Schottky defect
[ shot-kee ]
nounCrystallography.
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.
Origin of Schottky defect
1Named after Walter Hans Schottky (1886–1976), German physicist, who described it
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British Dictionary definitions for Schottky defect
Schottky defect
/ (ˈʃɒtkɪ) /
noun
physics a crystal defect in which vacancies exist in the lattice
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