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The Colour Violet: Chemistry or Physics?
Author(s) -
Catherine E. Housecroft
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chimia international journal for chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2019.760
Subject(s) - ultra violet , chemistry , physics , optoelectronics
Violet iridescence in purple emperor butterflies arises from structural order in the wing-scales in contrast to the chemical pigments responsible for some violet colours in Nature.

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