The energy gap in a semiconductor is 1.1 eV. What is the maximum wavelength of light that can be absorbed?
Q1. The energy gap in a semiconductor is 1.1 eV. What is the maximum wavelength of light that can be absorbed?
Answer: 1.13 μm
Explanation: Using E = hc / λ, we get λ = hc / E = (6.626 × 10^-34 × 3 × 10^8) / (1.1 × 1.6 × 10^-19) = 1.13 μm.