Progress in Improving Photographic Properties of PTG Materials

doi:10.7517/j.issn.1674-0475.2012.04.308

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper,the methods and the results in the researches for improving photographic properties were reviewed based on both the formation of latent image and the process of heat development. In the former, improving photographic properties by increasing efficiency of light absorbance, improving efficiency of forming latent image and reducing atoms of center of smallest latent image were summarized, and in the latter, the influence of developer, organic silver salt, development advancers, pH, and pAg on the photographic properties were analyzed. Some other possible factors were proposed.

Key words: photothermographic material, silver halide, organic silver salt, photographic pro-perty

CLC Number:

TQ57

LIANG Hai-yan, LI Qiu-yan, LI Shu-jing, WANG Xin-rui, YE Hong, LI Jin-pei. Progress in Improving Photographic Properties of PTG Materials[J]. Imaging Science and Photochemistry, 2012, 30(4): 308-317.

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