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RESULTS of our potentiometric measurements of the photovoltaic effect in the ultra-violet region on platinum and mercury electrodes in aqueous solutions of sulphuric acid, potassium hydroxide and potassium sulphate led us to the conclusion that the observed potential changes of the illuminated electrode are caused by a competitive action of oxidizing and reducing species formed in water under the incident light.
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HEYROVSKÝ, M., NORRISH, R. Photovoltaic Phenomena in Aqueous Solutions. Nature 200, 880–881 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200880a0
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