Silver Bromide Photodecomposition

概要

Silver bromide is more photosensitive than silver chloride and was the primary photosensitive material in photographic film. Blue and UV light excite electrons in the AgBr crystal lattice, reducing silver ions at crystal defects to form a latent image. Chemical development then amplifies these silver clusters.

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日常の例

Color and black-and-white photographic film used AgBr crystals in gelatin emulsion to capture images for over a century.

産業上の重要性

AgBrは数十億ドル規模の写真フィルム産業の中核であった。コダックや富士フイルムはAgBr乳剤技術で世界的企業を築いた。