Question

What do you mean by frenkel's defect?

Answer 1

A Frenkel defect or Dislocation defect is a type of defect in crystalline solids named after its discoverer Yakov Frenkel. In ionic crystals this defect forms when an ion is displaced from its lattice position to an interstitial site, creating a vacancy at the original site and an interstitial defect at the new location without any changes in chemical properties. This defect appears in ionic solids, and the smaller ion is dislocated. Frenkel defects are often shown by ionic substances with a lar