JP3336744B2 - Electrophotographic photoreceptor - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photoreceptor for electrophotography, and more particularly to a photoreceptor having a wide spectral sensitivity from visible light to near infrared region, high sensitivity and low residual potential. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a photoreceptor for electrophotography, a photoreceptor using an inorganic photoconductive substance such as selenium, cadmium sulfide, zinc oxide or the like has been used. Organic photoconductive material (OPC) that has many advantages such as ease of handling, easy image quality, good photoreceptors of various shapes such as drums, sheets, belts, etc. So-called OPC photoreceptors using are now used for copiers and printers,
And that proportion is increasing every year.

The first commercially available OPC photoreceptor was polyvinyl carbazole (PVK) and 2,4,7-trinitrofluorenone (TN), an electron-withdrawing compound.
This method utilizes the sensitizing effect of a charge transfer complex formed by mixing with F). However, a number of charge-transfer complex-type OPC photoconductors have been developed since then.
No photoconductor having a performance exceeding that of the PVK-TNF photoconductor has been put to practical use. Currently, a photoreceptor called a function-separated type in which charge generation and transfer functions are separated and assigned to different compounds is mainly put to practical use. Function-separated type photoreceptors can combine compounds with high charge carrier generation efficiency and compounds with high transfer efficiency, and have a wide selection of materials with excellent durability, high sensitivity and durability. It is a type that can obtain a photoreceptor with excellent properties.

[0004] Such electrophotographic photoreceptors are generally used in copiers,
Widely used for printers and the like. For example, in a copying machine, a photoconductor having light sensitivity to a visible light source has been developed, and a printer using a semiconductor laser as a light source is used at an end of a computer. An electrophotographic photoreceptor incorporated in a printer must have high sensitivity in the near infrared region. In addition, a device using a semiconductor laser and having a copying function using white light as a light source has been developed. In this case, the photoreceptor must have high sensitivity in the near-infrared region in order to adapt to the printer function, and also have high sensitivity in the visible light region in order to adapt to the copying function. That is, there has been a demand for the development of a function-combined electrophotographic photosensitive member applicable to an apparatus having both the above-described printer function and the copying function using white light as a light source.

At present, as a carrier generating material for a copying machine, for example, JP-A-55-22834 and JP-A-56-11
As already known from, for example, No. 6040, a large number of bisazo pigments have been studied and put to practical use. Photoconductors containing such bisazo pigments exhibit relatively good sensitivity in the short to medium wavelength range, but have low sensitivity in the long wavelength range, and should be used in printers that use semiconductor laser beams as light sources. Could not.

On the other hand, gallium aluminum arsenide (Ga-Al), which is currently widely used as a light source for a printer,
The -As) light emitting device has an oscillation wavelength of 750 nm or more. Known carrier-forming materials having sensitivity in such a long wavelength region include methine squaric acid dyes, cyanine dyes, pyrylium dyes, thiapyrylium dyes, polyazo dyes, and phthalocyanine dyes.
Of these, methine squaric acid, cyanine dyes, pyrylium dyes, and thiapyrylium dyes are relatively easy to increase the spectral sensitivity to a longer wavelength, but lack the practical stability of repeated use, and are thus poor in polyazo properties. Dyes are
It is difficult to increase the absorption wavelength and there is a problem in manufacturing.
Phthalocyanine dyes can be synthesized relatively easily,
Since many dyes have an absorption peak in a wavelength region of 0 nm or more and have an absorption wavelength extending to a relatively longer wavelength region than other dyes, they are expected as charge generators for long wavelength light sources and have been widely studied. However, such an electrophotographic photosensitive member having sensitivity in a long wavelength range has insufficient light sensitivity from a middle wavelength range to a short wavelength range, and cannot be adapted to a copying function using a white light source or the like.

