Quality of development of latent sebaceous fingerprints coated with thin films of different morphologies

Stephen E. Swiontek, Drew P. Pulsifer, Akhlesh Lakhtakia

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Abstract

A new technique to develop a latent sebaceous fingerprint for visualization requires the macroscopically conformal deposition of a columnar thin film on top of the fingerprint. In order to correlate the thin-film morphology to the quality of development, dense thin films as well as films comprising either upright or tilted nanocolumns were deposited on multiple samples of the same fingerprint from a donor. According to an objective grading scheme, films with upright nanocolumns provided the best development while dense films provided the worst development.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number020605
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology B:Nanotechnology and Microelectronics
Volume32
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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