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p-type

adjective

  1. (of a semiconductor) having a density of mobile holes in excess of that of conduction electrons
  2. See n-type
    associated with or resulting from the movement of holes in a semiconductor Compare n-type

    p-type conductivity



P-type

  1. Made of material, usually a semiconductor such as silicon, that has been doped with impurities so that it has an excess of electron holes.
  2. Compare N-type


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