These are fun (of course)!****We shined a 940nm infrared LED on one of them and it produced about 0.5VDC open circuit voltage. Stringing four together in series, we were able to turn an LED on with them. They’ll also produce a small voltage, ~250mV, in a brightly, fluorescent-lit room.

Features:

• Package type: leaded
• Package form: top view
• Radiant sensitive area (in mm2): 7.5
• High photo sensitivity
• High radiant sensitivity
• Suitable for visible and near infrared radiation
• Fast response times
• Angle of half sensitivity: phi = ± 65°
• Lead (Pb)-free, RoHS compliant

Dimensions:

• 5.4x4.3x3.2 mm

Documents:

• Datasheet