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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1997
Toshio Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuki Kubo, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuko Wakita, Tokyo, JP;
Suguru Nagae, Tokyo, JP;
Takamitsu Fujimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic photosensitive member which comprises an aluminum substrate having an aluminum oxide film at its surface, and, formed sequentially on the substrate, an intermediate layer and a photosensitive layer which contains a photoconductive material, wherein the intermediate layer contains from 5 to 20 wt % of a photoconductive material and has a thickness of from 0.5 to 5 .mu.m, and the resistivity of a laminate of the aluminum oxide film and the intermediate layer is from 10.sup.9 to 3.times.10.sup.10 .OMEGA./3.14 cm.sup.2 when a DC voltage of 20 V is applied.