Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
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1. An electrophotographic photosensitive member, comprising:
- a conductive support;
an intermediate layer; and
a photosensitive layer,the intermediate layer and the photosensitive layer being provided on the conductive support in the stated order,wherein;
the intermediate layer contains a polyolefin resin and an organic electron- transporting substance;
the polyolefin resin comprises;
a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (11);
a repeating structural unit represented by one of the following formulas (21) and (22); and
a repeating structural unit represented by any one of the following formulas (31), (32), (33), and (34), andthe mass ratio (%) of the repeating structural unit represented by the formula (11) in the polyolefin resin is 75 mass % or more and 94 mass % or less; and
the organic electron-transporting substance comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of an imide-based compound represented by the following formula (1), a benzimidazole-based compound represented by the following formula (2), a benzimidazole-based compound represented by the following formula (3), a benzimidazole-based compound represented by the following formula (4), a quinone-based compound represented by the following formula (5), a quinone-based compound represented by the following formula (6), a quinone-based compound represented by the following formula (7), a cyclopentadienylidene-based compound represented by the following formula (8), and derivatives of the compounds;
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photosensitive member obtained by providing an intermediate layer and a photosensitive layer on a conductive support in the stated order, the electrophotographic photosensitive member being characterized in that the intermediate layer contains a specific polyolefin resin and a specific organic electron-transporting substance, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each having the electrophotographic photosensitive member.
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1. An electrophotographic photosensitive member, comprising:
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a conductive support; an intermediate layer; and a photosensitive layer, the intermediate layer and the photosensitive layer being provided on the conductive support in the stated order, wherein; the intermediate layer contains a polyolefin resin and an organic electron- transporting substance; the polyolefin resin comprises; a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (11); a repeating structural unit represented by one of the following formulas (21) and (22); and a repeating structural unit represented by any one of the following formulas (31), (32), (33), and (34), and the mass ratio (%) of the repeating structural unit represented by the formula (11) in the polyolefin resin is 75 mass % or more and 94 mass % or less; and the organic electron-transporting substance comprises a compound selected from the group consisting of an imide-based compound represented by the following formula (1), a benzimidazole-based compound represented by the following formula (2), a benzimidazole-based compound represented by the following formula (3), a benzimidazole-based compound represented by the following formula (4), a quinone-based compound represented by the following formula (5), a quinone-based compound represented by the following formula (6), a quinone-based compound represented by the following formula (7), a cyclopentadienylidene-based compound represented by the following formula (8), and derivatives of the compounds; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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