A p - n photodiode is made of a material with a band gap of 2 eV. The minimum frequency…
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Semiconductor Electronics
A p-n photodiode is made of a material with a band gap of 2 eV. The minimum frequency of the radiation that can be absorbed by the material is nearly (Take hc = 1240 eV nm)
- 1 × 1014 Hz
- 20 × 1014 Hz
- 10 × 1014 Hz
- 5 × 1014 Hz
Answer
(D) 5 × 10 14 Hz
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