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