Thermal transfer ribbon and method of manufacturing the same

摘要

A thermal transfer ribbon (101) comprises a substrate (1) and a color layer (3) formed on the substrate, the color layer (3) comprising a binder resin and a color material, and the color material is composed of a first carbon black having a dibutyl phthalate (DBP) oil absorption of 50-150 ml/100g and a BET specific surface area of 50-250 m<2>/g and a second carbon black having a DBP oil absorption of 350-500 ml/100g and a BET specific surface area of 800-1300 m<2>/g. The color layer (3) contains the first and second carbon blacks at a total amount of 10-25 wt%. According to the structure described above, there can be provided a thermal transfer ribbon (101) having a good anti-static property and capable of forming printed matters or images excellent in durability and image quality.