NCERT Class XII Chapter
Semiconductor Electronics
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Question : 11
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A p-n photodiode is fabricated from a semiconductor with band gap of 2.8 eV. Can it detect a wavelength of 6000 nm?
Solution:  
Energy of the incident photon with a band gap of 6000 nm.
E =
hc
λ
J =
hc
eλ
eV =
6.63×1034×3×108
1.6×1019×6×106
= 0.207 eV
The photodiode need an energy of 2.8 eV to give response to incident light.
As E < Eg, the given photodiode cannot detect the radiation of wavelength 6000 nm.
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