$A$ photodiode is fabricated from a semiconductor with a bandgap of $2.5 \ eV$. Can it detect a wavelength of $6000 \ \mathring{A}$?

  • A
    $4000 \ \mathring{A}$
  • B
    $6000 \ \mathring{A}$
  • C
    $8000 \ \mathring{A}$
  • D
    $10000 \ \mathring{A}$

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Conductivity of a photodiode starts changing only if the wavelength of incident light is < 660 \, nm. The band gap of the photodiode is found to be $\left(\frac{x}{8}\right) eV$. The value of $x$ is: (Given, $h=6.6 \times 10^{-34} \, Js, c=3 \times 10^8 \, m/s, e=1.6 \times 10^{-19} \, C$)

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