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A '''stacking fault''' is a type of planar defect that occurs in [[modular crystal structure]]s, and especially (but not exclusively) in layer structures. In a regular, periodic sequence of of modules, a stacking fault corresponds to an out-of-sequence module, i.e. a module that differs in its orientation / position from what would be expected in a perfectly periodic sequence.
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A '''stacking fault''' is a type of planar defect that occurs in [[modular crystal structure]]s, and especially (but not exclusively) in layer structures. In a regular, periodic sequence of modules, a stacking fault corresponds to an out-of-sequence module, ''i.e.'' a module that differs in its orientation / position from what would be expected in a perfectly periodic sequence.
  
 
Stacking faults can arise during crystal growth or from plastic deformation. They are in a higher energy state, quantified by the stacking-fault energy, which corresponds to the formation enthalpy per unit area.  
 
Stacking faults can arise during crystal growth or from plastic deformation. They are in a higher energy state, quantified by the stacking-fault energy, which corresponds to the formation enthalpy per unit area.  
  
 
[[Category:Crystal chemistry]]
 
[[Category:Crystal chemistry]]

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A stacking fault is a type of planar defect that occurs in modular crystal structures, and especially (but not exclusively) in layer structures. In a regular, periodic sequence of modules, a stacking fault corresponds to an out-of-sequence module, i.e. a module that differs in its orientation / position from what would be expected in a perfectly periodic sequence.

Stacking faults can arise during crystal growth or from plastic deformation. They are in a higher energy state, quantified by the stacking-fault energy, which corresponds to the formation enthalpy per unit area.