schottky defect

schottky defect
\\ˈshätkē-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Walter Schottky b1886 German physicist
: a defect in a crystal lattice created by removing an ion from its normal site and placing it on the crystal surface

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/shot"kee/, Crystall.
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.
[named after Walter Hans Schottky (1886-1976), German physicist, who described it]

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Schottky defect /shotˈki dēˈfekt/ (physics)
noun
Deviation from the ideal crystal lattice by removal of some molecules to the surface, leaving vacancies in the lattice
ORIGIN: Walter Schottky (1886–1976), German physicist

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