Schottky defect
[ shot-kee ]
/ ˈʃɒt ki /
noun Crystallography.
an unoccupied position in a crystal lattice caused by the relocation of an atom or ion from the interior to the surface of the crystal.
Origin of Schottky defect
named after Walter Hans
Schottky (1886–1976), German physicist, who described it
British Dictionary definitions for schottky defect
Schottky defect
/ (ˈʃɒtkɪ) /
noun
physics
a crystal defect in which vacancies exist in the lattice