Patent ID: 6322943
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a photoconductive layer provided on an electroconductive substrate, said photoconductive layer comprising a non-single crystal material containing silicon atoms as a matrix and a surface layer provided on said photoconductive layer, said surface layer comprising non-single-crystal carbon containing at least fluorine, wherein said surface layer is formed using a gas consisting of (a) and (b), wherein (a) is CH.sub.4 and (b) is CF.sub.4, CHF.sub.3 or a mixture thereof and wherein said surface layer has a ratio of an area of a peak having center at about 1200 cm.sup.-1 or 1120 cm.sup.-1 in an infrared absorption spectrum to an area of a peak having center at about 2920 cm.sup.-1 being in a range from 0.1 to 50.