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In 1905, Albert Einstein showed that the photoelectric effect—the ability of metals to produce an electric current when exposed to light—could be explained if light is quantum, traveling in ...

Although the photoelectric effect in molecules has been studied extensively in the meantime, it has not yet been possible to determine its evolution over time in an experimental measurement.

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As the photoelectric effect occurs so fast, physicists used to think the emission time is too short for them to measure with any precision. But thanks to the development of shorter and shorter laser ...

The photoelectric effect is a phenomenon where light knocks electrons out of a material, resulting in the emission of these electrons, called photoelectrons. Albert Einstein explained the ...

Solar panels use a scientific concept called the photovoltaic effect to turn sunlight into electricity. Here's a deep dive into how it all works.

When light hits a material, electrons can be released from this material – the photoelectric effect. Although this effect played a major role in the development of the quantum theory, it still ...

Blasting the photoelectric effect out of the quantum realm with a very intense light source Einstein showed how the photoelectric effect argued for a quantum view of … ...

But while there is still no quantum theory of gravity, the challenge of detecting its signatures now looks a little more manageable thanks to a proposed experiment that takes inspiration from the ...

The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from matter upon the absorption of electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation or x-rays. Upon exposing a metallic surface to ...