JPS63174052A - Electrophotographic sensitive body - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To stabilize the electrification of the titled body, even after repeating use by using a specific trisazopigment to the titled body as a photoconductive body. CONSTITUTION:The trisazopigment shown by formula I is incorporated to an electric charge generating layer of a photosensitive layer, preferably a laminated type photosensitive layer as a photoconductive body. The charge generating layer is formed by applying a dispersion which disperses said pigment in an appropriate binder (such as a butyral resin) on an Al substrate or by vacuum-depositing said pigment. In formula I, A is a coupler residual group having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a coupler residual group of 2-methyl indolenine derivative. A is preferably a residual group shown by formulas II-IV where R1 and R2 are each H atom or aralkyl group, etc., X is a residual group capable of forming a heterocyclic ring etc., by condensating with a benzene ring, R3 is a (substd.)alkyl or aryl group, etc., R6 is H atom or cyano group, etc.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor, and more particularly, to an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer containing an organic photoconductive substance consisting of a trisazo pigment having a specific structure.

[Prior Art] Electrophotographic photoreceptors containing inorganic photoconductors such as selenium, cadmium sulfide, and zinc oxide in the photosensitive layer are well known. On the other hand, 1, for example, organic photoconductive polymers such as poly-N-vinylcarbazole and polyvinylanthracene, low-molecular organic photoconductors such as carbazole, anthracene, pyrazolines, oxadiazoles, and hydrazones, phthalocyanine pigments, azo pigments, indigo dye,
Organic photoconductors such as thioindigo dyes and methine squaric acid dyes have been developed. Furthermore, as disclosed in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,123,270, U.S. Pat. No. 4,247,614, U.S. Pat. Electrophotographic photoreceptors using photoconductive disazo pigments as charge-generating substances are known.

An electrophotographic photoreceptor using such an organic photoconductor can be produced using a coating method by dip coating by appropriately selecting a binder, so that a photoreceptor with extremely high productivity and low cost can be provided.

Moreover, although it has the advantage of being able to select an organic pigment that exhibits photoconductivity in an appropriate wavelength range, it has drawbacks in sensitivity and durability against repeated use, and so far only a few have been put into practical use.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing a novel organic photoconductor in its photosensitive layer.

Still another object is to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor that has high sensitivity for practical use and exhibits stable charging characteristics even after repeated use.

[Means and effects for solving the problems] The present invention is characterized in that a photosensitive layer provided on a conductive substrate contains at least one trisazo pigment represented by the following general formula (1) as a photoconductor. It consists of an electrophotographic photoreceptor.

In the general formula, A represents a coupler residue having a phenolic OH group or a coupler residue of a 2-methylindolenine derivative.

More specifically, the coupler residue A in the above general formula (1) is, for example, a group represented by any of the following general formulas (2) to (8).

General formula NO In the formula, R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group that may have a substituent, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an imino group, or a nitrogen atom to which R1 and R2 are bonded. represents a cyclic amino group, X represents a residue condensed with a benzene ring to form a polycyclic aromatic ring or a heterocycle, R
3 and R4 represent an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group that may have a substituent; Y represents a divalent group of an aromatic hydrocarbon or a divalent group forming a petero ring with a nitrogen atom; R5 and R6 are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, or a halogen atom.

Indicates a cyano group or a nitro group.

In the above definitions, examples of alkyl groups, aralkyl groups, aryl groups, alkoxy groups and heterocyclic groups include alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl and propyl; aralkyl groups such as benzyl and naphthylmethyl; and aryl groups such as phenyl. , diphenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, etc.; examples of alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, etc.; examples of heterocyclic groups include dibenzofuran, benzimidacylon, benzthiazole, thiazole, pyridine, etc.

The above alkyl group, aralkyl group, and aryl group.

Examples of substituents on alkoxy groups, heterocyclic groups, and imino groups include halogen atoms, nitro groups, cyano groups,
Examples include substituted amine 7 groups (eg, dimethylamino, diphenylamino, dibenzyl amine 7, etc.), alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, and the like.

