$A$ photo cell is a device used to:

Describe the construction, working, and use of a solar cell.

$A$ $p-n$ junction photodiode is fabricated from a semiconductor with a band gap of $2.5 eV$. It can detect a signal of wavelength: (Given: Planck's constant $h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} Js$,speed of light $c = 3 \times 10^8 m/s$,elementary charge $e = 1.6 \times 10^{-19} C$)

For an $LED$ to emit light in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum,it can have an energy band gap in the range of (Planck's constant,$h = 6.6 \times 10^{-34} \ J s$ and speed of light,$c = 3 \times 10^8 \ m s^{-1}$ in vacuum).

$A$ light emitting diode $(LED)$ is fabricated using $GaAs$ semiconducting material whose band gap is $1.42 \,eV$. The wavelength of light emitted from the $LED$ is: (in $\,nm$)

Why is the $I-V$ characteristic of a solar cell drawn in the fourth quadrant of the coordinate system?