Photoelectric conversion apparatus

A photoelectric conversion apparatus for converting light energy into electric energy and then outputting the electric energy, the photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising:

• a pair of electrodes including a first electrode and a second electrode each of which makes an output terminal;
• a charge separator disposed to make contact with the first electrode, and subjected to a light to separate a charge;
• an insulative polarizer disposed to intervene between the charge separator and the second electrode, insulating the first electrode and the charge separator from the second electrode, and producing polarization;
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• an incidence switcher alternately switching between an incident state where the light falls on the charge separator, and a non-incident state where the light does not fall on the charge separator, based on an electromotive force arising between the first electrode and the second electrode;
• the charge separator separating the charge, the insulative polarizer storing and discharging the separated charge, and the incidence switcher switching between the incident state and the non-incident state making the photoelectric conversion apparatus self-oscillate to sustainably output an alternating current or alternating voltage from the output terminals.