Research Article

Atomistic Simulation of Intrinsic Defects and Trivalent and Tetravalent Ion Doping in Hydroxyapatite

Table 4

Solution energy of intrinsic disorder in hydroxyapatite (eV/defect).

TypeSiteDefect equationSolution energy

FrenkelCa3.75
P16.38
O4.46
OH6.99

SchottkyTotal4.77
Ca3.14
P8.01

Anti-SchottkyTotal7.65

Schemes (i)Ca−0.71
Schemes (ii) Ca38.62