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point defect is are generally not defined explicitly. However, these defects typically involve at most a few extra or missing atoms. Larger defects in

A Schottky defect is an excitation of the site occupations in a crystal lattice leading to point defects named after Walter H. Schottky. In ionic crystals

the barrier. This results in an overall strengthening of materials. Point defects (as well as stationary dislocations, jogs, and kinks) present in a material

line defects correspond to elements of π1(R), point defects correspond to elements of π2(R), textures correspond to elements of π3(R). However, defects which

crystallographic defects. Vacancies occur naturally in all crystalline materials. At any given temperature, up to the melting point of the material, there

entropy of such a coupled defect, or because the two defects might collapse into each other. Also, because such coupled complex defects are stoichiometric,

molecular vibration frequencies". Phys. Z. 11: 609–612. Sorkin, S., (2003), Point defects, lattice structure, and melting Archived 5 October 2016 at the Wayback

hardness of the material. These irregularities are point defects and line defects. A point defect is an irregularity located at a single lattice site

scale, plasticity in metals is usually a consequence of dislocations. Such defects are relatively rare in most crystalline materials, but are numerous in

Look up defect in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defect or defects may refer to: Angular defect, in geometry Birth defect, an abnormal condition present