Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
First Claim
1. An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a photosensitive layer formed on the support, whereinthe photosensitive layer contains a copolymer having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), or a copolymer having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (3):
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Z1-A-Z2-E1
(1)
Z3-A-Z4—
W2—
B2—
W2
(2)
Z5—
B3—
Z6-E4
(3)where, in the formulas (1), (2) and (3);
Z1 to Z6 each independently represent a single bond, an alkylene group, an arylene group, or an arylene group substituted with an alkyl group;
E1 represents a divalent group represented by—
W1—
B1—
W1—
, or a divalent group represented by the following formula (E11);
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Abstract
To provide an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can reproduce good images with less positive ghost and also has a good photosensitivity, the electrophotographic photosensitive member is incorporated in its photosensitive layer with a copolymer having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (2), or a copolymer having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (3).
Z1-A-Z2-E1 (1)
Z3-A-Z4—W2—B2—W2 (2)
Z5—B3—Z6-E4 (3)
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11 Claims
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1. An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprising a support and a photosensitive layer formed on the support, wherein
the photosensitive layer contains a copolymer having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (2), or a copolymer having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (3): -
Z1-A-Z2-E1
(1)
Z3-A-Z4—
W2—
B2—
W2
(2)
Z5—
B3—
Z6-E4
(3)where, in the formulas (1), (2) and (3); Z1 to Z6 each independently represent a single bond, an alkylene group, an arylene group, or an arylene group substituted with an alkyl group; E1 represents a divalent group represented by —
W1—
B1—
W1—
, or a divalent group represented by the following formula (E11); - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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