P-type semiconductor

A P-type semiconductor is obtained by carrying out a process of doping, that is adding a certain type of atoms to the semiconductor in order to increase the number of free (in this case positive) charges.

When the doping material is added, it takes away (accepts) weakly-bound outer electrons from the semiconductor atoms. This type of doping agent is also known as acceptor material and the semiconductor atoms that have lost an electron are known as holes.

Related topics:

• Semiconductor
• P-type semiconductor
• Transistor
  • p-n-p transistor
  • n-p-n transistor