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EP0550061A1
EP0550061A1 EP92122110A EP92122110A EP0550061A1 EP 0550061 A1 EP0550061 A1 EP 0550061A1 EP 92122110 A EP92122110 A EP 92122110A EP 92122110 A EP92122110 A EP 92122110A EP 0550061 A1 EP0550061 A1 EP 0550061A1
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  • This invention relates to a silver halide emulsion that allows production of photographic films that have less pressure sensitivity.
  • Pressure applied to photographic emulsion coatings can produce both reversible and irreversible effects on the sensitometry of the photographic product.
  • Sufficient pressure can cause irreversible distortion of the emulsion grains or cause the formation of physical defects that alter the sensitivity for latent image formation. It has been generally recognized that effect of pressure on the sensitivity of photographic products increases with the magnitude of the applied pressure.
  • pressure sensitivity can be described as an effect which causes the photographic sensitometry of film products to change after the application of some kind of a mechanical stress to a coated photographic film.
  • pressure sensitivity in this general term produces considerable quality defects of products that manifest as increased or decreased density marks on them after development. Such stress may be received from transport mechanism in cameras or other exposing devices or possibly during processing operations. In general, the pressure sensitivity problem increases with the physical size of the emulsion crystals. There is, therefore, a need to produce photographic coatings that are less sensitive to mechanical stress in order to improve the quality of many of the current photographic products.
  • Dry gelatin is hard and can thus easily transmit applied stress to the silver halide crystals in a coated photographic system.
  • Prior arts describe the inclusion of low glass transition temperature, Tg, soft polymer latexes into coated photographic films. It is known to include polymers in the emulsion containing layers, and to incorporate of such polymers into overcoat layers. Inclusion of polymers tends to reduce pressure sensitivity of photographic film products. Present day photographic products have higher and higher photographic speeds and consequently are larger and larger in dimension and exhibit more severe pressure sensitivity problems. It is known to use organic solvent dispersions in photographic layer to reduce the pressure sensitivities of film products.
  • U.S. Patent 4,853,322 - Makino et al discloses a silver halide emulsion wherein the tabular grains have a diameter of at least 0.15 micrometer, an aspect ratio of not more than 8, and a ratio of the thickness (b) of the tabular grain to the longest spacing between two or more parallel twin planes (a) of at least 5. These grains are imbedded to produce an improvement in sharpness and granularity.
  • An object of this invention is to overcome disadvantages of prior silver halide emulsions.
  • a further object is to reduce pressure sensitivity of photographic film.
  • Another further object is to provide a method of forming color negative film that has reduced pressure sensitivity and good speed/grain performance.
  • a silver halide emulsion wherein said grains comprise tabular silver halide grains of an aspect ratio of less than 4, and wherein greater than 50 percent of said grains have a thickness (T) divided by twin planes separation (S) of greater than 15. It is preferred that such grains comprise greater than 80 percent of said emulsion and that said grains are greater than 0.1 micron equivalent circular diameter. It is further preferred that such emulsion be used in at least one of the yellow layers of a color negative film.
  • the invention has many advantages over prior practices. It allows the formation of photographic products having lower fog but without an increase in granularity in comparison with photographic emulsions having a greater aspect ratio and lower thickness. These emulsions have good resistance to pressure fog but maintain a good granularity position. Also, they exhibit a lower tendency to pressure fog than grains of greater aspect ratio.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates the relationship between aspect ratio and pressure fog in films of the invention.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the relationship between granularity and ratio thickness and twin plane separation.
  • pressure fog propensity there has been found to be a relationship between pressure fog propensity and aspect ratio. As illustrated in Fig. 1, the slope of the pressure fog sensitivity increases drastically after an aspect ratio of greater than 4 is reached. Therefore, it would be desirable to utilize grains of an aspect ratio of less than 4 in photographic uses where pressure fog may be a problem. Pressure fog particularly affects the upper layers of emulsion in a color negative film. These typically are the blue sensitive layers that contain yellow dye-forming couplers. However, normally if a grain of less than 4 in an aspect ratio is utilized, it will have less sensitivity to light than a grain of greater aspect ratio.
  • silver halide grains having a size greater than 0.1 micron in equivalent circular diameter, and wherein at least 50 percent of these tabular grains possess a thickness (T) two twin plane separation (S) ratio greater than 15 that the speed will be maintained even for less (lower aspect ratio) tabular grains.
  • T/S twin plane separation ratio
  • granularity decreases as the T/S ratio increases.
  • a preferred ratio of T/S is greater than 15 with a most preferred embodiment being greater than about 20.
  • S is defined as the longest spacing between adjacent twin planes in a twin crystal. It is also preferred that at least 80 percent of the total projected area be comprised of grains of greater than 0.1 micron.
  • the emulsions of the invention as above stated find their preferred use in the upper layer or layers of a color negative film.
