IMAGE FORMING METHOD

PURPOSE:To improve wear resistance and solvent resistance and to extend the life of a photosensitive body by forming an org. photosensitive layer and a silicon oxide film surface protective layer on the photosensitive layer as a photosensitive body to constitute an electrostatic latent image carrier body. CONSTITUTION:The electrostatic latent image carrier body has a photosensitive body consisting of an org. photosensitive layer and a silicon oxide film surface protective layer. The protective layer is formed by vacuum vapor deposition to 0.6mum film thickness. The charge producing agent of the org. photosensitive layer is tau-type nonmetal phthalocyanine dispersed with vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin and tetrahydrofurane to prepare a coating liquid. This coating liquid is applied to form a charge producing layer. 1-phenyl-1,2,3,4- tetrahydroquinoline-6-carboxyaldehyde-1',1'-diphenylhydrazone as the charge transfer material and polyester resin are dissolved in methylene chloride, which is then applied on the charge producing layer and dried to form the charge transfer layer. By this method, the life of the photosensitive body is long as corresponding to >=100000 sheets of copies, and the photosensitive body causes no deterioration or wear of the film.