The Mechanism of Chemical Sensitization of Photographie Silver Halide Emulsions

Abstract

After an introduction giving a brief history of discoveries of chemical sensitization of photographic silver halide emulsions, the general role of all types of chemical sensitizers is given. This includes a description of chemically and non-chemically sensitized silver halide crystals, the functions of chemical sensitizers, the end products of chemical sensitization and their functions.
The mechanisms of the different types of chemical sensitization (sulfur, reduction, noble metal and combinations of these) are discussed.