The energy gap of silicon is 1.14 eV. The maximum wavelength at which silicon will begin absorbing energy is
10888 Ao
1088.8 Ao
108.88 Ao
10.888 Ao
λmax=hcE= 6.6 x 10-34 x 3 x 1081.14 X 1.6 X 10-19 = 10888Ao