[0007]

As described above, the electrophotographic photoreceptor for visible light and the electrophotographic photoreceptor for semiconductor laser each obtain relatively good characteristics by themselves, but are not suitable for use in a short wavelength region. There is a need for a photoreceptor having a wide range of sensitivity over a long wavelength range. Furthermore, with the increase in the speed of electrophotographic copying machines and printers and the reduction in the diameter of photosensitive drums, the time required for the copying process has been significantly reduced,
Digitization is progressing, and the number of copies is also increasing, so that a wide variety of requirements such as high sensitivity to photoconductors, stabilization of charging characteristics, high response of light attenuation, physical and chemical durability, etc. must be met. No.

[0008] Such a photosensitive member which is panchromatic and whose sensitivity can be adjusted is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-63-2630.
No. 36048 discloses a photoreceptor containing both N-methyldiphenylamine type and anthraquinone type bisazo pigments, and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 63-236049 discloses a phenanthraquinone type photoreceptor instead of the anthraquinone type photoreceptor. However, photoreceptors containing bisazo pigments have been proposed, but these photoreceptors have insufficient photosensitivity in a long wavelength range, and were not actually satisfactory. JP-A-3-37667 discloses a photoreceptor containing both titanyl phthalocyanine and a bisazo pigment having a specific structure. This photoreceptor is panchromatic, but has a high overall sensitivity. Was insufficient, and did not satisfy the above-mentioned requirements for high sensitivity and high responsiveness.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide both a printer function using a semiconductor laser as a light source and a copying function using white light as a light source, having high spectral sensitivity from visible light to near infrared region. Another object of the present invention is to provide a high-performance electrophotographic photoreceptor that can be applied to an apparatus having both functions.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The above objects of the present invention are as follows.
This can be achieved by allowing the oxytitanium phthalocyanine and the disazo compound represented by the general formula [I] to be contained in the electrophotographic photosensitive layer at an arbitrary ratio.

[0011]

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(Where K ₁ and K ₂ each represent a coupler residue containing a hydroxyl group, K ₁ and K ₂ may be the same or different, and Ar ₁ and Ar ₂ are an aromatic ring residue or an aromatic heterocyclic group. Represents ring residues, which may have substituents,
₁ and Ar ₂ may be the same or different. R ₁ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, or an organic residue which may have a substituent. X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail. As the oxytitanium phthalocyanine used in the present invention, for example, the following general formula (II)

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(Wherein, Z represents a halogen atom, and n represents 0)
Represents a number from to 1. ). In the general formula [II], Z is a chlorine atom and n is 0
To 0.5 are preferred. The oxytitanium phthalocyanine used in the present invention can be prepared by a known method, for example, 1,2-dicyanobenzene (orthophthalodinitrile).
And a titanium compound.

Next, the obtained oxytitanium phthalocyanine is subjected to, for example, a hot water treatment disclosed in JP-A-62-67094 or a mechanical grinding treatment disclosed in JP-A-2-215866 to obtain a desired crystal. You can get the mold. Further, the crystalline oxytitanium phthalocyanine used in the present invention is not limited to only the crystalline oxytitanium phthalocyanine produced by the above-mentioned production method, and for example, is also suitable from other crystalline oxytitanium phthalocyanines. Oxytitanium phthalocyanine which can be produced by treatment and produced by any production method may be used. The Cu-Kα
Angle in the X-ray diffraction spectrum by X-ray
θ ± 0.2 °) shows a clear diffraction peak at 27.3 °, and belongs to the same crystal form as the crystal form whose X-ray diffraction spectrum is shown in FIG. 3
It is preferable to show relatively clear diffraction peaks at around 9.5 ° and at 24.1 ° other than at °. As oxytitanium phthalocyanine, other crystal forms, for example, amorphous oxytitanium phthalocyanine black angle (2θ ± 0.2 °) 9.3 °, 10.6
°, 13.2 °, 15.1 °. 15.7 °, 16.1
°, 20.8 °, 23.3 °, 26.3 °, 27.1 °
Crystalline oxytitanium phthalocyanine having a strong diffraction peak. Among them, the intensity of the diffraction peak at the black angle of 26.3 ° is the strongest, and the intensity of the diffraction peak at the black angle of 4 to 8 ° is 5% or less of the intensity of the diffraction peak at the black angle of 26.3 °. Those having strength are preferred. Black angle (2θ ± 0.2 °) 7.0 °, 15.6
Crystalline oxytitanium phthalocyanine having strong diffraction peaks at °, 23.4 °, and 25.5 °. Hereinafter, oxytitanium phthalocyanine is referred to as “phthalocyanine”.

