公开(公告)号：US08330161B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US12671469

申请日：2008-07-31

申请人： Yoshinobu Ishii

发明人： Yoshinobu Ishii

IPC分类号： H01L29/04 ,  H01L31/00

CPC分类号： C23C16/24 ,  C23C16/505 ,  G03G5/08221 ,  G03G5/08228 ,  G03G5/08235 ,  G03G5/08242 ,  G03G5/0825 ,  G03G5/08257 ,  G03G5/08278 ,  G03G2215/00957

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。

公开(公告)号：US06379852B2

公开(公告)日：2002-04-30

申请号：US08927414

申请日：1997-09-10

申请人： Shinji Tsuchida ,  Hiroaki Niino ,  Satoshi Kojima

发明人： Shinji Tsuchida ,  Hiroaki Niino ,  Satoshi Kojima

IPC分类号： G03G508

CPC分类号： G03G5/082 ,  G03G5/08221 ,  G03G5/08228 ,  G03G5/08235 ,  G03G5/08242 ,  G03G5/0825 ,  G03G5/08257

摘要： An electrophotographic light-receiving member comprising a conductive support and provided thereon a photoconductive layer formed of a non-single-crystal material mainly composed of silicon atom and containing hydrogen atom and an element belonging to Group IIIb of the periodic table; wherein the photoconductive layer has hydrogen atom content, an optical band gap and a characteristic energy obtained from the exponential tail of light absorption spectra, all in specific ranges, and has on the surface side thereof a second layer region that absorbs a prescribed amount of light incident on the photoconductive layer and on the support side thereof the other first layer region; the element belonging to Group IIIb of the periodic table being contained in the second layer region in an amount made smaller than that in the first layer region. This can provide an electrophotographic light-receiving member that has achieved all the improvement in chargeability, the improvement in temperature characteristics thereof and the decrease in photomemory, and has been dramatically improved in image quality, and can provide an electrophotographic light-receiving member improved in temperature characteristics of sensitivity and linearity of sensitivity especially in the case where semiconductor lasers or LEDs are used.

摘要翻译： 一种电子摄影光接收元件，包括导电支撑并在其上提供由主要由硅原子组成并含有氢原子的非单晶材料和属于周期表第IIIb族元素的光电导层; 其中光电导层具有氢原子含量，光学带隙和从光吸收光谱的指数尾部获得的特征能量，均在特定范围内，并且在其表面侧具有吸收规定量的光的第二层区域 入射在光电导层上并在其支撑侧上的另一个第一层区域; 属于周期表的IIIb族的元素以比第一层区域小的量包含在第二层区域中。 这可以提供一种已经实现了充电性，其温度特性的改善和光存储器的减少的全部改进的电子成象受光部件，并且显着提高了图像质量，并且可以提供一种改进的电子成象受光部件 特别是在使用半导体激光器或LED的情况下，灵敏度和灵敏度的线性度的温度特性。

公开(公告)号：US4853309A

公开(公告)日：1989-08-01

申请号：US204954

申请日：1988-06-03

申请人： Takashi Hayakawa ,  Hideo Nojima ,  Yoshimi Kojima ,  Shiro Narikawa ,  Toshiro Matsuyama ,  Eiji Imada ,  Shaw Ehara

发明人： Takashi Hayakawa ,  Hideo Nojima ,  Yoshimi Kojima ,  Shiro Narikawa ,  Toshiro Matsuyama ,  Eiji Imada ,  Shaw Ehara

IPC分类号： G03G5/08 ,  G03G5/082 ,  G03G5/14

CPC分类号： G03G5/08257

摘要： A photoreceptor for electrophotography including an electrically conductive substrate, a bottom layer, a photoconductive layer composed mainly of amorphous silicon, and a surface layer, in that order. Both the bottom and surface layers have a greater optical bandgap than said photoconductive layer. A first middle layer is disposed between said bottom layer and said photoconductive layer, and a second middle layer is disposed between said photoconductive layer and said surface layer. Both the first and second middle layers are composed mainly of amorphous silicon and have a concentration of doped atoms which varies from the bottom to the top of the layer.

