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Electrophotographic member

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1981-07-28
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Granted: 1982-12-21
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Expires: 2001-07-28
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is an electrophotographic member having at least a supporter and a photoconductor layer formed mainly of amorphous silicon, characterized in that the amorphous silicon contains at least 50 atomic-% of silicon and at least 1 atomic-% of hydrogen as an average within the layer, and that a part which is at least 10 nm thick from a surface or/and interface of the photoconductor layer toward the interior of the photoconductor layer has a hydrogen content in a range of at least 1 atomic-% to at most 40 atomic-% and an optical forbidden band gap in a range of at least 1.3 eV to at most 2.5 eV and also has the property that an intensity of at least one of peaks having centers at wave numbers of approximately 2,200 cm -1 , approximately 1,140 cm -1 , approximately 1,040 cm -1 , approximately 650 cm -1 , approximately 860 cm -1 and approximately 800 cm -1 in an infrared absorption spectrum as are attributed to a bond between silicon and oxygen does not exceed 20% of a higher one of intensities of peaks having centers at wave numbers of approximately 2,000 cm -1 and approximately 2,100 cm -1 as are attributed to a bond between silicon and hydrogen. Dark decay characteristics are good, and a satisfactory surface potential can be secured. In addition, the characteristics are stable versus time.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sachio Ishioka
  • 👤 Eiichi Maruyama
  • 👤 Yoshinori Imamura
  • 👤 Hirokazu Matsubara
  • 👤 Shinkichi Horigome

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 11:34
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G5/00; G03G5/02; G03G5/04; G03G5/08; G03G5/082; G03G5/08214; G03G5/08235; G03G5/14; G03G5/142; G03G5/144; G03G5/147; G03G5/14704

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 214 words
In an electrophotographic member having at least a supporter and a photoconductor layer which is principally formed of amorphous silicon; an electrophotographic member characterized in that said amorphous silicon contains at least 50 atomic-% of silicon and at least 1 atomic-% of hydrogen as an average within said layer, and that a part which is at least 10 nm thick from a surface or/and interface of said photoconductor layer toward the interior of said photoconductor layer has a hydrogen content in a range of at least 1 atomic-% to at most 40 atomic-% and an optical forbidden band gap in a range of at least 1.3 eV to at most 2.5 eV and also has the property that an intensity of at least one of peaks having centers at wave numbers of approximately 2,200 cm -1 , approximately 1,140 cm -1 , approximately 1,040 cm -1 , approximately 650 cm -1 , approximately 860 cm -1 and approximately 800 cm -1 in an infrared absorption spectrum which are attributed to a bond between silicon and oxygen does not exceed 20% of a higher one of the intensitites of peaks having centers at wave numbers of approximately 2,000 cm -1 and approximately 2,100 cm -1 which are attributed to a bond between silicon and hydrogen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 214 words
In an electrophotographic member having at least a supporter and a photoconductor layer which is principally formed of amorphous silicon; an electrophotographic member characterized in that said amorphous silicon contains at least 50 atomic-% of silicon and at least 1 atomic-% of hydrogen as an average within said layer, and that a part which is at least 10 nm thick from a surface or/and interface of said photoconductor layer toward the interior of said photoconductor layer has a hydrogen content in a range of at least 1 atomic-% to at most 40 atomic-% and an optical forbidden band gap in a range of at least 1.3 eV to at most 2.5 eV and also has the property that an intensity of at least one of peaks having centers at wave numbers of approximately 2,200 cm -1 , approximately 1,140 cm -1 , approximately 1,040 cm -1 , approximately 650 cm -1 , approximately 860 cm -1 and approximately 800 cm -1 in an infrared absorption spectrum which are attributed to a bond between silicon and oxygen does not exceed 20% of a higher one of the intensitites of peaks having centers at wave numbers of approximately 2,000 cm -1 and approximately 2,100 cm -1 which are attributed to a bond between silicon and hydrogen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
An electrophotographic member according to claim 1, wherein said amorphous silicon layer contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of germanium and carbon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 60 words
An electrophotographic member according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said amorphous silicon layer consists of at least three layers, and each of a top layer and a bottom layer of said at least three layers is at least 10 nm thick and has the same hydrogen content, optical forbidden band gap and property as those of said part.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
An electrophotographic member according to claim 1, wherein said part has a resistivity of at least 10 10 Ω·cm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
An electrophotographic member according to claim 1, wherein said amorphous silicon layer is formed by a reactive sputtering process in an atmosphere containing hydrogen.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
An electrophotographic member according to claim 1, wherein said photoconductor layer is provided with a protective film disposed on a surface thereof, said protective film being formed of a synthetic resin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
An electrophotographic member according to claim 6, wherein said synthetic resin comprises polyamide or polyethylene terephthalate.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-12-20 1986-06-21 1986-12-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-12-20 1990-06-21 1990-12-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-12-20 1994-06-21 1994-12-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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