I don't know how to research this with a term that will bring up this subject in a web search. The ratio of protons to electrons is not equal.
Thanks for your expertise!

 

Try parsing covalent bonding and ionic bonding to see what the difference is between them?

 

What do you mean by the ratio of protons to electrons not being equal?

Have you tried searching for something like, say, "What kind of bonds exist in a semiconductor?"

Or how about just trying the title you gave the thread: "Why doesn't covalent bonding in a semi conductor create Ions?"

Either should give a quite a bit of material to start with.

 

I would guess the answers lies in Intermolecular force somehow.
I did this search ( how does covalent bonds reduce proton behavior ) which addresses the concept but gave no answer or other search terms.

 

What does it mean for proton behavior to be "reduced"?

That sounds like a snake oil concept.

 

I don't know how to research this with a term that will bring up this subject in a web search. The ratio of protons to electrons is not equal.
Thanks for your expertise!

An atom whose electron has migrated to the conduction band has thus lost one electron. Such atoms become positive ions, but they are immobilized and unable to move or contribute to the current flow.

 

I did a google search instead of a DuckDuck for (why don't covalent bonds create ions) and got this,
'Neutral Molecules: Because electron density is shared, the atoms remain electrically neutral, producing molecules (e.g., ) instead of charged particles (ions).

So I'll look into Electron Density and see where that leads. I have heard of Electron Density before but can't remember any context to it.

 

I would guess the answers lies in Intermolecular force somehow.

Indeed it does and the basic numbers for it are given on the standard periodic chart that determine whether the bond is covalent or ionic. Look up electronegativity which is typically given on a good periodic chart of the elements and not the simplified one. Basic high school chemistry. Small difference in electronegativity they Covalently "Share" electrons, great difference in electronegativity they Ionically "Steal" electrons. Valent being the electrons is the outermost shell of the element.

 

To @Beetle_X from AI:

"In P-type and N-type semiconductors, ionized dopant atoms are shielded by mobile carriers (holes or electrons),
creating a short-range Coulomb field that prevents long-range interaction between impurities.
N-type materials use Group V impurities (e.g., phosphorus) which become positive ions by donating electrons,
while P-type uses Group III (e.g., boron), creating negative ions by accepting electrons."