p-type

adjective

(Of a semiconductor) in which conduction is due to the movement of positive holes rather than electrons.

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Meanings

adjectivep-type (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciences(Of a semiconductor) in which conduction is due to the movement of positive holes rather than electrons.

    If we lower the potential of the p-type region then we steepen the step and make it even harder for the electrons and holes to flow across the junction.

    2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum Universe, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 168
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