photoconductancen.
/ˌfəʊtəʊkənˈdʌkt(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdəkənˈdəkt(ə)ns/ Physics.
= photoconductivity n.
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photoelectric effect1892
photoconductivity1924
photoconduction1929
photoconductance1930
1930 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 127 615 The spectral range..is precisely the same as that over which silver bromide exhibits the photo-conductance phenomenon.
1959 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 38 750 Measurements..of work functions, photoconductance, surface conductivity and field effect have indicated that there is a large density of surface states.
2003 Jrnl. Appl. Physics 93 8549 The oxidation process of Co/AlOx/Co magnetic tunnel junctions has been investigated by photoconductance.
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