Working Of LED's

LED's or Light Emmitting diodes are semiconductor devices which emit light when electricity is passed through them. An LED consist of a p-n junction in which electricity is passed through it in forward biased mode as shown in the figure. Also a load resistance is applied to it so that the excess current does not harm the LED.
LED's are available in various colors to suit your need like red,blue,yellow,white etc. But the white and blue LED's are particularly costlier compared to the other colored LED's.
These LED's are tiny bulbs which can be used for various purposes like in calculators. Most significant use is the one in seven segment display, the one we see on our watches. These small bulbs are arranged in a particular pattern to create a beautiful display of a number.
There also exist the bi-colored and tri-colored LED's. So just check out the various available LED's and create something innovative out of it.

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