Patent ID: 6555307
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: G03C

Abstract:
A silver halide photographic emulsion in which tabular grains each having an equivalent-circle diameter of 0.6 &mgr;m or more, a thickness of 0.3 &mgr;m or less, and an aspect ratio of 2 or more account for 70% or more in number of all the grains contained in said emulsion, wherein each of said tabular grains has a multilayered structure including two or more layers, at least one of said layers contains 1 to 20 mol % of a chloride with respect to the silver amount contained in said at least one of said layers, and each of said tabular grains contains a metal complex represented by formula (C-1) or (C-2) below:[M1(CN)6-aLa]nâ€ƒâ€ƒ(C-1) [M2(CN)4-bLb]mâ€ƒâ€ƒ(C-2) whereinM1 represents Fe, Ru, Re, Os, Ir, or Pt; M2 represents Pt or Au; L represents a ligand except for CN; a represents 0, 1, or 2; b represents 0, 1, or 2; n represents 2-, 3-, or 4-; m represents 1- or 2-; and wherein 80% or more in number of said tabular grains have dislocation lines.