Intrinsic Defects Definition

Intrinsic defect is a property that determines the conductivity of electrons in a given structure. The weakness of a given structure is determined by its property to withstand stress and strain. The weakness that creates the stress or strain is referred to as intrinsic defect.¹

The conduction of electron can defect with various factors. One of the factors, in this case, includes the crystallographic defect. Molecules and atoms are not in a consistent pattern. The inconsistency results in an interruption of patterning, leading to what is referred to as defects.²

Mechanical properties are subjected to improper patterns of atoms and molecules within their structures. The subjection leads to intrinsic defects, a phenomenon that affects the mechanical properties of materials in structures. There are other different types of defects. They include, among others, point defects and planar defects.³ Out of all these defects, the intrinsic defect is the one capable of limiting the mechanical properties of most materials.⁴

Bibliography

Chen, G, Nanoscale energy transport and conversion, Oxford University Press, New York, 2005.

Matthews, J, Epitaxial growth, Academic Press, New York, 2012.

Sze, S, Physics of semiconductor devices, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2012.

Footnotes

1. Sze, p. 28.
2. Sze, p. 27.
3. Matthews, p. 94.
4. Chen, p. 53.