Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Sharp Kabushiki

Eiji Imada

Yoshimi Kojima

Shuhei Tsuchimoto

Takashi Hayakawa

Hiroshi Sugimura

Satoshi Katayama

Shaw Ehara

Toshiro Matsuyama

Hideo Nojima

Shiro Narikawa

Yoshihide Shimoda

1,2,4,5-Benzoylenebis(naphto[1,8-de]pyrimidine) compounds of the followig formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R and R' are, the same or different, hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, nitro group, cyano group, an alkyl group which may be substituted, an alkoxyl group which may be substituted, an aryl group which may be substituted, an aralkyl group which may be substituted, a carboxyl group which may be esterified or a carbamoyl group which may be substituted and m and n each are an integer from 1 to 6, and photosensitive members for electrophotography having a photosensitive layer containing them.

1,2,4,5-benzoylenebis(naphtho[1,8-de]pyrimidine) compounds and their use

1,2,4,5-Benzoylenebis(naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole compounds of the following formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R and R' each are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group which may be esterified, a sulfonic acid group which may be esterified, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group, a lower alkoxy group, an aryl group which may be substituted, an aralkyl group which may be substituted, a carbamoyl group which may be substituted or a sulfamoyl group which may be substituted and m and n each are an integer of 1 or 2, and photosensitive members for electrophotography having a photosensitive layer containing these compounds.

1,2,4,5-benzoylenebis(naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole) compounds and

1,2,4,5-Benzoylenebis(anthraquinone[1,2-d]imidazole) compounds represented by following general formula (1) or (2) ##STR1## wherein R and R' each are hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or an aryl group which may be substituted and m and n each are an integer of 1 or 2, and photosensitive members for electrophotography having a photosensitive layer containing them.

1,2,4,5-benzoylenebis(anthraquinone[1,2-d]imidazole) compounds and

An amorphous silicon (a-Si) photoreceptor includes an amorphous silicon (a-Si) photoconductive layer, and a surface layer disposed above the amorphous silicon (a-Si) photoconductive layer. An intermediate layer is disposed between the amorphous-silicon (a-Si) photoconductive layer and the surface layer to ensure the energy level matching. The intermediate layer is made of amorphous silicon (a-Si) doped with nitrogen and boron so as to have the energy difference of less than 0.2 eV between the bottom of the conduction bands of the surface layer and the intermediate layer.

Amorphous silicon photoreceptor

1,2,4,5-benzoylenebis(anthraquinone[1,2-d]imidazole) compounds represented by following general formula (1) or ##STR1## wherein R and R' each are hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group or an aryl group which may be substituted and m and n each are an integer of 1 or 2, and photosensitive members for electrophotography having a photosensitive layer containing them.

1,2,4,5-benzoylenebis(anthraquinone[1,2-d]imidazole) compounds

An electrophotographic printing process is disclosed that comprises the steps of: imagewise exposing a photosensitive means with light of a wavelength at which photochromism occurs, to thereby record the image therein, wherein said photosensitive means has a photosensitive layer formed on a conductive support, said photosensitive layer containing a photochromically sensitive compound that shows photoconductivity when irradiated with light of different wavelengths before and after said photochromism occurs; charging the entire surface of said photosensitive layer; and uniformly exposing said photosensitive means with light of a wavelength at which photochromism does not occur, but at which said photochromically sensitive compound or photoisomeric compound therewith shows photoconductivity, to thereby form the image of a charge pattern on the surface of said photosensitive layer.

Electrophotographic printing process using photochromic compound

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.

Photoreceptor for electrophotography with a-Si layers having a gradient

A photoreceptor for electrophotography utilizing a-Si:N:H:F, wherein a stable high-sensitive layer is provided and the time-lapse variation in characteristics is reduced in the use of an a-Si.sub.1-x N.sub.x layer as a sensitive layer.

Photoreceptor for electrophotography comprising boron doped a-Si.sub.1-x

A method of manufacturing an electrophotographic photoreceptor having an amorphous silicon layer formed as a photoconductive layer, on an electrically conductive support member. The manufacturing method includes the steps of preparing the amorphous silicon layer as the photoconductive layer by employing Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 (disilane) as a main raw material gas through a glow discharge process, and simultaneously, adding nitrogen and boron to the main raw material gas, with the unsaturated bond being stabilized by hydrogen or hydrogen and fluorine.

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