Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor which employs a photosensitive layer including a binder resin and an organic pigment as a charge generating material which has been subjected to an acid pasting treatment. The sulfur content of the organic pigment is maintained at 500 ppm or less to achieve a stable high chargeability and low dark decay coefficient.

Abstract: A novel electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided comprising on an electrically conductive support a layer containing a charge carrier-transporting compound and a charge carrier-generating compound or a charge carrier-transporting compound-containing layer and a charge-generating compound-containing layer, characterized in that as said charge carrier-generating compound there is contained a novel bisazo compound represented by the general formula (1-A), (1-B) or (1-C):Cp--N.dbd.N--Ar.sup.1 --C.tbd.C--.sub.n Ar.sup.2 --N.dbd.N--Cp (1-A)wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 each represents an arylene group, divalent condensed polycyclic aromatic group or divalent heterocyclic aromatic group; Cp represents a coupler residue; and n represents an integer 2 or 3;Cp--N.dbd.N--Ar.sup.1 --C.tbd.C--Ar.sup.2 --C.tbd.C--Ar.sup.3 --C.tbd.C--Ar.sup.4 --N.dbd.N--Cp (1-B)wherein Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3 and Ar.sup.

Abstract: A novel electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided comprising a light-sensitive layer containing at least one of acetylene compounds represented by general formula (I) provided on an electrically conductive support:Ar.sup.1 C.tbd.C--AR.sup.3 --C.tbd.C--AR.sup.2 (I)wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 each represents an aromatic carbon ring or aromatic heterocyclic group; and Ar.sup.3 represents an arylene group, divalent condensed polycyclic aromatic group or divalent aromatic heterocyclic group.

Abstract: A photoconductor for electrophotography comprises an electroconductive substrate and a photoconductive layer formed on the substrate and including a novel disazo compound as a charge generating layer. The disazo compound is represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein X1 stands for one of an alkyl group, an aryl group and an aromatic heterocyclic group, each of which groups may be or not may be substituted, X.sub.2 stands for one of a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a carbamoyl group, a carboxyl group, an ester group and an acyl group, each of X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 stands for one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group and an alkoxyl group, both of last two groups may be or not may be substituted, Z stands for one of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group and an aromatic heterocyclic group, each of which groups may be or not may be substituted and --N.dbd.N--D--N--N.dbd.N-- stands for a disazo residual group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive member containing a specific azo compound represented by the following general formula [I]; ##STR1## wherein A is a bivalent group of a condensed poly-cyclic ring which may have a substituent, a pyridine which may have a substituent, a diazine which may have a substituent, a quinoline which may have a substituent, or a benzoazine which may have a substituent; Cp is a residual group of a coupler, which is improved in photosensitive porperties, in particular, sensitivity.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided with a photosensitive layer, which contains an azo compound having in the molecule thereof at least one azo group coupled with a couple residuum represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X means an atomic group necessary for condensing with a benzene ring to form a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring, or substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic ring, Y denotes a radical selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen atoms, cyano radicals, and substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or alkoxy group, and n stands for an integer of 0.about.4, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 designate, respectively, hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic ring, and said R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 may be mutually same or different, or may form a ring together with nitrogen atom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive member containing a specific styryl compound for a charge transporting material, which is improved in photographic propertied such as photosensitivity and repeating properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive member containing a specific styryl compound for a charge transporting material, which is improved in photographic propertied such as photosensitivity and repeating properties.

Abstract: Disclosed are a photoconductive composition containing a new tetrakisazo compound of the following formula (1) and an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer which contains the tetrakisazo compound of the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.12, A, Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3, Ar.sup.4, Ar.sup.5, and Ar.sup.6 are defined hereinbefore. The electrophotographic photoreceptor has both high sensitivity and high durability, and the sensitivity thereof is barely lowered even after repeated use.

Abstract: An improved layered photoresponsive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate; a photogenerator layer comprised of cis and trans naphthalene imidazole perylene component of the following formula; ##STR1## and an aryl amine hole transport layer dispersed in a resinous binder.

