| abstract |
An electrophotographic photoconductor including: an electroconductive substrate; an intermediate layer; and a photoconductive layer, the intermediate layer and the photoconductive layer being on the electroconductive substrate, wherein the intermediate layer includes an inorganic pigment and a binder resin, wherein a volume ratio of the inorganic pigment in the intermediate layer is 30% by volume to 50% by volume, wherein the inorganic pigment comprises titanium oxide and a content of the titanium oxide in the inorganic pigment is 70% by mass to 90% by mass, wherein the inorganic pigment has a specific surface area of 70 m 2 /g to 140 m 2 /g, and wherein the intermediate layer has a volume resistivity at an electrical field intensity of 2.5×10 5 V/cm of 5×10 11 Ω·cm to 1×10 13 Ω·cm. |