The photovoltaic effect is the phenomenon of generating electric current from light. When photons (particles of light) hit a semiconductor material, such as silicon, they can excite electrons from ...

This is an artist's concept of optically-generated non-thermalized electrons and their collection in a ferroelectric crystal. An intense screening field results in impact ionization, enabling an ...

This technology has gained significant attention in recent years, particularly in the context of lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystals, which exhibit unique photovoltaic effects. These effects allow ...

1873: Electrical engineer Willoughby Smith discovers the photovoltaic effect in selenium. The photovoltaic effect is the key ...

Photovoltaic–pyroelectric coupled effect based on the coupling effect of pyroelectric polarization, semiconductor/ferroelectrics characteristics, and ...

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology, Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal ...

Combining ultra-thin layers of different materials can raise the photovoltaic effect of solar cells by a factor of 1,000, according to researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU ...

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The latter is commonly used to predict the hydroelastic effect due to wave-induced loads ... analysis of a membrane-based offshore floating photovoltaic platform in regular waves,” published ...