photocurrent

American  

[foh-toh-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-] / ˈfoʊ toʊˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr- /

noun

Physics.

1. an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.

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photocurrent British  

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌkʌrənt /

noun

1. an electric current produced by electromagnetic radiation in the photoelectric effect, photovoltaic effect, or photoconductivity

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Etymology

Origin of photocurrent

First recorded in 1910–15; photo- + current

Example Sentences

Thirdly, the ZnO nanoparticles are photoresponsive and generate a photocurrent when exposed to pulsed UV light and a constant voltage.

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This photocurrent mimics the responses transmitted by synapsis in the human brain, enabling the device to interpret and process biological information received from optical sensors.

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"Our experiments show that photocurrent streamline microscopy is a robust new experimental tool to visualize a photocurrent in quantum materials. This tool helps us look at how electrons behave badly."

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Gabor said the team combined laser imaging with novel light-sensitive devices to come up with the first images of photocurrent streamlines through a working device.

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A photocurrent is an electric current induced by the action of light.

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