摘要翻译： 依次包括导电基底，底层，主要由非晶硅构成的光导电层和表面层的电子照相感光体。 底层和表面层都具有比所述光电导层更大的光学带隙。 第一中间层设置在所述底层和所述光电导层之间，第二中间层设置在所述光电导层和所述表面层之间。 第一和第二中间层主要由非晶硅组成，并且具有从层的底部到顶部变化的掺杂原子的浓度。

公开(公告)号：US20090239165A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-24

申请号：US12401712

申请日：2009-03-11

申请人： Chikara Ishihara ,  Ai Takagami

发明人： Chikara Ishihara ,  Ai Takagami

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G5/08257 ,  G03G5/0825 ,  G03G15/751 ,  G03G2215/00957

摘要： An image forming apparatus is provided with an image forming unit including an amorphous silicon photoconductor. The amorphous silicon photoconductor includes a base and a photosensitive layer provided on the base. The photosensitive layer includes a highly resistive layer, a charge-injection inhibition layer, a photoconductive layer and a surface protecting layer successively laminated on the base. The thickness of the highly resistive layer is in the range of 1 μm to 4 μm. The thickness of the photosensitive layer is in the range of 15 μm to 25 μm and the absolute value of a solid light potential of the photosensitive layer is in the range of 20 to 100 V.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置设置有包括非晶硅光电导体的图像形成单元。 非晶硅光电导体包括设置在基底上的基底和感光层。 感光层包括高电阻层，电荷注入抑制层，光电导层和依次层压在基底上的表面保护层。 高电阻层的厚度在1〜4μm的范围内。 感光层的厚度在15μm至25μm的范围内，感光层的固体光电位的绝对值在20至100V的范围内。

公开(公告)号：US20010055721A1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-27

申请号：US08927414

申请日：1997-09-10

发明人： SHINJI TSUCHIDA ,  HIROAKI NIINO ,  SATOSHI KOJIMA

IPC分类号： G03G005/08

CPC分类号： G03G5/082 ,  G03G5/08221 ,  G03G5/08228 ,  G03G5/08235 ,  G03G5/08242 ,  G03G5/0825 ,  G03G5/08257

摘要： An electrophotographic light-receiving member comprising a conductive support and provided thereon a photoconductive layer formed of a non-single-crystal material mainly composed of silicon atom and containing hydrogen atom and an element belonging to Group IIIb of the periodic table; wherein the photoconductive layer has hydrogen atom content, an optical band gap and a characteristic energy obtained from the exponential tail of light absorption spectra, all in specific ranges, and has on the surface side thereof a second layer region that absorbs a prescribed amount of light incident on the photoconductive layer and on the support side thereof the other first layer region; the element belonging to Group IIIb of the periodic table being contained in the second layer region in an amount made smaller than that in the first layer region. This can provide an electrophotographic light-receiving member that has achieved all the improvement in chargeability, the improvement in temperature characteristics thereof and the decrease in photomemory, and has been dramatically improved in image quality, and can provide an electrophotographic light-receiving member improved in temperature characteristics of sensitivity and linearity of sensitivity especially in the case where semiconductor lasers or LEDs are used.

摘要翻译： 一种电子摄影光接收元件，包括导电支撑并在其上提供由主要由硅原子组成并含有氢原子的非单晶材料和属于周期表第IIIb族元素的光电导层; 其中光电导层具有氢原子含量，光学带隙和从光吸收光谱的指数尾部获得的特征能量，均在特定范围内，并且在其表面侧具有吸收规定量的光的第二层区域 入射在光电导层上并在其支撑侧上的另一个第一层区域; 属于周期表的IIIb族的元素以比第一层区域小的量包含在第二层区域中。 这可以提供一种已经实现了充电性，其温度特性的改善和光存储器的减少的全部改进的电子成象受光部件，并且显着提高了图像质量，并且可以提供一种改进的电子成象受光部件 特别是在使用半导体激光器或LED的情况下，灵敏度和灵敏度的线性度的温度特性。

