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F-center

F-center noun: a type of point defect in crystals where an anion (negative ion) vacancy in the lattice traps one or more electrons, creating a localized site that absorbs specific wavelengths of light, thereby coloring the typically transparent material (e.g. the yellowing of NaCl due to trapped electrons in missing chloride sites); defects that form due to irradiation (e.g. X-rays), heat, or alkali metal vapor treatment and can be removed by annealing.

f-center: a type of point defect in crystals where an anion (negative ion) vacancy in the lattice traps one...
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Noun

F-center (plural F-centers)

  1. A type of point defect in crystals where an anion (negative ion) vacancy in the lattice traps one or more electrons, creating a localized site that absorbs specific wavelengths of light, thereby coloring the typically transparent material (e.g. the yellowing of NaCl due to trapped electrons in missing chloride sites); defects that form due to irradiation (e.g. X-rays), heat, or alkali metal vapor treatment and can be removed by annealing.
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Synonyms of F-center

Forms of F-center

pluralF-centers

Origin of F-center

F (from German Farbe, from Farbzentrum) + center.

Questions about F-center

What does F-center mean?
F-center means a type of point defect in crystals where an anion (negative ion) vacancy in the lattice traps one or more electrons, creating a localized site that absorbs specific wavelengths of light, thereby coloring the typically transparent material (e.g. the yellowing of NaCl due to trapped electrons in missing chloride sites); defects that form due to irradiation (e.g. X-rays), heat, or alkali metal vapor treatment and can be removed by annealing.
What part of speech is F-center?
F-center is a noun.
What is the plural of F-center?
The plural of F-center is F-centers.

Words near F-center in the dictionary

  1. F-algebra
  2. f-block
  3. f-bomb
  4. f-bombs
  5. F-box
  6. F-center
  7. F-centre
  8. f-ck
  9. F-cupper
  10. F-cuppers
  11. f-flat

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