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WE have previously suggested that spectral sensitization in photography is governed by the relative position of the Fermi level of the photographic dyes with respect to the intrinsic Fermi level of silver halide1. The spectral sensitization of the photographic process is regarded as the reduction of silver halide caused by the photo-excited dye molecules. It is therefore suggested that the redox reaction caused by the photo-excited dye molecules is also determined by the Fermi level of the dyes.
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TANI, T. Relation between Fermi Level of Dyes and Redox Reaction caused by the Photo-excited Dye Molecules. Nature 221, 466–467 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/221466a0
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