Abstract: A dispersant attached polytetrafluoroethylene particle on whose surface a dispersant having a fluorine atom is attached has a content of perfluorooctanoic acid of from 0 ppb to 25 ppb with respect to the polytetrafluoroethylene particle, and a composition contains a polytetrafluoroethylene particle and a dispersant having a fluorine atom in which a content of perfluorooctanoic acid is from 0 ppb to 25 ppb with respect to the polytetrafluoroethylene particle.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having high efficiency, low in driving voltage and excellent in durability and a compound useful for the organic electroluminescence device are provided. An organic electroluminescence device comprising, a substrate having thereon: a pair of electrodes of an anode and a cathode; and at least one organic layer comprising a light-emitting layer between the pair of electrodes, and the light-emitting layer contains at least one kind of a phosphorescent material, and at least either one layer of the at least one organic layer contains a specific compound having a dibenzothiophene or dibenzofuran structure, and the compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel naphtho class of compounds as Stat3 pathway inhibitors and as cancer stem cell inhibitors; to methods of using such compounds to treat cancer; to methods of using such compounds to treat disorders in a mammal related to aberrent Stat3 pathway activity; to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer containing a charge generating material, a hole transport material, a quinone derivative, and a binder resin. The quinone derivative is represented by general formula (1) or (2), where R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 12, an aryl group that has a carbon number of at least 6 and no greater than 14 and that may have an alkyl group having a carbon number of at least 1 and no greater than 6, an aralkyl group having a carbon number of at least 7 and no greater than 12, or a cycloalkyl group having a carbon number of at least 3 and no greater than 10. Z represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.

Abstract: A triarylamine derivative is represented by general formula (I). In general formula (I), R1 and R2 each represent, independently of one another, a chemical group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-6, an optionally substituted alkoxy group having a carbon number of 1-6, and an optionally substituted aryl group having a carbon number of 6-12. In general formula (I), k and l each represent an integer of at least 0 and no greater than 4. When k and l represent integers greater than 1, chemical groups R1 bonded to the same aromatic ring and chemical groups R2 bonded to the same aromatic ring may be the same or different to one another. In general formula (I), m and n each represent a different integer of at least 1 and no greater than 3.

Abstract: Disclosed is a triphenylamine derivative represented by general formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3, and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, R4 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and m represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: An image holding member for an image forming apparatus is disclosed which the image holding member includes a support and a photosensitive layer disposed on or above the support, the photosensitive layer including a compound including a partial structure represented by the following Formula (A), wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon group having from 2 to 10 aromatic rings, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent condensed aromatic hydrocarbon group having from 2 to 10 aromatic rings, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic heterocyclic group; q represents 0 or 1; and Each n each independently represent an integer of from 0 to 7.

Abstract: An image holding member for an image forming apparatus includes a support and a photosensitive layer disposed on the support and containing a compound represented by following formula (I), wherein R1s each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; Ar's each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon group having two aromatic rings, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent condensed aromatic hydrocarbon group having two or three aromatic rings, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic heterocyclic group; and n's each independently represent a number of from 0 to 7.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a photoreceptor for electrophotography which has a low residual potential in an initial stage, is inhibited from increasing in residual potential, is prevented from decreasing in charge potential, and undergoes little fatigue deterioration even upon repeated use. The invention relates to a photoreceptor for electrophotography which has a photosensitive layer containing a cyclic phenol sulfide represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more charge-transporting agents each having an arylamino group in the molecule, and which has excellent durability.

Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein the charge transport layer contains a polysulfone.

Abstract: Described herein are photoreceptor devices that include aligned domains of charge transport materials that have a pi-pi orbital overlap.

Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, a zinc dithiol containing charge transport layer, a zinc dithiol containing photogenerating layer, or where the charge transport layer and the photogenerating layer both include a zinc dithiol.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is not impaired in electrophotographic properties such as charge potential and residual potential and which is also excellent in repetition stability. The invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive support having thereon a photosensitive layer containing a zirconium compound represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more charge transport agents having an arylamino group in its molecule.

Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, a zinc dithiol containing charge transport layer, a zinc dithiol containing photogenerating layer, or where the charge transport layer and the photogenerating layer both include a zinc dithiol.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus provided with the highly sensitive electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an enamine compound as a charge transport substance having a specific enamine structure; and provided with the semiconductor laser oscillating the laser beam with the oscillation wavelengths of from 390 nm to 500 nm inclusive in order to form an image having a high resolution for a long period of time.

