Determination of thermal and optical parameters of melanins by photopyroelectric spectroscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  De Albuquerque, J E ^a,b   Giacomantonio, C ^b   White, A G ^b   Meredith, P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOPPING FREQUENCY; MELANINS; PHASE OPTICAL GAPS; PHOTOPYROELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY (PPE);

SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 23944469387     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2009833     Document Type: Article

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