JP2008145692A - Adhesive for polarizing plate, polarizing plate, method for manufacturing the same, optical film and image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adhesive for polarizing plates capable of suppressing the occurrence of knick (irregularity). <P>SOLUTION: The adhesive for polarizing plates used for providing a transparent protective film to at least one surface of a polarizer is a resin solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a crosslinking agent and a silica colloid having an average particle diameter of 1-100 nm, wherein the silica colloid is blended in a ratio of ≤200 pts.wt. based on 100 pts.wt. of the polyvinyl alcohol resin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an adhesive for polarizing plates. Moreover, this invention relates to the polarizing plate using the said adhesive agent for polarizing plates, and its manufacturing method. The polarizing plate can form an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, or a PDP alone or as an optical film obtained by laminating the polarizing plate.

  In a liquid crystal display device, it is indispensable to dispose polarizers on both sides of a glass substrate on which a liquid crystal panel surface is formed because of its image forming method. In general, a polarizer is obtained by dyeing with a polyvinyl alcohol film and a dichroic material such as iodine, followed by crosslinking using a crosslinking agent, and forming a film by uniaxial stretching. Since the polarizer is made by stretching, it easily contracts. In addition, since the polyvinyl alcohol film uses a hydrophilic polymer, it is very easily deformed particularly under humidified conditions. Moreover, since the mechanical strength of the film itself is weak, there is a problem that the film is torn. Therefore, a polarizing plate is used in which a transparent protective film such as triacetyl cellulose is bonded to both sides or one side of the polarizer to supplement the strength. The polarizing plate is manufactured by bonding a polarizer and a transparent protective film with an adhesive.

  In recent years, the use of liquid crystal display devices has been expanded, and a wide range of development has been progressing from portable terminals to large-sized TVs for home use, and respective standards have been provided according to each application. Particularly in portable terminal applications, since it is assumed that the user carries around, the demand for durability is very strict. For example, a polarizing plate is required to have water resistance that does not change its characteristics and shape even under humidified conditions that cause condensation.

  As described above, the polarizer is used as a polarizing plate whose strength is reinforced by a transparent protective film. As an adhesive for polarizing plates used for adhesion | attachment of the said polarizer and a transparent protective film, a water-system adhesive agent is preferable, for example, the polyvinyl alcohol-type adhesive agent which mixed the crosslinking agent in the polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution is used. However, the polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive may peel off at the interface between the polarizer and the transparent protective film under humidified conditions. This may be because the polyvinyl alcohol resin, which is the main component of the adhesive, is a water-soluble polymer, and the adhesive may be dissolved under the dew condensation condition. In order to solve the above problem, a polarizing plate adhesive containing a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing an acetoacetyl group and a crosslinking agent has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

On the other hand, when a polarizer and a transparent protective film are bonded to each other via the polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive in producing a polarizing plate, an appearance defect (record streak defect) on a stripe having a pitch of several μm is a polarizing plate. There is a problem that occurs on the entire surface or part of it.
JP-A-7-198945

  An object of this invention is to provide the adhesive agent for polarizing plates which can suppress a record stripe defect.

  Moreover, an object of this invention is to provide the polarizing plate using the said adhesive agent for polarizing plates, and its manufacturing method. Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide an optical film in which the polarizing plate is laminated, and to provide an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device using the polarizing plate and the optical film.

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that the object can be achieved by the following polarizing plate adhesive, and have completed the present invention.

That is, the present invention is an adhesive for polarizing plates used for providing a transparent protective film on at least one side of a polarizer,
The polarizing plate adhesive is a resin solution comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, a crosslinking agent, and a silica colloid having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 nm, and
The silica colloid relates to an adhesive for polarizing plates, characterized in that it is blended at a ratio of 200 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.

  The polarizing plate adhesive of the present invention contains a silica colloid having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 nm in addition to the polyvinyl alcohol resin and the crosslinking agent, and the action of the silica colloid suppresses the occurrence of record stripes. It is done. Thereby, the yield at the time of producing a polarizing plate can be improved, and the productivity of a polarizing plate improves.

  Moreover, in producing a polarizing plate, in addition to the record streak defect, there is a problem that unevenness defects (knic defects) are locally generated. By using an adhesive containing the silica colloid, knick Occurrence can also be suppressed.

  The crosslinking agent used for the polarizing plate adhesive preferably contains a compound having a methylol group.

  The amount of the crosslinking agent used in the polarizing plate adhesive is preferably 10 to 60 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.

  In the polarizing plate in which a transparent protective film is provided on at least one surface of the polarizer via an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer is formed of the polarizing plate adhesive. The present invention relates to a polarizing plate. In the polarizing plate of the present invention, the adhesive layer contains a silica colloid, and record streak defects generated when the polarizer and the transparent protective film are bonded to each other are suppressed. Furthermore, increasing the thickness of the adhesive layer tends to reduce nick defects, but increasing the thickness of the adhesive layer may lead to the occurrence of record streaks and worsen the process yield. . In the present invention, when silica colloid is contained in the adhesive layer, the occurrence of nicks can be suppressed even when the thickness of the adhesive layer is reduced to 100 nm or less.

