Crystal Defects and Their Characterization in Modern Materials Science
The physical and chemical properties of crystalline solids are fundamentally dictated by deviations from structural perfection, known as crystal defects. From the point-scale vacancies that drive diffusion to the planar boundaries that determine mechanical strength, defects serve as the primary "tuning knobs" in material design.
Electron channeling contrast imaging, density functional theory, scanning probe microscopy, Crystal Defects, semiconductors