photoluminescence

American  

[foh-tuh-loo-muh-nes-uhns] / ˌfoʊ təˌlu məˈnɛs əns /

noun

Physics.

1. luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.

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photoluminescence British  

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns /

noun

1. luminescence resulting from the absorption of light or infrared or ultraviolet radiation

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Other Word Forms

• photoluminescent
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of photoluminescence

First recorded in 1885–90; photo- + luminescence

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Example Sentences

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photoluminescence

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

What's more, the photoluminescence lifetime of nanoparticles doped with these ions has the advantage of being minimally affected by external conditions.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

To date, the most common technique for measuring the photoluminescence lifetime of rare-earth doped nanoparticles has involved counting time-correlated single photons.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

Finally, the operation that allocates the temporal information of photoluminescence to different spatial positions ensures that the entire process of 1D photoluminescence intensity decay can be recorded in a single snapshot, without repeated excitation.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

The observation was only made possible by innovative transient photoluminescence measurements.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024

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