  In the polarizing plate, the thickness of the adhesive layer is preferably 10 to 300 nm, and the thickness of the adhesive layer is preferably larger than the average particle diameter of the silica colloid contained in the polarizing plate adhesive. By setting the thickness of the adhesive layer within the above range, the silica colloid can be dispersed substantially uniformly in the adhesive layer. Moreover, by making the thickness of the adhesive layer larger than the average particle diameter of the silica colloid, it is possible to suppress the thickness unevenness of the adhesive layer and form an adhesive layer with good adhesiveness.

Further, the present invention is a method for producing the polarizing plate, wherein a transparent protective film is provided on at least one surface of a polarizer via an adhesive layer,
The step of preparing the polarizing plate adhesive, the step of applying the polarizing plate adhesive to the surface of the polarizer forming the adhesive layer and / or the surface of the transparent protective film forming the adhesive layer, polarizing The present invention relates to a method for producing a polarizing plate, comprising a step of bonding a child and a transparent protective film.

  The present invention also relates to an optical film in which at least one polarizing plate is laminated.

  Furthermore, this invention relates to the image display apparatus characterized by using the said polarizing plate or the said optical film.

  The polarizing plate adhesive of the present invention is a resin solution comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a crosslinking agent, and a silica colloid having an average particle size of 1 to 100 nm.

  Examples of the polyvinyl alcohol resin include polyvinyl alcohol resins and polyvinyl alcohol resins having an acetoacetyl group. A polyvinyl alcohol resin having an acetoacetyl group is a polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive having a highly reactive functional group, and is preferable in terms of improving the durability of the polarizing plate.

  An adhesive using a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing an acetoacetyl group can form an adhesive layer having excellent water resistance. On the other hand, in the adhesive for polarizing plates using a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing an acetoacetyl group, many occurrences of nicks were observed. In the adhesive for polarizing plates of the present invention, the silica colloid was blended. In the adhesive for polarizing plates using a polyvinyl alcohol resin containing an acetoacetyl group, the occurrence of nicks can be suppressed. Thereby, the adhesive agent for polarizing plates which has water resistance and can suppress generation | occurrence | production of a record stripe and a nick is obtained.

  Polyvinyl alcohol resin is polyvinyl alcohol obtained by saponifying polyvinyl acetate; a derivative thereof; a saponified product of a copolymer of vinyl acetate and a monomer having copolymerizability; Examples thereof include modified polyvinyl alcohols that have been converted into ethers, ethers, grafts, or phosphoric esters. Examples of the monomer include unsaturated carboxylic acids such as (anhydrous) maleic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, itaconic acid, (meth) acrylic acid, and esters thereof; α-olefins such as ethylene and propylene, (meth) Examples include allyl sulfonic acid (soda), sulfonic acid soda (monoalkyl malate), disulfonic acid soda alkyl maleate, N-methylol acrylamide, acrylamide alkyl sulfonic acid alkali salt, N-vinyl pyrrolidone, N-vinyl pyrrolidone derivatives and the like. . These polyvinyl alcohol resins can be used singly or in combination of two or more.

  The polyvinyl alcohol-based resin is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of adhesiveness, the average degree of polymerization is about 100 to 5000, preferably 1000 to 4000, the average saponification degree is about 85 to 100 mol%, preferably 90 to 100 mol%. It is.

  A polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing an acetoacetyl group is obtained by reacting a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin with diketene by a known method. For example, a method in which a polyvinyl alcohol resin is dispersed in a solvent such as acetic acid and diketene is added thereto, and a polyvinyl alcohol resin is previously dissolved in a solvent such as dimethylformamide or dioxane, and diketene is added thereto. And the like. Another example is a method in which diketene gas or liquid diketene is brought into direct contact with polyvinyl alcohol.

  The degree of acetoacetyl group modification of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing an acetoacetyl group is not particularly limited as long as it is 0.1 mol% or more. If it is less than 0.1 mol%, the water resistance of the adhesive layer is insufficient and unsuitable. The degree of acetoacetyl group modification is preferably about 0.1 to 40 mol%, more preferably 1 to 20 mol%, and particularly preferably 2 to 7 mol%. When the acetoacetyl group modification degree exceeds 40 mol%, the effect of improving water resistance is small. The degree of acetoacetyl modification is a value measured by NMR.

