Electron diffraction and solid-state NMR reveal the structure and exciton coupling in a eumelanin precursor
Kavya Vinod, Renny Mathew, Christian Jandl, Brijith Thomas, Mahesh Hariharan
Abstract
A bottom-up investigation strategy for eumelanin's structure–property relationship by a multidisciplinary approach, using 3D electron diffraction, solid-state NMR, density functional theory and electronic spectroscopy.
Topics & Concepts
DiffractionExcitonCoupling (piping)Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonanceElectronSolid-stateChemical physicsElectron diffractionJ-couplingCrystallographyMaterials scienceChemistryMolecular physicsNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyPhysicsCondensed matter physicsStereochemistryNuclear magnetic resonancePhysical chemistryOpticsQuantum mechanicsMetallurgymelanin and skin pigmentationBiochemical Analysis and Sensing TechniquesMolecular spectroscopy and chirality