Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive supporting body, a photosensitive Layer and a protective layer. In the electrophotographic photoreceptor, at least the photosensitive layer and the protective layer are sequentially layered, on the conductive supporting body, and the protective layer includes P-type semiconductor particles.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an image formation method comprising the steps of charging an organic photoreceptor by a charging device, the organic photoreceptor comprising a substrate and provided thereon, a photoreceptive layer and a protective layer in that order; imagewise exposing the charged organic photoreceptor by an exposure device to form an electrostatic latent image; developing the electrostatic latent image by a developing device to form a toner image, the developing device comprising a developer containing a toner; transferring the toner image to a recording medium by a transfer device; and then removing, by a cleaning device, a toner remaining on the organic photoreceptor from the organic photoreceptor, wherein the protective layer is formed by polymerization of a polymerizable composition containing a polymerizable compound with a polymerizable functional group, and wherein the toner contains an antioxidant.
Abstract:
An image forming method and image forming apparatus based on the application thereof wherein comet-like deposits do not appear on the surface of the photoreceptor even after prolonged use of small-diameter toner, and there is no dropout or damage on the photoreceptor surface in the image forming process using an intermediate transfer member. This image forming method contains a process wherein the toner developed on an electrophotographic photoreceptor is transferred onto an intermediate transfer member, and the toner contains at least a metallic oxide and metallic soap added as external additive agents, and the protective layer contains a resin component obtained by reaction of at least a curable compound, and alumina particles.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus for enabling an image forming which is stable for a long time, by using a charging method in which the amount of generated ozone or nitrogen oxides is reduced and consumed electric power is low. An image forming method includes: a charging section for charging a photoreceptor by contacting on the photoreceptor; an exposure section for forming a static latent image on the photoreceptor by an exposure; a developing section for developing a toner image on the static latent image by a toner having a toner particle which uses a binder resin and a colorant as a component, in which a total quantity of a volatile material measured by a headspace method is 350 ppm or less; and a transfer section for transferring the toner image on a transfer material.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photoreceptor having an interlayer between an electroconductive support and a photoreceptive layer, wherein the interlayer contains an N-type semiconductive particle and a binder and a Benard cell is formed in the interlayer.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus for enabling an image forming which is stable for a long time, by using a charging method in which the amount of generated ozone or nitrogen oxides is reduced and consumed electric power is low. An image forming method includes: a charging section for charging a photoreceptor by contacting on the photoreceptor; an exposure section for forming a static latent image on the photoreceptor by an exposure; a developing section for developing a toner image on the static latent image by a toner having a toner particle which uses a binder resin and a colorant as a component, in which a total quantity of a volatile material measured by a headspace method is 350 ppm or less; and a transfer section for transferring the toner image on a transfer material.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photoreceptor having an interlayer between the electrically conductive base body and the photosensitive layer. The electrophotographic photoreceptor an aluminum-evaporated surface and contact potential difference of said interlayer with respect to the aluminum-evaporated surface of the photoreceptor is at least +0.175 V.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photoreceptor has a layered-type structure comprising an electrically conductive support having thereon a charge generating layer comprising a charge generating organic material and an electron transportable carrier transport layer comprising an electron transport organic material and a binder, and the electron transport material under a mutual molecular aggregation state of the electron transport material which results in a new adsorption component at 20 nm or more longer wavelength side than the maximum monomoleclar absorption wavelength of the electron transport material is incorporated in the electron transportable carrier transport layer and the weight ratio of the electron transport material to the binder of the electron transportable carrier transport layer ranges from 25/100 to 200/100.According to the foregoing, it is possible to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor which has a small residual electric potential and can assure an image contrast.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electrophotoreceptor comprising a conductive substrate and provided thereon, a photoreceptive layer comprising a charge generation material, an organic electron transporting charge transport material and a binder, wherein a layer transporting charge satisfies inequality .alpha..ltoreq.0.6, said .alpha. being a gradient of a straight line represented by the following formula (a):.PHI..sub.CTL =.alpha..multidot..PHI..sub.M +.beta. (a)wherein .PHI..sub.CTL represents work function of the layer transporting charge alone obtained by measuring a contact potential difference of the layer transporting charge on a conductive electrode material; .PHI..sub.M represents work function of the conductive electrode material; and .beta. is a constant.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an image forming method using an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising the steps of:(1) charging the electrophotographic photoreceptor, wherein said electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive support and provided thereon, a carrier generation layer and a carrier transportation layer, said carrier generation layer comprising a carrier generation material represented by formula 1 or 2 and having X-ray diffraction pattern having peaks at 6.3.degree..+-.0.2.degree., 12.4.degree..+-.0.2.degree., 25.3.degree..+-.0.2.degree. and 27.1.degree..+-.0.2.degree. in Bragg angle (2.theta.) when using Cu-K.alpha. ray as a X-ray radiation source in which said peak of 12.4.degree..+-.0.2.degree. has a maximum intensity and has a half width of 0.65.degree. or more; no peak being present at 11.5.degree..+-.0.2.degree.,(2) imagewise exposing the charged photoreceptor for an exposure time of 1.times.10.sup.-4 to 3.times.10.sup.-2 seconds,(3) developing the imagewise exposed photoreceptor to form an image, and(4) transferring the formed image to an image receiving material: ##STR1##