The photodiode is made of a material with a band gap of $2.0\, eV$. The minimum frequency of the radiation that can be absorbed by the material is nearly

  • A
    $1\times10^{14}\, Hz$
  • B
    $20\times10^{14}\, Hz$
  • C
    $10\times10^{14}\, Hz$
  • D
    $5\times10^{14}\, Hz$

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