Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorsKazuaki Ezure, Tomofumi Shimizu, Hayase Yamamoto
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Abstract
An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer of a single layer. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a binder resin, a hole transport material, and an electron transport material. The binder resin includes a polyester resin. The polyester resin includes a first repeating unit represented by general formula (1) shown below and a second repeating unit represented by general formula (2) shown below. A content percentage of the polyester resin in the photosensitive layer is at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 7.0% by mass.
Claims13
An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer of a single layer, wherein
- the photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, a binder resin, a hole transport material, and an electron transport material,
- the binder resin includes a polyester resin,
- the polyester resin includes a first repeating unit represented by general formula (1) shown below and a second repeating unit represented by general formula (2) shown below, and
- a content percentage of the polyester resin in the photosensitive layer is at least 0.3% by mass and no greater than 7.0% by mass,
- where in the general formula (1), X represents a phenylene group optionally substituted by a first substituent, the first substituent being a phenyl group, an alkyl group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 8, or an alkoxy group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 8, and
- in the general formula (2), Y represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 8 and optionally substituted by a second substituent, the second substituent being a phenyl group or an alkoxy group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 8.
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