Patent ID: 9063505
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising: a laminated body, and a hole transporting layer formed on the laminated body, wherein the laminated body comprises: a support, an electron transporting layer having a thickness of d1 [μm], formed on the support, and a charge generating layer having a thickness of d2 [μm], formed on the electron transporting layer, wherein the electron transporting layer comprises a polymer obtained by polymerizing a composition comprising: an electron transporting substance having a polymerizable functional group, a crosslinking agent, and a thermoplastic resin having a polymerizable funcational group, wherein the polymerizable functional group is a hydroxy group, a thiol group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, or a methoxy group, wherein the content of the electron transporting substance in the composition is 30% by mass or more and 70% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the composition, and wherein the laminated body satisfies the following expressions (2) and (4): and where, in the expressions (2) and (4), Vl1 represents a potential of a surface of the charge generating layer when charging the surface of the charge generating layer so that the surface has a potential of Vd1 [V] represented by the following expression (1): and irradiating the surface of the charge generating layer having a potential of Vd1 with a light, followed by an interval of 0.18 seconds after the irradiation, wherein the intensity of the light is adjusted so that the potential of the surface decays by 20% with respect to Vd1 [V] when irradiating the surface of the charge generation layer, followed by an interval of 0.20 seconds after the irradiation, Vl2 represents a potential of a surface of the charge generating layer when charging the surface of the charge generating layer so that a potential of the surface is the Vd1 [V], and irradiating the surface of the charge generating layer having a potential of Vd1 with the light, followed by an interval of 0.22 seconds after the irradiation, and Vl3 represents a potential of a surface of the charge generating layer when charging the surface of the charge generating layer so that the surface has a potential of Vd2 [V] represented by the following expression (3): and irradiating the surface of the charge generating layer having a potential of Vd2 with the light, followed by an interval of 0.20 seconds after the irradiation.