P-type Definition

pētīp
adjective
Designating or of positive semiconductor material in which there are more holes than electrons and current is carried through it by the movement of the holes.
Webster's New World

Origin of P-type

  • p(ositive)-type from the behavior of electron holes as carriers of positive charge

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

P-type Sentence Examples

  • Since I raised the compression ratio not only can my P-type go faster but I am also inclined to drive it faster.

  • A calibrated p-type silicon diode detector was used to measure the dose received by the patient in the center of the field.

  • That substitution creates a vacancy similar to a hole in a p-type semiconductor, which emits single photons when excited by a laser.

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