Electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising amorphous silicon and amorphous carbon buffer layer
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1. An electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising:
- a conductive base;
a photoconductive layer formed of amorphous silicon over said conductive base;
a buffer layer on said photoconductive layer; and
a surface layer on said buffer layer covering said photoconductive layer over said buffer layerwherein said buffer layer consists essentially of amorphous carbon.
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Abstract
An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprises a conductive base, a photoconductive layer formed of amophous silicon on the conductive base, a buffer layer on the photoconductive layer, and a surface layer covering the photoconductive layer through the buffer layer, wherein the buffer layer is formed of amorphous carbon.
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1. An electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising:
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a conductive base; a photoconductive layer formed of amorphous silicon over said conductive base; a buffer layer on said photoconductive layer; and a surface layer on said buffer layer covering said photoconductive layer over said buffer layer wherein said buffer layer consists essentially of amorphous carbon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of manufacturing an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising the steps of:
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forming a photoconductive layer of amorphous silicon photoconductive layer over a conductive base; subjecting the photoconductive layer to a material gas for forming an amorphous carbon buffer layer; and subjecting the buffer layer to a gas having the same material as the buffer layer forming a surface layer on said buffer layer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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