{"title":"Mn4+-doped Sr2CaWO6 red phosphors for enhanced forensic fingerprint analysis","authors":"Sung Jun Park , Woo Tae Hong , Hyun Kyoung Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2026.119257","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mn<sup>4+</sup> doped Sr<sub>2</sub>CaWO<sub>6</sub> phosphors with different Mn<sup>4+</sup> ion concentration (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0, and 3.0 mol%) were synthesized using solid-state reaction method. The structure, composition, morphology, and photoluminescence of Sr<sub>2</sub>CaWO<sub>6</sub>:Mn<sup>4+</sup> phosphors were investigated in this experiment. The Sr<sub>2</sub>CaWO<sub>6</sub>:Mn<sup>4+</sup> phosphors have a well-crystallized structure. The particle size of Sr<sub>2</sub>CaWO<sub>6</sub>:Mn<sup>4+</sup> phosphors is about several micrometers. The band gap value for Sr<sub>2</sub>CaWO<sub>6</sub>:Mn<sup>4+</sup> phosphors is 3.70 eV. Sr<sub>2</sub>CaWO<sub>6</sub>:Mn<sup>4+</sup> phosphors showed a deep red emission centered at 687 nm under excitation at 320 nm. The optimal doping concentration of Sr<sub>2</sub>CaWO<sub>6</sub>:Mn<sup>4+</sup> phosphors was found to be 0.7 mol%. The prepared phosphors were employed for fingerprint visualization on several substrates (stainless steel, glass, plastic card, and currency), resulting in improved resolution of the fingerprint patterns. The detailed patterns of fingerprint with different levels (1–3) can be clearly observed. These results show that Sr<sub>2</sub>CaWO<sub>6</sub>:Mn<sup>4+</sup> phosphors have promising applications for latent fingerprint detection.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"327 ","pages":"Article 119257"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921510726000802","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/1/28 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Mn4+ doped Sr2CaWO6 phosphors with different Mn4+ ion concentration (0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0, and 3.0 mol%) were synthesized using solid-state reaction method. The structure, composition, morphology, and photoluminescence of Sr2CaWO6:Mn4+ phosphors were investigated in this experiment. The Sr2CaWO6:Mn4+ phosphors have a well-crystallized structure. The particle size of Sr2CaWO6:Mn4+ phosphors is about several micrometers. The band gap value for Sr2CaWO6:Mn4+ phosphors is 3.70 eV. Sr2CaWO6:Mn4+ phosphors showed a deep red emission centered at 687 nm under excitation at 320 nm. The optimal doping concentration of Sr2CaWO6:Mn4+ phosphors was found to be 0.7 mol%. The prepared phosphors were employed for fingerprint visualization on several substrates (stainless steel, glass, plastic card, and currency), resulting in improved resolution of the fingerprint patterns. The detailed patterns of fingerprint with different levels (1–3) can be clearly observed. These results show that Sr2CaWO6:Mn4+ phosphors have promising applications for latent fingerprint detection.
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