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Optical absorption and luminescent properties of melanin films

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The optical absorption and luminescence spectra of the films of natural melanin were measured. The results are explained based on a nanocluster structure of the films.

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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 28, No. 21, 2002, pp. 36–41.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2002 by Grishchuk, Davidenko, Zholner, Verbitskii, Kurik, Piryatinskii.

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Grishchuk, V.P., Davidenko, S.A., Zholner, I.D. et al. Optical absorption and luminescent properties of melanin films. Tech. Phys. Lett. 28, 896–898 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1526875

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