In the disazo compound represented by the general formula [I] according to the present invention, Ar ₁ and Ar ₂ each represent an aromatic ring residue such as a phenylene group, a naphthylene group or an anthracenylene group; or a divalent pyrrole ring residue or thiophene. Represents a divalent aromatic heterocyclic residue of a ring residue or a furan ring residue, and these may have a substituent. Ar ₁ and Ar ₂ may be the same or different, and among these, a phenylene group and a naphthylene group are preferable, and a phenylene group is particularly preferable. R ₁
Is a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom such as a chlorine atom and a bromine atom;
A nitro group; a hydroxyl group; or an alkyl group such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, and a decyl group; an allyl group;
An aralkyl group such as a benzyl group; an aryl group such as a phenyl group or a naphthyl group; an alkoxy group such as a methoxy group;
Aryloxy group such as phenoxy group; acyl group such as acetyl group; arylcarbonyl group such as phenylcarbonyl group; alkyloxycarbonyl group such as methoxycarbonyl group; substituted amino group such as methylamino group, phenylamino group and diethylamino group An organic residue such as a thioether group such as a methylmercapto group; a heterocyclic residue such as a pyridyl group or a thiophenyl group; and these organic residues may have a substituent. As R ₁ ,
Among these, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and a halogen atom are preferred, and a hydrogen atom is particularly preferred. X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and an oxygen atom is particularly preferred. K ¹ , K
² is a coupler residue containing a hydroxyl group having a coupling ability, for example, the following general formulas (III) to (VII)
The group of is mentioned as an example. In addition, a hydroxyl group having a coupling ability refers to an aromatic ring or the like to which the hydroxyl group is bonded,
It represents a group that imparts a property capable of coupling with a diazonium salt.

[0017]

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In the general formula [III], Y is condensed with a benzene ring to form a polycyclic aromatic ring such as a naphthalene ring, an anthracene ring, a carbazole ring, a benzocarbazole ring, a dibenzofuran ring, a benzonaphthofuran ring or a diphenylene sulfide ring. Or a residue necessary for forming a heterocyclic ring; R ² and R ³ represent a hydrogen atom: an alkyl group such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, or a butyl group which may have a substituent; An aralkyl group such as a phenyl group, a phenethyl group or a naphthylmethyl group; an aryl group such as a phenyl group, a diphenyl group or a naphthyl group which may have a substituent; a carbazole group, a dibenzofuran group, a benzimidazolone group or a benzthiazole group , thiazole group, heterocyclic groups such as pyridine group; constitute or cyclic amino group together with the bonded nitrogen atom of R ² and R ³ And it may be. R ² and R ³ may be the same or different groups, but from the viewpoint of sensitivity,
Preferably, one is a hydrogen atom and the other is a group other than a hydrogen atom. Z represents an oxygen atom as a sulfur atom, and an oxygen atom is preferable. n represents any of 0, 1, and 2, and 0 or 1 is preferable.

[0019]

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In the general formulas [IV] and [V], R ⁴ represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group or an aryl group which may have a substituent and is represented by the same examples as R ² and R ³ .

[0021]

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Formulas [VI-a, b] and [VII-a, b]
In the above, W represents a divalent group of an aromatic hydrocarbon or a divalent group of a heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen atom in the ring. Aromatic hydrocarbon 2
Examples of the valent group include a divalent group of a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon such as an o-phenylene group; an o-naphthylene group;
Naphthylene group, 1,2-anthraquinonylene group, 9.1
And a divalent group of a condensed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon such as a 0-phenanthrylene group.

