Spectrum (a) in the figure to the right is the UV-vis absorption spectrum of CdTe nanoparticles. What is the bandgap of these particles in eV? (TIP: You don’t need to square the absorbance values.)

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Spectrum (a) in the figure to the right is the UV-vis absorption spectrum of CdTe nanoparticles. What is the bandgap of these particles in eV? (TIP: You don’t need to square the absorbance values.)

1.0
0.6
0.8
E = hv = hc/2
h = 6.626 x 10-34 J s
c = 3.00 x 108 m/s
0.4
0.6
0.4
0.2 -
0.2
1 eV = 1.602 x 10-19 j
0.0
0.0
400
500
600
700
Wavelength (nm)
Absorbance
Fluorescence intensity (a.u.)
Transcribed Image Text:1.0 0.6 0.8 E = hv = hc/2 h = 6.626 x 10-34 J s c = 3.00 x 108 m/s 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 - 0.2 1 eV = 1.602 x 10-19 j 0.0 0.0 400 500 600 700 Wavelength (nm) Absorbance Fluorescence intensity (a.u.)
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