Editing Photoconductivity (section)

==Applications==
{{further|Photoresistor}}
When a photoconductive material is connected as part of a circuit, it functions as a [[resistor]] whose [[Electrical resistance|resistance]] depends on the [[intensity (physics)|light intensity]]. In this context, the material is called a [[photoresistor]] (also called ''light-dependent resistor'' or ''photoconductor''). The most common application of photoresistors is as [[photodetector]]s, i.e. devices that measure light intensity. Photoresistors are not the ''only'' type of photodetector—other types include [[charge-coupled device]]s (CCDs), [[photodiode]]s and [[phototransistor]]s—but they are among the most common. Some photodetector applications in which photoresistors are often used include camera light meters, street lights, clock radios, [[infrared detector]]s, nanophotonic systems and low-dimensional photo-sensors devices.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hernández-Acosta |first1=M A |last2=Trejo-Valdez |first2=M |last3=Castro-Chacón |first3=J H |last4=Torres-San Miguel |first4=C R |last5=Martínez-Gutiérrez |first5=H |last6=Torres-Torres |first6=C |title=Chaotic signatures of photoconductive Cu ZnSnS nanostructures explored by Lorenz attractors |journal=New Journal of Physics |date=23 February 2018 |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=023048 |doi=10.1088/1367-2630/aaad41|bibcode=2018NJPh...20b3048H |doi-access=free }}</ref>