Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2003-12-11
Photochem. Photobiol., 2004, 79(2): 211-216
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
Paper accepted for publication in Photochem. Photobiol. (March 2004). All figues included in pdf file
Scientific paper
We report absolute values for the radiative relaxation quantum yield of synthetic eumelanin as a function of excitation energy. These values were determined by correcting for pump beam attenuation and emission re-absorption in both eumelanin samples and fluorescein standards over a large range of concentrations. Our results confirm that eumelanins are capable of dissipating >99.9% of absorbed UV and visible radiation through non-radiative means. Furthermore, we have found that the radiative quantum yield of synthetic eumelanin is excitation energy dependent. This observation is supported by corrected emission spectra, which also show a clear dependence of both peak position and peak width upon excitation energy. Our findings indicate that photoluminescence emission in eumelanins is derived from ensembles of small chemically distinct oligomeric units which can be selectively pumped. This hypothesis lends support to the theory that the basic structural unit of eumelanin is oligomeric rather than hetero-polymeric.
Meredith Paul
Riesz Jenny
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