摘要:
A flexible electrophotographic imaging member comprising a substrate and at least one imaging layer comprising a first charge transport material, free of long chain alkyl ester groups or long chain alkyl carboxyl groups, and a small amount of a different second charge transporting material containing only one long chain alkyl ester group dissolved or molecularly dispersed in a film forming binder, the at least one imaging layer having been formed by drying a coating comprising a solution of the first transporting material and second charge transporting material and the film forming polymer binder in a mixture of a low volatility solvent and a high volatility solvent. A method for fabricating this imaging member is also disclosed.
摘要:
An electrophotographic imaging member includinga supporting substrate coated withat least one photoconductive layer, andan overcoating layer, the overcoating layer including aa hydroxy functionalized aromatic diamine anda hydroxy functionalized triarylamine dissolved or molecularly dispersed ina crosslinked acrylated polyamide matrix, the hydroxy functionalized triarylamine being a compound different from the polyhydroxy functionalized aromatic diamine, the crosslinked polyamide prior to crosslinking being selected from the group consisting of materials represented by the following Formulae I and II: ##STR1## wherein: n is a positive integer sufficient to achieve a weight average molecular weight between about 5000 and about 100,000,R is an alkylene group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms,between 1 and 99 percent of the R.sub.2 sites are ##STR2## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of --H (acrylate), --CH.sub.3 (methacrylate), alkyl and aryl, andthe remainder of the R.sub.2 sites are selected from the group consisting of --H, --CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3, and --CH.sub.2 OH, and ##STR3## wherein: m is a positive integer sufficient to achieve a weight average molecular weight between about 5000 and about 100000,R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkylene units containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms;between 1 and 99 percent of R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently selected from the group consisting of ##STR4## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl, wherein the alkyl groups contain 1 to 10 carbon atoms and the aryl groups contain 1 to 3 alkyl groups, y is an integer between 1 and 10, andthe remainder of the R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 groups are selected from the group consisting of --H, --CH.sub.2 OH, --CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3, and --CH.sub.2 OC(O)--C(X).dbd.CH.sub.2.The overcoating layer is formed by coating. The electrophotographic imaging member may be imaged in a process.
摘要:
A conductive polymer composition selected from the group consisting ofa first composition includinga polymer containing halomethylated aromatic groups, anda charge transporting material selected from the group consisting ofat least one charge transport monomer containing arylamine groups,at least one charge transport polymer containing arylamine units in the main polymer chain,and mixtures thereof, anda second composition includingat least one monomer containing a halomethylated aromatic group,at least one charge transport monomer containing arylamine groups anda polymer binder, anda third composition including:at least one monomer containing a halomethylated aromatic group, andat least one charge transport polymer with arylamine units in the main polymer chain.The aforementioned compositions may be applied as coatings and used in high speed laser printing and related printing processes. These conductive polymeric compositions and processes therefor provide improved stability and a broad range of conductivities, manufacturing and compositional latitude, and dielectric strength.
摘要:
This invention relates to a charge transport dual layer for use in a multilayer photoreceptor comprising a support layer, a charge generating layer and a charge transport dual layer including a first transport layer containing a charge-transporting polymer, and a second transport layer containing a charge-transporting polymer having a lower weight percent of charge transporting segments than the charge-transporting polymer in the first transport layer. This structure has greater resistance to corona effects and provides for a longer service life. The charge-transporting polymers preferably comprise polymeric arylamine compounds.
摘要:
Disclosed is a migration imaging member comprising a substrate, a first softenable layer comprising a first softenable material and a first migration marking material contained at or near the surface of the first softenable layer spaced from the substrate, and a second softenable layer comprising a second softenable material and a second migration marking material. Also disclosed is a migration imaging process employing the aforesaid imaging member.
摘要:
An electrophotographic imaging member comprising a substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer, and an overcoat layer comprising a small molecule hole transporting arylamine having at least two hydroxy functional groups, a hydroxy or multihydroxy triphenyl methane and a polyamide film forming binder capable of forming hydrogen bonds with the hydroxy functional groups the hydroxy arylamine and hydroxy or multihydroxy triphenyl methane. This overcoat layer may be fabricated using an alcohol solvent. This electrophotographic imaging member may be utilized in an electrophotographic imaging process.
摘要:
A thick organic ambipolar layer on a photoresponsive device is simultaneously capable of charge generation and charge transport. In particular, the organic photoresponsive layer contains an electron transport material such as a fluorenylidene malonitrile derivative and a hole transport material such as a dihydroxy tetraphenyl benzadine containing polymer. These may be complexed to provide photoresponsivity, and/or a photoresponsive pigment or dye may also be included.
摘要:
A polyarylamine polymer represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein: n is between about 5 and about 5,000p is between about 5 and about 5,000X' and X" are independently selected from a group having bifunctional linkages, andQ is a divalent group derived from certain hydroxy terminated arylamine reactants.
摘要:
This invention is generally directed to an organic layered photoresponsive device containing a charge transport layer comprised of a composition of the following: ##STR1## dispersed in a highly insulating and transparent organic resinous material, wherein x is selected from the group consisting of ortho (CH.sub.3), meta (CH.sub.3), para (CH.sub.3), ortho (Cl), meta (Cl), and para (Cl), and dispersed in said transport layer from about 0.1 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of an additive composition selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## wherein R and R.sub.1 are independently selected from the group consisting of ethylene groups containing from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms such as methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene and the like, and n is 0 or 1; ##STR3## wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from alkyl groups containing from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups containing from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, CH.sub.2 OH, (CH.sub.3).sub.2 OH, and ##STR4## wherein R.sub.2 is an alkyl group; ##STR5## wherein R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are alkyl groups; and ##STR6## wherein R.sub.8, R.sub.9, R.sub.10, and R.sub.11 are alkyl groups.
摘要:
A method for forming images including a) depositing an electrostatic latent image on a charge retentive surface of a photoreceptor member having a substrate; a charge transport layer with charge transport materials; and an overcoat layer positioned on the charge transport layer, wherein the overcoat layer includes a crosslinkable alcohol-soluble polyamide; and wherein the overcoat layer further includes additives having titanium dioxide, silica, a crosslinking agent, a deletion control agent, and a charge transport molecule; and b) applying a developer material via a development component to the charge-retentive surface to develop the electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on the charge-retentive surface, wherein the developer material comprises emulsion aggregation toner, and further wherein at least one of the additives create a texturized surface on the charge retentive surface thereby reducing the contact area between the emulsion aggregation toners and the charge retentive surface enabling increased cleaning of toners.