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noun | adjective
Fotoelement n n -(e)s, -e
opt. photocell (formerly used for all light-sensitive devices, now applied only to solid-state photosensitive devices); photosensor
tech. photocell; photoelement
Fotoelement adj.
meas.inst. photovoltaic cell
opt. barrier-layer cell; photoelectric cell; semiconductor photocell; barrier-layer photocell; photovoltaic cell (no external bias is required to separate the electron-hole pairs created by photons; instead, the junction of two different materials produces a contact potential); photovoltaic device (no external bias is required to separate the electron-hole pairs created by photons; instead, the junction of two different materials produces a contact potential); light-sensitive element; photosensitive device