Abstract: The present invention provides a single-layer electrophotographic photoreceptor provided with a single-layer photosensitive layer that adapts to an exposing source emitting a laser beam with wavelengths of from 400 nm to 450 nm inclusive and is laminated on a conductive substrate, the single-layer photosensitive layer comprising: an enamine-type compound that functions as both a charge generation material and a charge transport material and is represented by the following general formula (1); and a perylene-type compound that functions as both an electron-transport material and a sensitizer and is represented by the following general formula (2):

Abstract: A charge-transporting varnish comprising a phenylamino-N,N?-diphenylquinonediimine derivative represented by the formula (1) as a charge-transporting substance. It becomes possible to provide a charge-transporting varnish comprising an oxidized oligoaniline, which has a high solubility in various organic solvents and also has a good filtration property because the varnish has no aggregation property. (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group; and R2 to R19 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a silanol group, a thiol group, a carboxyl group, a phosphoric acid group, a phosphate ester group, an ester group, a thioester group, an amide group, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, an organooxy group, an organoamino group, an organosilyl group, an organothio group, an acyl group, a sulfone group or a halogen atom.

Abstract: Layered structures such as photosensing arrays include layers in which charge carriers can be transported. For example, a carrier-transporting substructure that includes a solution processing artifact can transport charge carriers that flow to or from it through charge-flow surface parts that are on electrically conductive regions of a circuitry substructure; the circuitry substructure can also have channel surface parts that are on semiconductive channel regions, with a set of the channel regions operating as acceptable switches in an application. Or a first substructure's surface can have carrier-active surface parts on electrode regions and line surface parts on line regions; a second substructure can include a transport layer on carrier-active surface parts and, over it, an electrically conductive layer; to prevent leakage, an open region can be defined in the electrically conductive layer over the line surface part and/or an electrically insulating layer portion can cover the line surface part.

Abstract: Described herein are photoreceptor devices that include aligned domains of charge transport materials that have a pi-pi orbital overlap.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a charge transport material having the formula: where n is an integer between 1 and 10, inclusive; R1 comprises a functional group selected from the group consisting of a reactive ring group, an ethylenically unsaturated group, a reactive polar group, a hydrazone group, and an azine group; R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 comprise, each independently, H, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic group, a heterocyclic group, or a part of a ring group; X is a bond or a linking group; and Q is O, S, or NR where R is H, an alkyl group, an acyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an aromatic group; and (b) a charge generating compound.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is not impaired in electrophotographic properties such as charge potential and residual potential and which is also excellent in repetition stability. The invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive support having thereon a photosensitive layer containing a zirconium compound represented by the following general formula (1): and one or more charge transport agents having an arylamino group in its molecule.

Abstract: The present invention provides a naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid diimide derivative represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2, which are identical or different, each represent a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group or a substituted or non-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group; R3 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon group; R4, R5, R6 and R7, which are identical or different, each represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group, or a substituted or non-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon group; and R1 and R2 may be linked to form a substituted or non-substituted heterocyclic group including a nitrogen atom; with compounds where all of R1, R2 and R3 are a methyl group, and compounds where both of R1 and R2 are a methyl group and R3 is a 1-octyl group being excluded.

Abstract: An organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport material having the formula wherein A is selected from heterocyclic groups, naphthyl group, alkylsulfonylphenyl, stilbenyl or the group X, wherein X is represented by the formula B is selected from hydrogen, alkyl group, and an aryl group, with the proviso that when A is naphthyl, B is naphthyl; or where R1 is selected from the group consisting of N-pyrrolyl, N-pyrazolyl, N-tetrazolyl, N-indolyl, N-carbazolyl, N-triazolyl, N-imidazolyl, N-benzimidazolyl, N-indazolyl, and N-benzotriazolyl group, and R3 is a 9-fluorenone group. (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: Novel asymmetric arylamine compounds useful as hole transport molecules (HTMs) incorporated into imaging members, such as layered photoreceptor devices, and improved chemical processes for making the same. The arylamine compounds increase the charge mobility through the photoreceptor to effectuate an increase in machine speed. The chemical processes utilize a tandem Ullmann-Buchwald reaction sequence.

Abstract: A novel charge transport compound, a novel process using that novel compound and an organophotoreceptor includes: (a) a novel charge transport compound having the formula where R1 and R2 are selected so that R1 and R2 form, with the included nitrogen atom, a group selected from the group consisting of heterocyclic rings, aromatic rings, and dinaphthylamine; or R1 comprises an aryl group and R2 comprises a group selected from the group consisting of sulfolanyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, benzotriazolyl, stilbenyl, tetrazolyl, and group A, wherein group A is represented by the structure or R1 comprises hydrogen, alkyl group, aryl group and R2 comprises sulfonylphenyl. R3 is hydrogen, alkyl group, aryl group, a heterocyclic group or a hydrocarbon group; and Q is a 3-carbazole group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium comprising a recording layer containing a charge-generating material capable of generating a first electric charge and a second electric charge by beam irradiation, the second electric charge having a different polarity from that of the first electric charge, a charge-transport material enabling at least the first electric charge to be transported to isolate the first electric charge and the second electric charge, and a trapping material retaining the first electric charge. The optical characteristics of the recording layer is changed in accordance with changes in spatial distribution of the first and second electric charges, and the trapping material is provided with a conjugated system and with at least one nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, and bonded through an unsaturated carbon atom of the heterocyclic group to the conjugated system.

