p-n junction

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   the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor

   “a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics”

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Questions about p-n junction

What does p-n junction mean?

p-n junction means "the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor".

Is p-n junction a common word?

p-n junction is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.