Patent ID: 8148039

Claim:
An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising: a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer, and an outmost protective layer comprising a crosslinked siloxane composition, wherein said crosslinked siloxane composition is a product of the hydrolysis and condensation of at least one aromatic silicon-containing compound having the formula (I): Ar—[X-L-SiR n (OR′) 3-n ] m (I) wherein: Ar represents an aromatic group; X represents a divalent or trivalent group; L represents a divalent linking group; R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group; R′ represents an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; n is an integer of from 0 to 2; and m is an integer of from 1 to 5.