Patent ID: 8278017

Claim:
A method for making a flexible imaging member comprising: providing a flexible substrate; forming a charge generating layer over the substrate; forming at least one charge transport layer over the charge generating layer to form an imaging member web, wherein the at least one charge transport layer is formed from a solution comprising a polycarbonate, a charge transport compound of N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,1-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, solvent and a liquid compound selected from the group consisting of an oligomeric polystyrene, carbonate monomer and mixtures thereof and having a high boiling point, and further wherein the liquid compound is miscible with both the polycarbonate and N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,1-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine; positioning the imaging member web over a surface such that the substrate is disposed over the surface and the charge transport layer is exposed to a heat source; heating the charge transport layer to a temperature above a glass transition temperature of the charge transport layer to relieve internal strain and to remove residual solvent; and cooling the charge transport layer to ambient room temperature, such that the imaging member web is substantially curl-free.