External periodic forcing was applied to a chaotic chemical oscillator in experiments on the electrodissolution of Ni in sulfuric acid solution. The amplitude and the frequency (Omega) of the forcing signal were varied in a region around Omega=omega(0), where omega(0) is the frequency of the unforced signal. Phase synchronization occurred with increase in the amplitude of the forcing. For Omega...

Periodic cyclic homology group associated to a mixed complex was introduced by Goodwillie. In this talk, I will explain how to apply this construction to the symplectic cochain complex of a Liouville domain and obtain two periodic symplectic cohomology theories, which are called periodic symplectic cohomology and finitely supported periodic symplectic cohomology, respectively. The main result i...

Three periodic mesoporous materials, i.e., two organosilicas with either ethylene or phenylene bridges and one silica, have been used as supports for Pd nanoparticles. All Pd-supported samples (1.0 wt%) were prepared by the incipient wetness method and subsequently reduced in an H₂ stream at 200 °C. Both hydrogen chemisorption and temperature programmed reduction experiments revealed significan...

This paper studies dynamic stability of functionally graded beams with piezoelectric layers subjected to periodic axial compressive load that is simply supported at both ends lies on a continuous elastic foundation. The Young’s modulus of beam is assumed to be graded continuously across the beam thickness. Applying the Hamilton’s principle, the governing dynamic equation is established. The eff...

Reaction mechanisms for the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 by faujasite-supported Ir4 clusters were studied by periodic DFT calculations. The reaction can proceed through two alternative paths. The thermodynamically favoured path results in the reduction of CO2 to CO, whereas the other, kinetically preferred channel involves CO2 hydrogenation to formic acid under water-free conditions. Both pat...