Abstract
A new mechanism for spectral sensitization of silver halide is described, which can potentially double the sensitivity of photographic emulsions. The photooxidized sensitizing dye is trapped using an organic donor molecule, which fragments to form a cation and a reducing radical, which injects an electron into the conduction band of the silver halide. In this way, two conduction-band electrons can be produced for each absorbed photon.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 455-458 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pure and Applied Chemistry |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)