Konica Minolta, Inc.

Shiori Tsugawa

Ito Koga

Sadaaki Sakamoto

Eiichi Yoshida

Daisuke Ikeda

Shinichi Hamaguchi

Provided is an intermediate transfer body comprising a layer containing ferroelectric particles, wherein the ferroelectric particles has an average primary particle diameter in the range of 200 nm or less; and when three-dimensional axes of crystal lattices of the ferroelectric particles are a-axis, b-axis, and c-axis, a ratio of lattice constants of the c-axis and the a-axis (c/a) is in the range of 1.006 or more.

Intermediate transfer body and electrophotographic image forming apparatus

Provided is an intermediate transfer belt for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus including conductor-coated particles in which ferroelectric particles are coated with a conductor.

Intermediate transfer belt and electrophotographic image forming apparatus provided with same

An intermediate transfer member that is used for electrophotographic image formation, includes carbon nanotubes and ferroelectric fillers in a base material layer containing a resin material as a principal component.

Intermediate transfer member and image forming apparatus

Disclosed is an intermediate transfer belt used for an electrophotographic image-forming apparatus, wherein the intermediate transfer belt contains a substrate layer and a surface layer; the intermediate transfer belt has a relative dielectric constant of 15 or more, and a volume resistivity at an applied voltage of 100 V in the range of 1.0&#xd7;10to 9.0&#xd7;10&#x3a9;&#xb7;cm under an environment of temperature of 23&#xb0; C. and humidity of 50% RH; and the surface layer has a relative dielectric constant of 6 or less.

Intermediate transfer belt and image-forming apparatus

An intermediate transfer belt includes an elastic layer having a thickness of 200 to 300 &#x3bc;m, and a surface layer. The intermediate transfer belt has an electrostatic capacity per unit area of 13.5 to 14.5 pF/cm. The electrostatic capacity has a standard deviation of 200 pF or less.

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Shiori Tsugawa