  As a crosslinking agent, what is used for the polyvinyl alcohol-type adhesive agent can be especially used without a restriction | limiting. A compound having at least two functional groups having reactivity with the polyvinyl alcohol resin can be used. For example, alkylene diamines having two alkylene groups and two amino groups such as ethylene diamine, triethylene diamine and hexamethylene diamine; tolylene diisocyanate, hydrogenated tolylene diisocyanate, trimethylolpropane tolylene diisocyanate adduct, triphenylmethane triisocyanate, methylene bis (Isocyanates such as 4-phenylmethane triisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate and ketoxime block product or phenol block product thereof; ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, glycerin di or triglycidyl ether, 1,6-hexane Diol diglycidyl ether, trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether, jig Epoxys such as sidylaniline and diglycidylamine; monoaldehydes such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, and butyraldehyde; Aldehydes: amino-formaldehyde resins such as methylol urea, methylol melamine, alkylated methylol urea, alkylated methylolated melamine, acetoguanamine, condensate of benzoguanamine and formaldehyde; further sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, iron And salts of divalent metals such as nickel or trivalent metals and oxides thereof, among which amino-formaldehyde resins and dia Dehydro are preferred amino -.. Is preferably a compound having a methylol group as a formaldehyde resin, the dialdehydes are preferred glyoxal is inter alia a compound having a methylol group, methylol melamine is particularly preferred.

  The blending amount of the crosslinking agent can be appropriately designed according to the type of the polyvinyl alcohol resin, etc., but is usually about 10 to 60 parts by weight, preferably 20 to 50 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin. It is. In such a range, good adhesiveness can be obtained.

  In order to improve the durability, a polyvinyl alcohol resin containing an acetoacetyl group is used. Also in this case, it is preferable to use the crosslinking agent in the range of 10 to 60 parts by weight, and further 20 to 50 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin. When the amount of the crosslinking agent is too large, the reaction of the crosslinking agent proceeds in a short time and the adhesive tends to gel. As a result, the pot life as an adhesive is extremely shortened, making industrial use difficult. From such a viewpoint, the blending amount of the crosslinking agent is used in the above blending amount. However, since the resin solution of the present invention contains silica colloid, the blending amount of the crosslinking agent is large as described above. However, it can be used with good stability.

  The silica colloid is one in which fine particles are dispersed in a dispersion medium, and is electrostatically stabilized due to mutual repulsion of the same kind of fine particles and has permanent stability. The average particle diameter of the silica colloid (fine particles) is 1 to 100 nm. When the average particle diameter of the silica colloid is within the above range, the silica colloid can be dispersed substantially uniformly in the adhesive layer, the adhesiveness can be ensured, and the occurrence of record lines can be suppressed. Furthermore, it is also preferable for suppressing the occurrence of nicks. The range of the average particle diameter is considerably smaller than the wavelength range of visible light, and even if the transmitted light is scattered by the metal compound in the formed adhesive layer, the polarization characteristics are not adversely affected. The average particle size of the silica colloid is preferably 1 to 100 nm, more preferably 1 to 50 nm.

  Various types of silica colloids can be used. The silica colloid is present in the state of a colloid solution dispersed in a dispersion medium. The dispersion medium is mainly water. In addition to water, other dispersion media such as alcohols can also be used. The solid content concentration in the silica colloid solution is not particularly limited, but is generally about 1 to 50% by weight, more preferably 1 to 30% by weight. Moreover, the silica colloid can use what contains acids, such as nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, and an acetic acid, as a stabilizer.

  The silica colloid is blended at a ratio of 200 parts by weight or less (converted value of solid content) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin. Moreover, generation | occurrence | production of a record stripe can be suppressed, ensuring the adhesiveness of a polarizer and a transparent protective film by making the mixture ratio of a silica colloid into the said range. Moreover, it is preferable for suppressing the occurrence of nicks. The blending ratio of the silica colloid is preferably 5 to 200 parts by weight, more preferably 10 to 175 parts by weight, further 20 to 150 parts by weight, and further preferably 30 to 125 parts by weight. When the blending ratio of the silica colloid exceeds 200 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin, the ratio of the polyvinyl alcohol resin in the adhesive is reduced, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of adhesiveness. The mixing ratio of the silica colloid is not particularly limited, but is preferably set to the lower limit of the above range in order to effectively suppress the record lines and nicks.

  The polarizing plate adhesive of the present invention is a resin solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin, a crosslinking agent, and a silica colloid having an average particle size of 1 to 100 nm, and is usually used as an aqueous solution. The concentration of the resin solution is not particularly limited, but is 0.1 to 15% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 10% by weight in consideration of coating properties and storage stability.

  The viscosity of the resin solution that is an adhesive for polarizing plates is not particularly limited, but those in the range of 1 to 50 mPa · s are used. The nick generated in the production of the polarizing plate tends to increase as the viscosity of the resin solution decreases. However, according to the polarizing plate adhesive of the present invention, a range of 1 to 20 mPa · s can be obtained. Even in the low viscosity range, the occurrence of nicks can be suppressed, and the occurrence of nicks can be suppressed regardless of the viscosity of the resin solution. A polyvinyl alcohol resin containing an acetoacetyl group cannot be increased in polymerization degree compared to a general polyvinyl alcohol resin and has been used at a low viscosity as described above. Even when a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing an acetyl group is used, the occurrence of nicks caused by the low viscosity of the resin solution can be suppressed.

