photoemission
Radiation releases electrons
Photoemission is the ejection of electrons from a material when light strikes its surface.
The phenomenon occurs because photons transfer energy to electrons, releasing them if the energy exceeds a threshold.
Photoemission underlies solar cells, light sensors, and photoelectric devices.
Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect, which describes photoemission, earned him the Nobel Prize.
Light-expelled negative particle
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- photoelectricLight-induced electrical activity
- excitationStimulation of response
Partial electrical conductor
Document format or laptop line
- UPSRaises or elevates
- core-levelAt the most basic stratum
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
photoelectron
Light-expelled negative particle
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- photoelectricLight-induced electrical activity
- excitationStimulation of response
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
XPS
Document format or laptop line
- UPSRaises or elevates
- core-levelAt the most basic stratum
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
photodetector
Light-to-electricity conversion device
momentum
Product of mass, velocity
- femtosecondQuadrillionth of a second
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