Provides a thorough understanding of the chemistry and physics of defects, enabling the reader to manipulate them in the engineering of materials.
Reinforces theoretical concepts by placing emphasis on real world processes and applications.
Includes two kinds of end-of-chapter problems: multiple choice (to test knowledge of terms and principles) and more extensive exercises and calculations (to build skills and understanding).
Supplementary material on crystallography and band structure are included in separate appendices.

Point Defects.
-2. Intrinsic Point Defects in Stoichiometric Compounds.
-3. Extended Defects.
-4. Structural Aspects of Composition Variation.
-5. Defects and Diffusion.
-6. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Defects in Insulators: Ionic Conductivity.
-7. Nonstoichiometry and Intrinsic Electronic Conductivity.
-8. Nonstoichiometry and Extrinsic Electronic Conductivity.
-9. Magnetic and Optical Defects.
-Problems and Exercises.
-Further Reading.
-Supplementary Material.
-Answers to Problems and Exercises.
-Formula Index.
-Subject Index.