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Photoconductivity may be defined as changes in conductivity (the inverse of resistivity) due to electromagnetic radiation (usually light). Conductivity is a measure of the ease with which electric current flows in a material. It was the photoconductive properties of selenium which led to the discovery of its photovoltaic properties.
