摘要:
An electrophotographic member has a support (1) and a photoconductor layer (2) on the support formed mainly of amorphous silicon. Improved characteristics of the layer (2) are obtained when the amorphous silicon contains on average at least 50 atomic-% silicon and at least 1 atomic-% hydrogen and a surface part (23, 25) at least 10 nm thick extending from a surface of the layer toward its interior has a hydrogen content of 1 to 40 atomic-% an optical forbidden band gap of 1.3 to 2.5 eV and an infrared absorption spectrum in which the intensity of at least one of the peaks centered approximately at wave numbers 2,200 cm -1 , 1,140 cm -1 , 1,040 cm -1 , 650 cm -1 , 860 cm- 1 and 800 cm -1 and attributed silicon-oxygen bonds does not exceed 20% of the intensity of the higher of the peaks centered at approximately wave numbers 2,000 cm-1 and 2,100 cm -1 and attributed silicon-hydrogen bonds. Dark decay characteristics are good, and a satisfactory surface potential can be achieved. In addition, the characteristics of the member are stable with time.
摘要:
An image pickup tube of high velocity electron beam scanning and negatively charging system having a target including, on a transparent substrate (1), at least a transparent conductive film (4), a photoconductive layer (5), a layer (23) for emitting secondary electrons, and stripe electrodes (6). The transparent substrate may be made of amorphus silicon.
摘要:
An electrophotographic member has a support (1) and a photoconductor layer (2) on the support formed mainly of amorphous silicon. Improved characteristics of the layer (2) are obtained when the amorphous silicon contains on average at least 50 atomic-% silicon and at least 1 atomic-% hydrogen and a surface part (23, 25) at least 10 nm thick extending from a surface of the layer toward its interior has a hydrogen content of 1 to 40 atomic-% an optical forbidden band gap of 1.3 to 2.5 eV and an infrared absorption spectrum in which the intensity of at least one of the peaks centered approximately at wave numbers 2,200 cm -1 , 1,140 cm -1 , 1,040 cm -1 , 650 cm -1 , 860 cm- 1 and 800 cm -1 and attributed silicon-oxygen bonds does not exceed 20% of the intensity of the higher of the peaks centered at approximately wave numbers 2,000 cm-1 and 2,100 cm -1 and attributed silicon-hydrogen bonds. Dark decay characteristics are good, and a satisfactory surface potential can be achieved. In addition, the characteristics of the member are stable with time.
摘要:
In preparing an image pickup device having hydrogen-containing amorphous silicon as a photoconductive layer (105), this layer is first formed on a substrate and is then heat-treated at 100 to 300°C. The image pickup characteristics of the amorphous silicon layer (105) are highly improved by this heat treatment. For example, the lag and dark current are reduced and the signal current-target voltage characteristic is improved. Especially good results can be obtained when the amorphous silicon has (1) a hydrogen content is 5 to 30 atomic-%, (2) an optical forbidden band gap is 1.30 to 1.95 eV and (3) an infrared absorption spectrum in which the component of wave number 2000 cm-1 is larger than the component of wave number 2100 cm -1 In this case, adhesion to the substrate is enhanced, and good image pickup characteristics can be obtained.