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BARRIER LAYER PHOTOELECTRIC CELL [1 record]

Record 1 2013-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
  • Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
DEF

A device that detects or measures electromagnetic radiation by generating a potential at a junction (barrier layer) between two types of material, upon absorption of radiant energy.

CONT

photovoltaic cell: A photovoltaic cell consists of a thin film of a semiconductor in contact with another appropriate material, usually a metal.

OBS

barrier-layer cell: The Modern Dictionary of Electronics, by R.E. Graf, Howard W. Sams Co., USA, 1977, p. 67, describes this as being a copper-cuprous oxide type of device, though there are, in fact, other types of barrier-layer cells.

Key term(s)
  • barrier layer cell
  • barrier layer photoelectric cell

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
  • Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
DEF

Tube photosensible utilisant l'effet photovoltaïque.

CONT

L'effet photovoltaïque se manifeste par l'apparition d'une force électromotrice au contact d'un métal et d'un semiconducteur. Cette f.e.m. est à peu près proportionnelle au flux lumineux incident. Les cellules photovoltaïques, peu sensibles, peu précises, d'inertie assez grande, ne nécessitent pas d'alimentation extérieure et sont employées dans les posemètres en photographie.

OBS

photopile : Peut désigner aussi une cellule à jonction pn.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
  • Semiconductores (Electrónica)
  • Tubos de vacío (Electrónica)
DEF

Instrumento utilizado para la medida de la energía radiante mediante el efecto fotovoltaico.

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