Question

Direct bandgap semiconductors are better suited for solar cell applications than indirect bandgap semiconductors is true or false.

Answer 1

Answer : - Direct bandgap semiconductors are better suited for solar cell applications than indirect bandgap semiconductors.

This statement is false.

In Indirect bandgap semiconductors, the minority carrier diffusion length exceeds the absorption depth of the material used. Indirect bandgap semiconductors  has a large recombination lifetime. This results in a large diffusion length. Absorbing layer in Indirect bandgap semiconductors is thick.