Abstract: The present invention relates to a thiophene-containing compound and a thiophene-containing compound polymer which are useful for organo-electronic devices such as electrophotographic photoreceptors (photosensitive elements), organic electroluminescent elements and organic transistors. More specifically, the invention relates to a thiophene-containing compound and a thiophene-containing compound polymer which are excellent in terms of both charge-transporting properties and luminous properties.

Abstract: The present invention provides a diamine compound polymer and a method for producing the diamine compound polymer. The diamine compound polymer of the present invention has a condensed aromatic group represented by the following formulae (1-1) and (1-2). A represents a structure represented by the following formula (II-1). Y and Z represent divalent hydrocarbon groups. B and B? each independently represents a group represented by —O—(Y—O)m—H or —O—(Y—O)m—CO-Z-CO—OR?, wherein R? is a hydrogen atom, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group. m represents an integer from 1 to 5; and p represents an integer from 5 to 5000. Ar represents a monovalent aromatic group. X represents a divalent condensed aromatic group. T represents a divalent linear hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a divalent branched hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms. k and n each represents an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device including a pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, at least one of which is transparent or translucent; and one or more organic compound layers placed between the pair of electrodes, wherein at least one of the organic compound layers contains a charge transport material that satisfies the following relations: (ta?tT)/ta<0.5 ??Expression (1) D/?<20 ??Expression (2) wherein, in an electric field of 10 V/?m, tT is a transit time of a transient photocurrent waveform; IT is a current value at time tT; Ia is half of the current value IT; ta is a time at the current value Ia on the transient photocurrent waveform; D and ? are respectively a diffusion coefficient and a true mobility obtained from the transient photocurrent waveform; and D/? is the ratio of D to ?.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display element, which is driven at a low voltage, displays a high-contrast image with few density irregularities, and has improved image holding property. In a display element, which displays an image by moving, between a first and second substrate, particles having different colors and charge polarities by an electric field applied between the first and second substrates, the surface roughness of at least one of the substrates is 1 nm to 1 &mgr;m, the coefficient of shape is 100 to 140, the width and depth of the recessed part are not identical to the diameter of the particles and the contacting parts of the recessed part and the particles do not form a surface.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element having at least one pair of electrodes including an anode and a cathode, at least one of which having light transmissive, and at least one organic compound layer disposed between the electrodes, wherein the at least one organic compound layer contains at least one kind of non-conjugated polymer having terminal groups, and at least one of terminal groups of the non-conjugated polymer contains a fluorescent substance emitting fluorescence in a solid state.

Abstract: An organic electro-luminescent device comprising one or more organic compound layers sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, at least one of which electrodes is transparent or semi-transparent, wherein at least one of the one or more organic compound layers comprises at least one polyurethane compound having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I). At least one of A and B in general formula (I) represents a divalent group represented by one of the following general formulae (II) to (VI).

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising at least one pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode, at least one of which having light permeability, and one or a plurality of organic compound layers held between the electrodes, wherein at least one organic compound layer contains at least one kind of charge-transferable polyether comprising a repetition unit containing at least one partial structure selected from the group consisting of the following general formulae (I-1) and (I-2).

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode having high luminous intensity, and providing stabilized performance even during repetitive use and easy to manufacture, by using a charge transporting polymer having the following general formulae (I-1) and (I-2). where Ar represents a substituted or non-substituted monovalent polynulear aromatic ring having number of aromatic rings of 3 to 10, X represents a substituted or non-substituted bivalent aromatic group, T represents a bivalent linear hydrocarbon group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m represents an integer of 1 to 3 and k represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device contains a hole transporting polyesters represented by the following formulae (I-1) or (I-2): where Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent polynulear aromatic ring having a number of aromatic rings of 3 to 10, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent condensed aromatic ring having a number of aromatic rings of from 2 to 10, X represents a substituted or unsubstituted bivalent aromatic group, T represents a bivalent linear hydrocarbon group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or bivalent branched hydrocarbon group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and k represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A charge-transporting polymer is represented by the following general formula (I-1) or (I-2): 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a display element, which is driven at a low voltage, displays a high-contrast image with few density irregularities, and has improved image holding property. In a display element, which displays an image by moving, between a first and second substrate, particles having different colors and charge polarities by an electric field applied between the first and second substrates, the surface roughness of at least one of the substrates is 1 nm to 1 &mgr;m, the coefficient of shape is 100 to 140, the width and depth of the recessed part are not identical to the diameter of the particles and the contacting parts of the recessed part and the particles do not form a surface.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device contains a hole transporting polyesters represented by the following formulae (I-1) or (1-2): 1

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode having high luminous intensity, and providing stabilized performance even during repetitive use and easy to manufacture, by using a charge transporting polymer having the following general formulae (I-1) and (I-2).

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus of an electrophotographic system equipped with an electrophotographic photoreceptor, an electrostatically charger, a light-exposure, a developing device, and a transferring device, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor is an electrophotographic photoreceptor having at least a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer, and an uppermost surface layer successively laminated on an electrically conductive substrate, the charge transport layer having a layer containing at least 45% by weight a charge transporting material, and the wear rate of the uppermost surface layer being less than the wear rate of said layer, and the time from a light-exposure to a development is not longer than 150 m sec. The image-forming apparatus is excellent in the printing durability and the stability, gives less image flowing, and is small-sized and high-speed.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electrically-conductive substrate having thereon at least a photosensitive layer and a surface protective layer: wherein the surface protective layer has a network structure formed by the reaction of hydroxyl group-containing compounds with an isocyanate group-containing compound; and wherein at least one of the hydroxyl group-containing compounds is an electric charge-transporting material containing a hydroxyl group. Also disclosed are a preparation process of the electrophotographic photoreceptor and an image forming apparatus comprising the electrophotographic photoreceptor.

Abstract: An improved electrophotographic photosensitive material having a photosensitive layer on a conductive support.

Abstract: In a method for making an image comprising the steps of forming an electrostatic image on a photosensitive body having a photosensitive layer and forming a visible image by means of a liquid development utilizing a developing liquid for electrostatic charge, the photosensitive layer comprises, as an electric charge transporting material, an electric charge transporting polymeric compound which contains as a partial moiety of repeating units the structures represented by the following general formulas 1-1 and/or 1-2, ##STR1## where R.sub.1 -R.sub.4 are each independently hydrogen, an alkyl radical that may have a substituent, or the like, X is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aryl radical, k and l are each an integer of 0 or 1, and T is a divalent hydrocarbon radical of 1-10 carbon atoms that may be branched.

Abstract: An organic electronic device comprises a layer containing a charge-transporting polyester comprising a repeating unit comprising at least one of partial structural units represented by the following formulae (I-a) and (I-b) as a partial structure of repeating unit: ##STR1## where the symbols in the above formulae are defined in the specification.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic process including an image forming process comprising a charging step of bringing a conductive charging member into contact with a surface of a photoreceptor and applying a superimposed voltage of a direct current voltage and an alternating current voltage to said conductive charging member to directly charge the surface of the photoreceptor, an image exposing step, and a developing step, the application of the voltage to said conductive charging member is stopped for every cycle of the image forming process, whereby the wear of the photoreceptive layer can be reduced and the life of the photoreceptor can be extremely improved.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed which comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, said photosensitive layer containing as a binder resin a copolycarbonate resin comprising a structural unit represented by formula (I) ##STR1## and a structural unit represented by formula (II) ##STR2## wherein X and X' each is hydrogen, a halogen, or methyl; R, a substituent, is hydroxyl, carboxyl, acetyl, or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl; and j is 0 to 3 and further containing as a charge transport material a triarylamine compound represented by formula (III) ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl; k is 1 or 2; and Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 each is an optionally substituted aryl.