Abstract: An electrophotographic recording material, composed of an electrically conductive substrate; a first layer provided on the electrically conductive substrate and composed of an amorphous selenium-tellurium alloy containing form 0.05 to 15 weight % tellurium; a second layer disposed on the first layer and composed of an amorphous selenium-tellurium alloy containing from 15 to 60 weight % tellurium; and a third layer provided on the second layer and composed of an amorphous alloy of selenium and from 0.05 to 5 weight % of one arsenic or tellurium. The electrophotographic recording material is particularly useful in an electrophotographic recording system which includes an infrared radiation means, such as an infrared solid state laser.

Abstract: An electrophotographic image carrier is made by depositing an intermediate layer on an electrically conductive substrate and then vapor-depositing, on the intermediate layer, an inorganic photoconductive layer while maintaining the temperature of the substrate during the deposition of the photoconductive layer at a value which is above the melting point of the intermediate layer, but below the damaging temperature of the photoconductive layer.

Abstract: In the fabrication of an electrophotographic recording material composed of a photoconductive layer of selenium, at least one selenium alloy, or at least one selenium compound applied to a conductive substrate, the quality and durability of the bond between the layer and the substrate is improved by initially vapor-depositing a thin layer of the photoconductive substance while the substrate temperature is above the glass transformation temperature of the substance, and then vapor-depositing the remainder of the intended layer at a substantially lower substrate temperature.