Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography includes a base member; an anodic oxide coating provided on the base member and having a film thickness of 2 to 10 ?m; an interlayer provided on the anodic oxide coating and containing a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and having a film thickness of 0.02 to 0.3 ?m; and a photosensitive layer including a charge transport layer formed on the interlayer and containing a charge transport material and a first resin binder, and a charge generation layer laminated on the charge transport layer and containing a charge generation material, a hole transport material, a first electron transport material that is a naphthalenetetracarboxylic diimide compound, a second electron transport material that is an azoquinone compound, a diphenoquinone compound, or a stilbenequinone compound and that has a mobility of 17×10?8 cm2/V·s or more, and a second resin binder.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns a polymer blend derived from transesterification of (i) 69.9 to 95 weight percent polycarbonate; and (ii) 4.9 to 30 weight percent liquid crystal polymer; in the presence of 0.01 to 0.1 weight percent catalyst; wherein the polymer is transparent.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate and a single-layer-type photosensitive layer on the conductive substrate. The single-layer-type photosensitive layer contains a binder resin, a charge generating material, an electron transporting material, and two hole transporting materials having different redox potentials. The two hole transporting materials are a hole transporting material A and a hole transporting material B that has a redox potential lower than that of the hole transporting material A. The ratio A/B of a weight of the hole transporting material A to a weight of the hole transporting material B is about 12/1 or more and about 36/1 or less.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-manufacture organic-inorganic hybrid photoelectric conversion element having high photoelectric conversion efficiency and excellent durability.

Abstract: A method to make an improved organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device is provided. The improved organic photoconductor drum is prepared using a curable composition including a charge transport molecule containing four radical polymerizable functional groups of the general structure exemplified below: where R1 and R2 contain a spacer group and a radical polymerizable functional group, R3 and R4 are selected from the group consisting of a radical polymerizable functional group, a non-radical polymerizable functional group, and one each of a radical polymerizable functional group and a non-radial polymerizable functional group, and R5 and R6 contain a spacer group and a radical polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: A charging member is provided, suppressing the occurrence of streak-like images resulting from resistance increase caused by degradation of the charging member due to electric conduction for a long period. A process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus are also provided, suppressing the occurrence of streak-like images and stably forming a high-quality electrophotographic image. The charging member comprises an electroconductive support and an electroconductive surface layer, the surface layer comprising at least one of the compounds respectively represented by formula (1), formula (3), and formula (4) defined in the specification, a binder resin, and a conducting agent. The process cartridge and the electrophotographic apparatus use the charging member.

