Patent ID: 8257892

Claim:
An imaging member comprising: a substrate; a undercoat layer disposed on the substrate; a charge generation layer disposed on the undercoat layer; and a charge transport layer disposed on the charge generation layer; wherein the undercoat layer comprises a metal oxide and a polypropylene glycol benzoate dispersed in a polymer; wherein the polypropylene glycol benzoate comprising the following structure wherein x=1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of a phenolic resin, a melamine resin, an epoxy resin, a polyamide resin, a polyvinyl butyral resin, a polyurethane resin, a poly(vinyl carbazole), an organosilane, nylon, polyesters, polyvinylidene chloride resin, silicone resins, fluorocarbon resins, polycarbonates, copolymers of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate, phenoxy resins, poly(vinyl alcohol), polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, poly(vinylbenzyl alcohol), and mixtures thereof.