N-Type Semiconductor

01 Fundamentals & Device Physics

Notation n-type

Definition

A semiconductor in which donor doping supplies free electrons so electrons are the majority mobile charge carriers.

Application

Used to form n-type regions in diodes, transistors, wells, source/drain structures, and other semiconductor devices requiring electron-dominated conduction.

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