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p-type semiconductor
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Silicon doped with boron
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A semiconductor in which holes carry the current. A p-type semiconductor is produced by doping an intrinsic semiconductor with an electron-acceptor impurity – for example, boron in silicon. Compare with n-type semiconductor.
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