公开(公告)号：US4792509A

公开(公告)日：1988-12-20

申请号：US10001

申请日：1987-02-02

申请人： Shigeru Shirai ,  Keishi Saitoh ,  Takayoshi Arai ,  Minoru Kato ,  Yasushi Fujioka

发明人： Shigeru Shirai ,  Keishi Saitoh ,  Takayoshi Arai ,  Minoru Kato ,  Yasushi Fujioka

IPC分类号： G03G5/082 ,  G03G5/085

CPC分类号： G03G5/0825 ,  G03G5/08235 ,  G03G5/08242 ,  G03G5/08257

摘要： There is provided an improved light receiving member for use in electrophotography comprising a substrate for electrophotography and a light receiving layer constituted by a charge injection inhibition layer formed of a polycrystal material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms and an element for controlling the conductivity which functions to prevent a charge from being injected from the side of the substrate, a photoconductive layer formed of an amorphous material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms and a surface layer formed of an amorphous material containing silicon atoms, carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms, the amount of the hydrogen atoms contained in the surface layer being in the range from 41 to 70 atomic %. The light receiving layer may have a contact layer and/or an absorption layer of light having a long wavelength.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于电子照相的改进的光接收元件，其包括用于电子照相的基片和由含有硅原子作为主要成分原子的多晶材料形成的电荷注入抑制层构成的光接收层和用于控制导电性的元件 用于防止从基板侧注入电荷的功能，由含有硅原子作为主要成分原子的非晶态材料形成的光电导层和由含有硅原子，碳原子和氢原子的无定形材料形成的表面层， 包含在表面层中的氢原子的量在41至70原子％的范围内。 光接收层可以具有接触层和/或具有长波长的光的吸收层。

公开(公告)号：US07932005B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-26

申请号：US12683710

申请日：2010-01-07

申请人： Jun Ohira ,  Makoto Aoki ,  Kazuto Hosoi

发明人： Jun Ohira ,  Makoto Aoki ,  Kazuto Hosoi

IPC分类号： G03G5/08

CPC分类号： G03G5/0433 ,  G03G5/08235 ,  G03G5/08242 ,  G03G5/0825 ,  G03G5/08257 ,  G03G5/08278

摘要： A negatively-chargeable electrophotographic photosensitive member, has, between a cylindrical substrate and a photoconductive layer, a first lower-part layer formed of a non-single crystal material containing silicon atoms and a second lower-part layer formed of a non-single crystal material containing silicon atoms, and on its photoconductive layer has an upper-part layer formed of a non-single crystal material containing silicon atoms. The first lower-part layer is a layer containing a periodic-table Group 13 element, and the upper-part layer has a region capable of retaining electrification charges.

摘要翻译： 具有负电荷的电子照相感光构件，在圆筒状基板和光电导层之间具有由含有硅原子的非单晶材料形成的第一下部层和由非单晶形成的第二下部层 含有硅原子的材料，并且在其光电导层上具有由含有硅原子的非单晶材料形成的上部层。 第一下部层是包含周期表组13元素的层，上部层具有能够保持带电电荷的区域。

公开(公告)号：US20100260517A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-14

申请号：US12675602

申请日：2008-08-25

申请人： Yoshinobu Ishii

发明人： Yoshinobu Ishii

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G5/04 ,  G03G5/043

CPC分类号： G03G5/08228 ,  G03G5/08 ,  G03G5/08221 ,  G03G5/08235 ,  G03G5/08242 ,  G03G5/0825 ,  G03G5/08257 ,  G03G5/142 ,  G03G5/144 ,  G03G5/147

摘要： A negative charging electrophotographic photosensitive body has a base, a photoconductive layer made of an amorphous silicon compound and formed amorphous silicon compound and formed on the base, a charge injection blocking layer formed on the photoconductive layer, and a surface layer formed on the charge injection blocking layer. The charge injection blocking layer contains at least one element selected from a group of N, O, and C and a group-13 element. The optical absorption coefficient of the charge injection blocking layer is smaller than that of the photoconductive layer, and the difference between the refractive index of the photoconductive layer and that of the charge injection blocking layer is greater than 0 and less than 0.9.

