Patent ID: 8097394

Claim:
A method of preparing an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising: forming a photosensitive layer overlying an electroconductive substrate; and forming a surface layer overlying the photosensitive layer, wherein the surface layer has a thickness of from 5 to 10 μm and is formed by a spray coating comprising a spray droplet having an average diameter (D50) of from 2.1 to 3.6 μm from a spray gun having a nozzle traveling at a speed which is not greater than 10 mm/s wherein the surface layer is a crosslinked surface layer wherein the surface layer comprises: a tri- or more functional radical polymerizable monomer having no charge transportable structure; and a radical polymerizable compound having a charge transportable structure, and wherein the surface layer is hardened with heat or light to form a crosslinked surface layer.