Re: [Vo]: Re: Contact Potential, Capacitors and Light

2006-12-31 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Frederick Sparber's message of Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:42:06 -0700: Hi, [snip] I've messed this up royally before, so take this with a pound of salt. ;) Given that no current flows due to contact potential between dissimilar metals; I think a current does flow initially, when the

[Vo]: Re: Contact Potential, Capacitors and Light

2006-12-30 Thread Frederick Sparber
Given that no current flows due to contact potential between dissimilar metals; 1, will the contact potential charge a capacitor? 2, will photons striking one of the metals of the metal couple charge a capacitor connected across it? Fred