Abstract: In various embodiments, chromophores are described that include novel electron acceptors, novel electron donors, and/or novel conjugated bridges that are useful in nonlinear optical applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides chromophore architectures wherein a chromophore contains more than one electron acceptor in electronic communication with a single electron donor, and/or more than one electron donor in electronic communication with a single electron acceptor. Also described is processes for providing materials comprising the novel chromophores and polymer matrices containing the novel chromophores. Electro-optic devices described herein contain one or more of the described electron acceptors, electron donors, conjugated bridges, or chromophores.

Abstract: A photoconductive member containing a supporting substrate; a photogenerating layer comprised of a photogenerating component, a hole transport component, an electron transport component, and a polymer binder; and a charge transport layer comprised of a charge transport component, an electron transport component and a polymer binder.

Abstract: An organophotoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 is an aryl group; R2 is a sulfolanyl group; a pyrrolyl group; a tetrazolyl group; a benzotriazolyl group; a stilbenyl group; an alkylsulfonylphenyl group, an arylsulfonylphenyl; a pyrazolyl group; or group A, where A is with the proviso that when R2 is an alkylsulfonylphenyl group or an arylsulfonylphenyl, R1 may be hydrogen, an alkyl group, or an aryl group; X is an alkylene linking group as described in the specification; and Y is a bond, C, N, O, S, a —(CH2)p— group where p is an integer between 0 and 10, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group, a cyclosiloxyl, a heterocyclic group, or a CR7 group where R7 is H, alkyl group, or aryl group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: According to the present invention is an electrophotographic imaging member which is a thin dual layer structure comprising a top layer of a durable and wear-resistant layer and a bottom layer which is bipolar. The electrophotographic imaging member of the invention may be top surface charge generating or bottom surface charge generating and in either case has an overall negative charging mode of operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive support having formed thereon a specific photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer comprises a siloxane resin-containing layer containing a siloxane resin having a structural unit represented by general formula (1) shown below, a structural unit represented by general formula (2) shown below, and an organic group derived from a compound having hole transport capability, or comprises a siloxane resin-containing layer containing a siloxane resin obtained by using an organic silicon compound having a structural unit represented by general formula (1) shown below and a hydrolytic group, and a compound represented by general formula (3) shown below: The formulas are defined in the specification.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptors comprise: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula where n is an integer from 0 to 1; X is an (N,N-disubstituted)arylamine group; Ar is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; A is a first linking group with the formula —(CH2)p— which can be branched or linear, where p is an integer from 3 to 20 inclusive and where one or more methylene groups can be optionally replaced by O, S, a carbonyl group, urethane, urea, an ester group, a —NR16 group, a CHR17 group, or a CR18R19 group where R16, R17, R18 and R19 are, independently, H, hydroxyl, thiol, an amine group, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group, an aryl group, or part of a ring; and B is a second linking group having the formula -Q-Z-Q?-, where Q and Q? are, independently, O, S, or NR1, where R1 is an H, an alkyl group, an alkaryl group or an aryl group, and Z comprises a heterocyclic group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate over which said charge transport compound a

Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium comprising a recording layer containing a charge-generating material capable of generating a first electric charge and a second electric charge by beam irradiation, the second electric charge having a different polarity from that of the first electric charge, a charge-transport material enabling at least the first electric charge to be transported to isolate the first electric charge and the second electric charge, and a trapping material retaining the first electric charge. The optical characteristics of the recording layer is changed in accordance with changes in spatial distribution of the first and second electric charges, and the trapping material is provided with a conjugated system and with at least one nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, and bonded through an unsaturated carbon atom of the heterocyclic group to the conjugated system.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, and provided thereon a photosensitive layer, a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material having a weight-average molecular weight Mw of from 1,000 or more to 9,000 or less, and the ratio of the weight-average molecular weight Mw of the high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material to a number-average molecular weight Mn of the high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material, Mw/Mn, is from more than 1.00 to 1.10 or less. Also disclosed are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus which have such an electrophotographic photosensitive member.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, and provided thereon a photosensitive layer, a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains an electrically insulating binder resin and a random-copolymer type high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material having two kinds of specific repeating structural units. Also disclosed are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus which have such an electrophotographic photosensitive member.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member is provided having a support and a photosensitive layer provided on the support and containing at least one kind of charge-transporting material which has a specific structure with a molecular weight of from 1,500 to 4,000, and is held in a proportion of from 90% by weight to 100% by weight based on the total weight of the charge-transporting material.

