Electrophotographic light-sensitive material

摘要

An electrophotographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon at least one photoconductive layer containing an inorganic photoconductive substance and a binder resin, wherein the binder resin comprises (A) at least one resin having a weight average molecular weight of from 1 x 10³ to 2x 104 and containing not less than 30% by weight of a copolymerizable component corresponding to a repeating unit represented by the general formula (I) described below and having at least one acidic group selected from the group consisting of -P0₃H₂, -SO₃H, -COOH, -OH,(wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group or -OR (wherein R represents a hydrocarbon group)) and a cyclic acid anhydride-containing group at one of the terminals of the main chain thereof;wherein a₁ and a₂ each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group or a hydrocarbon group; and R₁ represents a hydrocarbon group; and (B) at least one copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 5×10⁴ to 1 x10⁶ and comprising at least a monofunctional macromonomer (M) having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 2×10⁴ and a monomer represented by the general formula (V) described below, the macromonomer (M) comprising at least one polymerizable component corresponding to a repeating unit represented by the general formulae (IVa) and (IVb) described below, and at least one polymerizable component containing at least one acidic group selected from -COOH, -P0₃H₂, -SO₃H, -OH,(wherein Ro represents a hydrocarbon group or -ORo (wherein Ro represents a hydrocarbon group)), -CHO, and an acid anhydride-containing group, and the macromonomer (M) having a polymerizable double bond group represented by the general formula (III) described below bonded to only one terminal of the main chain of the polymer;wherein Xo represents -COO-, -OCO-, -CH₂0CO-, -CH₂COO-, -0-, S0₂-, CO-, -CONHCOO-, CONHCONH-,(wherein R₃₁ represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group), and c₁ and c₂, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, a hydrocarbon group, -COO-Z₁ or -COO-Z₁ bonded via a hydrocarbon group (wherein Z₁ represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted);wherein X₁ has the same meaning as Xo in the general formula (III); Q₁ represents an aliphatic group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or an aromatic group having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms; d₁ and d₂, which may be the same or different, have the same meaning as c₁ and c₂ in the general formula (III); and Qo represents -CN, -CONH₂, or(wherein Y represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group or -COOZ₂ (wherein Z₂ represents an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl'group));wherein X₂ has the same meaning as X₁ in the general formula (IVa); Q₂ has the same meaning as Q₁ in the general formula (lVa); and e₁ and e₂, which may be the same of different, have the same meaning as c₁ and c₂ in the general formula (III).;The electrophotographic light-sensitive material exhibits excellent electrostatic characteristics and mechanical strength even under severe conditions. Also it is advantageously employed in the scanning exposure system using a semiconductor laser beam.