| abstract |
This invention provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor, suitable for use in contact electrification devices, which does not suffer from drawbacks involved in conventional electrophotographic photoreceptors and can withstand printing of a large number of sheets by virtue of reduced abrasion loss and surface roughness of a photosensitive layer in the electrophotographic photoreceptor. The electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a photosensitive layer provided on an electrically conductive support. The photosensitive layer comprises at least a charge generating agent, a charge transfer agent, and a binder resin. In the photosensitive layer, the binder resin comprises a polycarbonate copolymer comprising repeating units represented by the first following formula, and the charge transfer agent comprises a compound represented by the second following formula. |