  • Such films are generally formed with the upper layers being blue sensitive and, therefore, containing yellow dye-forming couplers.
  • the upper layers being nearer the surface of the film are most subject to pressure sensitivity deterioration. Generally, the effect of pressure on the film is to increase the fog level in the yellow layers.
  • the emulsions of the invention also may be utilized in the cyan dye-forming layer or in the magenta dye-forming layer. They also are suitable for use in color paper or in black-and-white films.
  • the thick tabular grain emulsions of the invention generally are produced by adjustment of the conditions disclosed in U.S. Patent 4,853,322 - Makino et al, U.S. Patent 4,434,226 - Wilgus et al, U.S. Patent 4,414,310 - Daubendiek et al, U.S. Patent - Wey, U.S. Patent 4,433,048 - Solberg et al, U.S. Patent 4,386,156 - Mignot, U.S. Patent 4,504,570 - Evans et al, U.S. Patent 4,400,463 - Maskasky, U.S. Patent 4,414,306 - Wey et al, U.S.
  • those silver bromoiodide grains with a higher molar proportion of iodide in the core of the grain than in the periphery of the grain such as those described in G.B. Patent 1,027,146; Japanese 54/48521; U.S. Patent 4,379,837; U.S. Patent 4,444,877; U.S. Patent 4,665,012; U.S. Patent 4,686,178; U.S. Patent 4,565,778; U.S. Patent 4,728,602; U.S.
  • the silver halide emulsions can be either monodisperse or somewhat polydisperse as precipitated.
  • the grain size distribution of the emulsions can be controlled by silver halide grain separation techniques or by blending silver halide emulsions of differing grain sizes.
  • Sensitizing compounds such as compounds of copper, thallium, lead, bismuth, cadmium, and Group VIII noble metals can be present during precipitation of the silver halide emulsion, as illustrated by U.S. Patents 1,195,432; 1,951,933; 2,448,060; 2,628,167; 2,950,972; 3,448,709; and 3,737,313.
  • the silver halide emulsions can be either monodispersed or polydispersed as precipitated.
  • the grain size distribution of the emulsions can be controlled by silver halide grain separation techniques or by blending silver halide emulsions of differing grain sizes.
  • the emulsions can include Lippmann emulsions and ammoniacal emulsions, as illustrated by Glafkides, Photographic Chemistry, Vol 1. Fountain Press, London, 1958, pp. 365-368 and pp. 301-304; excess halide ion ripened emulsions as described by G.F. Duffin, Photographic Emulsion Chemistry, Focal Press Ltd., London, 1966, pp.
  • the silver halide emulsions can be surface sensitized.
  • Noble metal e.g., gold
  • middle chalcogen e.g., sulfur, selenium, or tellurium
  • reduction sensitizers employed individually or in combination, are specifically contemplated.
  • a preferred method of sensitization is sulfur and gold.
  • the silver halide emulsions can be spectrally sensitized with dyes from a variety of classes, including the polymethine dye class, which included the cyanines, merocyanines, complex cyanines and merocyanines (i.e., tri-, tetra-, and polynuclear cyanines and merocyanines), oxonols, hemioxonols, styryls, merostyryls, and streptocyanines.
  • Illustrative spectral sensitizing dyes are disclosed in Research Disclosure , Item 17643, cited above, Section IV. The preferred sensitizing compound has been found to be the dye given in the examples below for good speed/grain performance.
  • the silver halide emulsions, as well as other layers of the photographic recording materials, of this invention can contain as vehicles hydrophilic colloids, employed alone or in combination with other polymeric materials (e.g., lattices).
  • Suitable hydrophilic materials include both naturally occurring substances such as proteins, protein derivatives, cellulose derivatives - e.g., cellulose esters, gelatin - e.g., alkali treated gelatin (cattle, bone, or hide gelatin) or acid treated gelatin (pigskin gelatin), gelatin derivatives - e.g., acetylated gelatin, phthalated gelatin and the like, polysaccharides such as dextran, gum arabic, zein, casein, pectin, collagen derivatives, collodion, agar-agar, arrowroot, and albumin.
  • the vehicles can be hardened by conventional procedures. Further details of the vehicles and hardeners are provided in Research Disclosure , Item 17643, cited above,
  • Example 1 modifies the above general procedure in that AgI lippman was used in step D in place of the KI.
  • Example 2 differs from the representative process by decreasing the amount of AgNO3 added in Step A to 47 cc delivered in one minute.
  • Example 3 differs from the representative process by adding the iodide solution from Step D concurrently with the first 10 minutes of Step E.
  • Example 4 is like Example 2 except Step A equals 2 minutes.
  • Example 5 differs from the representative process by Step A equaling 70.5 cc over 90 seconds and Step C is extended from 8 to 72 cc/min. over 20 minutes. An equal amount of silver was removed from the beginning of Step E, thereby keeping the total silver added in Steps C and E constant.
