Patent ID: 6335132
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: C09B,G03G

Abstract:
An electrophotographic photosensitive member, comprising a support and a photosensitive layer disposed on the support, wherein said photosensitive layer contains (a) a phthalocyanine pigment and (b) from 0.3-10 wt. %, based on the phthalocyanine pigment, of an azo calix[n]arene compound represented by the formula (1) below: wherein n denotes an integer of 4-8; R1, R2 and R3 independently denote a hydrogen atom or alkyl group; Ar denotes an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group capable of having a substituent, a heterocyclic group capable of having a substituent, or a combination of a plurality of these groups bonded to each other directly or via a bonding group.