photocurrent
/ˈfəʊtə(ʊ)ˌkʌr(ə)nt
/noun
An electric current induced by the action of light.The films generate a photocurrent under visible light irradiation....
- The coating absorbs some of the laser's light, a percentage of which is made into a photocurrent.
- In the previous study, the photocurrent was induced by continuous illumination and the results contained the contribution of multiple steps.