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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2005
Yu Qi, Oakville, CA;
Nan-xing HU, Oakville, CA;
Yvan Gagnon, Mississauga, CA;
Cheng-kuo Hsiao, Mississauga, CA;
Ah-mee Hor, Mississauga, CA;
Yu Qi, Oakville, CA;
Nan-Xing Hu, Oakville, CA;
Yvan Gagnon, Mississauga, CA;
Cheng-Kuo Hsiao, Mississauga, CA;
Ah-Mee Hor, Mississauga, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Provided are a silane-phenol compound, a crosslinked siloxane outmost protective layer thereof, and an electrophotographic imaging member such as photoreceptor. The silane-phenol compound comprises (i) a phenol group and (ii) a silane group selected from the group consisting of alkoxysilyl, arylalkoxysilyl, aryloxysilyl, alkylaryloxysilyl, and combination thereof. The crosslinked siloxane outmost protective layer comprises the product of hydrolysis and condensation of a silanized hole transport compound and the silane-phenol compound. The crosslinked protective outmost layer may be used to manufacture an electrophotographic imaging member such as photoreceptor with improved properties such as image quality and cleanability, etc.