Abstract: A hydrazone derivative of triphenylamine is represented by general formula (1). In general formula (1), R1 and R2 each represent, independently of one another, at least one chemical group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 6, an optionally substituted alkoxy group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 6, and an optionally substituted aryl group having a carbon number of at least 6 and no greater than 12. In general formula (1), m and n each represent, independently of one another, an integer of at least 0 and no greater than 4. In general formula (1), 1 represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor having high sensitivity and hardly affected by the transfer in an electrophotographic process is provided. The electrophotographic photoreceptor includes an undercoat layer containing metal oxide particles and a binder resin and a photosensitive layer disposed on the undercoat layer, wherein the metal oxide particles have a volume average particle diameter of 0.1 ?m or less and a 90% cumulative particle diameter of 0.3 ?m or less which are measured by a dynamic light-scattering method in a liquid of the undercoat layer dispersed in a solvent mixture of methanol and 1-propanol at a weight ratio of 7:3, and the photosensitive layer contains a binder resin having an ester bond.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate; and a photosensitive layer on the conductive substrate, wherein a layer having an outermost surface of the photoreceptor contains a polymer that is formed by polymerizing a crosslinkable charge transport material having an aromatic group and a —CH2OH group, and the layer having the outermost surface satisfies the following Formula (1): (Peak 2)/(Peak 1)?0.05??(1) wherein Peak 1 represents a peak area of an absorption peak (from about 1550 cm?1 to about 1650 cm?1) of stretching vibration of an aromatic group, which is obtained when an infrared absorption spectrum of the layer having the outermost surface is measured, and Peak 2 represents a peak area of an absorption peak (from about 1670 cm?1 to about 1710 cm?1) of an aromatic aldehyde, which is obtained when the infrared absorption spectrum of the layer having the outermost surface is measured.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a photoreceptor for electrophotography which has a low residual potential in an initial stage, is inhibited from increasing in residual potential, is prevented from decreasing in charge potential, undergoes little fatigue deterioration even upon repeated use, and is less apt to pose a problem concerning toxicity or environmental pollution. The invention relates to a photoreceptor for electrophotography which has a photosensitive layer containing an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid metal complex represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more charge-transporting agents each having an arylaminophenyl group in the molecule.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is not impaired in electrophotographic properties such as charge potential and residual potential and which is also excellent in repetition stability. The invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive support having thereon a photosensitive layer containing a zirconium compound represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more charge transport agents having an arylamino group in its molecule.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a photoreceptor for electrophotography which has a low residual potential in an initial stage, is inhibited from increasing in residual potential, is prevented from decreasing in charge potential, and undergoes little fatigue deterioration even upon repeated use. The invention relates to a photoreceptor for electrophotography which has a photosensitive layer containing a cyclic phenol sulfide represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more charge-transporting agents each having an arylamino group in the molecule, and which has excellent durability.

Abstract: An imaging member containing a substrate, and an outer layer containing a phosphorus-containing lubricant, and an image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium including the imaging member above, a development component to apply a developer material to said charge-retentive surface to develop said electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on said charge-retentive surface; a transfer component for transferring said developed image from said charge retentive surface to another member or a copy substrate; and a fusing member to fuse said developed image to said copy substrate.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula: where n is an integer between 1 and 10, inclusive; R1 comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of a reactive ring group, an ethylenically unsaturated group, a reactive polar group, a hydrazone group, and an azine group; R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 comprise, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, or a part of a ring group; X is a bond or a linking group; and Q is O, S, or NR where R is H, an alkyl group, an acyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aromatic group; and (b) a charge generating compound.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is not impaired in electrophotographic properties such as charge potential and residual potential and which is also excellent in repetition stability. The invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive support having thereon a photosensitive layer containing a zirconium compound represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more charge transport agents having an arylamino group in its molecule.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor including a charge generating layer and a charge transfer layer accumulated on a support member, the charge transfer layer including at least two layers of a support side layer and a surface side layer, wherein the support side layer contains A mol/cm3 of charge mol/cm3 of charge transfer material having a dipolar moment of not more than 0.75 and inorganic particles having a number average primary particle diameter of 3-150 nm, wherein A and B satisfies relations of (1) and (2), 9.0×10?4>A>3.0×10?4??(1) 8.0×10?4>B>2.0×10?5??(2).

Abstract: An organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport material having the formula wherein A is selected from heterocyclic groups, naphthyl group, alkylsulfonylphenyl, stilbenyl or the group X, wherein X is represented by the formula B is selected from hydrogen, alkyl group, and an aryl group, with the proviso that when A is naphthyl, B is naphthyl; or where R1 is selected from the group consisting of N-pyrrolyl, N-pyrazolyl, N-tetrazolyl, N-indolyl, N-carbazolyl, N-triazolyl, N-imidazolyl, N-benzimidazolyl, N-indazolyl, and N-benzotriazolyl group, and R3 is a 9-fluorenone group. (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a photoreceptor for electrophotography which has a low residual potential in an initial stage, is inhibited from increasing in residual potential, is prevented from decreasing in charge potential, undergoes little fatigue deterioration even upon repeated use, and is less apt to pose a problem concerning toxicity or environmental pollution. The invention relates to a photoreceptor for electrophotography which has a photosensitive layer containing an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid metal complex represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more charge-transporting agents each having an arylaminophenyl group in the molecule.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula: where E comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of a reactive ring group, an ethylenically unsaturated group, a hydrazone group, and an azine group; R1, R2, and R3 comprise, each independently, H or an organic group; X is a bond or a linking group, with the proviso that when E comprises a reactive ring group, X is a linking group; and Y is a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic group; and (b) a charge generating compound.

