explain the schottky defect created in AgCl when doped with ions and CdCl2

Doping of AgCl with CdCl2 produces impurity defect and not Schottky defect.

Here an added compound creates a defect.  In Schottky defect, no impurity is added and vacancies are created due to loss of equal number of cations and anions.
In the above case, when a divalent Cd ion replaces monovalent silver ion, then another silver ion leaves the lattice to maintain neutrality.  There is no loss of anion as expected in Schottky defect.

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