Theoretical Study on the Stability and the Electronic and the Optical Properties of Fe2P Type Zr/Hf-doped TiO2 Photocatalysts

Jiankang Liu,Zhenyi Ji,Bing Jiang,Cheng Liu 한국물리학회 2020 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.76 No.6

By doping Zr or Hf into the Fe2P-TiO2 high-pressure phase, we obtain four new Fe2P-type photocatalysts (TiZrO4, Ti2ZrO6, TiHfO4 and Ti2HfO6) through first-principle calculations. Using first principle theory, we discuss the lattice stability and the electronic and the optical properties of these four new compounds. Results show that, compared with the undoped Fe2P-TiO2, these four compounds can be stable under normal conditions. In addition, the band gaps of these four compounds decrease in varying degrees compared with that of the common atmospheric phase of TiO2. By calculating their densities of states, we analyzed the reason for the change in the band gap. What is more, the study of the optical properties showed that the optical absorptivities were larger in the visible band. Results showed these four new Fe2P-type compounds to be photocatalysts with excellent photoelectronic activities.

Research of Building Load Optimal Scheduling Based on Multi-objective Estimation of Distributed Algorithm

Liu Jiankang,Lingzhi Yi,Yi Fang,Lin Jiahao,Li Wang,Fan Lǜ 대한전기학회 2021 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.16 No.2

In the centralized scheduling of multi-residents, the complexity of scheduling time will be greatly increased as the number of resident increases. In order to reduce the time complexity caused by centralized scheduling, a probability model based on the Time-of-use electricity tariff diff erence is proposed and applied to distributed estimation of the algorithm. According to the impact factor mechanism of the probability model of Time-of-use electricity tariff diff erence, not only the time complexity of centralized scheduling is reduced, but also the optimization of the algorithm will not fall into a local optimal situation. In the centralized scheduling model of building residents, the controllable load of residents and new energy are centralized. The consumption rate of new energy was improved by changing the new energy power supply mechanism. Under the conditions of ensuring the comfort of household electricity consumption, three objective functions of the model include: (a) to reduce the total daily electricity consumption, (b) to fl atten the peak-to-valley diff erence of daily electricity, (c) to decrease the discarded rate of new energy. The simulation of the calculation example verifi es the feasibility and eff ectiveness of the proposed method.

Design of GaN/Janus-WSSe vdW heterostructure for photocatalytic water splitting: ab initio calculations

Jiankang Liu,Cheng Liu,Jie Liang,Bing Jiang,Zhenyi Ji,Sheng Hong 한국물리학회 2023 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.82 No.12

In this paper, we systematically designed vdW heterostructures by stacking the GaN and Janus-WSSe monolayer and chose the structure that has potential to be used as photocatalysts of water splitting for further investigation. By applying a biaxial strain, the electronic, optical and photocatalytic properties of this heterostructure were investigated to explore whether it is suitable for photocatalyst of water splitting. Results show the heterostructure show a type II band alignment under a − 2% strain, and the band gap is 2.26 eV which is ft to absorb solar light. The band edge of it straddles the water redox potentials at pH=7. And the absorption coefcient in the visible and UV light region is large, especially for ultraviolet light. In a word, this GaN/Janus-WSSe vdW heterostructure under a − 2% biaxial external strain is a potential solar photocatalyst for water splitting at pH=7.

D-Galactose Induces a Mitochondrial Complex I Deficiency in Mouse Skeletal Muscle: Potential Benefits of Nutrient Combination in Ameliorating Muscle Impairment

Liao Chang,Xin Liu,Jing Liu,Hua Li,Yanshen Yang,Jia Liu,Zihao Guo,Ke Xiao,Chen Zhang,Jiankang Liu,Xi Zhao-Wilson,Jiangang Long 한국식품영양과학회 2014 Journal of medicinal food Vol.17 No.3

Accumulating research has shown that chronic D-galactose (D-gal) exposure induces symptoms similar to natural aging in animals. Therefore, rodents chronically exposed to D-gal are increasingly used as a model for aging and delay-of-aging pharmacological research. Mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to play a vital role in aging and age-related diseases; however, whether mitochondrial dysfunction plays a significant role in mice exposed to D-gal remains unknown. In the present study, we investigated cognitive dysfunction, locomotor activity, and mitochondrial dysfunction involved in D-gal exposure in mice. We found that D-gal exposure (125 mg/kg/day, 8 weeks) resulted in a serious impairment in grip strength in mice, whereas spatial memory and locomotor coordination remained intact. Interestingly, muscular mitochondrial complex I deficiency occurred in the skeletal muscle of mice exposed to D-gal. Mitochondrial ultrastructure abnormality was implicated as a contributing factor in D-gal-induced muscular impairment. Moreover, three combinations (A, B, and C) of nutrients applied in this study effectively reversed D-gal-induced muscular impairment. Nutrient formulas B and C were especially effective in reversing complex I dysfunction in both skeletal muscle and heart muscle. These findings suggest the following: (1) chronic exposure to D-gal first results in specific muscular impairment in mice, rather than causing general, premature aging; (2) poor skeletal muscle strength induced by D-gal might be due to the mitochondrial dysfunction caused by complex I deficiency; and (3) the nutrient complexes applied in the study attenuated the skeletal muscle impairment, most likely by improving mitochondrial function.

