Image-forming member for electrophotography
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsToshiyuki Komatsu, Yutaka Hirai, Katsumi Nakagawa, Tadaji Fukuda
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Abstract
An image-forming member for electro-photography has a photoconductive layer comprising a hydrogenated amorphous semiconductor composed of silicon and/or germanium as a matrix and at least one chemical modifier such as carbon, nitrogen and oxygen contained in the matrix.
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An article comprising a light-sensitive film constructed of at least a single layer of at least one photoconductive material on a substrate, wherein at least one layer of said at least a single layer is made of an amorphous photoconductive material whose composition is expressed by a formula [Si.sub.1-x C.sub.x ].sub.1-y [H].sub.y wherein 0.001.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.3 and 0.01.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.4, whereby said light-sensitive film exhibits photoconductive characteristics.
An article comprising a light-sensitive film constructed of at least a single layer of at least one photoconductive material on a substrate, wherein at least one layer of said at least a single layer is made of an amorphous photoconductive material whose composition is expressed by a formula [Si.sub.1-x C.sub.x ].sub.1-y [H].sub.y where 0.001.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.3 and 0.01.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.4, with carbon in the amorphous photoconductive material being replaced by germanium at a desired component ratio, whereby said light-sensitive film exhibits photoconductive characteristics.
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