Abstract: A surface treated metal member comprises a metal member having unevenness with a plurality of spherical mark impressions formed on the surface.

Abstract: A light receiving member comprises a support and a light receiving layer having a photosensitive layer composed of a-Si(Ge,Sn)(H,X) or a-Si(Ge,Sn)(O,C,N)(H,X) and a surface layer composed of A-Si(O,C,N)(H,X), said support having a surface provided with irregularities composed of spherical dimples, each of which has an inside face provided with minute irregularities. The optical band gap possessed by the surface layer and the optical band gap possessed by the photosensitive layer on which the surface layer is disposed are matched at their interface. The light receiving member can effectively prevent the occurrence of interference fringes in the formed images. In addition, the light-receiving member forms visible images of excellent quality even when coherent laser beams are used as the light source. The member also effectively prevents reflection of incident light at the interface between the surface layer and the photosensitive layer.

Abstract: There is provided a light receiving member which comprises a support, a photosensitive layer composed of amorphous material containing silicon atoms and at least either germanium atoms or tin atoms and a surface layer, said surface layer being of multi-layered structure having at least an abrasion-resistant layer at the outermost side and a reflection preventive layer in the inside, and said support having a surface provided with irregularities composed of spherical dimples each of which having an inside face provided with minute irregularities. The light receiving member overcomes all of the problems in the conventional light receiving member comprising a light receiving layer composed of an amorphous silicon and, in particular, effectively prevents the occurrence of interference fringe in the formed images due to the interference phenomenon thereby forming visible images of excellent quality even in the case of using coherent laser beams possible producing interference as a light source.

Abstract: An apparatus suitable for fabricating a substrate suitable for photoconductive members has a cylindrical rotating vessel surrounded by a housing which contains a plurality of rigid spheres therein. A substrate supporting means is placed within the cylindrical rotating vessel so as to be rotatable coaxially therewith. A supplying means for a surface coating liquid, such as polybutene, is placed at an upper position over the external wall face of the cylindrical rotating vessel. A reservoir for the surface coating liquid is placed at a lower position below the external wall face of the cylindrical rotating vessel. A means to circulate the surface coating liquid to the supplying means is employed.

Abstract: A light receiving member comprises a support and a light receiving layer of a multi-layered structure having at least a photosensitive layer composed of an amorphous silicon, said support having a surface provided with irregularities composed of spherical dimples each of which having an inside face provided with minute irregularities. The light receiving layer may contain a surface layer comprising an outer abrasion-resistant layer and an inner reflection prevention layer, wherein the optical band gap possessed by the surface layer and optical band gap possessed by the photosensitive layer on which the surface layer is disposed are matched at their interface. The light receiving member can effectively prevent the occurrence of interference fringes in the formed images, forming visible images of excellent quality even when coherent laser beams are used as the light source.

Abstract: There is provided a light receiving member which comprises a support, a photosensitive layer and a surface layer, said photosensitive layer being composed of amorphous material containing silicon atoms, and at least either germanium atoms or tin atoms and said surface layer being composed of amorphous material containing silicon atoms and at least one kind selected from oxygen atoms, carbon atoms and nitrogen atoms, said support having a surface provided with irregularities composed of spherical dimples, and an optical band gap being matched at the interface between said photosensitive layer and said surface layer.

Abstract: A photoconductive member having a photoconductive layer on a supporting member, said supporting member comprises a metal member having unevenness with a plurality of spherical mark impressions formed on the surface.

Abstract: There is provided a light receiving member which comprises a support and a light receiving layer having a photosensitive layer composed of amorphous material containing silicon atoms and at least either germanium atoms or tin atoms and a surface layer, said surface layer being of multi-layered structure having at least an abrasion-resistant layer at the outermost side and a reflection preventive layer in the inside, and said support having a surface provided with irregularities composed of spherical dimples. The light receiving member overcomes all of the problems in the conventional light receiving member comprising a light receiving layer composed of an amorphous silicon and, in particular, effectively prevents the occurrence of interference fringe in the formed images due to the interference phenomenon thereby forming visible images of excellent quality even in the case of using coherent laser beams possible producing interference as a light source.

Abstract: A photoconductive member has a support comprising aluminum as the main component and a photoconductive layer. The photoconductive layer is provided on the support and contains an amorphous material comprising silicon atoms as a matrix. The support comprises an aluminum alloy with a Fe content of 2000 ppm by weight or less.

Abstract: An abrasive member for electrophotographic image-holding member comprising an abrasive dispersed in a resin of linear structure.

Abstract: The invention concerns a screen photosensitive member, and an electrophotographic method using such screen photosensitive member, and relates to improvement in the screen constructed with an electrically conductive member, a photoconductive layer provided on the electrically conductive member, and a surface insulative layer constituting the screen surface at the side opposite to at least a modulating corona source. More particularly, the screen according to the present invention is further provided, at the side of the modulating corona source, with a potential holding layer which holds thereon corona ions applied to it and maintains the surface of the screen at the side of the modulating corona source at a predetermined potential.

Abstract: This invention is directed to photosensitive material for electrophotography and more particularly it is directed to the improvement of the properties with respect to humidity of photosensitive material by using photoconductive material in combination with ion exchange resin or by using photoconductive material which is previously washed in an aqueous solution in the presence of ion exchange resin.

Abstract: An electrophotographic apparatus includes an image holding member which is adapted to retain electrostatic images as well as toner images. The image holding member contains a lubricating agent inside the surface layer. To expose a new surface of the member to provide additional lubricating agent, a means to abrade the surface layer is also provided.

Abstract: An image holding member for holding electrostatic latent images and/or toner images is characterized in that the surface of the image holding member has a surface layer formed by a coating, said surface layer essentially consisting of at least one of substances A and B wherein the substance A is a linear polyester resin soluble in organic solvents and the substance B is a copolymerization product of a linear isocyanate of the formula: ##STR1## and a polyol of the formula: HO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --OH wherein n is a positive integer.

Abstract: This invention is directed to photosensitive material for electrophotography and more particularly it is directed to the improvement of the properties with respect to humidity of photosensitive material by using photoconductive material in combination with ion exchange resin or by using photoconductive material which is previously washed in an aqueous solution in the presence of ion exchange resin.