Ni Nanoparticle Anchored on MWCNT as a Novel Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Phenol

Yajing Wang,Jiankang Wang,Zhongping Yao,Chenyu Liu,Taiping Xie,Qihuang Deng,Zhaohua Jiang 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2018 NANO Vol.13 No.11

Increasing active sites and enhancing electric conductivity are critical factors to improve sensing performance toward phenol. Herein, Ni nanoparticle was successfully anchored on acidified multiwalled carbon nanotube (a-MWCNT) surface by electroless plating technique to avoid Ni nanoparticle agglomeration and guarantee high conductivity. The crystal structure, phase composition and surface morphology were characterized by XRD, SEM and TEM measurement. The as-prepared Ni/a-MWCNT nanohybrid was immobilized onto glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface for constructing phenol sensor. The phenol sensing performance indicated that Ni/a-MWCNT/GCE exhibited an amazing detection performance with rapid response time of 4s, a relatively wide detection range from 0.01 mM to 0.48 mM, a detection limit of 7.07 μM and high sensitivity of 566.2 μAmM -1 cm -2. The superior selectivity, reproducibility, stability and applicability in real sample of Ni/a-MWCNT/GCE endowed it with potential application in discharged wastewater.

Visualized experimental investigation on the hydraulic characteristics of two-phase flow in a single smooth and single rough rock fractures

Chen Wang,Yujing Jiang,Jiankang Liu,Changsheng Wang,Satoshi Sugimoto 한국지질과학협의회 2021 Geosciences Journal Vol.25 No.3

In present engineering applications, calculations of hydraulic properties in two-phase flow are still highly dependent on empirical or semi-empirical equations obtained from experiments. However, the empirical equations that can reproduce the experiment data on a certain fracture specimen may have errors on other specimens. Researchers have obtained results that show quite different evolution forms of hydraulic characteristics of two-phase flow, which is induced by the variety of the influencing factors in two-phase flow. This paper aims at expanding the experimental results on the hydraulic characteristics of two-phase flow in rock fractures. With a newly developed experiment system, visualized two-phase flow experiments were introduced. The difference in the surface morphology of the fractures leads to totally different flow structures, which indicates the role of capillary pressure differs due to different fracture surfaces. The relative permeability in the rough specimen approximately follows the Corey model, which confirmed that the pressure drop is in this rough fracture is dominated by the capillary pressure, but the relative permeability is not only the function of saturation, but also the function of water flow velocities. However, the relative permeability is not perfect for evaluating the difference of two-phase hydraulic characteristics induced by the fracture surface morphology. On the contrary, the Lockhart-Martinelli model is appropriate for evaluating the difference in the two-phase hydraulic characteristics between the smooth fracture and the rough fracture, which indicates that the two-phase flow turbulence is obviously increased by the fracture roughness.

Mechanism of shear deformation, failure and energy dissipation of artificial rock joint in terms of physical and numerical consideration

Xuepeng Zhang,Yujing Jiang,Gang Wang,Jiankang Liu,Dong Wang,Changsheng Wang,Satoshi Sugimoto 한국지질과학협의회 2019 Geosciences Journal Vol.23 No.3

The physical and mechanical change processes of rock are closely related to energy transformation, and its deformation and failure is an instability phenomena driven by energy exchange. This study investigated mechanism of shear deformation, failure and energy dissipation of joint using both physical and numerical direct shear tests under constant normal load (CNL) condition. Three kinds of joint surface were artificially prepared. An acoustic emission system was employed to monitor acoustic emission in physical test, and rupture frequency was recorded in numerical test to represent micro-crack development. By research of numerical micro-crack development accompanied with physical acoustic emission results, mechanism of shear deformation and failure of joints were illustrated schematically. By definition of dissipation energy, captured using the particle flow code (PFC2D), energy releasing and dissipation were discussed with microscopic damage evolution of joints. Results showed that joints under shearing present a dissipation trend of four stages including a slow rise stage, a rapid rise stage, a shock rise stage and a rapid decline stage.