US3384560A - Photoconductive developing solutions containing quaternary ammonium salt anti-shorting agents - Google Patents

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US3384560A
US3384560A US528044A US52804466A US3384560A US 3384560 A US3384560 A US 3384560A US 528044 A US528044 A US 528044A US 52804466 A US52804466 A US 52804466A US 3384560 A US3384560 A US 3384560A
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  • This invention relates to photoconductography and more particularly to novel electrolytic developing compositions for use in photoconductography.
  • an exposed photoconductive material such as a paper support coated with particulate zinc oxide in a resin binder
  • an aqueous developer containing a silver salt is electrolytically developed using an aqueous developer containing a silver salt.
  • electrical shorts are prone to occur through the photoconductive material.
  • This electrical shorting through the photoconductive coating produces black spots at the point of the short. It is believed that the spots are formed as the result of the deposition of metallic zinc and silver. The occurrence of these objectional black spots together with the undesirable effect such shorting has on the over-all efiiciency of the electrolytic development, severely limits the usefulness of this otherwise desirable method of image reproduction.
  • One object of the present invention is to provide a novel process for electrolytically developing latent images contained on exposed photoconductive materials.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide novel electrolytic developing compositions which are capable of effectively reducing the electrical shorting normally encountered in electrolytic development of photocondue tive materials.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide the above objects without a reduction in the desired density of the resultant developed image.
  • the quaternary ammonium salts according to this invention which have been demonstrated to have the ability to effectively reduce the occurrence of electrical shorting in photoconductographic systems can be characterized as anti-shorting agents of the following types:
  • n is an integer selected such that in combination with a selected concentration of the resultant compound, it will produce a viscosity having a value in the range of from about 2 to about 10 centipoises at 20 C. in the developer
  • R and R are substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl radicals
  • R is a lower alkylene radical.
  • the lower alkyl radicals of the above cations typically contain 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, t-butyl, amyl, n-hexyl, etc.
  • the lower alkylene radical of the above polymeric cation typically has 1 to 4 carbon atoms such as methylene, ethylene, n-propylene, n-butylene, etc.
  • the anions useful with both of the above types of cations may be selected from among any of the known anions for the compounds of such classes.
  • an anion of the form R Z may be utilized where Z is an anionic residue and R is a lower alkyl typically having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl radical such as phenyl and naphthyl radicals.
  • Anions such as alkylsulfates, aryl sulfonates or the like may advantageously be used.
  • the cation and anion substituents should be selected such that the resultant compound will be insoluble in a selected developer composition at pH values above about 7. This property is necessary for the prevention of electrical shorting by the formation of an insoluble, substantially colorless, hydrophobic, non-conductive filler that effectively reinforces any area of the photoconductive layer that exhibits dielectric weakness during electrolytic development.
  • type (B) compounds exhibit characteristic action exhibited by type (B) compounds as an increase in the viscosity of the developer electrolyte to which they are added. This property appears to slow the penetration of the electrolyte into the photoconductive layer during development thereby substantially preventing the occurrence of electrical shorting.
  • any particular quaternary ammonium salt or mixtures thereof selected for use according to this invention should be empirically determined for each different system of developing solution and photoconductive material.
  • concentration needed may vary with changes in developer solution composition and/or changes in the formulation of the specific photoconductive coating or layer.
  • the minimum quantity needed generally is that which will produce a visible indication of an effective elimination of shorting.
  • a higher amount can be used, so long as it is under the limit of the solubility of the particular quaternary ammonium salt selected for addition to the developer solution. Generally an excess over the quantity actually needed will do no harm. It is preferred to use the anti-shorting agents disclosed herein in concentrations of from about 0.25 to about 2 percent by weight of the total developing composition.
  • the developed image density can be increased by the addition to the developing composition of certain densityadjusting agents.
  • the following compounds have been demonstrated to be of particular benefit for use as such density-adjusting agents:
  • the amount or concentration of such density-adjusting agents used in electrolytic developer compositions will vary with the particular conditions encountered such as the formulation of the developer, the composition of the photoconductive film, and the particular quaternary ammonium salt anti-shorting agent used. Thus, at times while an amount under 0.1 percent by weight may be effective, it is advantageous to use a concentration of fromabout 0.1 to about 2 percent by weight. The optimum amounts may of course be easily determined experimentally under the conditions of intended use.