The divalent heterocyclic group containing a nitrogen atom in the ring includes, for example, a 3,4-pyrazoldiyl group,
5 such as 2,3-pyridinediyl group, 5,5-pyrimidinediyl group, 6,7-indazolediyl group, 5,6-benzimidazolediyl group, 6,7-quinolinediyl group
Heterocyclic divalent groups containing 10 to 10 membered nitrogen atoms, preferably 2 or less nitrogen atoms, are included. In consideration of sensitivity and durability, W is an o-phenylene group, an o-naphthylene group, a peri-naphthylene group,
3-pyridinediyl group, 4,5-pyrimidindiyl group,
Particularly, an o-phenylene group and an o-naphthylene group are preferable.

In the present invention, the divalent group of these aromatic hydrocarbons used as W and the divalent group of the heterocyclic ring containing a nitrogen atom in the ring may have a substituent. Examples of such a substituent include a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an i-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an i-butyl group, and n
Alkyl groups such as hexyl group; alkoxy groups such as methoxy group, ethoxy group, propoxy group and butoxy group; hydroxyl group; nitro group; cyano group; amino group; substitution such as dimethylamino group, diethylamino group and dibenzylamino group. Amino group; halogen atom such as fluorine atom, chlorine atom, bromine atom, iodine atom; carboxyl group; alkoxycarbonyl group such as ethoxycarbonyl group; carbamoyl group; aryloxy group such as phenoxy group; arylalkoxy group such as benzyloxy group; And an aryloxycarbonyl group such as a phenyloxycarbonyl group. Among them, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a nitro group, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, and a carboxyl group, particularly, a methyl group, a methoxy group, a nitro group, a chlorine atom, and a hydroxyl group are preferred. At least one of K ¹ and K ² has the general formula [VI-a], [VI-b], [VII-a], [VII-b]
It is preferable to use any one of these. Specific examples of the compound represented by the general formula [I] are shown in Tables 1 to 3, but are not limited thereto.

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[Table 1]

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[Table 2]

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[Table 3]

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[Table 4]

[0029]

[Table 5]

[0030]

[Table 6]

[0031]

[Table 7]

[0032]

[Table 8]

[0033]

[Table 9]

[0034]

[Table 10]

The disazo compound of the present invention is, for example, a compound represented by the following general formula [VII]:

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(Wherein Ar ¹ , Ar ² , R ¹ , and X have the same meanings as those in the above formula [I]). Can be easily synthesized. According to a known method, such a coupling reaction may be generally carried out in water and / or an organic solvent such as dimethylformamide or dimethylsulfoxide at a reaction temperature of 30 ° C. or lower for about 1 hour to 10 hours.

The disazo compound of the general formula [I] according to the present invention has high sensitivity in the range of 450 nm to 600 nm, and complements the sensitivity of the phthalocyanine used in the present invention in the low sensitivity spectrum region. When used in combination, the compound has a wide sensitivity from a short wavelength range to a long wavelength range, and can easily adjust the sensitivity by changing the mixing ratio of the disazo compound and phthalocyanine. Such a combination of different types of charge generating substances does not necessarily have a uniform selection means, and in the present invention, a combination of the phthalocyanine and the disazo compound is determined by repeating experiments from many compounds. It is.

The photoreceptor of the present invention is suitable as a copying machine (for example, an image signal such as a fluorescent lamp, a halogen lamp, a cannon lamp, or an analog signal) requiring a main spectral sensitivity in the visible region, and is suitable for the visible light region It is also suitable as a printer (for example, an image signal or a digital signal of a gas laser such as a light-emitting diode, a He-Ne laser, a semiconductor laser, or the like) requiring spectral sensitivity in the long wavelength side or near infrared region. In this sense, both analog and digital systems can be realized.

