In a manner relating to or involving actinoelectric effects; through the production of electrical phenomena by light or radiation.
From actinoelectric + -ally (adverbial suffix from Latin -alis + -ly). This adverbial form allowed scientists to describe processes involving light-induced electrical changes.
When we describe how a solar cell works actinoelectrically, we're describing one of the most important technological processes of our time—the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity that powers renewable energy and increasingly runs our world.
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