Point Defects
摘要
Some of the most useful properties of crystalline materials arise from defects in their structure. This chapter introduces the concept of the order parameter as well as the thermodynamics of defect formation and migration. Several specific point defect types, including vacancy, interstitial, antisite, Schottky, Frenkel, and color centre are examined, and a brief biographical sketch of Eugene Paul “E.P.” Wigner is included.