noun
dye sensitization; dye sensitizing
Technical term in photography and photochemistry. Refers to the process of making a material sensitive to light by adding a dye.
色素増感太陽電池は、色素を使って光を吸収する。
Dye-sensitized solar cells absorb light using a dye.
この写真材料には色素増感処理が施されている。
This photographic material has undergone dye sensitization treatment.
増感 means sensitization in general; 色素増感 specifies sensitization by means of a dye.
Compound of 色素 (しきそ, 'dye, pigment') and 増感 (ぞうかん, 'sensitization').