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Chapter 86 Progress of the Aurora Project
DeepBlue Technology, Chairman's Office.
Jiang Miaolan handed Lin Chuan a document for him to sign, then looked at him with a smile and asked, "How does it feel to become the richest person in Xin'an City?"
The company's stock price soared, reaching a market value of over 1600 billion, and Lin Chuan's nominal net worth also skyrocketed.
He is the largest shareholder and actual controller of DeepBlue Technology, holding 36.51% of the company's shares, with a nominal market value of 589 billion yuan.
This net worth not only made him the richest man in Xin'an City, but also put him just one step away from becoming the richest man in the country.
It is now 2012. This year, the richest person in China is the founder of Wahaha Group, whose net worth has reached 630 billion yuan. Lin Chuan, according to his current nominal net worth, is right behind him and ranks second.
As Lin Chuan quickly signed the document, he said casually, "I don't feel anything. Market value is just paper wealth if you don't cash it out."
The richest man?
In his previous life, he had been a richest man in the world.
Jiang Miaolan pouted, "You're quite calm."
Each of the 15 founding team members of DeepBlue Technology received a 1% stake, which, after two rounds of dilution, still represents 0.702%. Jiang Miaolan is one of them.
Based on the company's current market value, her 0.702% stake is worth 11.325 billion yuan.
In addition, Zhang Wei and his dozen or so others each held 0.702% of the shares, and now the value of these shares has reached ten figures.
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The most disappointed person was Qiu Zhanfeng.
Skyworth Technology has gone bankrupt, leaving Qiu Zhanfeng with huge debts and a credit default, which has restricted his high-end consumption.
Now, even some of the former low-level employees who used to tighten screws at Skyworth Technology are doing better than Qiu Zhanfeng. Most of those low-level employees have successfully joined DeepBlue Technology.
Although the management of Original Dimension Technology failed to join DeepBlue Technology and is not doing as well as before, at least they are not burdened with heavy debt.
Qiu Zhanfeng ended up being the worst off. He wanted to start another business but couldn't get funding. Investors shook their heads when they saw his situation, and now he's reduced to driving for Didi.
At that moment, Qiu Zhanfeng inadvertently saw a news report about DeepBlue Technology and Lin Chuan.
DeepBlue Technology's market value has recently skyrocketed, and media reports have focused on Lin Chuan's soaring net worth, suggesting he may become the youngest richest person in China.
"Damn it, isn't there any other news?"
Qiu Zhanfeng was furious and raised his hand to smash the phone, but in the end he held back.
For a moment, Qiu Zhanfeng laughed self-deprecatingly. He suddenly realized that he had fallen so low that he couldn't even bear to smash a cell phone.
I checked the news again, and it reported that Lin Chuan's net worth is now close to 600 billion yuan, which is one step away from becoming the richest man in the country.
Qiu Zhanfeng thought to himself that he originally had the opportunity to reach such a level of wealth, but now he was in such a state.
It hurts, it hurts so much, it really hurts!
Never having possessed something doesn't mean you've lost it. The biggest reason Qiu Zhanfeng is suffering so much is because he once possessed it; otherwise, he wouldn't be in so much pain.
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October has arrived.
Since the launch of DeepBlue Technology's new project "Project Aurora", the current stage is the development of prototype devices.
It's called a research and development project, but it should actually be considered an engineering replication.
Lin Chuan obtained the complete technology from the Hyperdimensional Library, which was essentially an open-book exam, so there weren't many research and development costs; the main costs were manpower and equipment.
However, for the project team members...
They were unaware that this was a complete and mature technology; they were simply following the ideas Lin Chuan had given them.
The "Aurora Project" dedicated laboratory.
At this moment, Wen Bin, a member of the project team, is staring at the atomic layer deposition equipment.
Inside the silvery-white cavity, a thin film of molybdenum-based complex is slowly growing with atomic-level precision. The thickness, uniformity, and crystal orientation of each layer directly affect the performance of the final device.
This is the 72nd batch of samples. The previous 71 batches were either too inefficient, had insufficient open-circuit voltage, or had a terrible fill factor.
The closest it came to the target was only 33% conversion efficiency, which is similar to that of traditional crystalline silicon cells, and it did not demonstrate the advantages of singlet fission at all.
Wenbin once doubted whether the technical data Lin Chuan provided was reliable, but he didn't say it aloud. He just silently adjusted the process parameters again and again.
Another project team member named Chen Zhiyi sat in the adjacent testing room, in front of a photovoltaic performance testing system that had been running continuously for 40 hours.
The black probe is pressed onto the golden electrode, simulating the stable AM1.5 standard spectrum emitted by the sun.
"Wenbin, the thickness of the third electron transport layer needs to be reduced by another five nanometers." Chen Zhiyi's voice came through Wenbin's headset via the internal communication system.
"It's been reduced. Last time it was reduced by 10 nanometers, and the open circuit voltage dropped."
"That's too much reduction, five nanometers, I've calculated it."
"OK."
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It was Wednesday, October 17th, around 3 PM.
Chen Zhiyi's hands hovered above the keyboard, and on the screen was a current-voltage curve being plotted in real time.
Open circuit voltage: 2.48 volts.
The short-circuit current density is 32.6 mA per square centimeter.
Fill factor: 79%.
The conversion efficiency was measured; the numbers jumped around on the screen a few times before finally settling on one spot.
71.3 %
Chen Zhiyi's pupils suddenly contracted, her eyes fixed on the number.
"Wenbin".
no respond.
"Wenbin!"
Chen Zhiyi raised her voice, and soon, hurried footsteps echoed down the corridor.
When Wenbin pushed the door open, he was still taking off his goggles with one hand, while the other hand was holding onto the doorframe: "How much?"
"Take a look for yourself."
As Chen Zhiyi spoke, she casually stepped aside to give up the screen.
Wenbin took a few steps forward and saw the number.
"Holy crap—!"
Wenbin blurted out the answer subconsciously and quickly recalculated the three parameters on the screen.
The result is the same, which is 71.3%.
"Test it again."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhiyi re-run the test program.
The probe touches the electrode again, simulating the illumination of a solar light source, and the current-voltage curve is redrawn, this time at a faster speed than the first time.
The average of seven consecutive tests was 71.36%, less than 0.1 percentage points of standard deviation.
"The photoelectric conversion efficiency is over 70%, it's unbelievable..." Wenbin couldn't help but say. If he weren't a member of the project team, he wouldn't believe it at all.
Chen Zhiyi urged, "Quickly tell President Lin the news."
Wenbin realized what was happening and nodded immediately: "I'll call him."
Lin Chuan wasn't in the "Aurora Project" lab at the moment. He had already assigned the technical direction and specific tasks to his employees; otherwise, what would be the point of hiring so many people?
At this very moment, Lin Chuan is reviewing the project progress report in a temporary prefabricated house in the eastern part of Xin'an City, which is also the construction site of the company's new headquarters.
The construction site was bustling with activity, and the roar of the pile drivers could be heard through the thin walls of the prefabricated houses, accompanied by a slight tremor in the ground.
When Wenbin called, Lin Chuan was discussing project issues with the construction team.
He glanced at the caller ID, told the construction manager to "wait a moment," and went outside before answering the call.
"President Lin, the latest data is out."
As soon as the call connected, Lin Chuan heard Wen Bin's voice and immediately realized that there had been significant progress on the "Aurora Project".
"How many?"
"The photoelectric conversion efficiency reached 71.3%, which is truly astonishing. If I hadn't personally participated in the project development, I would never have believed it."
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