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For Hobbyists & Makers · LED Band Gap

LED Band Gap for a mirage

Built for hobbyists & makers exploring it for fun. Play with real physics and math, no license and no setup — just open and tinker. Simulate a mirage live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.

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from energy gap to photon

590 nm

2.10 eV band gap

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Band gap Eg (eV)

An LED emits light when electrons drop across the semiconductor's band gap, each releasing a photon of energy equal to that gap. Since photon energy fixes wavelength (λ = 1240/Eg in nm), the band gap directly sets the color — which is why blue LEDs needed a whole new material (gallium nitride) and a Nobel Prize to achieve.

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Wavelength590 nm

Regionvisible

MaterialGaP/AlInGaP (green-red)

Governing equation

λ = \frac{h c}{E _{g}} = \frac{1240}{2.10 eV} = 590 nm

Reading this result: λ = 1240/Eg puts this 2.10 eV gap at 590 nm — a wider gap means a bluer photon, which is exactly why blue LEDs needed the high-gap GaN family.

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Is this good for hobbyists & makers?: Yes — this version of "LED Band Gap for a mirage" is framed for hobbyists & makers exploring it for fun. Play with real physics and math, no license and no setup — just open and tinker.
Do I need to install anything?: No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.