Patent ID: 7238456

Claim:
An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a silicon layer, wherein the silicon-containing layer comprises: one or more siloxane-containing compound; and one or more siloxane-containing antioxidant; wherein the siloxane-containing antioxidant is at least one member selected from the group consisting of siloxane-containing antioxidants represented by the formula wherein R 1 and R 2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group, w and v are each an integer from 0 to 10, and R 3 , R 4 and R 5 each represent a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and alkoxyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and at least one of R 3 , R 4 and R 5 represents an alkoxyl group.