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About the Nature and the Role of the Sensitivity Speck Formed during Gold RipeningFootnote

Pages 144-148 | Received 04 Aug 1977, Published online: 22 Jul 2016
 

Abstract

After a critical survey of recent literature about the present state of the mechanism of gold sensitization, there are presented new experimental results obtained by tracer techniques using 1,8Au, which lead us to believe that during a gold + sulphur ripening in addition to gold sulphide or silver gold sulphide metallic gold specks are formed. These specks are to be considered as real sensitivity specks.

It seems likely that the function of gold in latent image formation is more related to better catalytic properties and better stability of the latent silver specks than to an increasing efficiency of the electron trapping at the grain surface.

Résumé

Tout d’abord on trouve un aperçu de la litérature récente sur les conceptions actuelles du méchanisme de la sensibilisation à l’or. En second lieu on trouve des résultats nouveaux expérimentaux obtenus au moyen de techniques à traceurs radioactifs utilisant le 198Au, techniques qui nous incitent à croire que pendant une maturation à l’or + soufre des centres d’or métallique se forment en dehors du sulfure d’or ou du sulfure d’or-argent. Ces centres doivent être considérés comme de vrais centres de sensibilité.

Il est probable que la fonction de l’or dans la formation de l’image latente soit plus reliée aux propriétés catalytiques meilleures et la stabilité meilleure des centres d’argent d’image latente qu’à un rendement plus élevé du piégage d’électrons à la surface du grain.

Zusammenfassung

Nach einer kritischen übersicht der jüngsten Literatur über die heutigen Auffassungen des Goldsensibilisierungsmechanismus werden neuere experimentelle, nach Tracertechniken mit 198Au erhaltene Resultate dargelegt, die uns dazu bringen anzunehmen, dass sich während einer Gold + Schwefel-Reifung ausser Goldsulfid oder Silbergoldsulfid metallische Goldkeime bilden. Diese Keime sind als wirkliche Empfind- lichketskeime zu betrachten.

Wahrscheinlich ist die Funktion des Goldes bei der Bildung des latenten Bildes mehr mit besseren katalytischen Eigenschaften und besserer Stabilität der Latentsilberkeime als mit eine steigenden Nutzeffekt des Elektroneneinfangs an der Kornoberfläche verbunden.

Riassunto

A seguito di un esame critico della recente letteratura sullo stato attuale del meccanismo della sensibilizzazione all’oro, vengono presentati due nuovi risultati sperimentali ottenuti mediante tecniche al tracciatore radioattivo usando i°8Au, che ci inducono a ritenere che durante una maturazione all’oro + zolfo si formano macchie di oro metallico oltre al solfuro d’oro o al solfuro d’oro e d’argento. Queste macchie devono essere considerate come vere e proprie macchie di sensibilità.

Sembra probabile che la fusione dell’oro nella formazione dell’immagine latente sia più correlata alle migliori proprietà catalitiche ed alla migliore stabilità delle macchie d’argento latenti che non ad un aumento dell’efficacia dell’intrappolamento elettronico in corrispondenza alled superficie del grano.

Notes

Paper presented at a Symposium on “The Nature of Latent Image in Silver Halide and other Semi-Conductors”, Moscow, 16-20 May 1977.

Lecture in honour of Professor K. Chibissov, Commission President and Honorary President of the ICPS, on his eightieth birthday.

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