Photothermographic material

A photothermographic material containing a non-photosensitive silver salt, a photosensitive silver halide and a binder on a support, which comprises a nucleating agent and a surfactant represented by the following formula (F):

• [Rf-(Rc)n]m-Z Formula (F):
• wherein Rf represents a perfluoroalkyl group, Rc represents an alkylene group, and Z represents a group having an anionic group, cationic group, betaine group or nonionic group required for imparting surface activity, n is 0 or 1 and m is 1, 2 or 3;
• wherein the nucleating agent is one or more compounds represented by following formulas (1)-(3):
• in the formula (1), R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, Z represents an electron-withdrawing group, R1 and Z, R2 and R3, R1 and R2, or R3 and Z may be combined with each other to form a ring structure;
• in the formula (2), R4 represents a substituent;
• and in the formula (3), X and Y each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and A and B each independently represent an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an alkylamino group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an anilino group, a heterocyclyloxy group, a heterocyclylthio group or a heterocyclylamino group, and X and Y or A and B may be combined with each other to form a ring structure.