“…Unlike D-sorbitol lower alcohols are characterized of a higher partial vapor pressure (ethanol: 44 torr at 20 о С, vs. D-sorbitol < 0.01 torr, 11,12 ) and, consequently, a higher concentration in the gas film, thereby providing a more intensive and complete gas-phase reduction of copper. Moreover, in the reaction zone D-sorbitol and xylitol are subjected to thermal destruction with formation of amorphous carbon detected by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), which impairs technical characteristics of the produced tracks.…”