Workfunction and Bond Energy

Workfunction is the minimum energy required to remove an electron from the surface of the material. If the striking photons does not have the required energy then it won't be able to eject the electron even though many photons can be striking the surface i.e. many low energy photons cannot be combined to get the required energy. In contrast to this many particles can combine to break a bond. Silicon for example has bond energy of 1.1eV, with an average energy of 0.026eV 42 (1.1/0.062) particles would be required to break the bond and set the electron free. Why is it that a similar thing not happen with photons?. If many photons strike the the surface than all their energy should add up and remove the electron


**EDIT**
I am watching lectures on Youtube on Chemistry and Semiconductor devices. In [this lecture at 4:45](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-111-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2008/video-lectures/lecture-4/) the instructor talks about workfunction. And in [this lecture at 42:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lm__i7a-lM&index=5&list=PLF178600D851B098F) the instructor talks about the number of particles required to break a bond