  The method for preparing the resin solution that is the polarizing plate adhesive is not particularly limited. Usually, a resin solution is prepared by mixing a silica colloid with a mixture prepared by mixing a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a crosslinking agent and appropriately adjusting the concentration. In addition, when a polyvinyl alcohol resin containing an acetoacetyl group is used as the polyvinyl alcohol resin or the amount of the crosslinking agent is large, the polyvinyl alcohol resin and silica are taken into consideration in view of the stability of the solution. After mixing the colloids, the cross-linking agent can be mixed in consideration of the timing of use of the resulting resin solution. In addition, the density | concentration of the resin solution which is an adhesive agent for polarizing plates can also be adjusted suitably after preparing a resin solution.

  The polarizing plate adhesive further includes coupling agents such as silane coupling agents and titanium coupling agents, various tackifiers, ultraviolet absorbers, antioxidants, heat stabilizers, and hydrolysis stabilizers. A stabilizer or the like can also be blended. Moreover, although the silica colloid in this application is a nonelectroconductive material, it can also contain the microparticles | fine-particles of an electroconductive substance.

  The polarizing plate of the present invention is produced by laminating a transparent protective film and a polarizer using the adhesive. In the obtained polarizing plate, a transparent protective film is provided on one or both sides of the polarizer via an adhesive layer formed of the polarizing plate adhesive.

  Application | coating of the said adhesive agent may be performed to any of a transparent protective film and a polarizer, and may be performed to both. The application of the adhesive is preferably performed so that the thickness of the adhesive layer after drying is about 10 to 300 nm. The thickness of the adhesive layer is more preferably 10 to 200 nm, and still more preferably 20 to 150 nm, from the viewpoint of obtaining a uniform in-plane thickness and obtaining a sufficient adhesive force. Increasing the thickness of the adhesive layer tends to reduce knick defects, but may lead to the occurrence of record streaks and deteriorate the process yield. From this viewpoint, the thickness of the adhesive layer is preferably 100 nm or less. Further, as described above, the thickness of the adhesive layer is preferably designed to be larger than the average particle diameter of the silica colloid contained in the polarizing plate adhesive.

  The method of adjusting the thickness of the adhesive layer is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a method of adjusting the solid content concentration of the adhesive solution and an adhesive application device. The method for measuring the thickness of the adhesive layer is not particularly limited, but cross-sectional observation measurement using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) or TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) is preferably used. The application operation of the adhesive is not particularly limited, and various means such as a roll method, a spray method, and an immersion method can be employed.

  After applying the adhesive, the polarizer and the transparent protective film are bonded together with a roll laminator or the like. After the bonding, a drying process is performed to form an adhesive layer composed of a coating dry layer. A drying temperature is about 5-150 degreeC, Preferably it is 30-120 degreeC, is 120 second or more, Furthermore, it is 300 second or more.

  The polarizer is not particularly limited, and various types can be used. Examples of the polarizer include hydrophilic polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol film, partially formalized polyvinyl alcohol film, and ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer partially saponified film, and two colors such as iodine and dichroic dye. And polyene-based oriented films such as those obtained by adsorbing a functional material and uniaxially stretched, polyvinyl alcohol dehydrated products, and polyvinyl chloride dehydrochlorinated products. Among these, a polarizer composed of a polyvinyl alcohol film and a dichroic material such as iodine is preferable. The thickness of these polarizers is not particularly limited, but is generally about 5 to 80 μm.

  A polarizer obtained by dyeing a polyvinyl alcohol film with iodine and uniaxially stretching it can be prepared, for example, by immersing polyvinyl alcohol in an aqueous solution of iodine and stretching it 3 to 7 times the original length. If necessary, it can be immersed in an aqueous solution of boric acid or potassium iodide. Further, if necessary, the polyvinyl alcohol film may be immersed in water and washed before dyeing. In addition to washing the polyvinyl alcohol film surface with dirt and anti-blocking agents by washing the polyvinyl alcohol film with water, it also has the effect of preventing unevenness such as uneven coloring by swelling the polyvinyl alcohol film. is there. Stretching may be performed after dyeing with iodine, may be performed while dyeing, or may be dyed with iodine after stretching. The film can be stretched in an aqueous solution of boric acid or potassium iodide or in a water bath.

  As the transparent polymer or film material for forming the transparent protective film, an appropriate transparent material can be used, but a material excellent in transparency, mechanical strength, thermal stability, moisture barrier property and the like is preferably used. Examples of the material for forming the transparent protective film include polyester polymers such as polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate, cellulose polymers such as diacetyl cellulose and triacetyl cellulose, acrylic polymers such as polymethyl methacrylate, polystyrene, acrylonitrile and styrene. Examples thereof include styrene polymers such as copolymers (AS resins), polycarbonate polymers, and the like. In addition, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyolefins having a cyclo or norbornene structure, polyolefin polymers such as ethylene / propylene copolymers, vinyl chloride polymers, amide polymers such as nylon and aromatic polyamide, imide polymers, sulfone polymers , Polyether sulfone polymer, polyether ether ketone polymer, polyphenylene sulfide polymer, vinyl alcohol polymer, vinylidene chloride polymer, vinyl butyral polymer, arylate polymer, polyoxymethylene polymer, epoxy polymer, or the above Polymer blends and the like are also examples of polymers that form the transparent protective film. The transparent protective film can also be formed as a cured layer of thermosetting or ultraviolet curable resin such as acrylic, urethane, acrylurethane, epoxy, and silicone.

