Patent ID: 7642028

Claim:
A photoconductive imaging member comprising a surface layer comprising a blend comprising at least one resin selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(tetramethylene hexamethylene diurethane), poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride), polybutadiene-graft-poly(methyl acrylate-co-acrylontrile), poly(1,4-cyclohexane sulfone), poly(phenylene oxide), poly(phenylene sulfone), poly(phenylene oxide-co-phenylene sulfone), poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid), poly(dimethylsiloxane), poly(ethyl acrylate), polymethacrylate, poly(hexamethylene adipamide), poly(pyromellitimide), poly(vinyl amine), poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide), poly(hydroxyethers), poly([(o-cresyl glycidyl ether)-co-formaldehyde], poly(4-tert-butylphenol-co-formaldehyde), poly(4,4′-isopropylidene diphenyl carbonate), poly(4,4′-diphenyl-1,1′-cyclohexane carbonate), poly(4,4′-sulfonyl diphenyl carbonate), poly(4,4′-ethylidene diphenyl carbonate), poly(4,4′-methylidene diphenyl carbonate), poly(4,4′-(1,3-phenylenediisopropylidene)diphenyl carbonate), poly(4,4′-(1,4-phenylenediisopropylidene)diphenyl carbonate), poly(4,4′-hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenyl carbonate, and combinations thereof present in an amount of from about 90 percent by weight to about 10 percent by weight of the blend, and at least one cyclic polymer selected from the group consisting of cyclic poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate), cyclic poly(1,3-propylene terephthalate), cyclic poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate), cyclic polyethylene terephthalate, cyclic poly(1,2-ethylene 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate, cyclic poly(butylene terephthalate), and combinations thereof, present in an amount of from about 10 percent by weight to about 90 percent by weight of the blend, the surface layer being selected from the group consisting of overcoat layers and charge transport layers.