Examples of residues that form a polycyclic aromatic ring or heterocycle with the benzene ring of Can be mentioned.

Further, examples of the divalent group of Y include a phenylene group and a naphthylene group.

Representative examples of the trisazo pigment represented by the general formula (1) are listed below.

Note that in the following basic types, only A is different, so only A is shown as an example.

-11wa ν Cao^
11+7 Q Q10 These trisazo pigments can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

These trisazo pigments.

For example, the triamine represented by is tetrazotized by a conventional method, and a coupler having a group represented by the corresponding general formulas (2) to (8) is coupled thereto in the presence of an alkali, or the above triamine is Once the tetrazonium salt is isolated in the form of a borofluoride salt or a zinc chloride double salt, the tetrazonium salt corresponding to the above general formula is isolated in the presence of an alkali in a suitable solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide or dimethyl sulfoxide. It can be easily produced by coupling with a coupler having a group represented by (2) to (8).

Synthesis Example of Exemplified Pigment (1) 500+JL beaker, 80+o water, 16o concentrated hydrochloric acid.
6 ml (0,19 mol) and the triamine 6
．． 0 g (0,019 mol) was added, and the mixture was cooled in an ice water bath and then stirred to bring the liquid temperature to 3°C.

Next, add 4.2 g (0,061 mol) of nitrous soda to 7 ml of water.
The solution dissolved in mfL was added dropwise over 10 minutes while controlling the solution temperature within the range of 3 to 10'C. After one drop was added, the solution was stirred at the same temperature for an additional 30 minutes. Carbon was then added to the reaction solution.)
A tetrazotized solution was obtained.

Next, put 700 mft of water into a beaker 21, dissolve 21 g (0.53 mol) of caustic soda, and then add naphthol AS.
(3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid anilide) 18.
2g (0,061 mol) was added and dissolved. This coupler solution was cooled to 6°C, and the above tetrazotized solution was added dropwise under stirring over 30 minutes while controlling the liquid temperature at 6 to 10°C. After that, the coupler solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, and then overnight. I left it alone.

The reaction solution was filtered and washed with water to obtain 18.8 g of a crude pigment.

Hot filtration was then repeated five times with 400 mJl of N,N-dimethylformamide. Thereafter, 17.6 g of purified pigment was obtained by heat drying under reduced pressure.

The yield was 81%.

Elemental analysis: Calculated value (%) Experimental value (%) C73,8073,77 H4,074,02 N 12.30 12.28 The film containing the trisazo pigment represented by the general formula (1) has photoconductive properties. Therefore, it can be used in the photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor.

The electrophotographic photoreceptor is prepared by forming a film of the trisazo pigment on a conductive substrate by vacuum evaporation, or by dispersing and containing the trisazo pigment in a suitable binder.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the photoconductive coating described above can be used as a charge generation layer in an electrophotographic photoreceptor in which the photosensitive layer is functionally separated into a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer.

The charge generation layer contains as much photoconductive material as possible in order to obtain sufficient light absorption, and in order to shorten the range of the generated charge carriers, it contains a coating, for example, 5 gm or less, preferably 0.01 to Igm. It is desirable to have a thin film.

This means that most of the incident light is absorbed by the charge generation layer and generates a large number of charge carriers, and that the generated carriers must be injected into the charge transport layer without being deactivated by recombination or trapping. It is caused by something.

The charge generation layer can be formed, for example, by dispersing the trisazo pigment in a suitable binder and coating it on a substrate, or by forming a vapor deposited film using a vacuum vapor deposition apparatus. The binder that can be used to form the charge generating layer by coating can be selected from a wide variety of insulating resins, and can also be selected from organic photoconductive polymers such as poly-N-vinylcarbazole, polyvinylanthracene, and polyvinylpyrene. Preferably polyvinyl butyral, polyarylate (condensation polymer of bisphenol A and phthalic acid, etc.), polycarbonate, polyester, phenoxy resin, polyvinyl acetate, acrylic resin, polyacrylamide, polyamide, polyvinylpyridine, cellulose resin, polyurethane, Examples include insulating resins such as epoxy resin, casein, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinylpyrrolidone.

