Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor including an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer overlying the electroconductive substrate. An outermost layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is a crosslinked layer including a radical polymerizing monomer having three or more functional groups without a charge transporting structure. The outermost layer also includes a radical polymerizing compound having one functional group with a charge transporting structure and a reactive silicone compound having a radical polymerizing functional group.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor having at least a photoconductive layer on an electrically conductive support, wherein a surface layer of the photoconductive layer is a crosslinked layer obtainable by curing at least a three or more-functional radical-polymerizable monomer having no charge transporting structure and a charge transportation compound having a radical-polymerizable functional group by using an acylphosphine oxide compound as a photo-polymerization initiator under light energy irradiation.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor comprising at least an electroconductive support and a photoconductive layer which is formed on said electroconductive support, the outermost layer of the photoconductor contains particles comprising a polyorganosiloxane-containing phase which contains polyorganosiloxane and an organic polymer-containing phase which contains organic polymer without silicon and has a polyorganosiloxane content which is less than the polyorganosiloxane-containing phase, each phase being exposed at the top surface of the photoconductor.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor having at least a photoconductive layer on an electrically conductive support, in which a surface layer of the photoconductive layer can be obtained by curing at least a free-radical-polymerizable monomer having no electron transporting structure, represented by general formula (A) and a one-functional free-radical-polymerizable compound having an electron transporting structure, wherein R71, R72, R73, R74, R75, and R76 are described in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a photoconductor having improved wear resistance, and which has reduced foreign matter attached on the photoconductor surface. The electrophotographic photoconductor of the present invention is formed by sequentially disposing a photoconductive layer comprising at least one layer and a protective layer on an electroconductive support, and the protective layer comprises an acrylic resin and/or a methacrylic resin and a resin composition comprising an acryl-modified polyorganosiloxane compound which is dispersed in or compatible with the acrylic resin and/or the methacrylic resin.

Abstract: Providing an electrophotographic photoconductor comprising a conductive support and a photoconductive layer disposed on the photoconductive support; wherein the photoconductive layer contains an azo compound expressed by a general formula <<1>>. Ar?N?N—Cp)n ??general formula <<1>> (in the general formula <<1>>, Ar expresses one of a substituted or non-substituted aromatic carbon hydride group and heterocyclic ring aromatic series group which can be combined by way of a bond group; Cp expresses a coupler residual group; n expresses an integer of one of 1, 2, 3, and 4; at least one of the Cp is a coupler residual group selected from one of the following general formulae <<2>>, <<3>>, and <<4>>.

Abstract: Providing an electrophotographic photoconductor comprising a conductive support and a photoconductive layer disposed on the photoconductive support; wherein the photoconductive layer contains an azo compound expressed by a general formula <<1>>. Ar?N?N—Cp)n??general formula <<1>> (in the general formula <<1>>, Ar expresses one of a substituted or non-substituted aromatic carbon hydride group and heterocyclic ring aromatic series group which can be combined by way of a bond group; Cp expresses a coupler residual group; n expresses an integer of one of 1, 2, 3, and 4; at least one of the Cp is a coupler residual group selected from one of the following general formulae <<2>>, <<3>>, and <<4>>.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoconductor including at least a photoconductive layer on a conductive substrate, wherein the surface layer of the photoconductive layer contains at least a surface crosslinked layer formed by curing a tri- or more-functional radical polymerizable monomer without having a charge transporting structure and a mono-functional radical polymerizable compound having a charge transporting structure and the surface crosslinked layer has a surface roughness Rz of 1.3 &mgr;m or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic photoconductor including at least a photoconductive layer on an electroconductive substrate, which comprises at least a cross-linked surface layer formed by curing a tri- or more-functional radical polymerizable monomer without having a charge transporting structure and a mono-functional radical polymerizable compound having a charge transporting structure wherein the cross-linked surface layer has a surface roughness Rz of 1.3 &mgr;m or less.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor having a layer of a crosslinked resin obtained by reacting an epoxy group-containing amine compound having a charge transferability-imparting group with at least one silicon compound selected from an epoxy ring-free alkoxysilane compound, an epoxy ring-free silanol compound, an epoxy ring-containing alkoxysilane compound and an epoxy ring-containing silanol compound.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a photoconductor having improved wear resistance, and which has reduced foreign matter attached on the photoconductor surface.

Abstract: Providing an electrophotographic photoconductor comprising a conductive support and a photoconductive layer disposed on the photoconductive support; wherein the photoconductive layer contains an azo compound expressed by a general formula <<1>>.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor comprising at least an electroconductive support and a photoconductive layer which is formed on said electroconductive support, the outermost layer of the photoconductor contains particles comprising a polyorganosiloxane-containing phase which contains polyorganosiloxane and an organic polymer-containing phase which contains organic polymer without silicon and has a polyorganosiloxane content which is less than the polyorganosiloxane-containing phase, each phase being exposed at the top surface of the photoconductor.