Lanthanide ions doped luminescent materials are widely studied for latent fingerprint detection.However,most of these materials are synthesized at very high temperatures and use UV C light for visualization,which is h...Lanthanide ions doped luminescent materials are widely studied for latent fingerprint detection.However,most of these materials are synthesized at very high temperatures and use UV C light for visualization,which is harmful to eye,skin,etc.Herein,the Gd_(0.95)Eu_(0.05)PO_(4) nanorods synthesized by a simple co-precipitation method at 185℃ were reported for latent fingerprint visualization under 395 nm light.The Gd_(0.95)Eu_(0.05)PO_(4) nanomaterial has monoclinic crystal structure and shows rod-shaped morphology.Further,these Gd_(0.95)Eu_(0.05)PO_(4) nanorods exhibit excellent photoluminescence properties and strong fuchsia emission under UV light.These nanorods have been employed for developing latent fingerprints on various porous and non-porous substrates by the powder dusting technique,which exhibits clear and well defined details with high contrast,selectivity and sensitivity under 395 nm UV light.Latent fingerprints developed after 72 h of their deposition also show clear contrast with these nanorods.Therefore,the Gd_(0.95)Eu_(0.05)PO_(4) nanorods can be used for latent fingerprint visualization applications.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Science and Engineering Research Board(SERB),India(ECR/2015/000333)。
文摘Lanthanide ions doped luminescent materials are widely studied for latent fingerprint detection.However,most of these materials are synthesized at very high temperatures and use UV C light for visualization,which is harmful to eye,skin,etc.Herein,the Gd_(0.95)Eu_(0.05)PO_(4) nanorods synthesized by a simple co-precipitation method at 185℃ were reported for latent fingerprint visualization under 395 nm light.The Gd_(0.95)Eu_(0.05)PO_(4) nanomaterial has monoclinic crystal structure and shows rod-shaped morphology.Further,these Gd_(0.95)Eu_(0.05)PO_(4) nanorods exhibit excellent photoluminescence properties and strong fuchsia emission under UV light.These nanorods have been employed for developing latent fingerprints on various porous and non-porous substrates by the powder dusting technique,which exhibits clear and well defined details with high contrast,selectivity and sensitivity under 395 nm UV light.Latent fingerprints developed after 72 h of their deposition also show clear contrast with these nanorods.Therefore,the Gd_(0.95)Eu_(0.05)PO_(4) nanorods can be used for latent fingerprint visualization applications.