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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when the cut-off frequency is lowered in a heterojunction phototransistor?
A)Increased avalanche multiplication noise occurs
B)Reduced base transit time results
C)Increased parasitic capacitance effects occur
D)Reduced responsivity to longer wavelengths✓
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Reduced cut-off frequency decreases the energy for photoexcited carrier creation via the photoelectric effect; this process governs generation. Lower energy implies longer wavelengths will not excite carriers because the incident light energy must exceed the bandgap; therefore, reduced responsivity at longer wavelengths occurs, rather than the alternative effects.
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