Physics A-Level
Photocurrent against voltage at fixed irradiance
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A characteristic curve plots current against voltage for several fixed irradiances, and in reverse bias each irradiance gives a near-horizontal line whose magnitude is the photocurrent.
Topics that use Photocurrent against voltage at fixed irradiance
- Photodiode (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Band gap and photon energy
- Photo-conductive mode
- Photocurrent
- RC time constant
- Responsivity against wavelength
- Reverse bias
- Scintillator
- Spectral response
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