Abstract: A member including for example, a substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer comprising a poly(phenylsilsesquioxane), molecule, and a film forming binder.

Abstract: A multi-active electrophotographic charge generation element comprises a conductive support, a charge generation layer (CGL) disposed on the conductive support, and a charge transport layer (CTL) disposed on the charge generation layer. The charge generation layer (CGL) includes a charge-generation material comprising an aggregated or crystalline form of a first dye or pigment and a first polymeric binder. The charge transport layer (CTL) comprises at least one charge-transport agent, a second dye or pigment having absorption in a selected spectral region that at least partially overlaps the absorption of a dissolved non-aggregated or non-crystalline form of the first dye or pigment, and a second polymeric binder. The second dye or pigment in the charge transport layer absorbs radiation in the selected spectral region that is incident on the charge transport layer, thereby shielding the charge generation layer from that radiation and mitigating visible radiation-induced photofatigue.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor has excellent electrical properties and is stable even upon repeated use. An electrophotographic apparatus using the electrophotographic photoreceptor uses a compound having an excellent electron transporting ability in a photosensitive layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor. An electrophotographic photoreceptor, in which a photosensitive layer is located on an electrically conductive substrate either directly or via an undercoat layer, contains a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (I). An electrophotographic apparatus contains the above-mentioned electrophotographic photoreceptor, and carries out a charging process through a positive charging process.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptors have: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula: where R1 is hydrogen, a branched or linear alkyl group, a branched or linear unsaturated hydrocarbon group, an ether group, or an aryl group; and R2 and R3 independently have a structure of: in which Ar is selected form the group consisting of; R4 is a hydrogen, or an aromatic group; (b) a charge generating compound; and (c) an electrically conductive substrate.

Abstract: An imaging member including, for example, a substrate, a charge blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer comprising a charge transport component and a polymer binder substantially free of low molecular weight fractions.

Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member containers of a supporting substrate, and thereover a single layer comprised of a mixture of a photogenerator component, a charge transport component, an electron transport component, and a polymer binder, and wherein the photogenerating component is a pigment.

Abstract: An imaging member including, for example, a substrate, a charge blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a charge generating layer, a charge transporting layer comprising, and a film forming polymer binder substantially free of low molecular weight fractions.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, and provided thereon a photosensitive layer, a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains an electrically insulating binder resin and a random-copolymer type high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material having two kinds of specific repeating structural units. Also disclosed are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus which have such an electrophotographic photosensitive member.

Abstract: In an electrophotographic photosensitive member having a support, and provided thereon a photosensitive layer, a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material having a weight-average molecular weight Mw of from 1,000 or more to 9,000 or less, and the ratio of the weight-average molecular weight Mw of the high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material to a number-average molecular weight Mn of the high-molecular-weight charge-transporting material, Mw/Mn, is from more than 1.00 to 1.10 or less. Also disclosed are a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus which have such an electrophotographic photosensitive member.

Abstract: A member including for example, a substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer comprising a poly(phenylsilsesquioxane), molecule, and a film forming binder.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor has excellent electrical properties and is stable even upon repeated use. An electrophotographic apparatus using the electrophotographic photoreceptor uses a compound having an excellent electron transporting ability in a photosensitive layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor. An electrophotographic photoreceptor, in which a photosensitive layer is located on an electrically conductive substrate either directly or via an undercoat layer, contains a compound having a structure represented by the general formula (I).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stilbeneamine derivative represented by a formula (1): wherein Ar1 and Ar2 each denote an aryl group; Ar3 denotes an arylene group; Ar4 denotes an arylene group or divalent heterocyclic group; provided that when a thiophene ring in the formula is 2-thiophenyl, ‘n’ is 1 and when the thiophene ring is 3-thiophenyl, ‘n’ is 0 or 1, and also relates to an electrophotosensitive material comprising a photosensitive layer containing this derivative. The derivative is excellent in electric charge transferring capability, compatibility with a binder resin and stability, thus offering the electrophotosensitive material superior to the prior-art products in sensitivity and repeatability.

Abstract: Improved organophotoreceptors have:

Abstract: A novel charge transport compound, a novel process using that novel compound and an organophotoreceptor includes: