Crystallographic Defect

Crystallographic Defect

Crystalline solids exhibit a periodic crystal structure. The positions of atoms or molecules occur on repeating fixed distances, determined by the unit cell parameters. However, the arrangement of atom or molecules in most crystalline materials is not perfect. The regular patterns are interrupted by crystallographic defects.

Read more about Crystallographic Defect:  Point Defects, Line Defects, Planar Defects, Bulk Defects, Mathematical Classification Methods, Computer Simulation Methods

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