Schottky defect

[ shot-kee ]

noun

, Crystallography.

1. an unoccupied position in a crystal lattice caused by the relocation of an atom or ion from the interior to the surface of the crystal.

Schottky defect

/ ˈʃɒtkɪ /

noun

1. physics a crystal defect in which vacancies exist in the lattice

Word History and Origins

Origin of Schottky defect¹

Named after Walter Hans Schottky (1886–1976), German physicist, who described it