The resin contained in the charge generation layer is suitably 80% by weight or less, preferably 40% by weight or less.

The solvent that dissolves these resins varies depending on the type of resin, and is preferably selected from those that do not dissolve the charge transport layer and undercoat layer described below.

Specific organic solvents include methanol, ethanol,
Alcohols such as isopropanol, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, N
, amides such as N-dimethylformamide and N,N-dimethylacetamide, sulfoxides such as dimethyl sulfoxide, ethers such as tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, and ethylene glycol monomethyl ether;
Esters such as methyl acetate and ethyl acetate, aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons such as chloroform, methylene chloride, dichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, and trichloroethylene, or benzene and toluene.

Aromatic hydrocarbons such as xylene, ligroin, monochlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene, etc. can be used.

Coating can be performed using a coating method such as a dip coating method, a spray coating method, or a spinner coating method.

Drying is preferably carried out by drying to the touch at room temperature and then heating. Drying by heating is performed at a temperature of 30 to 200°C for 5 minutes to
It can be carried out stationary or under blown air for a time in the range of 2 hours.

The charge transport layer is electrically connected to the charge generation layer described above, and has the function of receiving and taking charge carriers injected from the charge generation layer in the presence of an electric field, and transporting these charge carriers to the surface. have. At this time, this charge transport layer may be laminated on or under the charge generation layer.

Charge-transporting substances include electron-transporting substances and hole-transporting substances, and electron-transporting substances include chloranil, bromoanil, tetracyanoethylene, tetracyanoquinodimethane, 2,4.7-)nitro-9- Fluorenone, 2
,4,5.7-tetranitro-9-fluorenone,2,
4.7-) Nitro-9-dicyanomethylenefluorenone, 2.4,5.7-titranitroxanthone, 2,4
．． Examples include electron-withdrawing substances such as 8-trinidrothioxanthone, and polymerization of these electron-withdrawing substances.

Pyrene, N-ethylcarbazole, N-isopropylcarbazole, N-methyl-N-
Phenylhydrazino-3-methylidene-9-ethylcarbazole, N,N-diphenylhydrazino-3-methylidene-10-ditylphenothiazine, N,N-diphenylhydrazino-3-methylidene-10-ditylphenoxazine, p-diethylaminobenzaldehyde-N,N
-diphenylhydrazone, p-diethylaminobenzaldehyde-N-α-naphthyl-N-phenylhydrazone, p-pyrrolidinobenzaldehyde-N, N-diphenylhydrazone, 1,3,3-trimethylindolenine-ω-aldehyde-N.

Hydrazones such as N-diphenylhydrazone, p-diethylbenzaldehyde-3-methylbenzthiazolinone-2-hydrazone, 2,5-bis(p-diethylaminophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1- Phenyl-3-(p-diethylaminostyryl)-5-(
p-diethylaminophenyl)pyrazoline, i-(pyridyl(2)]-3-(p-diethylaminostyryl)-
5-(p-diethylaminophenyl)pyrazoline.

1-[pyridyl(3)]-3-(p-diethylaminostyryl)-5-(p-diethylaminophenyl)pyrazoline, 1-[pyridyl(2)]-3-(p-diethylaminostyryl)-4-methyl- 5-(p-diethylaminophenyl)virazoline, l-phenyl-3-(p
-diethylaminostyryl)-4-methyl-5-(p-
pyrazolines such as diethylaminophenyl) pyrazoline, 2-(p-diethylaminostyryl)-6-dinithylaminobenzoxazole, 2-(p-diethylaminophenyl)-4-(p-dimethylaminophenyl)-
Oxazole compounds such as 5-(2-chlorophenyl)oxazole, 2-(p-diethylaminostyryl)
-thiazole compounds such as 6-dinithylaminobenzothiazole, triarylmethane compounds such as bis(4-diethylamino-2-methylphenyl)-phenylmethane, 1,1-bis(4-N,N-diethylamino-
Polyarylalkanes such as 2-methylphenyl)hebutane, 1,1,2,2-tetrakis(4-N,N-dimethylamino-2-methylphenyl)ethane, triphenylamine, poly-N-vinylcarbazole , polyvinylpyrene, polyvinylanthracene, polyvinylacridine, poly-9-vinylphenylanthracene, pyrene-formaldehyde resin, ethylcarbazole-formaldehyde resin, and the like.

