, and used "Association Sensing" to make judgments one by one.

This method is feasible.

He quickly found several measurements associated with stanene.

With the results in hand, the next step is to refine the process.

It's much simpler to work backward from the experimental data and conclusions to deduce the process.

If two things are related, under the vast amount of experimental data, there will inevitably be clues to their connection.

They analyzed one, then another.

He doesn't need to find direct evidence in the data; he only needs to find some weak correlations.

A weak view is one where the data appears to be related, but in reality, they are not.

The associations Chen Shuai derived were also all weak associations.

I worked until 8 p.m. that day, and then continued to study the data the next morning.

Zhang Minghao has identified the weak correlations among the 'six types of data'.

"If we adjust the data using six different data points and six different influencing factors, perhaps we can make the experimental product resemble the theoretical properties of tinene?"

He quickly tidied up, took the documents, and went to the main office.

...There were many people in the large office.

Zhu Bingkun, Xue Kun, and Chen Shuai were all there, along with several other associate researchers. They were discussing the experimental work together.

After discussing the experiment, they chatted casually.

Chen Shuai, holding his teacup, smiled as he recounted yesterday's events, "It seems Zhang Minghao is interested in analyzing data."

"This is a good thing!"

"Zhang Minghao's talent lies here; he excels at this: experimental analysis, data analysis, experimental and mathematical work. Computational physics is the best direction for him!"

"He was born to do this!"

Fang Huimin glanced at Xue Kun and added, "Professor Xue, please don't be offended, but I also think Professor Chen is right."

"Zhang Minghao has always worked in the field of mathematical physics, and his mathematical level is no worse than that of mathematics majors."

“I heard from a mathematics professor that he went to an academic conference and completed a study on correcting numerical calculation results in one night. That’s amazing.”

Xue Kun gave a stiff smile.

The students he mentored didn't focus on experiments; instead, they did experimental analysis and mathematical research.

"There's nothing you can do about the talent."

"It's a real shame that Zhang Minghao went to work in the lab; he's better suited for more important work."

He sighed and shook his head, pondering carefully, "It seems I still need to properly train Ma Yan; there has to be a student who can come into the lab with me."

As everyone was talking, Zhang Minghao stood at the door with some documents in his hand.

"come in!"

Xue Kun looked up and called out.

As Zhang Minghao entered, he went straight to Xue Kun and said, "Professor Xue, I've done some data analysis and found several characteristic factors that affect the experimental products of bismuth telluride. Could we do an experiment to try it out?"

Everyone in the office was stunned.

Before Xue Kun could speak, Chen Shuai burst out laughing and said, "Zhang Minghao, aren't you oversimplifying data analysis?"

He stood up and said in an educational tone, "Experimental data analysis is a very complex field of research; it falls under the domain of data mining."

"When I first started learning to analyze, I always felt like I had discovered a lot of things, but later I found that they were all wrong."

Chen Shuai walked over, took the documents from Zhang Minghao's hand, and casually glanced at them. "You looked for six factors?"

"Isn't that too many?"

He found everything he said quite funny: "I've been researching for so long, and I've only found three types, two of which were rejected by you guys."

"Uh~~~"

Zhang Minghao thought for a moment and then said, "I don't think there's a problem?"

Chen Shuai smiled nonchalantly, "How about this, I'll take a look for you and teach you what kind of data and analysis results qualify as discoveries."

"alright."

Zhang Minghao hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Let's go to our workspace and look. I have them on my computer."

"Let's go and have a look!"

Chen Shuai picked up his teacup and followed Zhang Minghao to the workroom at a leisurely pace.

As soon as the two left, the office was filled with laughter and conversation again.

Zhu Bingkun said to Xue Kun with a harsh remark, "Zhang Minghao has really learned how to analyze data."

"Look at Old Chen's smug look..."

Xue Kun pursed his lips and said helplessly, "Study whatever you like."

Then, changing the subject seriously, he asked, "He said he discovered six influencing factors. Do you think any of them are correct?"

"I don't know."

Zhu Bingkun shook his head. "Old Chen analyzed for so long and only found three sets of connections. He..."

"Old Chen is more professional in this area."

Fang Huimin suddenly said, "That's not necessarily true. Zhang Minghao is such a genius, what if he succeeds?"

"It really worked..."

Zhu Bingkun thought about it for a moment, then his expression suddenly became very strange. "Wouldn't that be bad for Old Chen's reputation?"

(End of this chapter)