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Thanks, I understand the actual law, I just don't know its importance in infrared detectors. That's my main question, sorry if I wasn't clear.

Hi, I constructed a device that consists of two metal pads atop a semiconductor material. I'm still confused on the whole Ohms law thing. Infrared radiation strikes the metal, and we're testing it at different temperatures, but I don't know what happens from there. My questions are: 1. Is the...