Carrier for developer of electrostatic latent image, two-component developer, replenishing developer, image forming apparatus, and toner stored unit
Provided is a carrier for a developer of an electrostatic latent image, the carrier including a core particle, and a resin layer covering the core particle, where the resin layer includes metal compound particles, wherein the metal compound particles include magnesium compound particles or barium compound particles, and an exposed amount B (atomic %) of the magnesium or the barium on a surface of the carrier particle satisfies a relationship below: 10.0≥B ≥1.2.
1. A carrier for a developer of an electrostatic latent image, the carrier comprising:
a core particle, and
a resin layer covering the core particle, wherein the resin layer comprises metal compound particles,
wherein the metal compound particles comprise tungsten-doped tin (WTO) and magnesium compound particles or barium compound particles, and an exposed amount B in atomic % of the magnesium or the barium on a surface of the carrier satisfies the following relationship:
10.0≥ B≥ 1.2.
2. The carrier for a developer of an electrostatic latent image according to claim 1 , wherein the exposed amount B in atomic % satisfies the following relationship:
8.0≥ B≥ 3.0.
3. The carrier for a developer of an electrostatic latent image according to claim 1 , wherein the metal compound particles comprise the barium compound particles.
4. The carrier for a developer of an electrostatic latent image according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier satisfies the following relationship:
500≤ C≤ 1,000,
wherein C in nm is a volume average particle diameter D50 of the magnesium compound particles or the barium compound particles.
5. A two-component developer comprising:
the carrier according to claim 1 ; and
a toner.
6. An image forming apparatus comprising:
the two-component developer according to claim 5 ;
an electrostatic latent image bearer;
a charging unit configured to charge the electrostatic latent image bearer;
an exposing unit configured to form an electrostatic latent image on the electrostatic latent image bearer;
a developing unit configured to develop the electrostatic latent image formed on the electrostatic latent image bearer with the two-component developer to form a toner image;
a transferring unit configured to transfer the toner image formed on the electrostatic latent image bearer to a recording medium; and
a fixing unit configured to fix the toner image transferred to the recording medium.
7. A toner stored unit comprising:
a unit; and
the two-component developer according to claim 5 stored in the unit.
8. A replenishing developer comprising:
the carrier of claim 1 ; and
a toner,
wherein the replenishing developer comprises from 2 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass of the toner relative to 1 part by mass of the carrier.
9. A toner stored unit comprising:
a unit; and
the replenishing developer according to claim 8 stored in the unit.
10. The carrier for a developer of an electrostatic latent image according to claim 1 , wherein the metal compound particles comprise the magnesium compound particles.
11. The carrier for a developer of an electrostatic latent image according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the metal compound particles is from 50 parts by mass to 300 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the resin.