摘要翻译： 负带电电子照相感光体具有基底，由非晶硅化合物制成的光电导层，并形成在基底上的非晶硅化合物，形成在光电导层上的电荷注入阻挡层，以及在电荷注入上形成的表面层 阻挡层。 电荷注入阻挡层含有选自N，O，C和13族元素中的至少一种元素。 电荷注入阻挡层的光吸收系数小于光电导层的光吸收系数，光电导层的折射率与电荷注入阻挡层的折射率之差大于0且小于0.9。

公开(公告)号：US07211357B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-01

申请号：US10901174

申请日：2004-07-29

申请人： Kazuto Hosoi ,  Toshiyuki Ehara ,  Hideaki Matsuoka ,  Satoshi Kojima

发明人： Kazuto Hosoi ,  Toshiyuki Ehara ,  Hideaki Matsuoka ,  Satoshi Kojima

IPC分类号： G03G5/082

CPC分类号： G03G5/08271 ,  G03G5/08221 ,  G03G5/08228 ,  G03G5/08235 ,  G03G5/08242 ,  G03G5/0825 ,  G03G5/08257 ,  G03G5/08264 ,  G03G5/08278

摘要： Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a photoconductive layer on an electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive layer being formed from a non-single-crystal material constituted by at least silicon atoms as a base material, and a non-single-crystal layer region constituted by silicon atoms and carbon atoms as base materials, the non-single-crystal layer region being laminated on the photoconductive layer, in which the content distribution of the oxygen atoms to a total amount of component atoms in a thickness direction within the non-single-crystal layer region has a peak.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种电子照相感光构件，其在导电性基板上具有感光层，所述光电导层由至少以硅原子构成的非单晶材料为基材，构成非单晶层区域 通过硅原子和碳原子作为基材，将非单晶层区域层叠在光导电层上，其中氧原子的含量分布在非单一厚度方向上的成分原子在厚度方向上的总量 - 晶体层区域具有峰值。

公开(公告)号：US20050026057A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-03

申请号：US10901174

申请日：2004-07-29

申请人： Kazuto Hosoi ,  Toshiyuki Ehara ,  Hideaki Matsuoka ,  Satoshi Kojima

发明人： Kazuto Hosoi ,  Toshiyuki Ehara ,  Hideaki Matsuoka ,  Satoshi Kojima

IPC分类号： G03G5/08 ,  G03G5/082

CPC分类号： G03G5/08271 ,  G03G5/08221 ,  G03G5/08228 ,  G03G5/08235 ,  G03G5/08242 ,  G03G5/0825 ,  G03G5/08257 ,  G03G5/08264 ,  G03G5/08278

摘要： Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a photoconductive layer on an electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive layer being formed from a non-single-crystal material constituted by at least silicon atoms as a base material, and a non-single-crystal layer region constituted by silicon atoms and carbon atoms as base materials, the non-single-crystal layer region being laminated on the photoconductive layer, in which the content distribution of the oxygen atoms to a total amount of component atoms in a thickness direction within the non-single-crystal layer region has a peak.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种电子照相感光构件，其在导电性基板上具有感光层，所述光电导层由至少以硅原子构成的非单晶材料为基材，构成非单晶层区域 通过硅原子和碳原子作为基材，将非单晶层区域层叠在光导电层上，其中氧原子的含量分布在非单一厚度方向上的成分原子在厚度方向上的总量 - 晶体层区域具有峰值。