ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

To provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor that prevents minute color lines generated when contact electrification is performed with DC voltage.SOLUTION: An electrophotographic photoreceptor has a conductive substrate, an undercoat layer provided on the conductive substrate, a charge generating layer provided on the undercoat layer, a charge transport layer provided on the charge generating layer, and a surface protective layer provided on the charge transport layer, wherein when contact electrification is performed with DC voltage, a dark decay is 85 V/sec or more.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】直流電圧で接触帯電したときに生じる微小色線を抑制する電子写真感光体の提供。【解決手段】導電性基体と、前記導電性基体上に設けられた下引層と、前記下引層上に設けられた電荷発生層と、前記電荷発生層上に設けられた電荷輸送層と、前記電荷輸送層上に設けられた表面保護層と、を有し、直流電圧で接触帯電したときの暗減衰が８５Ｖ／ｓｅｃ以上である電子写真感光体。【選択図】図１