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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when a semiconductor’s band gap is illuminated at energies greater than its threshold?
A)Increased electron-hole pair recombination rate✓
B)Enhanced thermal conductivity throughout lattice
C)Formation of metallic crystalline structures
D)Amplification of existing magnetic dipoles
💡 Explanation
Increased electron-hole concentration leads to band to band recombination, creating photons; this is because direct recombination becomes more probable. Therefore, the recombination rate rises rather than thermal conduction increases as this requires lattice vibration.
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