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Light receiving member for use in electrophotography having an amorphous silicon layer

US4788120A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 16, 1988
Grant dateNov 29, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G5/08221
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided an improved light receiving member for use in electrophotography comprising a substrate for electrophotography and a light receiving layer constituted by a photoconductive layer and a surface layer, the photoconductive layer being formed of an amorphous material containing silicon atoms as the main constituent atoms and at least one kind selected from hydrogen atoms and halogen atoms and the surface layer being formed of an amorphous material containing silicon atoms, carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms, and the amount of the hydrogen atoms contained in the surface layer being in the range of 41 to 70 atomic %.

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