Structural effects on the electronic absorption properties of 5,6-dihydroxyindole oligomers: The potential of an integrated experimental and DFT approach to model eumelanin optical properties

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 600-607

  D’Ischia, Marco ^a   Crescenzi, Orlando ^a   Pezzella, Alessandro ^a   Arzillo, Marianna ^a   Panzella, Lucia ^a   Napolitano, Alessandra ^a   Barone, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 84962469610     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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