Semiconductor materials are at the core of electronics. Most electronic devices are made of
\nsemiconductors. The operation of these components is well described by quantum physics which is
\noften a difficult concept for students to understand. One of the intrinsic parameters of
\nsemiconductors is their bandgap energy ##IMG##
\n[http:\/\/ej.iop.org\/images\/0031-9120\/51\/2\/025003\/pedaa05d8ieqn001.gif] {${{E}_{text{g}}}$} . In the
\ncase of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) ##IMG##
\n[http:\/\/ej.iop.org\/images\/0031-9120\/51\/2\/025003\/pedaa05d8ieqn002.gif] {${{E}_{text{g}}}$} fixes the
\ncolour of the light emitted by the diodes. In this article we propose an experiment to compare
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\nof a green LED obtained by both electrical and optical measurements. The two slightly different
\nresults can be explained by the theoretical knowledge of students…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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