Frenkel defect
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after its discoverer, Yakov Frenkel.
Noun[edit]
Frenkel defect (plural Frenkel defects)
- (crystallography) A type of point defect in crystalline solids, occurring when an atom or smaller ion (usually cation) leaves its place in the lattice, creating a vacancy, and becomes an interstitial by lodging in a nearby location.