Abstract: A novel charge transport compound, a novel process using that novel compound and an organophotoreceptor includes: (a) a novel charge transport compound having the formula where R1 and R2 are selected so that R1 and R2 form, with the included nitrogen atom, a group selected from the group consisting of heterocyclic rings, aromatic rings, and dinaphthylamine; or R1 comprises an aryl group and R2 comprises a group selected from the group consisting of sulfolanyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, benzotriazolyl, stilbenyl, tetrazolyl, and group A, wherein group A is represented by the structure or R1 comprises hydrogen, alkyl group, aryl group and R2 comprises sulfonylphenyl. R3 is hydrogen, alkyl group, aryl group, a heterocyclic group or a hydrocarbon group; and Q is a 3-carbazole group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where Y1 and Y2 are, each independently, an arylamine group; R1 and R2 comprise, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aromatic group; X1 and X2, each independently, are bridging groups; E1 and E2 are, each independently, an epoxy group; and Z is a linking group comprising an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aromatic group; and (b) a charge generating compound. The charge transport materials can be crosslinked to a polymeric bind, either directly or through a crosslinking agent. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 comprise, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, or a heterocyclic group; X1 and X2 are, each independently, a —(CH2)n— group, where n is an integer between 1 and 10, inclusive; X3 is linking group; and Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, and Q6 are, each independently, O, S, NR, NC(?O)R? where R and R? are, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aromatic group; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.

Abstract: An organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 is an aryl group; R2 is a sulfolanyl group; a pyrrolyl group; a tetrazolyl group; a benzotriazolyl group; a stilbenyl group; an alkylsulfonylphenyl group, an arylsulfonylphenyl; a pyrazolyl group; or group A, wherein A is represented by the formula ?with the proviso that when R2 is an alkylsulfonylphenyl group or an arylsulfonylphenyl, R1, may be hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; X is an alkylene linking group having the formula —(CH2)m—, where m is an integer between 0 and 20, inclusive; and Y is a bond, C, N, O, S, a —(CH2)p— group where p is an integer between 0 and 10, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cyclosiloxyl, a heterocyclic group, or a CR7 group where R7 is H, an alkyl group, or aryl group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: A double-layered positively-charged organic photoreceptor t does not suffer from contamination caused by charge transport compounds that dissolve out during coating of a charge generating layer, and in which the charge generating layer and a charge transport layer have suitable interfacial properties for effective charge transfer. The composition that forms a charge transport layer on an electroconductive support contains a first charge transport compound that is soluble in an acetate solvent, a second charge transport compound that is insoluble in an acetate solvent, a binder resin, and an organic solvent. The method of manufacturing the photoreceptor includes: coating a surface of an electroconductive support with the charge transport layer forming composition and drying the surface to form a charge transport layer; and coating a surface of the charge transport layer with a charge generating layer forming composition and drying the surface to form a charge generating layer.