  • the finished electrolytic developer solution had a pH of 6.7 and a pAg of 9.3.
  • a conventional photoconductive sheet containing a coating of zinc oxide in a binder material was exposed for 5 seconds to 400 foot candles of tungsten illumination through a 0.3 log E silver density increment step wedge.
  • the exposed paper was then developed electrolytically by making the paper the cathode and using as an anode a viscose sponge brush electrode saturated with the electrolytic developer solution prepared above.
  • One stroke of the brush anode over the coating of the paper cathode at the rate of 2 inches per second under a 60-volt potential was sufficient to develop the image contained in the photoconductive coating.
  • the anti-shorting agent-containing developer solution of Example 1 (Containing 1 percent of its anti-shorting agent) was compared under parallel conditions with a corresponding electrolytic developing solution wherein calcium acetate (at a concentration of 4.1%) was included as the anti-shorting agent.
  • the anti-shorting characteristics of the developer solution of Example 1 herein were markedly superior to those of the solution containing the calcium acetate as the anti-shorting agent.
  • the developer containing the 4.1% concentration of calcium acetate (monohydrate) showed an average of 6 shorts per square inch at voltage potential of 60 volts, and 12 shorts per square inch at volts, thereby averaging 9 shorts per square inch.
  • Example 1 showed an average of only 2 shorts per square inch at 60 volts, and 5 at 80 volts, or an over-all average of only 3.5 shorts per square inch. That amounts to the occurrence of 61% less shorts utilizing the anti-shorting agent (type A) of Example 1 of the invention than occurred when calcium acetate monohydrate was used as the anti-shorting agent.
  • the shorts appearing as variously sized discrete black spots of zinc from the ZnO and deposited silver from the AgNO of the developer were counted by using a 10X magnification binocular microscope.
  • Example 2 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated four times by replacing the 2,3-dimethylbenzothiazolium-p-toluenesulfonate in each successive formulation with 5 grams of a different one of the following compounds:
  • Each of the developer solutions so modified was employed as an electrolytic developer under the same conditions as Example 1 with substantially the same relative improvement in the prevention of electrical shorting being observed in each case.
  • Example 3 Poly-( 1,2-dimethyl-5-vinyl-pyridiniummethosulfate) An electrolytic developer solution was prepared by dissolving 7.28 grams of Z-hydroxyethylaminooligoethylene sulfide (having an average molecular weight of about 145) in 250 cc. of distilled water, and subsequently, admixing into that solution a solution of 8.5 grams of silver EFFECT OF VARIOUS ANTI-SHORTING AGENTS Percent Average Developer Addendum to Electrolytic Developer Concentration Voltage Shorts Size or of Addendum per inch 2 Shorts Resistivity Viscosity, in Developer (ohm-em.) (cps.)
  • the finished electrolytic developer solution had a pH of 6.7 and a pAg of 9.2.
  • a sheet of photoconductive zincoxide-resin coated paper was exposed for 5 seconds to 400 foot candles of'tungsten illumination through a 0.3 log E silver density increment step wedge.
  • the exposed paper was then developed electrolytically by making the paper the cathode and using as an anode a viscose sponge brush electrode saturated with the electrolytic developer solution prepared above.
  • One stroke of the brush anode over the paper cathode at the rate of 2 inches per second under a 60 volt potential was sufiicient to develop the image contained in the coating of the exposed paper.
  • Example 4 Poly-(1,2-dimethyl-5-vinyl-pyridiniump-toluenesulfonate)
  • An anti-shorting agent electrolytic developer solution was prepared by the method of Example 3 by replacing the poly-(1,2-dimethyl 5 vinyl-pyridiniu-m methosulfomate) with 2.5 grams of poly-(1,Z-dimethyl-S-vinyl-pyridinium-p-toluenesulfonate).
  • the resulting anti-shorting agent-containing developer solution also showed a pH of 6.7.
  • the resistivity of the solution was 195 ohmcentimeters, and the solution had a viscosity of 5.3 centipoises.
  • Example 3 It was then used in the same manner, as in Example 3, to saturate a viscose sponge brush anode electrode to develop an exposed zinc oxide-resin coated paper.
