The Role of Dielectric Relaxation in Media for Electrophotography (I) Modeling of Electrostatic Transfer

A mathematical model of electrostatic transfer is developed in which dielectric relaxation in the receiving media is analyzed with a first principle treatment of charge transport. The charge density and mobility requirements for achieving full transfer in a given process time are shown to be sensitive to transport conditions such as the charge injection at the contacts and the field dependence of mobility.