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Process for forming deposited film for light-receiving member, light-receiving member produced by the process, deposited film forming apparatus, and method for cleaning deposited film forming apparatus

US5455138A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 1993
Grant dateOct 3, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G5/08278
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process for producing a light-receiving member comprising a substrate and provided thereon a blocking layer and a photoconductive layer each comprised of a non-monocrystalline material is disclosed in which the blocking layer is comprised of a non-monocrystalline material comprising silicon atoms as matrix and at least one kind of atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon atoms, oxygen atoms and nitrogen atoms, the process comprising forming the blocking layer and the photoconductive layer by plasma CVD using glow discharge decomposition of a starting material gas caused by applying to the starting material gas an electromagnetic wave with a frequency of from 20 MHz to 450 MHz.

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