Next, as a method for producing a coating solution for coating the photosensitive layer, these phthalocyanine and disazo compounds are mixed, dispersed in a dispersion medium, and finally exposed in a state of being mixed with a binder resin. It is adjusted as a coating solution for applying the layer, or the phthalocyanine and disazo compound are each dispersed in a dispersion medium, and further adjusted to a state of being mixed with a binder resin. A coating solution for applying the layer.

Various solvents may be used as the dispersion medium. For example, ethers such as diethyl ether, dimethoxymethane, tetrahydrofuran, and 1,2-dimethoxyethane; ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone;
Esters such as methyl acetate and ethyl acetate; methanol,
Alcohols such as ethanol and propanol can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

As the binder resin, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetal, polyester, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polyester carbonate,
Vinyl polymers such as polysulfone, polyimide, polymethyl methacrylate, and polyvinyl chloride, and copolymers thereof, phenoxy, epoxy, silicone resins, and the like, or partially crosslinked cured products thereof, can be used alone or in combination of two or more. As a method of dispersing the phthalocyanine and the bisazo compound, a known method such as a ball mill, a sand grind mill, a planetary mill, a roll mill, or the like can be used.

The method of mixing the binder resin with the phthalocyanine and disazo compound particles includes, for example, a method of dispersing the phthalocyanine and disazo compound particles at the same time as dispersing the binder resin as a powder or adding a polymer solution thereof, and dispersing the dispersion liquid. Any method such as a method of mixing the polymer solution in the binder resin or a method of mixing the polymer solution in the dispersion may be used.

The content ratio of the phthalocyanine to the disazo compound is in the range of 0.05 to 10 parts by weight of the disazo compound per 1 part by weight of the phthalocyanine. When the phthalocyanine and disazo compound pigments are separately dispersed in a dispersion medium and further adjusted to a state of being mixed with a binder resin, and the adjusted liquids are mixed to form a coating liquid for coating the photosensitive layer. The method of mixing each of the prepared liquids is performed by using a mechanical stirrer, a homomixer, a homogenizer, or the like. Alternatively, any known method other than mixing by applying ultrasonic waves may be used.

Next, the dispersion obtained here may be diluted with various solvents in order to obtain liquid properties suitable for coating. As the solvent, for example, the solvents exemplified as the dispersion medium can be used. The ratio of the phthalocyanine and disazo compound to the binder resin is not particularly limited, but generally the total amount of the phthalocyanine and disazo compound is 5 per 100 parts by weight of the resin.
It is used from the range of -500 parts by weight. In this dispersion, the concentration of the phthalocyanine and disazo compound is preferably used in the range of 0.1% by weight to 10% by weight.

[0046] If necessary, a charge transport material can be contained. As the charge transport material, for example, 2,4,7-
Electron withdrawing substances such as trinitrofluorenone and tetracyanodimethane, carbazole, indole, imidazole, oxazole, oxadiazole, pyrazoline,
Examples include electron-donating substances such as a heterocyclic compound such as thiazole, an aniline derivative, a hydrazone compound, an aromatic amine derivative, a stilbene derivative, or a polymer having a group consisting of these compounds in a main chain or a side chain. The ratio of the charge transporting material and the binder resin is as follows.
The charge transport material is used in an amount of 5 to 500 parts by weight based on 00 parts by weight.

Using the dispersion thus prepared,
A charge generation layer is formed on a conductive support, and a charge transport layer is laminated thereon to form a photosensitive layer, or a charge transport layer is formed on a conductive support, and the dispersion is formed thereon. To form a photosensitive layer by using the dispersion to form a photosensitive layer on the conductive support. be able to. Further, in the present invention, since two kinds of oxytitanium phthalocyanine and disazo compound are used as the charge generating substances, it is possible to use separate charge generating layers. For example, a first charge generation layer containing a disazo compound on a conductive support, a second charge generation layer containing oxytitanium phthalocyanine is laminated thereon, and a charge transport layer is further laminated thereon, A layer structure in which a charge transport layer is formed on a conductive support, a first charge generation layer containing oxytitanium phthalocyanine, and a second charge generation layer containing a disazo compound is further stacked thereon is preferable. The thickness of the charge generation layer is preferably in the range of 0.1 μm to 10 μm when the photosensitive layer is formed by being laminated with the charge transport layer, and the thickness of the charge transport layer is preferably 5 μm to 60 μm. When the photosensitive layer is formed with a single structure including only the charge generation layer, the thickness of the charge generation layer is preferably in the range of 5 μm to 60 μm. In the case of a two-layer charge generation layer, the first layer has a thickness of 0.01 to 10 μm,
More preferably, 0.05 to 1 μm, the second layer is
0.01 to 10 μm, more preferably 0.5 to 5 μm
Is preferred.

