Patent ID: 8993204
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising: a support; a charge generating layer containing a charge generating substance, formed on the support; a charge transporting layer containing a charge transporting substance, formed on the charge generating layer, and a surface layer formed on the charge transporting layer, wherein the surface layer comprises: a cured resin obtained by polymerizing a compound having at least one polymerizable functional group, and a compound represented by general formula (1) below where R 1 and R 2 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and Ar 1 and Ar 2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and a substituent that may be included in the aryl group is a cyano group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom, and wherein the charge generating substance is a phthalocyanine pigment.