PURPOSE: To enhance electrophotographic characteristics and durability by using a mixture of the condensation product of a metal alkoxide and a binder resin, and the like for a surface coating layer.
CONSTITUTION: The electrophotographic sensitive body is formed by successively laminating on a conductive substrate 1 a photosensitive layer 2a composed of an electric charge generating layer 3 and a charge transfer layer 4, and the surface coating layer 5 made of one of the following mixture; a mixture of the condensate of the metal alkoxide A and the binder resin B; a mixture of A, B, and a polyamide resin M; a modified silicone resin S alone; a mixture of S and B; a mixture of S and A; a mixture of an organosol O and B; a mixture of O, B, and M; a mixture of the hydrolyzate-condensate of a silicon compound and B; a compound T composed essentially of polycarbosilane alone; and a mixture of T and B, thus permitting electrophotographic characteristics and durability to be both enhanced.
KOSHO NOBORU
ORIGASA HITOSHI
NAKAMURA YOICHI
