: relating to or being a semiconductor in which charge is carried by electrons compare p-type
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This development marks progress in n-type elastomers, referring to materials that conduct electrons and maintain conductivity under mechanical strain.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
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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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
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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“N-type.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/n-type. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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