Abstract: An organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 is an aryl group; R2 is a sulfolanyl group; a pyrrolyl group; a tetrazolyl group; a benzotriazolyl group; a stilbenyl group; an alkylsulfonylphenyl group, an arylsulfonylphenyl; a pyrazolyl group; or group A, where A is with the proviso that when R2 is an alkylsulfonylphenyl group or an arylsulfonylphenyl, R1 may be hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; X is an alkylene linking group as described in the specification; and Y is a bond, C, N, O, S, a —(CH2)p— group where p is an integer between 0 and 10, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cyclosiloxyl, a heterocyclic group, or a CR7 group where R7 is H, alkyl group, or aryl group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: A multi-layered electrophotographic positively charged organic photoconductor includes a conductive substrate, a charge transport layer formed on the conductive substrate, and a charge generating layer formed on the charge transport layer. A composition to form the charge transport layer includes at least one hole transport material, a binder resin and an organic solvent, and a composition to form the charge generating layer includes a charge generating material, a binder resin, an organic solvent and a hole transport material. An organic photoconductor has improved static electrical properties by controlling interfacial conditions of the charge transport layer and the charge generating layer. The charge generating layer may be readily coated on the charge transport layer. In addition, the organic photoconductor has excellent electric properties such as an improved sensitivity and a low discharge voltage.

Abstract: An organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element having a) a charge transport composition with the formula where Y1 and Y2 are, each independently, an arylamine group; X1 and X2 are, each independently, a linking group; R1 and R2 are, each independently, a hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic group; Z is a bridging group; and n is a distribution of integers between 1 and 100,000 with an average value greater than 1; and (b) a charge generating compound. Corresponding electrophotographic apparatuses and imaging methods are described.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptors comprise: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer from 0 to 1; X is an (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine group; Ar is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; A is a first linking group with the formula —(CH2)p— which can be branched or linear, where p is an integer from 3 to 20 inclusive and where one or more methylene groups can be optionally replaced by O, S, a carbonyl group, urethane, urea, an ester group, a —NR16 group, a CHR17 group, or a CR18R19 group where R16, R17, R18 and R19 are, independently, H, hydroxyl, thiol, an amine group, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, an aryl group, or part of a ring; and B is a second linking group having the formula -Q-Z-Q?-, where Q and Q? are, independently, O, S, or NR1, where R1 is an H, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group or an aryl group, and Z comprises a heterocyclic group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate over which said charge transport compound a

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved organophotoreceptor that comprises an electrically conductive substrate; a photoconductive element comprising a charge generation compound and a salt of an electron transport compound. In some embodiments, the photoconductive element has a photoconductive layer with the charge generation compound and an overcoat layer with the salt of the electron transport compound in which the photoconductive layer is on the electrically conductive substrate and the overcoat layer is on the photoconductive layer.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where the formula is described in the especification; and ?(b) a charge generating compound.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula ?where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 and R2 are, independently, H, halogen, carboxyl, hydroxyl, thiol, cyano, nitro, aldehyde group, ketone group, an ether group, an ester group, a carbonyl group, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, or an aryl group; X is a linking group having the formula —(CH2)m—, branched or linear, where m is an integer between 0 and 20, inclusive, and one or more of the methylene groups can be optionally replaced by O, S, C?O, O?S?O, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic group, urethane, urea, an ester group, a NR3 group, a CHR4 group, or a CR5R6 group where R3, R4, R5, and R6 are, independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aryl group; Y comprises a bond, C, N, O, S, a branched or linear —(CH2)p— gr

