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What is LED? Draw the V-I characteristics of an LED?

Important Questions on Semiconductor Devices

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What is energy band gap EB for p-type and n-type semiconductor use to form a LED to produce a red light colour?
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The band gap of the semiconductor GaAs0.6P0.4 is 1.9 eV. If this material is used to make a Light Emitting Diode (LED), the colour of the emerging light will appear
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What is the advantage of an LED bulb over filament bulb?

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The special purpose diode operated / working under forward bias is/are
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Why cannot we use Si and Ge in fabrication of visible LEDs ?
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Which of the following statement is not correct in the case of light emitting diodes?

A. It is a heavily doped p-n junction.

B. It emits light only when it is forward biased.

C. It emits light only when it is reverse biased.

D. The energy of the light emitted is equal to or slightly less than the energy gap of the semiconductor used.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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LED is constructed from Ga-As-P semiconducting material. The energy gap of this LED is 1.9 eV. Calculate the wavelength of light emitted and its colour. h=6.63×10-34 J-s and c=3×108 m s-1
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LED emits light when connected in _____.

(Fill in the blank using 'forward bias' or 'reverse bias')

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What is LED? Mention two of its applications.
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Write the name of any one dopped semiconductor used for making light emitting diode (LED).
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The I - V characteristics of an LED is:
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The V-I characteristics of LED is similar to the characteristics of
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What do you understand by light-emitting diode (LED)? Explain photodiode and distinguish LED and photodiode. Draw their biasing also.

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What is LED? Explain how radiations are given out by LED?

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Statement-1 : Light emiting diode (LED) emits spontaneous radiation.

Statement-2 : LED is forward-biased p-n junction.