A solid state device, usually a
semiconductor such as silicon, which absorbs photons with energies higher than or equal to the
bandgap energy and simultaneously produces electric
power.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2265
PAC, 1991, 63, 569
(Terminology in semiconductor electrochemistry and photoelectrochemical energy conversion
(Recommendations 1991))
on page 593
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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