Definition of photoconductivity in English:
photoconductivity
noun ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)kɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtiˌfoʊdoʊˌkɑndəkˈtɪvədi
mass nounIncreased electrical conductivity caused by the presence of light.
Example sentencesExamples
- But nothing quite worked until Chester Carlson came up with a process based on electrostatic charges and photoconductivity.
- While many doubted that Carlson's process, based on electrostatic charges and photoconductivity, could really work consistently, he remained steadfast.
- We at the David Sarnoff RCA Laboratories were blessed by working with Albert Rose, who has been called the father of photoconductivity.
Derivatives
adjective ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)kənˈdʌktɪvˌfoʊdək(ə)nˈdəktɪv
In his Astoria (N.Y.) lab on Oct. 22, 1938, he took a photoconductive zinc plate and rubbed it with a handkerchief to produce a positive charge.
Example sentencesExamples
- An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing the above-mentioned aromatic block polycarbonate resin.
- Closely related to the photoelectric effect is the photoconductive effect which is the increase in electrical conductivity of certain nonmetallic materials such as cadmium sulfide when exposed to light.
- On the photon-detector side are photoconductive, photovoltaic, and electromagnetic detectors.
- During a scan, reflected IR light is picked up through the fiber and is detected by an MCT photoconductive detector.
noun ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)kɒndʌkənˈdʌktə
Shelnutt expects the tubes to have uses as conductors, semiconductors, and photoconductors, and to have other properties that permit them to be used in electronic and photonic devices and as chemical sensors.
Example sentencesExamples
- The E332 is unusual in that print output is provided by a separate toner cartridge and photoconductor, the only printer in this class which uses separate print components.
- An electrophotographic photoconductor has an electroconductive support and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing the above-mentioned aromatic block polycarbonate resin.
Definition of photoconductivity in US English:
photoconductivity
nounˌfōdōˌkändəkˈtivədēˌfoʊdoʊˌkɑndəkˈtɪvədi
Increased electrical conductivity caused by the presence of light.
Example sentencesExamples
- While many doubted that Carlson's process, based on electrostatic charges and photoconductivity, could really work consistently, he remained steadfast.
- We at the David Sarnoff RCA Laboratories were blessed by working with Albert Rose, who has been called the father of photoconductivity.
- But nothing quite worked until Chester Carlson came up with a process based on electrostatic charges and photoconductivity.