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Why are LEDs made of compound semiconductor and not of elemental semiconductors?

Komal Kohli February 15, 2023

Question 30:Why are LEDs made of compound semiconductor and not of elemental semiconductors?

The correct answer is -LEDs are made up of compound semiconductors and not by the elemental conductor because the band gap in the elemental conductor has a value that can detect the light of a wavelength which lies in the infrared (IR) region.