Abstract: A toner and developer composition comprised of polysilylenes, poly(germylenes), or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of high weight average molecular weight polysilylenes which comprises (1) simultaneously adding an alkali metal and a dihalodisubstituted silane monomer to a solvent; (2) heating the aforementioned mixture, followed by cooling; and (3) subsequently separating the product therefrom.

Abstract: A layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a hole transport layer in contact therewith, which layer is comprised of polygermane compounds or copolymers thereof.

Abstract: An imaging member in accordance with claim 1 wherein the oxygenated polysilylene is of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, substituted alkyl, and substituted aryl, and alkoxy; m is from 0 to 0.98 mole percent; n is from 0 to 0.98 mole percent; p is from 0 to 0.98 mole percent; q is from 0.02 to 0.12 mole percent subject to the provisions that the sum of m+n+p is less than or equal to 0.98; and the sum of m+n+p+q is equal to 1.

Abstract: Photoresponsive imaging members comprised of hole transporting polysilylene compounds with a single peak molecular weight distribution, and wherein the polysilylenes selected have excluded therefrom molecular weight fractions of less than 50,000 thereby enabling, for example, the resulting imaging members to be substantially resistant to liquid ink developer compositions for an extended number of imaging cycles when these members are incorporated into electrostatographic imaging devices.

Abstract: A photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a hole transporting layer comprised of a polysilylene stabilized with a component possessing an ionization potential equal to or greater than the polysilylene.