  Moreover, the polymer film described in JP-A-2001-343529 (WO01 / 37007), for example, (A) a thermoplastic resin having a substituted and / or unsubstituted imide group in the side chain, and (B) a substitution in the side chain And / or a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin having unsubstituted phenyl and a nitrile group. A specific example is a film of a resin composition containing an alternating copolymer composed of isobutylene and N-methylmaleimide and an acrylonitrile / styrene copolymer. As the film, a film made of a mixed extruded product of the resin composition or the like can be used. Since these films have a small phase difference and a small photoelastic coefficient, problems such as unevenness due to the distortion of the polarizing plate can be eliminated, and since the moisture permeability is small, the humidification durability is excellent.

  Although the thickness of a transparent protective film can be determined suitably, generally it is about 1-500 micrometers from points, such as workability | operativity, such as intensity | strength and handleability, and thin layer property. 1-300 micrometers is especially preferable, and 5-200 micrometers is more preferable. Records lines and nicks are more likely to occur as the transparent protective film becomes thinner. Therefore, the transparent protective film is particularly suitable when the thickness is 5 to 100 μm.

  As the transparent protective film, one having a front phase difference of less than 40 nm and a thickness direction retardation of less than 80 nm is usually used. The front phase difference Re is represented by Re = (nx−ny) × d. The thickness direction retardation Rth is represented by Rth = (nx−nz) × d. The Nz coefficient is represented by Nz = (nx−nz) / (nx−ny). [However, the refractive indexes in the slow axis direction, the fast axis direction, and the thickness direction of the film are nx, ny, and nz, respectively, and d (nm) is the thickness of the film. The slow axis direction is the direction that maximizes the refractive index in the film plane. ]. In addition, it is preferable that a transparent protective film has as little color as possible. A protective film having a thickness direction retardation value of −90 nm to +75 nm is preferably used. By using a film having a thickness direction retardation value (Rth) of −90 nm to +75 nm, the coloring (optical coloring) of the polarizing plate caused by the transparent protective film can be almost eliminated. The thickness direction retardation value (Rth) is more preferably −80 nm to +60 nm, and particularly preferably −70 nm to +45 nm.

  From the above viewpoint, the transparent protective film is preferably a cellulosic polymer such as triacetyl cellulose from the viewpoints of polarization characteristics and durability. A triacetyl cellulose film is particularly preferable. On the other hand, the transparent protective film can also serve as a retardation film and an optical compensation film. In this case, a norbornene polymer is preferably used. In addition, when providing a protective film in the both sides of a polarizer, the protective film which consists of the same polymer material may be used by the front and back, and the protective film which consists of a different polymer material etc. may be used.

  On the other hand, as the transparent protective film, a phase difference plate having a phase difference with a front phase difference of 40 nm or more and / or a thickness direction retardation of 80 nm or more can be used. The front phase difference is usually controlled in the range of 40 to 200 nm, and the thickness direction phase difference is usually controlled in the range of 80 to 300 nm. When a retardation plate is used as the transparent protective film, the retardation plate functions also as a transparent protective film, so that the thickness can be reduced.

  Examples of the retardation plate include a birefringent film obtained by uniaxially or biaxially stretching a polymer material, a liquid crystal polymer alignment film, and a liquid crystal polymer alignment layer supported by a film. The thickness of the retardation plate is not particularly limited, but is generally about 20 to 150 μm.

  Examples of the polymer material include polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, polymethyl vinyl ether, polyhydroxyethyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, polycarbonate, polyarylate, polysulfone, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyether sulfone, Polyphenylene sulfide, polyphenylene oxide, polyallylsulfone, polyamide, polyimide, polyolefin, polyvinyl chloride, cellulose polymer, norbornene resin, or binary, ternary copolymers, graft copolymers, Examples include blends. These polymer materials become an oriented product (stretched film) by stretching or the like.

  Examples of the liquid crystal polymer include various main chain types and side chain types in which a conjugated linear atomic group (mesogen) imparting liquid crystal alignment is introduced into the main chain or side chain of the polymer. . Specific examples of the main chain type liquid crystal polymer include a nematic alignment polyester liquid crystal polymer, a discotic polymer, and a cholesteric polymer having a structure in which a mesogen group is bonded at a spacer portion that imparts flexibility. Specific examples of the side chain type liquid crystal polymer include polysiloxane, polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, or polymalonate as a main chain skeleton, and a nematic alignment-providing para-substitution through a spacer portion composed of a conjugated atomic group as a side chain. Examples thereof include those having a mesogenic part composed of a cyclic compound unit. These liquid crystal polymers can be prepared by, for example, applying a solution of a liquid crystalline polymer on an alignment surface such as a surface of a thin film such as polyimide or polyvinyl alcohol formed on a glass plate, or an oblique deposition of silicon oxide. This is done by developing and heat treatment.

