Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a repeat unit of formula (I), or two repeat units of formulae (II) and (III): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.6, X, n, k and j are as specified in the specification.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a repeat unit of formula (I), or two repeat units of formulae (II) and (III): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.6, X, n, k and j are as specified in the specification.

Abstract: An aromatic polycarbonate containing a structural unit of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, Ar.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group. The aromatic polycarbonate is capable of transferring charges and is used for forming a photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive medium.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a repeat unit of formula (I), or two repeat units of formulae (II) and (III): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.6, X, n, k and j are as specified in the specification.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor includes an electroconductive support, and a photoconductive layer formed thereon containing as an effective component an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a repeat unit of formula (I), or two repeat units of formula (II) and formula (III): ##STR1## wherein n, Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3, R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and X are as specified in the specification, ##STR2## wherein k and j are also as specified in the specification.

Abstract: An organic thin film electroluminescence (EL) device having an organic light emitting layer consisting of an organic substance placed between an anode and a cathode which face each other is provided, in which the ionization potential (Ip) of the anode satisfies the formula: Ip>5.0 eV.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element having an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer provided between the electrodes, the organic compound layer containing an oxadiazole compound of formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein A.sup.1 to A.sup.6 are each an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group which may have a substituent; X is a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group which may have a substituent, or an alkoxyl group which may have a substituent; and R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an alkoxyl group which may have a substituent, or hydroxyl group.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device is composed of a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an organic compound layer which is interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode and includes at least one oxadiazole compound with a plurality of aryl oxadiazole structures. Novel oxadiazole compounds for use in the electroluminescent device and a method of producing the oxadiazole compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device is composed of a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an organic compound layer which is interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode and includes at least one oxadiazole compound with a plurality of aryl oxadiazole structures. Novel oxadiazole compounds for use in the electroluminescent device and a method of producing the oxadiazole compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device is composed of a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an organic compound layer which is interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode and includes at least one oxadiazole compound with a plurality of aryl oxadiazole structures. Novel oxadiazole compounds for use in the electroluminescent device and a method of producing the oxadiazole compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device is composed of a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an organic compound layer which is interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode and includes at least one oxadiazole compound with a plurality of aryl oxadiazole structures. Novel oxadiazole compounds for use in the electroluminescent device and a method of producing the oxadiazole compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: There is disclosed an EL element having at least one layer made from organic materials between an electron injection electrode and a hole injection electrode, the organic materials consisting of oxadiazole series compounds which have a plurality of oxadiazole rings.

Abstract: An electroluminescence device containing a first organic compound having positive-hole-transporting and luminous properties, such as a triphenyl amine compound, a stilbene derivative or a pyrazoline derivative, and a second organic compound having electron-transporting property, such as an oxadiazole derivative, in its luminescence layer interposed between a pair of electrodes.

Abstract: An electroluminesence device comprising an organic compound having positive-hole-transporting property and a fluorescent organic compound having electron-transporting property in its luminescence layer interposed between a pair of electrodes. When the electroluminescence device comprises a cyclopentadiene derivative having formula (I) as the fluorescent organic compound, the device can emit blue light which has not been attained so far: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which may have a substituent, an alicyclic group having 5 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, which may have a substituent, a halogen, an acyl group, a hydroxyl group, an aryloxy group, an aryl group which may have a substituent, an allyl group, or an aldehyde group.

Abstract: Disclosed herein an electroluminescent device for converting an energy of an electric field applied directly to a light energy and capable of producing surface luminescent for a large area different from conventional incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps or light emitting diodes.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having an organic hole injection transport layer and an organic luminescent layer formed between two conductive layers constituting electrodes, wherein the organic luminescent layer contains a compound selected from the group consisting of a compound of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of A and B is an aromatic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, C is a nitrogen atom which may have a substituent, a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, or a selenium atom, and D is a nitrogen atom, or a carbon atom which may have a substituent; a compound of the following formula (II): ##STR2## wherein each of E, F, G and .circle.