When a charge transport layer is provided, the materials exemplified as the charge transport material can be used as the charge transport material. A binder resin is blended with these charge transporting substances as needed. As the binder resin, for example, those exemplified above as the binder resin can be used. In the photosensitive layer,
If necessary, various additives such as an antioxidant and a sensitizer may be contained.

The photosensitive layer is provided on a conductive support. Examples of the conductive support include aluminum, stainless steel, and copper.
A metal material such as nickel, and an insulating support such as a polyester film, paper, and glass provided with a conductive layer such as aluminum, copper, palladium, tin oxide, and indium oxide on the surface are used. A well-known barrier layer, which is generally used, may be provided between the conductive support and the photosensitive layer.

Examples of the barrier layer include an anodized aluminum film, an inorganic layer such as aluminum oxide and aluminum hydroxide, polyvinyl alcohol, casein, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, celluloses, gelatin, starch, polyurethane, polyimide, polyamide, And the like. The thickness of the barrier layer is 0.
A range of 1 μm to 20 μm is preferable, and a range of 0.1 μm to 10 μm is most effective.

[0051]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples and Production Examples, but is not limited thereto. Example 1 In the X-ray diffraction spectrum shown in FIG. 1, the black angle (2θ ±
0.2 °) 2 parts by weight of oxytitanium phthalocyanine showing a sharp peak at 27.3 °, and the exemplified compound (N
o. 1) n-propanol 2 in 8 parts by weight of the disazo compound
After adding 00 parts by weight, the mixture was pulverized with a sand grind mill for 10 hours, and subjected to atomization and dispersion treatment. Next, a dispersion was prepared by mixing 5 parts by weight of a polyvinyl butyral (Denka Butyral # 6000C, manufactured by Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK) with a 10% methanol solution. Next, a charge generation layer was provided on an aluminum vapor-deposited surface on which the dispersion was vapor-deposited on a polyester film so that the film thickness after drying was 0.4 μm by a bar coater. Next, 56 parts by weight of a hydrazone compound shown below was placed on the charge generation layer.

[0052]

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14 parts by weight of the following hydrazone compound:

[0054]

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And 1.5 parts by weight of the following cyano compound:

[0056]

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A solution obtained by dissolving 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin (NOVAREX 7030A, manufactured by Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation) in 1,000 parts by weight of 1,4-dioxane is applied by a film applicator, and the film thickness after drying is applied. Was 17 μm. The photoreceptor thus obtained is referred to as photoreceptor A.

Example 2 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, except that the mixing ratio of oxytitanium phthalocyanine and disazo compound used in Example 1 was changed to 5 parts by weight of oxytitanium phthalocyanine and 5 parts by weight of bisazo compound. A photoreceptor was made.
The photoreceptor thus obtained is referred to as photoreceptor B.

Example 3 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated, except that the mixing ratio of oxytitanium phthalocyanine and disazo compound used in Example 1 was changed to 8 parts by weight of oxytitanium phthalocyanine and 2 parts by weight of bisazo compound. A photoreceptor was made.
The photoreceptor thus obtained is referred to as photoreceptor C.

Example 4 In place of the disazo compound used in Example 1, the following table was used.
A photoconductor was prepared by the same way as that of Example 1 except that 8 parts by weight of disazo compound of exemplified compound (No. 3) of Example 1 was used. The photoreceptor thus obtained is referred to as photoreceptor D.