  The retardation plate may have an appropriate retardation according to the purpose of use, such as those for the purpose of compensating for various wavelength plates or birefringence of liquid crystal layers and compensation of viewing angle, etc. It may be one in which retardation plates are stacked and optical characteristics such as retardation are controlled.

  The retardation plate has a relationship of nx = ny> nz, nx> ny> nz, nx> ny = nz, nx> nz> ny, nz = nx> ny, nz> nx> ny, nz> nx = ny. What is satisfactory is selected and used according to various applications.

  For example, in a phase difference plate that satisfies nx> ny> nz, a surface plate having a front phase difference of 40 to 100 nm, a thickness direction phase difference of 100 to 320 nm, and an Nz coefficient of 1.8 to 4.5 is used. Is preferred. For example, in a retardation plate (positive A plate) that satisfies nx> ny = nz, it is preferable to use a retardation plate that satisfies a front phase difference of 100 to 200 nm. For example, for a retardation plate (negative A plate) that satisfies nz = nx> ny, it is preferable to use a retardation plate that satisfies a front phase difference of 100 to 200 nm. For example, in a phase difference plate that satisfies nx> nz> ny, it is preferable to use one that satisfies a front phase difference of 150 to 300 nm and an Nz coefficient of more than 0 to 0.7. Further, as described above, for example, nx = ny> nz, nz> nx> ny, or nz> nx = ny can be used.

  The surface of the transparent protective film that adheres to the polarizer can be subjected to an easy adhesion treatment. Examples of the easy adhesion treatment include dry treatment such as plasma treatment and corona treatment, chemical treatment such as alkali treatment (saponification treatment), and coating treatment for forming an easy adhesive layer. Among these, a coating treatment or an alkali treatment for forming an easy-adhesive layer is preferable. For the formation of the easy-adhesive layer, various easy-adhesive materials such as polyol resin, polycarboxylic acid resin, and polyester resin can be used. The thickness of the easy-adhesive layer is usually about 0.001 to 10 μm, more preferably about 0.001 to 5 μm, and particularly preferably about 0.001 to 1 μm.

  The surface of the transparent protective film to which the polarizer is not adhered may be subjected to a hard coat layer, an antireflection treatment, an antisticking treatment, or a treatment for diffusion or antiglare.

  The hard coat treatment is applied for the purpose of preventing scratches on the surface of the polarizing plate. For example, a transparent protective film with a cured film excellent in hardness, sliding properties, etc. by an appropriate ultraviolet curable resin such as acrylic or silicone is used. It can be formed by a method of adding to the surface of the film. The antireflection treatment is performed for the purpose of preventing reflection of external light on the surface of the polarizing plate, and can be achieved by forming an antireflection film or the like according to the conventional art. Further, the anti-sticking treatment is performed for the purpose of preventing adhesion with an adjacent layer.

  The anti-glare treatment is applied for the purpose of preventing the outside light from being reflected on the surface of the polarizing plate and obstructing the visibility of the light transmitted through the polarizing plate. For example, the surface is roughened by a sandblasting method or an embossing method. It can be formed by imparting a fine concavo-convex structure to the surface of the transparent protective film by an appropriate method such as a blending method of transparent fine particles. Examples of the fine particles to be included in the formation of the surface fine concavo-convex structure include conductive materials made of silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, tin oxide, indium oxide, cadmium oxide, antimony oxide, and the like having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 20 μm. In some cases, transparent fine particles such as inorganic fine particles, organic fine particles composed of a crosslinked or uncrosslinked polymer, and the like are used. When forming the surface fine uneven structure, the amount of fine particles used is generally about 2 to 70 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the transparent resin forming the surface fine uneven structure. The antiglare layer may also serve as a diffusion layer (viewing angle expanding function or the like) for diffusing the light transmitted through the polarizing plate to expand the viewing angle.

  The antireflection layer, antisticking layer, diffusion layer, antiglare layer, and the like can be provided on the transparent protective film itself, or can be provided separately from the transparent protective film as an optical layer.

  The polarizing plate of the present invention can be used as an optical film laminated with another optical layer in practical use. The optical layer is not particularly limited. For example, for forming a liquid crystal display device such as a reflection plate, a semi-transmission plate, a retardation plate (including wavelength plates such as 1/2 and 1/4), and a viewing angle compensation film. One or more optical layers that may be used can be used. In particular, a reflective polarizing plate or a semi-transmissive polarizing plate in which a polarizing plate or a semi-transmissive reflecting plate is further laminated on the polarizing plate of the present invention, an elliptical polarizing plate or a circularly polarizing plate in which a retardation plate is further laminated on the polarizing plate. A wide viewing angle polarizing plate obtained by further laminating a viewing angle compensation film on a plate or a polarizing plate, or a polarizing plate obtained by further laminating a brightness enhancement film on the polarizing plate is preferable.

  A reflective polarizing plate is a polarizing plate provided with a reflective layer, and is used to form a liquid crystal display device or the like that reflects incident light from the viewing side (display side). Such a light source can be omitted, and the liquid crystal display device can be easily thinned. The reflective polarizing plate can be formed by an appropriate method such as a method in which a reflective layer made of metal or the like is attached to one surface of the polarizing plate via a transparent protective layer or the like as necessary.

