Simple experimental verification of the relation between the band-gap energy and the energy of photons emitted by LEDs

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 493-500

  Precker, Jürgen W ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOTOEMISSION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; WAVELENGTH;

BAND GAP ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 34247882751     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/28/3/010     Document Type: Article

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