Abstract: A photosensitive member for electrophotography comprising a photosensitive layer containing an azo pigment selected from those represented by the following formulas (1)-(6): ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or acyl each capable of having a substituent; Ar is an arylene or heterocyclic group each capable of having a substituent; Ar is a coupler residue group having a phenolic OH group; B is hydrogen, nitroso, or an alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or acyl group capable of having a substituent; and n is 0 or 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel disazo compound having the following general formula (I), ##STR1## wherein A represents ##STR2## (wherein R represents an alkyl, alkoxy, nitro, halogen, cyano or halomethyl group; n represents an integer of 0, 1, 2 or 3; and R may be the same or different when n is an integer of 2 or 3), and a method for preparing the same.The present invention further relates to a photosensitive material for use in electrophotography, characterized by providing a photosensitive layer containing a disazo pigment having the following general formula (VII), ##STR3## wherein A.sub.1 represents a coupler residue and R' represents hydrogen or a lower alkyl group.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a photosensitive layer containing an azo pigment selected from the general formulae (1) to (6).

Abstract: Polymeric dyes having pendent chromophore groups which are selected from azo, tricyanovinyl, anthraquinone, methine, and indoaniline groups fall into two classes, [A] condensation polymers, and [B] polymers derived from copolymerized ethylenically-unsaturated monomers, the dyes being capable of undergoing thermoplastic deformation by a focused laser beam when in a layer of thickness in the range of 0.1 to 100 micrometers and having an absorptivity in the range of 10 to 250 Lg.sup.-1 cm.sup.-1. They are film-forming, thermally- and light-stable, and solvent-coatable. These compounds are useful as coloring and light-absorbing agents, particularly as the light-absorbing agents in thin optical recording layers.

Abstract: 2- or 2,3-substituted 5,6,11,12-tetraseleneotetracene or -tetrathiotetracene of the formula ##STR1## in which X is S or Se, R is alkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, aryloxy, cycloalkoxy, aralkoxy, --OH, --NH.sub.2, --Cl, --Br or substituted amino and Y is hydrogen or --COR. The compounds can be bonded as side groups to polymers. The polymers and the compounds combine with electron acceptors to form charge transfer complexes which can be used as electrically conductive layers.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive material has a photosensitive layer formed on an electroconductive substrate, with the photosensitive layer containing a polymeric binder and an organic photoconductor represented by the following formulaA--CH.dbd.CH).sub.n CH.dbd.NNHYwherein A is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 14 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and a heterocyclic residue of a 3- to 30- membered ring,wherein n is 1 or 2,Y is selected from the group consisting of --SO.sub.2 R', ##STR1## wherein R' is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 14 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and a heterocyclic residue of a 3- to 30- membered ring, and R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5, either form a ring together with the nitrogen atom to which R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are bonded and in this case R.sup.

Abstract: Photoconductive organic polymers useful in the preparation of photodetectors and photoconductive devices comprise a transrich polyphenylacetylene. The photoconductive properties may be further enhanced by the addition of an electron-acceptor dopant, and sensitized to selected spectral regions by the addition of a selected dye.

Abstract: Disazo compounds of a specified structure as a photoconductive element for photoreceptors in an electrophotographic process, which achieve higher photosensitivity and higher durability compared with conventional organic photoconductive materials, useful with copying machines, printers, video camera pickup tubes and semiconductor circuits for signal transfer and scanning.

Abstract: Disazo compounds as well as the compositions an electrophotographic light-sensitive materials utilizing them are disclosed. The disazo compounds are represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein the substituents within the general formula (I) are defined within the specification. By utilizing the specifically disclosed disazo compounds the electrophotographic light-sensitive material has high sensitivity and high durability.

Abstract: A disazo compound having the general formula (1) ##STR1## (wherein X represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring or hetero ring, and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring or hetero ring);a method of making said disazo compound which comprises using, as a starting material, couplers having the general formula (2) ##STR2## and the general formula (4) ##STR3## (wherein X and Ar are the same as defined above); and a multilayer type electrophotographic element using said disazo compound as a charge transfer substance.