  Specific examples of the reflective polarizing plate include those in which a reflective layer is formed by attaching a foil or a vapor deposition film made of a reflective metal such as aluminum on one side of a transparent protective film matted as necessary. Moreover, the transparent protective film contains fine particles so as to have a surface fine concavo-convex structure and a reflective layer having a fine concavo-convex structure thereon. The reflective layer having the fine concavo-convex structure has an advantage that incident light is diffused by irregular reflection to prevent directivity and glaring appearance and to suppress unevenness in brightness and darkness. The transparent protective film containing fine particles also has an advantage that incident light and its reflected light are diffused when passing through it, and light and dark unevenness can be further suppressed. The reflective layer of the fine concavo-convex structure reflecting the surface fine concavo-convex structure of the transparent protective film is formed by transparent the metal by an appropriate method such as a vapor deposition method such as a vacuum vapor deposition method, an ion plating method, a sputtering method, or a plating method. It can be performed by a method of directly attaching to the surface of the protective layer.

  Instead of the method of directly applying the reflecting plate to the transparent protective film of the polarizing plate, the reflecting plate can be used as a reflecting sheet provided with a reflecting layer on an appropriate film according to the transparent film. Since the reflective layer is usually made of metal, the usage form in which the reflective surface is covered with a transparent protective film, a polarizing plate or the like is used to prevent the reflectance from being lowered due to oxidation, and thus to maintain the initial reflectance for a long time. In addition, it is more preferable to avoid a separate attachment of the protective layer.

  The semi-transmissive polarizing plate can be obtained by using a semi-transmissive reflective layer such as a half mirror that reflects and transmits light with the reflective layer. A transflective polarizing plate is usually provided on the back side of a liquid crystal cell, and displays an image by reflecting incident light from the viewing side (display side) when a liquid crystal display device is used in a relatively bright atmosphere. In a relatively dark atmosphere, a liquid crystal display device or the like that displays an image using a built-in light source such as a backlight built in the back side of the transflective polarizing plate can be formed. In other words, the transflective polarizing plate is useful for forming a liquid crystal display device of a type that can save energy of using a light source such as a backlight in a bright atmosphere and can be used with a built-in light source even in a relatively dark atmosphere. It is.

  An elliptically polarizing plate or a circularly polarizing plate in which a retardation plate is further laminated on a polarizing plate will be described. A phase difference plate or the like is used when changing linearly polarized light to elliptically polarized light or circularly polarized light, changing elliptically polarized light or circularly polarized light to linearly polarized light, or changing the polarization direction of linearly polarized light. In particular, a so-called quarter-wave plate (also referred to as a λ / 4 plate) is used as a retardation plate that changes linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light or changes circularly polarized light into linearly polarized light. A half-wave plate (also referred to as a λ / 2 plate) is usually used when changing the polarization direction of linearly polarized light.

  The elliptically polarizing plate is effectively used for black and white display without the above color by compensating (preventing) the coloration (blue or yellow) generated by the birefringence of the liquid crystal layer of the super twist nematic (STN) type liquid crystal display device. It is done. Further, the one in which the three-dimensional refractive index is controlled is preferable because it can compensate (prevent) coloring that occurs when the screen of the liquid crystal display device is viewed from an oblique direction. The circularly polarizing plate is effectively used, for example, when adjusting the color tone of an image of a reflective liquid crystal display device in which an image is displayed in color, and also has an antireflection function. Specific examples of the retardation plate include a birefringent film obtained by stretching a film made of an appropriate polymer such as polycarbonate, polyvinyl alcohol, polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate, polypropylene, other polyolefins, polyarylate, and polyamide. And an alignment film of a liquid crystal polymer, and a liquid crystal polymer alignment layer supported by a film. The retardation plate may have an appropriate retardation according to the purpose of use, such as those for the purpose of compensating for various wavelength plates or birefringence of the liquid crystal layer, viewing angle, and the like. What laminated | stacked the phase difference plate and controlled optical characteristics, such as phase difference, etc. may be used.

  The elliptical polarizing plate and the reflective elliptical polarizing plate are obtained by laminating a polarizing plate or a reflective polarizing plate and a retardation plate in an appropriate combination. Such an elliptically polarizing plate or the like can also be formed by sequentially laminating them sequentially in the manufacturing process of the liquid crystal display device so as to be a combination of a (reflection type) polarizing plate and a retardation plate. An optical film such as a polarizing plate has an advantage that it can improve the production efficiency of a liquid crystal display device and the like because of excellent quality stability and lamination workability.