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula where R1 and R2 are, independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, or an aryl group; X is a linking group having the formula —(CH2)m—, branched or linear, where m is an integer between 1 and 20, inclusive, and one or more of the methylene groups is optionally replaced by O, S, C?O, O?S?O, a heterocyclic group, an aromatic group, urethane, urea, an ester group, a NR3 group, a CHR4 group, or a CR5R6 group where R3, R4, R5, and R6 are, independently, H, hydroxyl group, thiol group, an alkyl group, an alkyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aryl group; V comprises a vinyl ether group; and Z comprises an (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine group, such as a carbazole group, a julolidine group, or a p-(N,N-disubstituted)arylamine group; and (b) a charge generating compound.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptors comprise: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer from 0 to 1; X is an (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine group; Ar is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; A is a first linking group with the formula —(CH2)p— which can be branched or linear, where p is an integer from 3 to 20 inclusive; and B is a second linking group having the formula -Q-Z-Q?-, where Q and Q? are, independently, O, S, or NR1; wherein when Q or Q? is NR1 or Q=O and Q?=S, Z comprises an aryl group, and wherein when Q=Q?=S or Q=Q?=O, Z comprises a multi-ring conjugated group or Y—W—Y?, where the groups R1, Y, W, and Y? are defined in the specification; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate over which said charge transport compound and said charge generating compound are located.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport material comprising a fluorenone hydrazone having a) at least two fluorenone alkylsulfonylphenylhydrazone groups, b) at least two fluorenone pyrrolylhydrazone groups, c) at least two fluorenone benzotriazolylhydrazone groups, d) at least two fluorenone sulfolanylhydrazone groups, e) at least two fluorenone pyrazolylhydrazone groups, f) at least two fluorenone naphthylhydrazone groups, g) at least two fluorenone tetrazolylhydrazone groups, h) at least two fluorenone stilbenylhydrazone groups, or i) at least two fluorenone (9H-fluoren-9-ylidene)benzylhydrazone groups. Some of these fluoreneones may be represented by the formula where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 is hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; R2 is an alkylsulfonylphenyl or one of its derivatives; X is a linking group.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer from 0 to 1 inclusive; X is an (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine, such as a carbazole group, a julolidine group, or a p-(N,N-disubstituted)arylamine group (which can be a triarylamine, an alkyldiarylamine or a dialkylarylamine); Ar is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; A is a linking group having the formula —S—(CH2)m—S— where m is an integer from 1 to 15 inclusive and; B is a second linking group with the formula —(CH2)p— which can be branched or linear, where p is an integer from 3 and 20 inclusive and where one or more methylene groups can be optionally replaced by O, S, a carbonyl group, urethane, urea, an ester group, a —NR21 group, a CHR22 group, or a CR23R24 group where R21, R22, R23 and R24 are, independently, H, hydroxyl, thiol, an amine group, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, an aryl group, or part of a ring; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c)

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor have an electrically conductive substrate, a charge generation layer comprising a charge generation compound and optionally a charge transport compound, and an overcoat layer comprising an electron transport compound wherein the charge generation layer is between the overcoat layer and the electrically conductive substrate. The organophotoreceptor can optionally comprise a charge transport layer and/or other desired layers. The organophotoreceptors are useful in electrophotographic imaging apparatuses and corresponding processes.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport composition comprising molecules having the formula where the average n is between 1 and 1000; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are, independently, hydrogen, a branched or linear alkyl group (e.g., a C1-C30 alkyl group), a branched or linear unsaturated hydrocarbon group, an ether group, a cycloalkyl group (e.g. a cyclohexyl group), or an aryl group (e.g., a phenyl or naphthyl group); X is a divalent carbazole group or a divalent biscarbazole alkane group; Y is a divalent sulfonyldiphenylene group; Z is C(R4)—X—C(R3)?O double-bonded to the adjacent N or two hydrogens where each hydrogen is independently single-bonded to the adjacent N; and Q is O or N—N(R1)—Y—N(R2)—NH2; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate over which the charge transport composition and the charge generating compound are located.

Abstract: Electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer containing an amino compound selected from formulae 1 to 22 in the specification.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptors have: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula: where R1 is hydrogen, a branched or linear alkyl group, a branched or linear unsaturated hydrocarbon group, an ether group, or an aryl group; and R2 and R3 independently have a structure of: in which Ar is selected form the group consisting of; R4 is a hydrogen, or an aromatic group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor include: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where R1 has a structure of: in which Ar is selected form the group consisting of; R4 is a hydrogen or an aromatic group and R2 and R3 are, independently, an (N,N-disubstituted) arylamine group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate. Additional improved charge transport compounds have the formula where R1 has a structure of and R2 is a julolidene group or a carbazole group.