Example 5 In place of the disazo compound used in Example 1, the following Table
A photoconductor was prepared by the same way as that of Example 1 except that 8 parts by weight of disazo compound of exemplary compound (No. 18) of Example 1 was used. The photoreceptor thus obtained is referred to as photoreceptor E.

Example 6 In place of the disazo compound used in Example 1,
A photoconductor was prepared by the same way as that of Example 1 except that 8 parts by weight of disazo compound of exemplary compound (No. 12) of Example 1 was used. The photoconductor obtained in this manner is referred to as photoconductor F.

Example 7 In place of the disazo compound used in Example 1,
A photoconductor was prepared by the same way as that of Example 1 except that 8 parts by weight of disazo compound of exemplary compound (No. 17) of Example 1 was used. The photoreceptor thus obtained is referred to as photoreceptor G.

[Evaluation] The obtained photosensitive members A, B, C, D,
As for E, F, G, H and I, the half-exposure sensitivity was measured as an initial electric property by an electrostatic copying paper test apparatus (model EPA-8100, manufactured by Kawaguchi Electric Works). That is, the photoconductor is negatively charged by corona discharge in a dark place, and then 780
nm monochromatic light is continuously exposed and the surface is from -700v-
The exposure (E1 / 2) and the residual potential (Vr) required to reduce the voltage to 350 V were measured. Table 4 shows the results. Table 4 shows that the photoconductors A, B, C, D, E, and
It can be seen that F and G have high sensitivity to 780 nm monochromatic light and low residual potential. Comparison of the photoconductors A, B, and C of the present invention shows that the sensitivity can be freely controlled over a wide range by changing the mixing ratio of the phthalocyanine and the disazo compound.

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Further, the photoconductors A and F were mounted on a photoconductor spectral sensitivity measuring device, and the spectral sensitivity was measured. That is,
The photoreceptor is negatively charged by corona discharge in a dark place, then continuously exposed to monochromatic light separated by a monochromator, and the exposure amount (E1 / 2) required to reduce the surface from -700v to -350v Was measured. The result is shown in FIG. 2 using the reciprocal of the measured exposure amount as the sensitivity. FIG. 4 shows that the photoconductor D of Example 4 in which the disazo compound and the phthalocyanine compound according to the present invention are used in combination has a wide and high sensitivity spectrum from visible light to near infrared light.

[0067]

The photoreceptor of the present invention has a wide spectral range from visible light to near-infrared light, has high spectral sensitivity, and has a printer function using a semiconductor laser as a light source and a copying function using white light as a light source. It is possible to provide a photosensitive member having excellent durability and adaptable to a device having both functions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an X-ray diffraction spectrum of oxytitanium phthalocyanine used in Example 1.

FIG. 2 is a spectral sensitivity spectrum diagram of photoconductor D of Example 4.

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A charge generating material on a conductive support.
Material and charge transport material contained in the binder resin
In an electrophotographic photoconductor provided with a photosensitive layer,
The optical layer contains oxytitanium phthalocyanine and a disazo compound represented by the following general formula [I].
A photoconductor for electrophotography, comprising: Embedded image(In the general formula [I], K₁And K_TwoEach contain a hydroxyl group
Represents a coupler residue;₁And K_TwoAre the same but different
Ar₁And Ar_TwoIs an aromatic ring
Residue or an aromatic heterocyclic residue, which has a substituent.
Ar ₁And Ar_TwoMay be the same or different
No. R₁Is hydrogen atom, halogen atom, nitro group, hydroxyl
Represents an organic residue which may have a group or a substituent. X is an acid
Represents an elementary atom or a sulfur atom. ) 2. The oxytitanium phthalocyanine has a black angle (2θ ± 0.2 in the X-ray diffraction spectrum).
2) oxytitanium phthalocyanine having a crystal form giving a clear diffraction peak at 27.3 °.
The photoconductor for electrophotography according to the above.