Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Toyoshi Ohashi

Shinichi Suzuki

Hitoshi Ono

Masayoshi Yabe

Yuka Nagao

Yasuyuki Shigematsu

Ichiro Yokotake

Masatomi Ozawa

Mariko Hayashi

Yasuko Osano

Yuko Kojima

An electrophotographic photoreceptor which is excellent in sensitivity, durability and environmental capability comprises a photosensitive layer containing dihydroxysilicon phthalocyanine which is monoclinic and has lattice constants a=12.8.+-.1.ANG., b=14.5.+-.1.ANG., c=6.8.+-.1.ANG. and .beta.=94.4.+-.1.degree.. ##STR1##

Dihydroxysilicon compound and electrophotographic photoreceptor

An electrophotographic photoreceptor for digital photo-input, having a threshold value in its photo-induced decay curve and having a photosensitive layer of titanylphthalocyanine dispersed in a binder resin provided on an electroconductive substrate, wherein the binder resin is a polycarbonate resin and the photosensitive layer contains a compound having a carboxyl group.

Electrophotographic photoreceptor

The electrophotgraphic photoreceptor is composed of an electrically conductive substrate having formed thereon a photosensitive layer containing a phthalocyanine mixed crystal comprising titanyl phthalocyanine and hydrogen phthalocyanine, wherein the phthalocyanine mixed crystal has peaks at 6.8.degree., 7.4.degree., 15.0.degree., 24.7.degree., 26.2.degree., and 27.2.degree. of the Bragg angle (2 .theta..+-.0.2.degree.) in the X-ray diffraction spectrum and having a ratio of the peak intensity at 27.2.degree. to the peak intensity at 6.8.degree. of 1 or more. The electrophotographic photoreceptor can output the output signals as digital signals even when the input light is a digital light or an analog light and thus the electrophotographic photoreceptor can be used for an electrophotograph of a digital recording system and even when the photorecetor is used as a conventional photoreceptor for PPC (analog light input), high-quality images having sharp edges can be obtained.

Phthalocyanine mixed crystal, production method thereof,and

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