Reversible Transition Between Thermodynamically Stable Phases with Low Density of Oxygen Vacancies on SrTiO3_3(110) Surface

The surface reconstruction of SrTiO$_3$(110) is studied with scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The reversible phase transition between (4$\times$1) and (5$\times$1) is controlled by adjusting the surface metal concentration [Sr] or [Ti]. Resolving the atomic structures of the surface, DFT calculations verify that the phase stability changes upon the chemical potential of Sr or Ti. Particularly, the density of oxygen vacancies is low on the thermodynamically stabilized SrTiO$_3$(110) surface.Comment: Accepted by Physical Review Letter

A distributed and low-order GPS/SINS algorithm of flight parameters estimation for unmanned vehicle

A distributed, low-order and highly efficient strapdown navigation algorithm is developed to estimate the real flight parameters for flight control system. Firstly, the attitude estimation Kalman filter is designed according to the relationship between angular and angular rate. Then, the measured angular rate is compensated by solving the drift noise of gyro. Furthermore, the accuracy of attitude is improved by compensating the accelerometer of the rigid body from differential velocity of GPS. Secondly, the improved attitude is used as an input into the filter algorithms of velocity and position by using the concept of distributed Kalman filter, which reducing the order of Kalman filter effectively. The velocity and position filter algorithms, which provide smooth feedback parameters for control system, are developed based on the rigid body dynamic equations and GPS parameters. Finally, the numerical simulation indicates that the attitude provided by attitude Kalman filter is of high accuracy in flight condition, and the performance of the attitude velocity and position algorithms are verified by flight tests of a small unmanned tiltrotor

Devices for surface working by plane means of vibration rolling

The analysis of manufacturing and technology accessories for regular micro-relief forming at flat surfaces by vibration rolling is given. The new design of apparatus providing an equal vibration roling forces at all vibration rolling devices is proposed

A low temperature disordered phase of alpha-Pb/Ge(111)

A new structural phase transition has been observed at low temperatures for the one third of a monolayer (alpha phase) of Pb on Ge(111) using a variable-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. The well-known (r3xr3)R30 to (3x3) transition is accompanied by a new structural phase transition from (3x3) to a disordered phase at ~76 K. The formation of the new disordered phase is incompatible with the belief that the (3x3) phase is the ground state. The mechanism of the phase transition in this triangular lattice can be mapped onto antiferromagnetic spin Ising model, with the geometric frustration.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure