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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1998
Shinji Tsuchida, Kyotanabe, JP;
Hiroaki Niino, Nara, JP;
Satoshi Kojima, Kyotanabe, JP;
Daisuke Tazawa, Nara-ken, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic light-receiving member has a conductive support and a photoconductive layer composed of a non-monocrystalline material comprising silicon atoms as a matrix, hydrogen and/or halogen atoms, and an element belonging to Group IIIb of the periodic table. The photoconductive layer has from the surface side toward the conductive support side, a third layer region that absorbs 50-90% of incident image exposure light and a second layer region that absorbs 60-90% of pre-exposure light incident on the photoconductive layer. The Group IIIb element is present such that its content decreases from the conductive support side to the surface side. In three embodiments the photoconductive layer has, respectively: 10-30 at. % H; 10-20 at. % H and 25-40 at % H; an optical band gap of 1.75-1.85 eV, 1.65-1.75 eV and 1.80-1.90 eV and a characteristic energy of each of 50-55 meV.