(of a semiconductor) having a density of mobile holes in excess of that of conduction electrons
associated with or resulting from the movement of holes in a semiconductor Compare n-type
p-type conductivity
Made of material, usually a semiconductor such as silicon, that has been doped with impurities so that it has an excess of electron holes.
Compare N-type
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Research progress on p-type amorphous semiconductors has been notably sluggish.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2024
Once n-type and p-type tin selenide devices are paired, researchers should have a clear path to making a new generation of ultra-efficient thermoelectric generators.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 2, 2021
Therefore, n = 3 and, for a p-type orbital, l = 1.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Under this set up, they were only able to model very small amounts of magnesium relative to the amount required for p-type activation.
From Scientific American • Jan. 28, 2015
Early advances in performance relied on a metal-semiconductor Schottky junction, in which a light metal with a shallow work function established a charge-separating electric field within the p-type colloidal quantum-dot solid.
From Nature • Aug. 15, 2012
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