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Defect Physics

Defect Physics is a branch of condensed matter physics that studies the electronic, structural, and optical properties of imperfections in crystalline materials, particularly their formation, behavior, and impact on the performance of compound semiconductors and optoelectronic materials.

3.9K

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203.2K

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11.4K

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2.2K

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2017–2026

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Publications

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First-principles calculations for defects and impurities: Applications to III-nitrides

Chris G. Van de Walle, Jörg Neugebauer · Journal of Applied Physics · 2004 · 3.2K citations

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Unusual defect physics in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cell absorber

Wan‐Jian Yin, Tingting Shi, Yanfa Yan · Applied Physics Letters · 2014 · 2.7K citations

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The topological theory of defects in ordered media

N. David Mermin · Reviews of Modern Physics · 1979 · 2.2K citations

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Dislocation nucleation and defect structure during surface indentation

Cynthia L. Kelchner, Steven J. Plimpton, J. C. Hamilton · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1998 · 2.1K citations

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Intrinsic<i>n</i>-type versus<i>p</i>-type doping asymmetry and the defect physics of ZnO

Shengbai Zhang, Su‐Huai Wei, Alex Zunger · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 2001 · 1.8K citations

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Authors

11.4K

  1. RJ
    R. Jones

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    33 publications · 1.9K citations

    21

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  2. ÁG
    Ádám Gali

    Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

    23 publications · 2.4K citations

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  3. CR
    C. Richard A. Catlow

    University College London, United Kingdom

    18 publications · 927 citations

    16

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  4. SW
    Su‐Huai Wei

    National Laboratory of the Rockies, United States

    16 publications · 4.7K citations

    15

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  5. CG
    Chris G. Van de Walle

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    15 publications · 6.6K citations

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Institutions

2.2K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    43 h-index

    408 publications

    20.3K citations

  2. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    29 h-index

    90 publications

    5K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    29 h-index

    209 publications

    10.9K citations

  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    28 h-index

    113 publications

    12.7K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    26 h-index

    123 publications

    18.7K citations

  6. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    26 h-index

    119 publications

    12.8K citations

  7. Argonne National Laboratory

    Lemont, United States

    25 h-index

    113 publications

    5.8K citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    25 h-index

    76 publications

    7.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 211 publications · 15.9K citations

    60

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  2. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 109 publications · 10.7K citations

    58

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  3. Applied Physics Letters

    172 publications · 11.5K citations

    49

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  4. Journal of Applied Physics

    192 publications · 12.2K citations

    45

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  5. Physical Review B

    PRB · 77 publications · 6.1K citations

    39

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