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Photoconductive member of a-silicon with nitrogen

US4490453A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 1981
Grant dateDec 25, 1984
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2001

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G5/08228
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A photoconductive member, comprises a support for a photoconductive member and an amorphous layer which is constituted of silicon atoms as matrix containing at least one of hydrogen atom and halogen atom and exhibits photoconductivity, said amorphous layer having a layer region containing nitrogen atoms in at least a part thereof, the content of the nitrogen atoms in said layer region being distributed unevenly in the direction of the thickness of said layer.

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