Patent ID: 6632578
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A process for producing an electrophotographic light-receiving member comprising a conductive support and a light-receiving member having a photoconductive layer formed on the surface of the conductive support and composed of a non-single crystal material containing silicon atoms as a main component and hydrogen atoms and/or halogen atoms, said process comprising: vacuum depositing said photoconductive layer in an apparatus which includes a reactor provided with a substrate and a discharge space, a raw material supply device and a RF power source under high frequency plasma vapor deposition (RF-PCVD) conditions in which the flow rate (X) sccm of a Si supply gas and a discharge space volume (Z) cm3 satisfy the following relation (A) and a flow rate (X) sccm of the Si supply gas and density (Y) W/cm3 of the electric power input to the discharge space satisfy the following relation (B)3Ã—10âˆ’3&lE;X/Z&lE;1Ã—10âˆ’2â€ƒâ€ƒ(A) 3Ã—10âˆ’4&lE;Y/X&lE;7Ã—10âˆ’4â€ƒâ€ƒ(B).