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Advanced Reading
Point Defects in Materials
F Agullo-Lopez, CRA. Catlow, PD. Townsend
Academic Press, London (1988)
1 Point defects can be classified as below from two points of view:
Oi The behavicur ofa point defect depencs on the slass(as below) to which it
belongs
Axise inthe crystal for anedtedtontamcey ne,
Aesmodyininic ream scare Beek copes elt
“Ponwcaz Mt ses)
Occupy random positions
fave crytal
Oceapy e specific
sublatceNo sdiitioval foreign,
atom involved
‘Vacancies
‘Saf Interatiale
‘Ait defects
‘Atoms of another species
‘awalved
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Fronleel defect
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Schotiky defect
Innpefoctpoint Be egionain the onl about te in of 1-2 atomic anol
Theextent ofthe datorton field nay however entenelto a lager distnce
Point defects canbe creed by ‘iemoval’, “elton” er disglecementof ax atone
spies (tomy ion)
Defect stuctues in ionis cxystls can be mexe compler anu are not ciscusted in de ti
inthe elementary intodaction
‘Missingetom fiom an stom: site i called a vaomey
‘Atoms sround the vacancy displaced fom their equlibrium postions.
‘hus gives rise fo estes fell inthe victy of the vacancy.
Based on thes origin vacancies can be
> RandomSiatistcal (hemal vecancies, which required by hemodynamic
equilibrium) or
> Strctual (due to off stoizhiome ryina compound).
Based on thex postionvacancies canbe acon: or ardered. (dered defects become
‘part of the orytal ciuchie and ae ‘no longer defecs'sn fe uaual ence).
‘Vacancies pley animperfant ole in diffusion of substitutional atoms andin meny
other rocesssleffects in materials science including clinb of edge dislecations,
sone foms of creep and increased resistiviy
Nonequilibrium concentration of vacancies canbe gene
> quenching fom higher tempaatue
> tombardinent with igh energy particles
> plas deformation.
> off ebichiomotryinordend compounds Ete