Editing Anode (section)

==Diode anode==
[[File:Diode symbol.svg|Diode symbol]]

In a [[semiconductor]] [[diode]], the anode is the P-doped layer which initially supplies [[electron hole|holes]] to the junction.  In the junction region, the holes supplied by the anode combine with electrons supplied from the N-doped region, creating a depleted zone.  As the P-doped layer supplies holes to the depleted region, negative dopant ions are left behind in the P-doped layer ('P' for positive charge-carrier ions).  This creates a base negative charge on the anode.  When a positive voltage is applied to anode of the diode from the circuit, more holes are able to be transferred to the depleted region, and this causes the diode to become conductive, allowing current to flow through the circuit.  The terms anode and cathode should not be applied to a [[Zener diode]], since it allows flow in either direction, depending on the polarity of the applied potential (i.e. voltage).{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}