摘要:
There are provided a method of manufacturing an electrophotographic photoreceptor which achieves excellent enduring characteristics and reduction in occurrence of image defects, a method of manufacturing an image forming apparatus, and an electrophotographic photoreceptor manufacturing apparatus. A method of manufacturing an electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a step of roughening an outer surface of a cylindrical base body so that a surface roughness of the outer surface of the cylindrical base body satisfies Str≥0.70, in which Str denotes texture aspect ratio; a step of forming a charge injection blocking layer on the outer surface of the cylindrical base body; a step of forming a photoconductive layer on the charge injection blocking layer; and a step of forming a surface layer on the photoconductive layer.
摘要:
A surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member has a change region in which a ratio of the number of carbon atoms with respect to the sum of the number of silicon atoms and the number of carbon atoms gradually increases toward a surface side of the electrophotographic photosensitive member from a photoconductive layer side, wherein the change region has an upper charge injection prohibiting portion containing a Group 13 atom, and a surface-side portion which is positioned closer to the surface side of the electrophotographic photosensitive member than the upper charge injection prohibiting portion and does not contain the Group 13 atom, and the distribution of the Group 13 atom in a boundary portion between the surface-side portion and the upper charge injection prohibiting portion is precipitous.
摘要:
A surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member has a change region in which a ratio of the number of carbon atoms with respect to the sum of the number of silicon atoms and the number of carbon atoms gradually increases toward a surface side of the electrophotographic photosensitive member from a photoconductive layer side, wherein the change region has an upper charge injection prohibiting portion containing a Group 13 atom, and a surface-side portion which is positioned closer to the surface side of the electrophotographic photosensitive member than the upper charge injection prohibiting portion and does not contain the Group 13 atom, and the distribution of the Group 13 atom in a boundary portion between the surface-side portion and the upper charge injection prohibiting portion is precipitous.
摘要:
Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor which comprises a base material and a photoconductive layer. The photoconductive layer is formed on the base material, and comprises a non-single-crystal material mainly composed of silicon. In the photoconductive layer, with regard to a characteristic energy E (eV) which has the relationship with a light absorption coefficient α(cm−1) represented by the following formula (1), the characteristic energy E1 (eV) for an exposure wavelength in larger than the characteristic energy E2 (eV) for a neutralization wavelength. [Formula (1) a=C exp(hω/E) C: a constant hω: a photon energy h: a rationalized Planck's ω: the number of frequency.
摘要翻译:公开了一种电子照相感光体,其包含基材和光电导层。 光电导层形成在基材上,并且包括主要由硅组成的非单晶材料。 在光电导层中,对于与由下式(1)表示的光吸收系数α(cm-1)具有关系的特征能量E(eV),曝光波长的特征能量E1(eV) 大于中和波长的特征能量E2(eV)。 [公式(1)a = C exp(hω/ E)C:常数hω:光子能量h:合理的普朗克ω:频率数。
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, having a capacitance per unit area of 1.7×10−6 (F/m2) or larger, an exposure device, which exposes the photosensitive member in order to form thereon an electrostatic image according to image information, a developing device, which develops the electrostatic image with a toner to form a toner image on the photosensitive member, and a transfer device, which transfers the toner image onto a recording material. In forming a solid toner image on the recording material, the exposure device is capable of forming electrostatic images of different potential levels on the photosensitive member, thereby forming toner images of different toner heights on the photosensitive member.
摘要翻译:图像形成装置包括具有1.7×10 -6(F / m 2)以上的单位面积的电容的感光构件,曝光装置,其根据图像信息曝光感光构件以形成静电图像 ,显影装置,其利用调色剂显影静电图像以在感光构件上形成调色剂图像;以及转印装置,其将调色剂图像转印到记录材料上。 在记录材料上形成固体调色剂图像时,曝光装置能够在感光构件上形成不同电位水平的静电图像,从而在感光构件上形成不同调色剂高度的调色剂图像。
摘要:
In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a photoconductive layer and, provided on the photoconductive layer, a surface layer constituted of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide, the ratio of the number of atoms of carbon atoms (C) to the sum of the number of atoms of silicon atoms (Si) and number of atoms of carbon atoms (C), C/(Si+C), in the surface layer is from or more to 0.75 or less, and the sum of atom density of the silicon atoms and atom density of the carbon atoms in the surface layer is 6.60×1022 atom/cm3 or more.