In addition to these organic charge transport materials, inorganic materials such as selenium, selenium-tellurium, amorphous silicon, and cadmium sulfide can also be used.

Further, these charge transport materials can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

When the charge transport material does not have film-forming properties, a film can be formed by selecting an appropriate binder. Examples of resins that can be used as binders include acrylic resin,
Polyarylate, polyester, polycarbonate,
Polystyrene, acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl formal, polysulfone,
Examples include insulating resins such as polyacrylamide, polyamide, and chlorinated rubber, and organic photoconductive polymers such as poly-N-vinylcarbazole, polyvinylanthracene, and polyvinylpyrene.

The charge transport layer has a limit in its ability to transport charge carriers, so it cannot be made thicker than necessary. Generally, the thickness is 5 to 30 gm, but the preferred range is 8 to 20 μm.
It is m. When forming a charge transport layer by coating,
Any suitable coating method, such as those described above, can be used.

A photosensitive layer having such a laminated structure of a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer is provided on a substrate having a conductive layer. Examples of the substrate having a conductive layer include those whose substrate itself is conductive, such as aluminum, aluminum alloy, copper, zinc,
Stainless steel, vanadium, molybdenum, chromium, titanium, nickel.

Indium, gold, platinum, etc. are used.

In addition, plastics (e.g., polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, acrylic resin , polyfluorinated ethylene, etc.), substrates made of plastic coated with conductive particles (e.g. carbon black, silver particles, etc.) together with suitable rubber, substrates made of plastic or paper impregnated with conductive particles, and conductive polymers. It is possible to use plastics having the following characteristics.

A subbing layer having barrier and adhesive functions can also be provided between the conductive layer and the photosensitive layer. The subbing layer can be formed of casein, polyvinyl alcohol, nitrocellulose, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, polyamide (nylon 6, nylon 66, nylon 61O1 copolymerized nylon, alkoxymethylated nylon, etc.), polyurethane, gelatin, aluminum oxide, and the like. The appropriate thickness of the undercoat layer is Q,l to 5 gm, preferably 0.5 to 3 pm.

When using a photoreceptor in which a conductive layer, a charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer are laminated in this order, and the charge transport material is an electron transport material, the surface of the charge transport layer must be positively charged, and exposure after charging is required. Then, in the light band area, electrons generated in the charge generation layer are injected into the charge transport layer, and then reach the surface and neutralize the positive charge, causing a decrease in surface potential and creating an electrostatic contrast between it and the unexposed area. arise. A visible image is obtained by developing the electrostatic latent image thus formed with a negatively charged toner. This can be directly fixed, or the toner image can be transferred to paper or plastic film and then developed and fixed. Alternatively, a method may be used in which the electrostatic latent image formed on the photoreceptor is transferred onto an insulating layer of transfer paper, then developed and fixed. The type of developer, the developing method, and the fixing method may be any known ones or methods, and are not limited to specific ones.

On the other hand, if the charge transport material is a hole transport material, the surface of the charge transport layer must be negatively charged.

After charging, when exposed to light, holes generated in the charge generation layer in the exposed area are injected into the charge transport layer, and then reach the surface and neutralize the negative charge, resulting in attenuation of the surface potential and a gap between the exposed area and the unexposed area. Electrostatic contrast occurs. During development, it is necessary to use a positively charged toner, contrary to when an electron transporting substance is used.

Furthermore, as another specific example of the present invention, the above general formula (1)
Examples include an electrophotographic photoreceptor in which an organic photoconductor which is a trisazo pigment represented by the above formula is contained in the same layer together with the charge transporting substance described above.

At this time, a charge transfer complex compound consisting of polyvinylcarbazole and trinitrofluorenone can be used as the charge transport substance.

