Imaging system with a diamine charge transport material in a polycarbonate resin

• US 4,306,008 A
• Filed: 12/04/1978
• Issued: 12/15/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Yanus, John F., Pai, Damodar M., Stolka, Milan, Pearson, James M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schilling, Richard L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Goodrow, John L.
• Application Number:
  US05/965,970
• Time in Patent Office: 1,107 Days
• Field of Search: 96/1 PC, 96/1.5 R, 96/1.6, 430/59, 430/67, 430/58, 430/70
• US Class Current: 430/58.8
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 5/061443 benzidine

Abstract

A photosensitive member having at least two electrically operative layers is disclosed. The first layer comprises a photoconductive layer which is capable of photogenerating holes and injecting photogenerated holes into a contiguous charge transport layer. The charge transport layer comprises a polycarbonate resin containing from about 25 to about 75 percent by weight of one or more of a compound having a general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms and chlorine in the ortho, meta or para position. This structure may be imaged in the conventional xerographic mode which usually includes charging, exposure to light and development.

Claims

1. An imaging member comprising a charge generation layer comprising a layer of photoconductive material and a contiguous charge transport layer of a polycarbonate resin material having a molecular weight of from about 20,000 to about 120,000 having dispersed therein from about 25 to about 75 percent by weight of one or more compounds having the general formula:

##STR5## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms and chlorine, said photoconductive layer exhibiting the capability of photogeneration of holes and injection of said holes and said charge transport layer being substantially nonabsorbing in the spectral region at which the photoconductive layer generates and injects photogenerated holes but being capable of supporting the injection of photogenerated holes from said photoconductive layer and transporting said holes through said charge transport layer.

2. The member of claim 1 wherein the polycarbonate is poly(4,4'"'"'-isopropylidene-diphenylene carbonate).

3. The member according to claim 2 wherein the polycarbonate has a molecular weight between from about 25,000 to about 45,000.

4. The member according to claim 2 wherein the polycarbonate has a molecular weight of from about 50,000 to about 120,000.

5. The member of claim 1 wherein the photoconductive material is selected from the group consisting of amorphous selenium, trigonal selenium, and selenium alloys selected from the group consisting of selenium-tellurium, selenium-tellurium-arsenic, selenium-arsenic and mixtures thereof.

6. The member of claim 3 wherein the photoconductive material is selected from the group consisting of amorphous selenium, trigonal selenium, and selenium alloys selected from the group consisting of selenium-tellurium, selenium-tellurium-arsenic, selenium-arsenic and mixtures thereof.