摘要翻译:在具有光电导层并且在光电导层上设置由氢化非晶碳化硅构成的表面层的电子照相感光构件中,碳原子数(C)与原子数之和的比例 表面层中的硅原子(Si)和碳原子数(C),C /(Si + C)等于或大于0.75以下,硅原子的原子密度和原子密度之和 的表面层中的碳原子数为6.60×10 22原子/ cm 3以上。
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, having a capacitance per unit area of 1.7×10−6 (F/M2) or larger; an exposure device, which exposes the photosensitive member in order to form thereon an electrostatic image according to image information; a developing device, which develops the electrostatic image with a toner to form a toner image on the photosensitive member; and a transfer device, which transfers the toner image onto a recording material; wherein, in forming a solid toner image on the recording material, the exposure device is capable of forming electrostatic images of different potential levels on the photosensitive member, thereby forming toner images of different toner heights on the photosensitive member.
摘要翻译:图像形成装置包括感光构件,每单位面积的电容为1.7×10 -6(F / M 2以上)或更大; 曝光装置,其根据图像信息曝光感光构件以在其上形成静电图像; 显影装置,其利用调色剂显影静电图像以在感光构件上形成调色剂图像; 以及将调色剂图像转印到记录材料上的转印装置; 其中,在形成记录材料上的固体调色剂图像时,曝光装置能够在感光构件上形成不同电位水平的静电图像,从而在感光构件上形成不同色调剂高度的调色剂图像。
摘要:
To provide a high-image-quality electrophotographic photosensitive member having a high sensitivity for a wavelength close to 380 to 500 nm, remarkable image resolution property in which absorption of the wavelength is hardly recognized, working-environment characteristic and high safety and superior in abrasion resistance and fabrication easiness and reducing optical memories and an electrophotographic apparatus using the high-image-quality electrophotographic photosensitive member. In the case of an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a substrate, photoconductive layer formed on the substrate and surface layer formed on the photoconductive layer and using silicon and nitrogen atoms as base material and containing an amorphous material containing at least oxygen atoms, the surface layer contains nitrogen atoms as an average concentration shown by the following expression (1) and contains oxygen atoms by the maximum value Omax of the number of oxygen atoms in the thickness direction: 0.3≦N/(Si+N)≦0.7 (1).
摘要:
An electrophotographic photosensitive member is disclosed having a first area layer and a second area layer on a substrate. The first area layer and the second area layer are formed by deposition using different methods, and an intermediate layer is provided therebetween. The intermediate layer is changed continuously in composition in such a manner that the composition at the surface in contact with the first area layer is approximately the same as the composition of the first area layer and that the composition at the surface in contact with the second area layer is approximately the same as the composition of the second area layer, whereby the various characteristics of the electrophotographic photosensitive member is prevented from deteriorating.
摘要:
A process for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising the steps of depositing a non-single crystal material composed basically of silicon atoms, on a cylindrical substrate in a deposition chamber, thereafter once taking the substrate with film out of the deposition chamber, then returning it to the deposition chamber, and thereafter again depositing thereon a non-single-crystal material composed basically of carbon atoms. In another embodiment, the process comprises the steps of depositing on a cylindrical substrate a photoconductive layer formed of a non-single crystal material, subjecting to surface processing the deposited film having protrusions present at its surface, and depositing on the processed surface a surface protective layer formed of a non-single-crystal material. Also disclosed is the electrophotographic photosensitive member thus obtained, and an electrophotographic apparatus having that member.