Term: photogalvanic cell
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04615

Definition:
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.

Related Terms:
1) photovoltaic cell (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04659).
2) oxidation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04362).

Source: PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2261 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)

Citation: 'photogalvanic cell' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04615

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