Abstract: An improved electrophotographic photosensitive member is composed of a layer containing a hydrazone compound represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each unsubstituted alkyl or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted aralkyl or substituted aralkyl, or unsubstituted aryl or substituted aryl, with the proviso that R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are not simultaneously alkyls, n is 1 or 2, when n is 1, A represents ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl, unsubstituted aralkyl, or substituted aralkyl, and when n is 2, A represents a direct single bond between two ##STR3## radicals.

Abstract: A radiation sensitive organic thin film comprising a compound which has at least one nucleus of azulanium salt.

Abstract: An electrophotographic recording medium which consists essentially of an electrically conductive base and a photosemiconductive double layer which comprises a first layer containing charge carrier-producing dyes, and a second layer containing one or more compounds which are charge carrier-transporting when exposed to light, wherein the charge carrier-producing dyes are dark in color, possess substantially panchromatic absorption characteristics, and are of the general formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is propyl, 1-hydroxypropyl, 1-methoxypropyl or 1-phenylethyl, Z is p-phenylazoanilino, phenylthio or anilino, and n is 0-6, and a process for the production of this electrophotographic recording medium.

Abstract: Stilbene derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## and distyryl derivatives of the formula (II), ##STR2## as defined in the specification, and an electrophotographic photoconductor comprising an electroconductive support material and a photosensitive layer overlayed thereon comprising at least one of the above derivatives, are disclosed.

Abstract: Electrographic imaging process and electrographic plates utilized therein are provided wherein the photoconductive layer comprises a squaric acid methine dye admixed with a binder or a photoconductive material. The photoconductive layer may also comprise the squaric acid methine dye, a binder and a charge transport material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photosensitive material for electrophotography comprising an organic polymeric photoconductive material and a thermoplastic polyester composed mainly of recurring units represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a phenylene, ethylene or vinylene group, R.sup.2 represents a group of the formula ##STR2## R.sup.3 represents a direct bond or a divalent bridging atom or group, and the ring A may have a substituent inert to the polyester-forming reaction, provided that R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are selected such that one of them contains an aromatic ring and the other does not.

Abstract: An electrophotographic sensitive article comprising an electroconductive substrate and a photoconductive layer formed on said substrate and composed of an electric charge generating substance and an electric charge transfer substance, which sensitive article is characterized by said electric charge transfer substance having as an active component thereof a polyester obtained from a diol component consisting preponderantly of 2,6-dimethoxy-9,10-anthracene diol and a dicarboxylic acid component consisting preponderantly of .alpha.,.omega.-dicarboxylic acid. This electrophotographic sensitive article has remarkable sensitiveness and processability.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a layer containing at least one azo pigment represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## in the formula, Cp represents a coupler residue; A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 each represent a divalent organic residue; n represents 0 or 1; and when n is 0, A.sub.3 represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or --(CH.dbd.CH).sub.l --R', wherein R' is a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic ring residue an l is 0, 1 or 2, and when n is 1, A.sub.3 represents a divalent organic residue.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member is characterized by having a layer containing at least one of hydrazone group compounds represented by the following formula (1) or of ketazine group compounds represented by the following formula (2): ##STR1## In the formula, R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 independently of one another represent hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic radical; R.sub.13 and R.sub.14 independently of one another represent subsituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic radical; and R.sub.15 represents a divalent organic residue. ##STR2## In the formula, R.sub.21, R.sub.22, R.sub.23, and R.sub.24 independently one another represent substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or substituted aralkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or R.sub.21 and R.sub.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive element having a conductive support provided thereon with a photosensitive layer comprising a carrier-generating phase and a carrier-transporting phase. The carrier-transporting phase comprises a hydrazone compound to improve carrier-transporting ability having the formula ##STR1## wherein, X and Y each represent a hydrogen or a halogen, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent an aryl group which may have a substituent or substituents, and Ar represents an arylene group which may have a substituent or substituents.

