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Point Defects

Point defect is a type of crystallographic defect characterized by irregularities at a single atomic site or a small number of adjacent sites in a crystal lattice, distinguished from extended defects by its localized, zero-dimensional nature.

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Variants

0D DefectsZero-dimensional Defects

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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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First-principles calculations for point defects in solids

Christoph Freysoldt, Blazej Grabowski, Tilmann Hickel et al. · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2014 · 2.9K citations

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Native point defects in ZnO

Anderson Janotti, Chris G. Van de Walle · Physical Review B · 2007 · 2.4K citations

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Unique Properties of Halide Perovskites as Possible Origins of the Superior Solar Cell Performance

Wan‐Jian Yin, Tingting Shi, Yanfa Yan · Advanced Materials · 2014 · 2.3K citations

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Intrinsic Structural Defects in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide

Wu Zhou, Xiaolong Zou, Sina Najmaei et al. · Nano Letters · 2013 · 2.2K citations

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Authors

16.4K

  1. CG
    Chris G. Van de Walle

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    41 publications · 15.4K citations

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  2. FT
    Filip Tuomisto

    Aalto University, Finland

    23 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. XR
    Xiaobing Ren

    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    19 publications · 1.2K citations

    18

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  4. WJ
    William J. Weber

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States

    18 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. FG
    Fei Gao

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States

    18 publications · 1.4K citations

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Institutions

2.6K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    56 h-index

    766 publications

    38.3K citations

  2. Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

    Paris, France

    47 h-index

    298 publications

    15.2K citations

  3. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    45 h-index

    241 publications

    25.4K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    42 h-index

    493 publications

    28.7K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    41 h-index

    232 publications

    29.8K citations

  6. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Berkeley, United States

    38 h-index

    212 publications

    40.4K citations

  7. Argonne National Laboratory

    Lemont, United States

    38 h-index

    158 publications

    11.1K citations

  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    37 h-index

    204 publications

    14.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Physics

    558 publications · 33.9K citations

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  2. Physical Review B

    PRB · 237 publications · 22.8K citations

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  3. Applied Physics Letters

    357 publications · 18K citations

    70

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  4. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 208 publications · 19.5K citations

    67

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  5. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 132 publications · 12.7K citations

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