A Solaristor (from SOLAR cell transISTOR) is a compact two terminal self-powered phototransistor. The two-in-one transistor plus solar cell achieves the high-low current modulation by a memresistive effect in the flow of photogenerated carriers. The term was coined by ICN2 researchers in 2018 when demonstrated the concept in a ferroelectric-oxide/organic bulk heterojunction solar cell[1].
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- ^ Pérez-Tomás, Amador; Lima, Anderson; Billon, Quentin; Shirley, Ian; Catalan, Gustau; Lira-Cantú, Mónica. "A Solar Transistor and Photoferroelectric Memory". Advanced Functional Materials. doi:10.1002/adfm.201707099. ISSN 1616-3028.