Abstract: An electrophotographic sensitive material is described comprising an electrophotographic sensitive layer containing a compound represented by the formula (1) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represents an unsubstituted or substituted straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted straight chain or branched chain aralkyl group having from 7 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl group consisting of a monovalent group consisting of an unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having from 2 to 4 nuclei from which a hydrogen atom is removed; R.sup.3 represents an unsubstituted or substituted straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl group having from 7 to 20 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group; and R.sup.4 and R.sup.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a layer containing at least one member of the hydrazone compounds of the formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 can not be simultaneously alkyl; and R.sub.4 is substituted or unsubstituted aryl.

Abstract: An electrophotographic light-sensitive medium comprising a light-sensitive layer containing a dis-azo compound represented by Formula (1) ##STR1## wherein A represents a single chemical bond, a divalent hydrocarbon group containing a conjugated double bond, a divalent hydrocarbon group containing a nitrogen atom in a conjugated double bond, or a divalent heterocyclic group which may be condensed with a benzene ring or substituted and forms a conjugated double bond system in combination with the adjacent azomethine groups, and B and B', which may be the same or different, each represents a coupler having aromatic properties.

Abstract: Organic electron donor compounds for use in electrophotographic constructions must ordinarily be sensitized to desired regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Imidazo[4,5-b] quinoxaline cyanine dyes having phenylsulfonyl or benzoyl substituents have been found to be efficient sensitizers for such organic donor compounds.

Abstract: An electrophotographic element comprising an electrically conductive substrate and a monolayer or multilayer type photo-sensitive layer, superposed thereon, containing as an effective ingredient a disazo pigment having the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 each represent a phenylene group. However, when Ar.sup.1 is 1,4-phenylene group Ar.sup.2 is 1,2- or 1,3-phenylene group; when Ar.sup.1 is 1,3-phenylene group Ar.sup.2 may be any one of 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-phenylene groups; and when Ar.sup.1 is 1,2-phenylene group Ar.sup.2 is 1,3-phenylene group. X represents aromatic rings such as benzene ring, naphthalene ring and the like, hetero rings such as indole ring, carbazole ring, benzofuran ring and the like or their substitution products; Ar.sup.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoconductor comprising, on an electroconductive support material, a photoconductive layer containing a bisazo pigment having a phenanthrenequinone substituent, which electrophotographic photoconductor exhibits relatively high photosensitivity and usefullness for electrophotographic copying.

Abstract: Bis-azo compounds represented by the general formula ##STR1## where A represents ##STR2## wherein R represents alkyl, alkoxy, nitro, dialkylamino or halogen, and n represents an integer 0, 1, 2 or 3 and when n is 2 or 3, R represents identical or different substituents selected from the group of alkyl, alkoxy, nitro, dialkylamino and halogen.

Abstract: The present invention provides electrophotographic sensitive materials having a high sensitivity as well as a high flexibility which comprise a conductive support and a photosensitive layer formed thereon, said photosensitive layer containing one disazo pigment, as an effective ingredient, which is selected from the group consisting of disazo pigments expressed by the following general formulas I, II, III, and IV, ##STR1## [(wherein A is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## is selected from the group consisting of aromatic rings such as benzene ring, naphthalene ring, etc., hetero rings such as indole ring, carbazole ring, benzofuran ring, etc. and their substituents, Ar.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of aromatic rings such as benzene ring, naphthalene ring, etc., hetero rings such as dibenzofuran, etc. and their substituents, Ar.sub.2 and Ar.sub.3 are selected from the group consisting of aromatic rings such as benzene ring, naphthalene ring, etc. and their substituents, R.sub.1 and R.

Abstract: Photoconductive layers containing a crystallization inhibiting mixture of at least two different organic photoconductors selected from the class of photoconductors represented by the following formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aralkyl, and substituted and unsubstituted aryl;X and X' which may be the same or different are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyl, NO.sub.2 and halogen;Y and Y' which may be the same or different are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyl, halogen and NO.sub.