Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Yoshio Tsuezuki

Masahiro Kanai

Keishi Saitoh

Kyosuke Ogawa

Teruo Misumi

Tetsuo Sueda

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate for light-receiving member and a light-receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having a first layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and germanium atoms, a second layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and exhibiting a photoconductivity, and a surface layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and carbon atoms provided on the substrate successively from the substrate side, said light-receiving layer having at least one pair of nonparallel interfaces within a short range and said nonparallel interfaces being arranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction.

Member having light receiving layer with nonparallel interfaces

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate having a large number of projection parts, whose cross-sectional shape at a given cross-sectional position is a projection shape formed of a main peak and an auxiliary peak as overlapped, on the surface of the substrate, and a light-receiving layer comprising a layer containing an amorphous material including silicon atoms, at least one part of the layer region of the layer being photosensitive, and a surface layer having a reflection-preventive function. An electrophotographic system comprises the above-mentioned light-receiving member.

Light-receiving member

A substrate for light-receiving members has a large number of protruding portions on a surface thereof, each of said protruding portions having at a predetermined cut position a sectional shape comprising a main projection and a subprojection, the main projection and the subprojection overlapping each other.

Member having light receiving layer and substrate with overlapping

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate having a large number of protruding portions on a surface thereof, each of said protruding portions having at a predetermined cut position a sectional shape comprising a main projection and a subprojection, the main projection and the subprojection overlapping each other, and a light-receiving layer comprising a layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms, at least a part of the layer region of which has photosensitivity and a surface layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and carbon atoms.

Member having substrate with irregular surface and light receiving layer

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate having a large number of protruding portions on a surface thereof, each of said protruding portions having at a predetermined cut position a sectional shape comprising a main projection and a subprojection, the main projection and the subprojection overlapping each other, and a light-receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having a first layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and germanium atoms and a second layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and exhibiting photoconductivity provided on said substrate successively from the substrate side.

Member having substrate with projecting portions at surface and light

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate having a large number of protruding portions on a surface thereof, each of said protruding portions having at a predetermined cut position a sectional shape comprising a main projection and a subprojection, the main projection and the subprojection overlapping each other, and a light-receiving layer with a multi-layer structure having a first layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and germanium atoms, a second layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and exhibiting photoconductivity, and a surface layer having the reflection preventive function provided successively from the substrate side, said light-receiving layer containing at least one selected from oxygen atoms, carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms.

Member having substrate with protruding surface light receiving layer of

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate having a large number of protruding portions on a surface thereof, each of said protruding portions having at a predetermined cut position a sectional shape comprising a main projection and a subprojection, the main projection and the subprojection overlapping each other, and a light-receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having a first layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and germanium atoms, a second layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and exhibiting photoconductivity and a surface layer having reflection preventive function provided on the substrate successively from the substrate side.

Member having substrate with protruding surface portions and light

A light receiving member comprises a substrate for light receiving member, a surface layer having reflection preventive function and a light receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having at least one photosensitive layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms on the substrate, said light receiving layer having at least one pair of non-parallel interfaces within a short range and said non-parallel interfaces being arranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction.

Member having light receiving layer with nonparallel interfaces and

A light receiving member comprises a light receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having a first layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and germanium atoms, a second layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and exhibiting photoconductivity and a surface layer having reflection preventive function provided on a substrate successively from the substrate side, said light receiving layer having at least one pair of non-parallel interfaces within a short range and said non-parallel interfaces being arranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction.

Member with light receiving layer of A-SI(GE) and A-SI and having

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate and a light-receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having at least one photosensitive layer and a surface layer comprising an morphous material containing silicon atoms and carbon atoms, said light-receiving layer having at least one pair of non-parallel interfaces within a short range and said non-parallel interfaces being arranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, said non-parallel interfaces being connected to one another smoothly in the direction in which they are arranged.

Member having light receiving layer with smoothly connected interfaces

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate and a light-receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having at least one photosensitive layer and a surface layer having reflection preventive function provided successively from the substrate side; said light-receiving layer having at least one pair of non-parallel interfaces within a short range and said non-parallel interfaces being arranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction; said non-parallel interfaces being connected to one another smoothly in the direction in which they are arranged.

Member having light receiving layer with smoothly connected non-parallel

A light-receiving member comprises a substrate and a light-receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having a first layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and germanium atoms and a second layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and exhibiting photoconductivity provided successively from the substrate side, said light-receiving layer having at least one pair of non-parallel interfaces within a short range and said non-parallel interfaces being aranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, said non-parallel interfaces being connected to one another smoothly in the direction in which they are arranged.

Member having light receiving layer with smoothly interconnecting

A light-receiving member comprises a light-receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having at least one photosensitive layer on a substrate, said photosensitive layer having at least one pair of non-parallel interfaces within a short range and said non-parallel interfaces being arranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction, each of said non-parallel interfaces being smoothly continuous in the direction in which they are arranged.

Member having photosensitive layer with series of smoothly continuous

A light receiving member comprises a light receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having a first layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and germanium atoms, a second layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and exhibiting photoconductivity and a surface layer having reflection preventive function provided on a substrate successively from the substrate side, said light receiving layer containing at least one selected from oxygen atoms, carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms and having at least one pair of non-parallel interfaces within a short range and said non-parallel interfaces being arranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction.

Member having light receiving layer of A-Si: Ge (C,N,O) A-Si/surface

A light-receiving member comprises light-receiving layer of a multi-layer structure having a first layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and germanium atoms and a second layer comprising an amorphous material containing silicon atoms and exhibiting photoconductivity provided on a substrate successively from the substrate side, said light-receiving layer having at least one pair of non-parallel interfaces within a short range and said non-parallel interfaces being arranged in a large number in at least one direction within the plane perpendicular to the layer thickness direction.

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Yoshio Tsuezuki