摘要:
Composites comprising polymeric binders and phthalocyanine pigments to form a single layer positive organic photoconductor are provided for use in electrophotography. The polymeric binders comprise an aliphatic polymer or copolymer having a saturated ring for each repeat unit either included in the polymer chain or pendant therefrom and about 4 to 35% of functional groups such as -OH, -SH, >N-, >NH, and -NH 2 per repeat unit. The saturated ring portion, being essentially non-polar, or at least less polar than an unsaturated ring, maintains the specific morphology of the phthalocyanine pigments commonly employed in positive charge organic photoconductors (OPCs) and results in a stable dispersion required for the stable performance of the OPC. Keeping the functional groups listed above to less than about 35% ensures that the photoresponse is not reduced to an unacceptable level. Heating of the composite is used to control the concentration of the functional groups. One or more separate thermal carrier generation control agents comprising compounds containing the functional group(s) may be used to provide part or all of the functional groups in the composite.
摘要:
A photoconductive recording material containing a support and a charge generating layer (CGL) in contiguous relationship with a charge transporting layer (CTL) containing a n-charge transporting material (n-CTM), wherein the binder of said charge generating layer (CGL) is made insoluble in methylene chloride by crosslinking, and said binder is composed essentially of at least one resin (1) and/or (2) crosslinked with at least one polyisocyanate, said resin (1) before its crosslinking corresponding with general formula (I) as defined in the description, and said resin (2) being a dialkanolamine-modified epoxy resin.
摘要:
A reusable electrophotographic element comprising a photoconductive layer containing sensitized zinc oxide particles and first and second binding agents that are incompatible. The first binding agent has a higher affinity to zinc oxide than the second binding agent, is largely deposited on the zinc oxide, is a macromolecular compound having an average molecular weight of at least 12,000 and is present in the photoconductive layer in an amount of 1.5 to 9% by weight calculated on the zinc oxide. The quantity of the second binding agent in the photoconductive layer is larger than that of the first binding agent, said layer being built up from agglomerates of zinc oxide particles being substantially enveloped with the first binding agent, which agglomerates have a diameter between 2.5 and 6 µm and are sticked together by means of the second binding agent to form a porous layer having a negative charge density of at most 1m Coulomb per m 2 . The electrophotographic element has a very high resistance to both electrical and mechanical influences.