The electrophotographic photoreceptor of this example can be prepared by dispersing the above-described organic photoconductor and charge transfer complex compound in a polyester solution dissolved in tetrahydrofuran, and then forming a film thereon.

In any of the electrophotographic photoreceptors, the pigment used contains at least one type of pigment selected from trisazo pigments represented by the general formula (1), and if necessary, pigments with different light absorptions are used in combination. For the purpose of increasing the sensitivity of the body or obtaining a panchromatic photoreceptor, the general formula (1
) A combination of two or more types of trisazo pigments,
Alternatively, it can also be used in combination with a charge generating substance selected from known dyes and pigments.

The electrophotographic photoreceptor of the present invention can be used not only in electrophotographic copying machines, but also in a wide range of electrophotographic applications such as laser printers and CRT printers.

[Example] Example 1 Ammonia aqueous solution of casein (casein 1
1.2g, 28% ammonia water 1g, water 22211fL
, ) was applied with a Mayer bar so that the film thickness after drying was 1.0 gm, and dried.

Next, 5 g of the organic photoconductor of the exemplary pigment (7) was added to 951 ethanol of ethanol and a butyral resin (butyralization degree of 63
mol%) was added to the dissolved solution and dispersed for 2 hours using an attritor. This dispersion was applied onto the previously formed casein layer using a Mayer bar so that the film thickness after drying was 0.5 pm, and dried to form a charge generation layer.

5g of hydrazone compound and polymethyl methacrylate (
(number average molecular weight: 100,000) was dissolved in 70 ml of benzene, and this was applied onto the charge generation layer using a Mayer bar so that the film thickness after drying would be 12 pm, and dried to form a charge transport layer.

The electrophotographic photoreceptor thus prepared was statically charged with corona at 15 KV using an electrostatic copying paper tester (SP-428 (turntable)), held in a dark place for 1 second, and then exposed to light at an illuminance of 21 ux. , the charging characteristics were investigated.

The charging characteristics include the surface potential (Vo) and the amount of exposure (E) required to attenuate the potential to 1/2 when dark decaying for 1 second.
l/2) was measured.

Furthermore, in order to measure the fluctuations in bright area potential and dark area potential when repeatedly used, the electrophotographic photoreceptor prepared above was used.
5.8KV corona charger, exposure amount 5jLux, sec
It was attached to the cylinder of an electrophotographic copying machine equipped with an exposure optical system, a developing device, a transfer charger, a static elimination exposure optical system, and a cleaner. This copying machine is configured to produce an image on transfer paper as a cylinder is driven.

Using this copying machine, the initial bright area potential (VL) and dark area potential (VD) and the bright area potential (VL) and dark area potential (Vo) after 5,000 uses were measured. The results are shown below.

Vony 605V, El/2: 2.9fLux, sec Initial After 5,000 sheets durability Examples 2 to 15 All of the following examples were used in place of the exemplified pigments used in Example 1, except that the following exemplified pigments were used. An electrophotographic photoreceptor was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1.

The charging characteristics and durability characteristics of each photoreceptor were measured in the same manner as in Example 1.

Show the results.

8 7 2 610 2.73
800 2, 84
615 3.05 60
5 2, 86 605
2, 77 610
3.18 615
3.39 820 3,
010 615 2.811
610 3.212
800 2.81 3
820 3, 314 6
15 3.515 620
3.4 Example 16 On the charge generation layer prepared in Example 1, 5 g of 2,4,7-dolinitro-9-fluorenone and poly-4,4-dioxydiphenyl-2,2-propane carbonate (molecular weight 30 10,000) After drying the coating solution prepared by dissolving 5g of
2 and dried.

The charging characteristics of the electrophotographic photoreceptor thus prepared were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. At this time, the charge was set to 10. Show the results.

VO: +615V, El/2: 6.7JLux, sec, initial Vo: +610V, VL: +40V VD after 5,000 sheets durability: +650V, VL: +85V Example 17 Film on the aluminum surface of aluminum vapor-deposited polyethylene terephthalate film Thickness 1. A coating of Opm polyvinyl alcohol was formed.

