Fluorinated nano diamond anticurl backside coating (ACBC) photoconductors
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJin Wu, Edward F. Grabowski, Lanhui Zhang, Lin Ma
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Abstract
A photoconductor that includes a first layer, a supporting substrate thereover, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the first layer is in contact with the supporting substrate on the reverse side thereof, and which first layer includes a fluorinated nano diamond component.
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A photoconductor consisting essentially of a first anticurl layer, a supporting substrate thereover, a photogenerating layer, a hole blocking layer, an adhesive layer, and at least one charge transport layer consisting essentially of at least one charge transport component and an antioxidant dispersed in a resin binder, and wherein said first anticurl layer is in contact with said supporting substrate on the reverse side thereof, and which first anticurl layer comprises a fluorinated nano diamond component dispersed in a polymer wherein said fluorinated nano diamond component has a diameter of from about 30 to about 100 nanometers, said fluorinated nano diamond component comprises a diamond core and a fluorinated graphite shell thereover.
A photoconductor consisting essentially of and in sequence of a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer thereover, and a charge transport layer, and wherein said substrate includes on the reverse side thereof an anticurl layer comprising a fluorinated nano diamond modified with at least one of Cu, Fe, Ag, Au, and Al, wherein said fluorinated nano diamond possesses a diameter of from about 30 to about 100 nanometers, wherein said fluorinated nano diamond comprises a diamond core and a graphite shell fluorinated with a poly(carbon monofluoride), CFc, or a poly(dicarbon monofluoride), C2Fy, where x and y each represents the number of fluorine atoms, wherein said fluorinated nano diamond is dispersed in at least one of a polycarbonate, a polyarylate, an acrylic, a vinyl polymer, a cellulose polymer, a polyester, a polyamide, a polyurethane, a poly(cycloolefin), a polycarbonate, or an epoxy resin.
A photoconductor consisting essentially of and in sequence, a fluorinated nano diamond anticurl backside coating, said fluorinated nano diamond is dispersed in a polymer and possesses a diameter of from about 30 to about 100 nanometers, said fluorinated nano diamond possesses a fluorine content of from about 5 to about 30 weight percent, and said fluorinated nano diamond consists essentially of a diamond core and a fluorinated graphite shell, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer thereover, and a hole transport layer.
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