Photoconductivity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008831",
  "term": "Photoconductivity",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An increase in the electrical conductivity of a material caused by absorbing light, which creates mobile charge carriers, for example by exciting electrons from the valence band to the conduction band of a semiconductor. Photoresistors made of cadmium sulfide and the photoconductive layers of xerographic drums rely on it, whereas solar cells work through the photovoltaic effect at a junction.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2259 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/photoconductivity/"
}