The energy of a photon in a monochromatic light of wavelength $621 \ nm$ matches with the band gap of a semiconducting material. Then the minimum energy required to create an electron-hole pair from the semiconductor is
[Take $hc = 1242 \ eV-nm$,where $h$ is Planck's constant and $c$ is speed of light in vacuum] (in $eV$)

  • A
    $3.4$
  • B
    $1.7$
  • C
    $2$
  • D
    $2.2$

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