An electrochemical cell in which current or voltage changes result from photochemically generated changes in the relative concentrations of reactants in a solution phase oxidation-reduction couple.
See also: photovoltaic cell
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2261 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)
See also:
PAC, 1991, 63, 569. 'Terminology in semiconductor electrochemistry and photoelectrochemical energy conversion (Recommendations 1991)' on page 596 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199163040569)