noun
- an electric current produced when light strikes a photosensitive material or device
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The photocurrent in the solar cell increases with brighter light.
- Engineers measured the photocurrent to determine the efficiency of the photodiode.
- When ultraviolet light hits the metal surface, a photocurrent is generated.
- The photocurrent produced by the photomultiplier tube was amplified and recorded.
- Solar panels convert sunlight into photocurrent, which is then converted to usable electricity.