INK-RECEIVER SHEET FOR THERMAL TRANSFER RECORDING

摘要

A receiver element for use in a thermal imaging process, wherein a surface of a pigment-image receiving layer of the receiver element has a roughness, and the surface is brought into contact with a thermally imageable element, wherein the pigment-image receiving layer provided on the receiver element has an average roughness (Ra) of less than about 1mu and has surface irregularities having a plurality of peaks, at least about 50 of the peaks having a height of at least about 200 nm and a diameter of about 100 pixels over a surface area of about 458mu by about 602mu. These roughened receiver elements substantially reduce the micro-dropouts.