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In an ideal lattice each atom is at its designated position. Deviations from the ideal structure are called defects. In the following, we will briefly discuss the most common defects. The electrical activity of defects will be discussed in Sects. 7.5 and 7.7. For the creation (formation) of a defect a certain free enthalpy Gf D is necessary. At thermodynamical equilibrium a (point) defect density ∝ exp _−Gf D/kT_ will always be present (cf. Sect. 4.2.2).

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Grundmann, M. (2010). Defects. In: The Physics of Semiconductors. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13884-3_4

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