{"id":77917,"date":"2024-04-05T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/botland.com.pl\/blog\/?p=77917"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:59:33","slug":"photoresist-what-is-it-and-what-is-it-used-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/photoresist-what-is-it-and-what-is-it-used-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoresist &#8211; what is it and what is it used for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min.<\/span><\/span>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77917\" class=\"elementor elementor-77917 elementor-73368\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e548cb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e548cb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6709b330\" data-id=\"6709b330\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1705e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1705e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/315-photoresistors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Photoresistors <\/a><\/strong>are important semiconductor components, without which modern electronics would look very different. Photoresist is an electronic component, Its electrical resistance, or resistance, varies with the intensity of light falling on it. Usually when it is exposed to light of higher intensity, then its resistance decreases. Let&#8217;s describe their work and applications in a nutshell.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa71faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa71faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does a photoresist work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6981384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6981384\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8dbce8\" data-id=\"e8dbce8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6022e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6022e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When light falls on a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/315-photoresistors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">photoresist<\/a><\/strong>, some valence electrons, i.e. electrons located on the outermost shell of the atom, absorb the energy of light and leave the valence shell. Valence <strong>electrons<\/strong> that leave the orbitals of an atom are called <strong>free electrons<\/strong>. A large number of valence electrons that leave the parent atoms &#8220;jump&#8221; to the conduction band. The electrons present in the conduction band do not belong to any atom, and therefore move freely from one place to another.<\/p><p>The <strong> valence electron<\/strong> that leaves the atom has a negative charge, this leads to a vacancy, and the atom gains a positive charge. This vacancy is called an <strong>electron hole<\/strong> (no electron in the full valence band). This is why free electrons and holes are generated as pairs. Free electrons that move freely from one place to another carry an electric charge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c58faa7\" data-id=\"c58faa7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381f000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"381f000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/botland.com.pl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"04598_3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzc5MDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ib3RsYW5kLnN0b3JlXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI0XC8wNFwvMDQ1OThfMy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"809\" src=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_3-1012x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-77905\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_3-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_3-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_3-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photoresistor 10-20k\u03a9 GL5528 - 10pcs.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8b49d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4f8b49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/photoresistors\/4598-photoresistor-10-20k-gl5528-10pcs-5903351245715.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CHECK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fc772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25fc772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a similar way, holes moving in the valence band carry <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">electric current<\/span>. Similarly, both free electrons and holes will carry electric current. The amount of electric current flowing through a photoresist depends on the number of charge carriers generated, free electrons and holes. When the energy of light applied to the photoresist increases, the number of charge carriers generated in the photoresist also increases. As a result, the electric current flowing through the photoresist increases. An increase in electric current means a decrease in resistance, so the resistance of the photoresistor decreases as the light intensity increases.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc118b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc118b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spontaneous and doped photoresistors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ea92d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ea92d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Spontaneous photoresistors<\/strong> are made of high-resistance semiconductors such as <strong>silicon<\/strong> or<strong> germanium<\/strong>. The outermost shell of most atoms can hold up to eight valence electrons. In the case of silicon or germanium, each atom has only <strong>four valence electrons<\/strong>. These four valence electrons of each atom form four covalent bonds with neighboring four atoms to completely fill the outermost shell. As a result, no electron remains free. When we apply <strong>light energy to a photoresist<\/strong>, only a small number of valence electrons gain enough energy and are released from the parent atom. Therefore, a small number of charge carriers are generated. As a result, only a small electric current flows through this type of photoresist. We already know that an increase in electric current means a <strong>decrease in resistance<\/strong>. In spontaneous photoresistors, the resistance decreases slightly as the light energy increases. Therefore, intrinsic photoresistors are less sensitive to light, and thus are not completely reliable in practical applications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-819560d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"819560d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32ab97f\" data-id=\"32ab97f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e04180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e04180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/botland.com.pl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_1_kwadrat.