Abstract: A crystalline phase of titanyl oxyphthalocyanine, referred to herein as the S-phase, has an internal blend of lattice arrangements is provided by treatment of the gamma-form of titanyl oxyphthalocyanine. The S-phase is a truly new phase, and not a mixture of particles of various phases (e.g., combinations of the beta-phase and the gamma-phase), with internal lattice distributions of atoms and molecules forming a new, non-continuous, non-uniform lattice structure. The x-ray spectrum shows a blend of diffraction peaks, having peaks that have previously been distinctly present only collectively among various crystalline forms of titanyl oxyphthalocyanine, but can now be provided in a single crystalline form. The visible spectra show significant absorption differences. The novel S-form titanyl oxyphthalocyanine is also used in a photoconductor displaying major peaks of Bragg's 2 theta angle to the CuK-alpha characteristic X-ray (wavelength 1.541 Angstrom) at least at 9.5±0.2 degrees, 9.7±0.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport composition comprising molecules having the formula where the average n is between 1 and 1000; R1 and R2 are, independently, hydrogen, a branched or linear alkyl group (e.g., a C1-C30 alkyl group), a branched or linear unsaturated hydrocarbon group, an ether group, a cycloalkyl group (e.g. a cyclohexyl group), or an aryl group (e.g., a phenyl or naphthyl group); X is a bis(fluorene-4-carboxyl)alkane group; Y is a divalent sulfonyldiphenylene group; Z is X═O where X is double-bonded to the adjacent N or two hydrogens where each hydrogen is independently single-bonded to the adjacent N; and Q is O or N—N(R1)—Y—N(R2)—NH2; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate over which said charge transport composition and said charge generating compound are located.

Abstract: Charge transport compounds are described that have a multiple number of hydrazone-bridged (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine groups connected by a central bridging group.

Abstract: Organophotoreceptors comprise an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: a) a charge transport compound having the formula where R1 and R2 are, independently, hydrogen, an alkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkaryl group or an aryl group; X is an aromatic group; Y is an (N,N-disubstituted) arylamine group, such as a (N,N-disubstituted) arylamine group, a carbazole group or a julolidine group; Z is (CH2)m group where m is an integer between 1 and 30 where one or more of the methylene groups is optionally replaced by O, S, C═O, O═C—O, O═C—NR3, sulfoxide, sulfate, phosphate, an aryl group, urethane, urea, a NR4 group, a CHR5 group, or a CR6R7 group where R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are, independently, H, hydroxyl, thiol, an amine group, an alkyl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkaryl group, or an aryl group; and E is an epoxy group; and (b) a charge generating co

Abstract: A multi-layered electrophotographic positively charged organic photoconductor includes a conductive substrate, a charge transport layer formed on the conductive substrate, and a charge generating layer formed on the charge transport layer. A composition to form the charge transport layer includes at least one hole transport material, a binder resin and an organic solvent, and a composition to form the charge generating layer includes a charge generating material, a binder resin, an organic solvent and a hole transport material. An organic photoconductor has improved static electrical properties by controlling interfacial conditions of the charge transport layer and the charge generating layer. The charge generating layer may be readily coated on the charge transport layer. In addition, the organic photoconductor has excellent electric properties such as an improved sensitivity and a low discharge voltage.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel organophotoreceptor that includes:

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptors comprise:

Abstract: Charge transport compounds are described that have a multiple number of hydrazone-bridged heterocyclic groups (especially julolidine groups, carbazole groups, triarylamine groups and (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine groups such as dialkarylamine groups (e.g. dimethylphenylamine; methylethylphenylamine, dipropylphenylamine, ethylepropylphenylamine, ethylbutylnaphthylamine, etc.), alkyldiarylamine groups (e.g. methyldiphenylamino, ethyldiphenylamino, etc), and triarylamino groups (e.g., triphenyl amino, trinaphthylamino, etc)) connected by a central bridging group.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor include:

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel organophotoreceptor that includes: