Abstract: The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support and a photosensitive layer on the support, in which a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a particle, the surface layer has a particle partially exposed from the surface layer among the particle contained in the surface layer, the particle has a volume average particle diameter of 50.0 nm or more and 350.0 nm or less; in a cross-section of the surface layer, the number of the particle partially exposed from the surface layer is 80% by number or more based on a total number of the particle contained in the surface layer; and a total volume of an exposed portion of the particle partially exposed from the surface layer is 30% by volume or more and 80% by volume or less based on an entire volume of the particle contained in the surface layer.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that achieves satisfactory transferability. An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer, and a protection layer laminated on a support in the stated order, wherein the protection layer contains a binder resin and particles, and wherein when an average thickness of the protection layer in a site free of the particles is represented by T and a volume-average particle diameter of the particles is represented by Dm in a cross-section of the protection layer, the following formula (a) is satisfied.

Abstract: The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a surface layer containing a binder resin, electroconductive particles, and insulating particles, wherein when a volume resistivity of the insulating particles is represented by R1 [?·cm], a volume resistivity of the electroconductive particles is represented by R2 [?·cm], a ratio of an area of the insulating particles that are exposed to a total area of the surface layer is represented by S1 [%], a ratio of an area of the electroconductive particles that are exposed to the total area of the surface layer is represented by S2 [%], an average exposed height of the insulating particles exposed to a surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member is represented by L1 [nm], and an average exposed height of the electroconductive particles exposed to the surface of the electrophotographic photosensitive member is represented by L2 [nm], those parameters satisfy specific relational formulae.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a surface layer containing a binder resin and metal oxide particles. An average primary particle diameter of the metal oxide particles measured from a cross-section of the surface layer is 20 to 70 nm. A content ratio of the metal oxide particles in the surface layer measured from the cross-section of the surface layer is 30 to 75 vol % with respect to a total volume of the surface layer.

Abstract: Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including an electroconductive support, a photosensitive layer, and a protection layer, wherein the protection layer comprises an electroconductive particle, the electroconductive particle has a surface comprising a metal oxide containing a titanium atom and a niobium atom, an atomic concentration ratio of the niobium atom to the titanium atom in the metal oxide is 0.01 to 0.20, the electroconductive particle is surface-treated with a compound having a silicon atom, a content ratio of the electroconductive particle in the protection layer is 5 vol % or more and less than 40 vol % with respect to a total volume of the protection layer, and relative concentrations of a plurality of atoms at a surface of the protection layer, which are determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, satisfy specific conditions.