Charge transport layers and/or charge generation layers comprising unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons and photoconductors including the same

A charge generation layer, comprising a binder and a charge generation compound, wherein the binder comprises an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, and further wherein the unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon comprises at least 10 carbon atoms.

A photoconductor, comprising a substrate, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, wherein at least one of the charge transport layer and charge generation layer comprise one or more unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, and further wherein the unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon comprises at least 10 carbon atoms.

A formed photoconductor comprising a substrate, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, wherein at least one of the charge transport layer and charge generation layer comprises one or more α-olefin compounds of the formula

• where n is from about 10 to about 75, and wherein the photoconductor comprises α-olefin compounds in an amount sufficient to improve at least one photoelectric property of the formed photoconductor.

A formed photoconductor comprising a substrate, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, wherein at least one of the charge transport layer and charge generation layer comprises one or more α-olefin compounds of the formula

• where n is from about 10 to about 75, and wherein the formed photoconductor comprises at least 0.5 weight percent of the α-olefin compounds.