Definition of "n-type" []

• (Of a semiconductor) in which conduction is due to the movement of electrons rather than positive holes. (adjective)

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• "The junctions in a transistor are between bits of silicon doped to conduct electrons known as n-type material, because electrons are negatively charged, and p-type areas doped to conduct positively charged holes in the crystal lattice, which are places where electrons should be, but aren't."
• "An electrical wire located on the far end of the n-type layer gathers the suffocating electrons and shepherds them back across."
• "The silicon-phosphorous layer is known as the negative, or n-type layer, because it has lots of spare electrons."