How a PN junction forms

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1. Semiconductor theory
2. Conductors, insulators and semiconductors
3. Why silicon is the electronics material
4. The silicon atom and the crystal lattice
5. Covalent bonds in pure silicon
6. Intrinsic semiconductors and electron-hole pairs
7. Doping: making extrinsic semiconductors
8. N-type semiconductors
9. P-type semiconductors
10. Majority and minority carriers
11. Simulating covalent bonding in extrinsic silicon
12. Comparing N-type and P-type silicon
13. How a PN junction forms
14. The depletion region and the built-in barrier
15. Why semiconductors matter in electronics