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Photoconductive member with multiple amorphous Si layers
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1983-02-01
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Granted: 1984-06-05
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Expires: 2003-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A photoconductive member comprises a support for photoconductive member, an interface layer comprising an amorphous material represented by any of the formulas: Si.sub.a N.sub.1-a (0.57<a<1) (1) (Si.sub.b N.sub.1-b).sub.c H.sub.1-c (0.6<b<1, 0.65≦c<1) (2) (Si.sub.d N.sub.1-d).sub.e (X, H).sub.1-e (0.6<d<1, 0.8≦e<1) (3) (wherein X represents a halogen atom), a rectifying layer comprising an amorphous material containing atoms (A) belonging to the group III or the group V of the periodic table as constituent atoms in a matrix of silicon atoms, and an amorphous layer exhibiting photoconductivity comprising an amorphous material containing at least one of hydrogen atoms and halogen atoms as constituent atoms in a matrix of silicon atoms.
Inventors
- 👤 Kyosuke Ogawa
- 👤 Shigeru Shirai
- 👤 Junichiro Kanbe
- 👤 Keishi Saitoh
- 👤 Yoichi Osato
- 👤 Teruo Misumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:42
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G5/00; G03G5/02; G03G5/04; G03G5/08; G03G5/082; G03G5/08214; G03G5/0825; G03G5/08235
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A photoconductive member comprising a support for photoconductive member, an interface layer comprising an amorphous material represented by any of the formulas: Si.sub.a N.sub.1-a (0.57<a<1) (1) (Si.sub.b N.sub.1-b).sub.c H.sub.1-c (0.6<b<1, 0.65≦c<1) (2) (Si.sub.d N.sub.1-d).sub.e (X,H).sub.1-e (0.6<d<1, 0.8≦e<1) (3) (wherein X represents a halogen atom), a rectifying layer comprising an amorphous material containing atoms (A) belonging to the group III or the group V of the periodic table as constituent atoms in a matrix of silicon atoms, and an amorphous layer exhibiting photoconductivity comprising an amorphous material containing at least one of hydrogen atoms and halogen atoms as constituent atoms in a matrix of silicon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A photoconductive member comprising a support for photoconductive member, an interface layer comprising an amorphous material represented by any of the formulas: Si.sub.a N.sub.1-a (0.57<a<1) (1) (Si.sub.b N.sub.1-b).sub.c H.sub.1-c (0.6<b<1, 0.65≦c<1) (2) (Si.sub.d N.sub.1-d).sub.e (X,H).sub.1-e (0.6<d<1, 0.8≦e<1) (3) (wherein X represents a halogen atom), a rectifying layer comprising an amorphous material containing atoms (A) belonging to the group III or the group V of the periodic table as constituent atoms in a matrix of silicon atoms, and an amorphous layer exhibiting photoconductivity comprising an amorphous material containing at least one of hydrogen atoms and halogen atoms as constituent atoms in a matrix of silicon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A photoconductive member according to claim 1, further comprising an amorphous layer comprising an amorphous material containing at least silicon atoms and carbon atoms as constituent atoms on the amorphous layer exhibiting photoconductivity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A photoconductive member according to claim 2, wherein the amorphous material containing carbon atoms further contains hydrogen atoms as constituent atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A photoconductive member according to claim 2, wherein the amorphous material containig carbon atoms further contains halogen atoms as constituent atoms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A photoconductive member according to claim 2, wherein the amorphous material containing carbon atoms further contains hydrogen atoms and halogen atoms as constituent atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A photoconductive member according to claim 1, wherein atoms belonging to the group V of the periodic table are contained in the rectifying layer, and atoms belonging to the group III of the periodic table are contained in the amorphous layer exhibiting photoconductivity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photoconductive member according to claim 1, wherein a substance for controlling the conduction characteristic is contained in the amorphous layer exhibiting photoconductivity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A photoconductive member according to claim 1, wherein the interface layer has a layer thickness of 30 Å to 2μ.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A photoconductive member according to claim 1, wherein the rectifying layer has a layer thickness of 0.3 to 5μ.
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