Optical and photoelectronic properties of melanin

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 511-512, Issue , 2006, Pages 362-366

  Capozzi, V ^a,b   Perna, G ^a,b   Carmone, P ^a   Gallone, A ^a   Lastella, M ^a   Mezzenga, E ^a   Quartucci, G ^a   Ambrico, M ^c   Augelli, V ^b,d   Biagi, P F ^b,d   Ligonzo, T ^b,d   Minafra, A ^b,d   Schiavulli, L ^b,d   Pallara, M ^d   Cicero, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eumelanin; Optical properties; Photoconductivity

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EUMELANIN; INDOLIC STRUCTURE; PHOTOCURRENT TECHNIQUES; SYNTHETIC MELANIN PELLETS;

PIGMENTS;

EID: 33646722245     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.065     Document Type: Article

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