| abstract |
An electrophotographic photosensitive member that suppresses the occurrence of image blur and the occurrence of image blur is provided. A conductive substrate 1 and an organic photosensitive layer (for example, a charge generation layer 2 and a charge transport layer 3 or a single-layer type organic photosensitive layer 6) provided on the conductive substrate 1 and having a surface thereof. An organic photosensitive layer containing a charge transport material, a binder resin, and silica particles, and an inorganic protective layer 5 provided on the organic photosensitive layer, and comprising a Group 13 element, oxygen, and hydrogen And the sum of the elemental composition ratios of the Group 13 element, the oxygen, and the hydrogen with respect to all elements constituting the inorganic protective layer is 90 atomic% or more, and the elemental composition of the oxygen and the Group 13 element An inorganic protective layer having a ratio (oxygen / Group 13 element) of 1.0 or more and less than 1.5; Is an electrophotographic photosensitive member. [Selection] Figure 1 |