  • the developer solution was also compared with an electrolytic developer solution wherein a 4.1% concentration of calcium acetate (monohydrate) was used instead of the present anti-shorting agent. That developer solution showed an average of shorts per square inch (6 shorts at 60 volts, 12 shorts at 80 volts, and 57 shorts at 100 volts).
  • the developer with the present anti-shorting addenda produced only 2 shorts at 60 volts, 3 at 80 volts, 8 at 100 volts, or a total average of 4 shorts per square inch.
  • the anti-shorting characteristics of the developer solutions of this invention are thus markedly superior to those of the developer solution containing calcium acetate monohydrate as an anti-shorting agent. It should be considered, however, that the maximum density of prints developed with the anti-shorting developer solution of Example 2 was slightly lower than that of prints developed with the calcium acetate type of anti-shorting developer solution. The observed discrepancy in density can easily be avoided in the practice of this invention while retaining the superior anti-shorting behavior of the developer solution.
  • the slightly lower shoulder density manifested, i.e., in the regions of higher current density, is overcome by adding to the developer solution an amount of another substance etfective to adjust the density without adversely affecting the anti-shorting activity.
  • Example 5 --Type B developer with densityadjusting agent
  • the procedure of Example 3 was repeated with the addition of 5 grams of Z-thiobarbituric acid to the developer solution as a density-adjusting agent.
  • This modified developer when used to develop a zinc oxide image as in Example 3, increased the plating efiiciency of that developer and therefore retained the requisite image density particularly in its higher current density regions.
  • Example 6 --Type B developer solution with glutathione The procedure of Example 5 was repeated except that 5 grams of glutathione was added to the developer solution in place of 2-thiobarbituric acid. This developer composition was used in the same manner as described for Example 1 to develop sheets of exposed photoconductive zinc oxide-resin coated paper.
  • the behavior of the developer solutions of Examples 5 and 6 were compared with a developer containing calcium acetate (monohydrate) as an anti-shorting agent.
  • the resulting density on the prints developed with the developer solution of these Examples 5 and 6 was the same as shown by the prints developed with the calcium acetate-containing developer while exhibiting the superior resistance to shorting already described.
  • the prints obtained by use of the developers of Examples and 6 showed an average of only one short per square inch.
  • the 2-thiobarbituric acid of Example 5 similarly can be replaced by the same weight of 1,4-bis-(pyridiniumoxymethyl)-benzene bis-(p-toluenesulfonate), and likewise of guanidinium p-toluenesulfonate, to provide additional electrolytic developer solutions containingan elfective density-adjusting agent.
  • An aqueous developing composition for electrolytically developing an exposed photoconductive element comprising a quaternary ammonium salt present in an electrolytic developing solution in an amount effective to prevent electrical shorting through a photoconductive element during electrolytic development, the cation of which salt is selected from the group consisting of:
  • R is a lower alkyl radical
  • R is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a lower alkyl radical
  • X is an acyl residue which completes a heteroeyclic cationic group with the l and is selected from the group consisting of acyl residues and arylacyl residues
  • R and R are each a lower alkyl radical, R is a lower alkylene radical.
  • aqueous electrolytic developing composition as described in claim 1 containing an image density adjusting agent, which is selected from the group consisting of 1,4- bis-(pyridinium oxymethyl)-benzene bis-(p-toluenesulfonate), 2-thiobarbituric acid, glutathione and guanidinium p-toluenesulfonate, in an amount to be effective to maintain the density of a developed image on a photoconductive element.
  • an image density adjusting agent which is selected from the group consisting of 1,4- bis-(pyridinium oxymethyl)-benzene bis-(p-toluenesulfonate), 2-thiobarbituric acid, glutathione and guanidinium p-toluenesulfonate, in an amount to be effective to maintain the density of a developed image on a photoconductive element.
  • an anti-shorting agent which is a member of the class of compounds consisting of:
  • quaternary ammonium salt is 2,3-dimethyl-isoquinolinium-p-toluenesulfonate.
  • C i0 density-adjusting agent selected from the group consisting of (a) 1,4-bis-(pyridinium oxymethyl)-benzene bis (ptoluenesulfonate) (b) 2-t hio barbituric acid, (c) glutathione, and

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