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photoconduction

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  • noun A change (normally an increase) in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation

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  • noun change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation

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  • The company's patented process employs femtosecond laser processing of the target material resulting in an extremely thin (300nm) photoconduction layer applicable to both biased

    Nano Tech Wire 2008

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