JEE Main202122 Jul 2021Morning ShiftPhysicsSemiconductorsActual
Consider a situation in which reverse biased current of a particular P - N junction increases when it is exposed to a light of wavelength ≤ 621 nm . During this process, enhancement in carrier concentration takes place due to generation of hole-electron pairs. The value of band gap is nearly.
Options
- A2   eV
- B4   eV
- C1   eV
- D0 . 5   eV
Correct answer
A. 2   eV
Step-by-step solution
Band gap = h c λ 0 , where λ 0 - threshold wavelength Band gap = 1242   ev - nm 621   nm = 2   eV