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"04598_1_kwadrat\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzc5MDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ib3RsYW5kLnN0b3JlXC9ibG9nXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI0XC8wNFwvMDQ1OThfMV9rd2FkcmF0LmpwZyJ9\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_1_kwadrat-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-77909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_1_kwadrat-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_1_kwadrat-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_1_kwadrat-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/botland.store\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04598_1_kwadrat.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Photoresistor 10-20k\u03a9 GL5528 - 10pcs.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb19242 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb19242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/photoresistors\/4598-photoresistor-10-20k-gl5528-10pcs-5903351245715.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CHECK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cc77f8\" data-id=\"0cc77f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b879d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b879d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Doped photoresistors<\/strong> are made of <strong>various semiconductor materials<\/strong>. Consider an example of such a photoresist, which is made of a combination of <strong>silicon<\/strong> and <strong>doped-phosphorus<\/strong> atoms. Each silicon atom has <strong>four valence electron<\/strong>s, and each phosphorus atom has <strong>five valence electrons<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>The four valence electrons of a phosphorus atom form four covalent bonds with neighboring four silicon atoms. However, the fifth valence electron of the phosphorus atom cannot form a fifth covalent bond with the silicon atom because the silicon atom has only four valence electrons. Therefore, the fifth valence electron of each phosphorus atom is released from the atom. Thus, each phosphorus atom generates a <strong>free electron<\/strong>. The generated free electron collides with the valence electrons of other atoms and makes them free. Similarly, a single free electron generates many free electrons.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9c654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9c654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Therefore, the addition of a small number of &#8220;impurity&#8221; atoms (phosphorus) <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">generates millions of free electrons<\/span>. In doped photoresistors, we already have a large number of charge carriers, so providing a small amount of light energy generates an even larger number of charge carriers. In this way, the <span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">electric current increases rapidly<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>An increase in electric current means a <strong>decrease in resistance<\/strong>. The resistance of the external photoresistor decreases rapidly with a small increase in the applied light energy, so the reliability is higher than its predecessors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fb0f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0fb0f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applications of photoresistors - what are photoresistors used for?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5e40c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc5e40c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a whole lot of them. A good example is <strong>street lighting<\/strong>. Photoresistors are used in lanterns to control when the light should turn on and when it should turn off. When ambient light falls on the photoresist, it causes <strong>the streetlight to turn off<\/strong>. When there is no light, the photoresistor causes the streetlight to turn on. This naturally reduces electricity losses. Photoresistors can also be found in devices such as <strong>alarm devices, solar street lamps<\/strong>, <strong>nightlights<\/strong> and <strong>clock radios<\/strong>. The general areas of their application are  <strong>photodetectors<\/strong>  i  <strong>&#8220;darkness sensors&#8221;, presence sensors in printers, scanners and paper feeding devices, cameras, reflective sensors<\/strong>  used in computer mouse rollers,  <strong>Solar monitoring systems, photovoltaics, thermostats, security systems<\/strong>, and even  <strong>retro photography,<\/strong>  where older cameras measured the amount of incident light and controlled the exposure time of the film.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baeb974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baeb974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Photoresistors - advantages, disadvantages, alternatives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0830e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0830e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/315-photoresistors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><strong>Photoresistors<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are relatively simple to use and do not require complex circuitry. Simplicity is followed by low costs. Non-contact operation means there are no mechanical parts to break down. Vibration and vibration resistance and low power consumption compared to other light sensors are also essential advantages. Disadvantages include a slower response compared to a photodiode, temperature dependence affecting measurement precision, and susceptibility to interference from infrared sources. The first alternative has already been mentioned &#8211; a photodiode is more sensitive to light changes and has a faster response than a photoresistor, so it is used in applications that require precise measurement. On the common subject shelf you will find <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/157-phototransistors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">phototransistors<\/a>, <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/332-motion-sensors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">PIR sensors<\/a> and laser light sensors, although the latter are used more in <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/botland.store\/443-laser-scanners-lidar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">laser scanners<\/a> and advanced measurements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular element of photocells that almost everyone knows, but not quite how it works. 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