photoluminescence
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of photoluminescence
First recorded in 1885–90; photo- + luminescence
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Another intriguing aspect is the presence of silicon-vacancy color centers in the diamond structure, as an intense zero-phonon line at 738.5 nm in the photoluminescence spectrum excited by using a 532 nm laser was found.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
These observations provided key spatial information about exactly where the photoluminescence process occurred in the gold, which is a prerequisite for the metal's use as a probe.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024
Using photoluminescence, the spectrum of the light emitted by the solar cell after excitation by a laser has been studied as a means to understanding how well the solar cell takes care of electrons internally.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2024
As a result, the pixel dwelling time needed to build the photoluminescence intensity decay curve is much longer.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
Free charge carriers in perovskite solar cells likely have a special form of protection from recombination, researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich have discovered by means of innovative photoluminescence measurements.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
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