photocurrent
- noun
- /ˈfoʊtəˌkɜr.ənt/
- Specialized
:
fotocorriente
- The photocurrent generated by the solar cell increased as the sunlight became stronger.
- photocurrent spectra
Examples
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Although photocurrent and absorption measurements have presented by far the most unambiguous proof of the existence of the Wannier-Stark ladder, other optical experiments offer complementary advantages.
Academic text (1994) -
As an example, we have plotted in Figure 6 the peaks of the complete photocurrent spectra for the superlattice in Figure 5b.
Academic text (1994) -
The photocurrents were apparently preserving the correlations present in the light beams themselves.
Academic text (2005) -
Figure 5b reproduces selected low-temperature photocurrent spectra of a GaAs-Ga0.65Al0.35.
Academic text (1994) -
Scientists measured the photocurrent produced by the material under different light intensities.
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The photocurrent in the experiment showed a clear relationship between light exposure and electrical output.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Photocurrent combines photo- (from a Greek word for 'light', as in photo or photograph) and current ('flow'). So a photocurrent is an electric 'flow' made by light, which is why a material produces a current when light shines on it.
