defectinduced
Defectinduced is a term used to describe phenomena in which defects in a material or device drive changes in properties or behavior. It spans fields such as solid-state physics, materials science, and catalysis. Defects can be intrinsic, like vacancies, interstitials, and antisites, or extrinsic, such as dopants or impurities. The distribution and nature of defects determine their impact on electronic, optical, mechanical, and chemical properties.
Defect types include point defects (vacancies, interstitials, substitutions), line defects (dislocations), and planar defects (grain boundaries,
Mechanisms by which defects induce changes include localized electronic states within a band gap that can
Examples include semiconductors, where defects modify conductivity and luminescence; metals, where defects can strengthen materials or
Study and control: defect engineering aims to tailor properties by controlling defect type and concentration through