Electrophotographic photoconductor, electrophotographic photoconductor cartridge, and image formation device
AssigneeMitsubishi Chemical Corporation
InventorsTsukasa HASEGAWA, Manuel Emilio OTERO RAMIREZ, Akira ANDO
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Abstract
The present invention provides a novel electrophotographic photoconductor having at least a photosensitive layer and a protective layer on a conductive support, the protective layer containing an electron donating compound and preferably further containing an electron transporting compound, the electrophotographic photoconductor having good electrical properties, especially residual potential properties, even when a compound having an electron transporting structure is contained in the protective layer.
Claims14
An electrophotographic photoconductor comprising a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in sequence on a conductive support,
- wherein the protective layer comprises an electron donating compound, and
- the electron donating compound comprises a compound having a benzimidazole structure or a guanidine structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.