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Problem 42n
Textbook Question
Textbook Question(a) Suppose a piece of very pure germanium is to be used as a light detector by observing, through the absorption of photons, the increase in conductivity resulting from generation of electron–hole pairs. If each pair requires 0.67 eV of energy, what is the maximum wavelength that can be detected? In what portion of the spectrum does it lie?
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