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Semiconductor

Here is a silicon crystal (= intrinsic semiconductor). Use the arrows or the small pictures below to keep track of what is happening.

.. if it is converted into an N-type semiconductor:

Lattice of neutral Si atoms: 4 electrons in the last layers.

.. and if it is converted into a P-type semiconductor:

Lattice of neutral Si atoms: 4 electrons in the last layers