(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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For example, they used this technique to create p-type transistors, which are generally challenging to make with 2D materials.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 9, 2023
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
To make the p-type variant it has to be doped with magnesium to build up the number of free moving holes.
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
The eventual design they settled on has two layers of a silicon material known as P-type, which respond to light by creating electrical charge.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024
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