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   What is a light sensitive device called?

   • Light-sensitive devices, sometimes called photoelectric transducers, alter their electrical characteristics in the presence of visible or infrared light. Photocells are also called by many other names including photoconductive cells, light-dependent resistors (LDR's), and photoresistors.

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   What is the resistance of a photocell?

   • They are variable resistors with an extremely wide range of resistance values (up to hundreds of orders of magnitude) that are dependent on the level of incident light. Resistance in photocells varies inversely with the strength of light that falls on them. In other words, resistance is very high in the dark, but low under bright light.

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   Are dye-sensitized solar cells efficient?

   • Building-integrated installation of semi-transparent solar cells is limited by a trade-off between transparency and efficiency. Now, Huaulmé et al. demonstrate dye-sensitized solar cells with photochromic sensitizers that adjust their light transmission and power conversion efficiency with light exposure.

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   Can a photoelectric cell see light?

   • Incidentally, when I talk about light in this article, I don't just mean the "visible" light we can see: photoelectric cells also work with invisible forms of light such as infrared and ultraviolet : light-sensitive materials can "see" and respond to frequencies of light outside the range to which our own eyes are sensitive.

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   Where are light-sensitive cells located in the retina?

   • The tissue there, known as the retina, contains millions of light-sensitive cells. They are especially concentrated in an area called the fovea (FOH-vee-ah). This densely packed set of cells gives us the clearest picture of our world.

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   What is a photoresistive light sensor?

   • The most commonly used photoresistive light sensor is the ORP12 Cadmium Sulphide photoconductive cell. This light dependent resistor has a spectral response of about 610nm in the yellow to orange region of light.

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2. www.explainthatstuff.com › how-photoelectric-cellsHow do photoelectric cells work? - Explain that Stuff

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   Mar 6, 2023 · Photoelectricity is about light energy being converted into electrical energy and it happens in three different (though, on the face of it, quite similar) ways. They're known as the photoconductive, photoemissive, and photovoltaic effects—and we'll look at each one in turn.

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   Aug 6, 2022 · A Light Sensor generates an output signal indicating the intensity of light by measuring the radiant energy that exists in a very narrow range of frequencies basically called “light”, and which ranges in frequency from “Infra-red” to “Visible” up to “Ultraviolet” light spectrum.

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   A photoresistor (also known as a light-dependent resistor, LDR, or photo-conductive cell) is a passive component that decreases in resistance as a result of increasing luminosity (light) on its sensitive surface, in other words, it exhibits photoconductivity.

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   Oct 14, 2010 · Light-sensitive devices include photocells, photodiodes, and phototransistors. Visible and infrared light (or the absence of that light) can trigger many different kinds of circuit for the control of alarms, lights, motors, relays, and other actuators.

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7. www.snexplores.org › article › explainer-how-our-eyesExplainer: How our eyes make sense of light

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   Jul 16, 2020 · The tissue there, known as the retina, contains millions of light-sensitive cells. They are especially concentrated in an area called the fovea (FOH-vee-ah). This densely packed set of cells gives us the clearest picture of our world.

8. www.energy.gov › solar-photovoltaic-cell-basicsSolar Photovoltaic Cell Basics | Department of Energy

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   Solar Photovoltaic Cell Basics. When light shines on a photovoltaic (PV) cell – also called a solar cell – that light may be reflected, absorbed, or pass right through the cell. The PV cell is composed of semiconductor material; the “semi” means that it can conduct electricity better than an insulator but not as well as a good conductor ...

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   Jun 8, 2020 · Now, Huaulmé et al. demonstrate dye-sensitized solar cells with photochromic sensitizers that adjust their light transmission and power conversion efficiency with light exposure.