: relating to or being a semiconductor in which charge is carried by electrons compare p-type
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Such devices generally consist of alternating layers of p- and n-type semiconductors connected in series.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Finally, workers introduces NV centers and n-type and p-type regions to guide the flow of electrical current, similar to traditional semiconductors.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
This is a significant drawback compared to silicon, which can be easily doped both n-type and p-type.
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—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Being able to produce both p- and n-type devices would allow the development of compact back-end logic circuits such as repeaters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Finally, workers introduces NV centers and n-type and p-type regions to guide the flow of electrical current, similar to traditional semiconductors.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
This is a significant drawback compared to silicon, which can be easily doped both n-type and p-type.
5.
—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Being able to produce both p- and n-type devices would allow the development of compact back-end logic circuits such as repeaters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2020
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