Photosensitive member of plasma polymerized amorphous carbon charge transporting layer and charge generating layer

A photosensitive member comprising:

• an electrically conductive substrate;
• a charge generating layer;
• and
• a plasma-polymerized layer of an amorphous material comprising hydrogen and carbon, being formed by organic plasma polymerization and having a thickness of from about 5 to about 50 microns, wherein the infrared absorption spectrum of said plasma-polymerized layer has a ratio (.alpha..sub.1 /.alpha..sub.2) of from 0.5 to 5.0, wherein .alpha..sub.1 is a coefficient of peak absorptivity attributed to methyl group (--CH.sub.3) and/or methylene group (--CH.sub.2 --) at about 1460 cm.sup.-1 and about 1470 cm.sup.-1 and .alpha..sub.2 is a coefficient of peak absorptivity attributed to methyl group (--CH.sub.3) at about 1380 cm.sup.-1.

A photosensitive member comprising:

• an electrically conductive substrate;
• a charge generating layer;
• and
• a charge transporting layer for retaining and transporting charges, said charge transporting layer having a thickness of from about 5 to about 50 microns and comprising a plasma-polymerized layer of an amorphous material formed by organic plasma polymerization and comprising hydrogen and carbon, wherein the infrared absorption spectrum of said plasma-polymerized layer has a ratio (.alpha..sub.3 /.alpha..sub.4) of from 0.5 to 1.5, wherein .alpha..sub.3 is a coefficient of peak absorptivity attributed to methyl group (--CH.sub.3) at about 2960 cm.sup.-1, and .alpha..sub.4 is a coefficient of peak absorptivity attributed to methylene group (--CH.sub.2 --) at about 2925 cm.sup.-1.

A photosensitive member comprising:

• an electrically conductive substrate;
• a charge generating layer;
• and
• a plasma-polymerized layer of an amorphous material comprising hydrogen and carbon and having a thickness of from about 5 to about 50 microns, said plasma-polymerized layer of an amorphous material being formed by organic plasma polymerization, wherein the infrared absorption spectrum of said plasma-polymerized layer has a ratio (.alpha..sub.3 /.alpha..sub.4) of from 0.5 to 1.5, wherein .alpha..sub.3 is a coefficient of peak absorptivity attributed to methyl group (--CH.sub.3) at about cm.sup.-1, and .alpha..sub.4 is a coefficient of peak absorptivity attributed to methylene group (--CH.sub.2) at about 2925 cm.sup.-1.