Next, the dispersion of the exemplary pigment (7) used in Example 1 was applied onto the polyvinyl alcohol layer formed earlier using a Mayer bar so that the film thickness after drying was 0.5 μm, and dried. A charge generation layer was formed.

Then 1-[pyridyl(2)]-3-(p-diethylaminostyryl)-5-(p-diethyl7minophenyl)
A solution prepared by dissolving 5 g of pyrazoline and 5 g of a polyarylate resin (condensation polymer of bisphenol A and terephthalic acid-yne-7-thalic acid) in 70 ml of tetrahydrofuran is applied onto the charge generation layer so that the film thickness after drying is 10 gm. and dried to form a charge transport layer.

The charging characteristics and durability characteristics of the electrophotographic photoreceptor thus prepared were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. Show the results.

VONY 620V.

E 1/2: 3, eyes, ux, sec, initial Vo knee 655V, ML knee 35V after 5,000 sheets durability Vo knee 890V, ML knee 80V Example 18 Casein ammonia aqueous solution on a 100 gm thick aluminum plate is applied and dried to a film thickness of 1. A sublayer of OGM was formed.

Next, 5 g of 2,4.7-dolinitro-9-fluorenone
A charge transfer complex compound was prepared by dissolving 5 g of poly-N-vinylcarbazole (number average molecular weight: 300,000) in tetrahydrofluff 0 m cross.

Photoconductor 1 of this charge transfer complex compound and exemplary pigment (19)
g, 5 g of polyester resin and 70 g of tetrahydrofuran.
It was added to the solution dissolved in ral and dispersed. This dispersion was applied onto the undercoat layer so that the film thickness after drying was 121 Lm, and dried.

Example 1 Charging characteristics of the electrophotographic photoreceptor thus prepared
It was measured in the same manner as.

However, the charging polarity was set to 10. Show the results.

VO: +600V, El/2: 6.6JLux, see.

[Effects of the Invention] By using a trisazo pigment with a specific structure in the photosensitive layer, the electrophotographic photoreceptor of the present invention can improve carrier generation efficiency, carrier transport efficiency, or both in the photosensitive layer containing the trisazo pigment. It is estimated that this will result in high sensitivity and excellent potential stability during long-term use.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) The following general formula (
An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising at least one of the trisazo pigments shown in 1) as a photoconductor. General formula ▲ Numerical formula, chemical formula, table, etc. ▼ (1) In the formula, A represents a coupler residue having a phenolic OH group or a coupler residue of a 2-methylindolenine derivative. (2) The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 1, wherein the coupler residue A in the general formula (1) is a coupler residue selected from the groups represented by the following general formulas (2) to (8). General formulas ▲ There are mathematical formulas, chemical formulas, tables, etc. ▼ (2) ▲ There are mathematical formulas, chemical formulas, tables, etc. ▼ (3) ▲ There are mathematical formulas, chemical formulas, tables, etc. ▼ (4) ▲ There are mathematical formulas, chemical formulas, tables, etc. ▼(5) ▲ There are mathematical formulas, chemical formulas, tables, etc. ▼ (6) ▲ There are mathematical formulas, chemical formulas, tables, etc. ▼ (7) ▲ There are mathematical formulas, chemical formulas, tables, etc. ▼ (8) In the formula, R_1 and R_2 are A hydrogen atom, an alkyl group that may have a substituent, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an imino group, or a cyclic amino group together with the nitrogen atom to which R_1 and R_2 are bonded, and X is fused with a benzene ring. represents a residue forming a polycyclic aromatic ring or a heterocycle, R_3 and R_4 represent an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group that may have a substituent, and Y represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon. It represents a divalent group that forms a heterocycle with a group or a nitrogen atom, and R_5 and R_6 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a halogen atom, a cyano group, or a nitro group. (3) The photosensitive layer is a laminated photosensitive layer consisting of a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, and the charge generation layer has the general formula (1).
The electrophotographic photoreceptor according to claim 1, which contains a trisazo pigment represented by: