Patent ID: 6569587
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An electrophotography photosensitive body comprising:a conductive substrate; a photosensitive layer on said conductive substrate; said photosensitive layer including a phthalocyanine compound and a phthalocyanine dimer; said phthalocyanine dimer being present in from about 100 nmol to about 300 mmol per 1 mol of said phthalocyanine compound; and said phthalocyanine dimer having a Pcâ€”Mâ€”Qâ€”Mâ€”Pc construction, wherein Pc represents a phthalocyanine ring, M represents an element with an oxidation number of +3 or greater, and O represents an oxygen atom.