Abstract: A process and apparatus for forming an electrostatic image on a photosensitive plate having a conductive base, a photoconductive layer overlying the base and exhibiting p-type or n-type semiconductivity, and an insulative layer overlying the photoconductive layer. The photosensitive plate is characterized in having carrier charge of a polarity corresponding to the conductivity type of the photoconductive layer injectable from the conductive base into the photoconductive layer and bound in the region of the interface between the insulative and photoconductive layers. The conductive base is transparent to activating light and the insulative layer is opaque to the activating light. A first charge of a polarity opposite to the conductivity type of the photoconductive layer is applied onto the insulative layer to inject and bind carrier charge in the region of the interface between the insulative and photoconductive layers.

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: An electrophotographic photosensitive member is produced by a method in which a photoconductive layer is provided on a base, a polymeric solventless-type liquid resin adhesive is placed between said photoconductive layer and an overlying insulating layer and, by applying pressure on said insulating layer to spread said resin, said insulating layer is secured closely to the photoconductive layer through said adhesive layer. Fine grains of photoconductive material may be dispersed in said adhesive to provide a second photoconductive layer.This invention relates to a method for producing an electrophotographic photosensitive member and further to a method for obtaining a novel photosensitive member by employing said method.