  • Example 6 is like Example 2 except Step A equals 70.5 cc for 1.5 minutes.
  • Example 7 is like Example 5 except Step C is 8.0 to 57 cc/min. over 15 min. keeping the total silver added in Steps C and E constant.
  • Example 8 is the representative process as described above.
  • Example 9 uses the known fast yellow emulsion of the Kodak Ektar 125 film.
  • Example 10 uses the known mid-yellow emulsion from the Gold 100 film.
  • Each emulsion was separately optimized with NaSCN, dye, KAuCl4, Na2S2O3 ⁇ SH2O and 3-methyl benzothiazolium iodide. All emulsions independently arrived at approximately the same degree of dye per surface area. Chemical sensitizers were also at about the same amount of sensitizer per surface area for each grain. The sensitized dye used is given below. As the spectral sensitizing dyes and degree of chemical sensitization are the same, any beneficial behavior is therefore characteristic of the grain. Those optimized finishes were then tested in a variety of formats for several characteristics.
  • the benefits of this invention may be realized when this emulsion is used as a mid-component in a three (or more) emulsion blue sensitive layer(s) of a color negative system.
  • the emulsions were specifically tested in the multilayer structure illustrated below.
  • the cyan coupler at 1076 m/m2, silver bromide iodide at 1076 mg/m2, gel at 5167 mg/m2 and DOX SCAVENGER at 19.4 mg/m2 and antifoggant at 49.5 mg/m2 were coated on an acetate support in a gelatin matrix and cross-linked with 1.5% BVSM. Said coatings were exposed with a 5500 K light source using DLV filter. These were then developed in a C41 process. Densities were measured as a function of exposure, speed was defined as 0.15 above D min normalized for contrast.
  • the granularity (Speed Gamma Normal Grain) and pressure sensitivity (Rough Roller) quantities of Table I were measurable in a format that reflects practical multilayer usage of these emulsions. These multilayers were generated by coating the following formula on an acetate support which has been previously coated with all of the layers below the SY layer. This formula was simultaneously overcoated such that the layers above and below were constant. These mid components were coated with a constant slow component so that any difference in behavior could be attributed to the mid-component. The laydown of the common slow component was 161 mg/m2 of silver bromide grains that are 0.5 ⁇ ECD, 0.17 ⁇ thick, and 1.3 molar percent iodide.
  • the level of the invention and control emulsion is always 323 mg/m2 silver bromoiodide.
  • Yellow coupler (R1) was coated at 377 mg/m2 yellow coupler (R2) at 805 mg/m2, antifoggant (1) at 8 mg/m2, antifoggant (2) 0.15 mg/m2.
  • Latent image addenda at 0.03 mg/m2 and the diar coupler at 64.6 mg/m2. All materials are in a 538 mg/m2 gel matrix hardened with 1.5% BVSM.
  • the pressure sensitivity responses were created by the use of a rough roller on the multilayer coatings.
  • Half of a film specimen are subjected to a pressure of 40 psi by a roller which is not smooth.
  • This hardened stainless steel roller has been roughened to a specified peaks/area.
  • the rollers peaks count is 50 peaks/sq. cm. This leads to very high local pressures which are intended to mimic the pressures associated with a practical scratch.
  • the film is then exposed and processed in a normal fashion.
  • the delta densities quoted in the rough roller column are simply the density difference in a non-exposed region between a subjected to the pressure roller area and a non-subjected area. A decrease in this difference implies a decreased sensitivity to scratches.
  • Granularity (Speed Gamma Normal Grain) was also measured in a multilayer format.
  • the numbers quoted in Table I are an average of three points, normalized for contrast taken from the region where the candidate is known to be imaging. They are quoted relative to Example 8 and speed is normalized by assuming one stop equals 7 grain units.
  • the grain sizes quoted are obtained by actually measuring and summing each grain as photographed on scanning electron microscope. This technique was also used to obtain grain thicknesses. The twin plane separations were individually measured concurrently with thickness on a transmission electron microscope. In order to accomplish this, grains were cross-sectioned at very low temperatures to obtain workable specimens. The thicknesses obtained with the TEM was very much in agreement with those from the SEM.
  • Examples 11 and 12 illustrate the emulsions of the invention utilized in preferred film structures.
  • the emulsions in the invention are used in the slow blue layer in the 3 percent iodide emulsion.
  • a three color photographic film was prepared as follows using conventional surfactants, and antifoggants and the materials indicated. After providing a developable image and then processing in accordance with the Kodak C-41 process (British Journal of Photography, pp. 196-198(1988)) excellent results were obtained.
  • a three color photographic film was prepared as follows using conventional surfactants, and antifoggants and the materials indicated. After providing a developable image and then processing in accordance with the Kodak C-41 process (British Journal of Photography, pp. 196-198(1988)) excellent results were obtained.

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