  The viewing angle compensation film is a film for widening the viewing angle so that an image can be seen relatively clearly even when the screen of the liquid crystal display device is viewed from a slightly oblique direction rather than perpendicular to the screen. As such a viewing angle compensation phase difference plate, for example, a retardation film, an alignment film such as a liquid crystal polymer, or an alignment layer such as a liquid crystal polymer supported on a transparent substrate is used. A normal retardation plate uses a birefringent polymer film uniaxially stretched in the plane direction, whereas a retardation plate used as a viewing angle compensation film stretches biaxially in the plane direction. Birefringent polymer film, biaxially stretched film such as polymer with birefringence with a controlled refractive index in the thickness direction that is uniaxially stretched in the plane direction and stretched in the thickness direction, etc. Used. Examples of the inclined alignment film include a film obtained by bonding a heat shrink film to a polymer film and stretching or / and shrinking the polymer film under the action of the contraction force by heating, and a film obtained by obliquely aligning a liquid crystal polymer. Can be mentioned. The raw material polymer for the phase difference plate is the same as the polymer described in the previous phase difference plate, preventing coloration due to a change in the viewing angle based on the phase difference by the liquid crystal cell and expanding the viewing angle for good visual recognition. An appropriate one for the purpose can be used.

  Also, from the viewpoint of achieving a wide viewing angle with good visibility, an optically compensated phase difference in which a liquid crystal polymer alignment layer, in particular an optically anisotropic layer composed of a discotic liquid crystal polymer gradient alignment layer, is supported by a triacetylcellulose film. A plate can be preferably used.

  A polarizing plate obtained by bonding a polarizing plate and a brightness enhancement film is usually provided on the back side of a liquid crystal cell. The brightness enhancement film reflects a linearly polarized light with a predetermined polarization axis or a circularly polarized light in a predetermined direction when natural light is incident due to a backlight such as a liquid crystal display device or reflection from the back side, and transmits other light. In addition, a polarizing plate in which a brightness enhancement film is laminated with a polarizing plate allows light from a light source such as a backlight to enter to obtain transmitted light in a predetermined polarization state, and reflects light without transmitting the light other than the predetermined polarization state. The The light reflected on the surface of the brightness enhancement film is further inverted through a reflective layer or the like provided behind the brightness enhancement film and re-incident on the brightness enhancement film, and part or all of the light is transmitted as light having a predetermined polarization state. Luminance can be improved by increasing the amount of light transmitted through the enhancement film and increasing the amount of light that can be used for liquid crystal display image display or the like by supplying polarized light that is difficult to be absorbed by the polarizer. That is, when light is incident through the polarizer from the back side of the liquid crystal cell without using a brightness enhancement film, light having a polarization direction that does not coincide with the polarization axis of the polarizer is almost polarized. It is absorbed by the polarizer and does not pass through the polarizer. That is, although depending on the characteristics of the polarizer used, approximately 50% of the light is absorbed by the polarizer, and the amount of light that can be used for liquid crystal image display or the like is reduced accordingly, resulting in a dark image. The brightness enhancement film allows light having a polarization direction that is absorbed by the polarizer to be reflected once by the brightness enhancement film without being incident on the polarizer, and further inverted through a reflective layer provided on the rear side thereof. Repeatedly re-enter the brightness enhancement film, and the brightness enhancement film transmits only polarized light whose polarization direction is such that the polarization direction of light reflected and inverted between the two can pass through the polarizer. Therefore, light such as a backlight can be efficiently used for displaying an image on the liquid crystal display device, and the screen can be brightened.

  A diffusion plate may be provided between the brightness enhancement film and the reflective layer. The polarized light reflected by the brightness enhancement film is directed to the reflective layer or the like, but the installed diffuser plate uniformly diffuses the light passing therethrough and simultaneously cancels the polarized state and becomes a non-polarized state. That is, the diffuser plate returns the polarized light to the original natural light state. The light in the non-polarized state, that is, the natural light state is directed toward the reflection layer and the like, reflected through the reflection layer and the like, and again passes through the diffusion plate and reenters the brightness enhancement film. Thus, while maintaining the brightness of the display screen by providing a diffuser plate that returns polarized light to the original natural light state between the brightness enhancement film and the reflective layer, etc., the brightness unevenness of the display screen is reduced at the same time, A uniform and bright screen can be provided. By providing such a diffuser plate, it is considered that the first incident light has a moderate increase in the number of repetitions of reflection, and in combination with the diffusion function of the diffuser plate, a uniform bright display screen can be provided.

  The brightness enhancement film has a characteristic of transmitting linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization axis and reflecting other light, such as a multilayer thin film of dielectric material or a multilayer laminate of thin film films having different refractive index anisotropies. Such as an alignment film of a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer or an alignment liquid crystal layer supported on a film substrate, which reflects either left-handed or right-handed circularly polarized light and transmits other light. Appropriate things, such as a thing, can be used.

  Therefore, in the brightness enhancement film of the type that transmits linearly polarized light having the predetermined polarization axis as described above, the transmitted light is incident on the polarizing plate with the polarization axis aligned as it is, thereby efficiently transmitting while suppressing absorption loss due to the polarizing plate. Can be made. On the other hand, in a brightness enhancement film of a type that transmits circularly polarized light such as a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, it can be directly incident on a polarizer, but from the point of suppressing absorption loss, the circularly polarized light is linearly polarized through a retardation plate. It is preferable to make it enter into a polarizing plate. Note that circularly polarized light can be converted to linearly polarized light by using a quarter wave plate as the retardation plate.

  A retardation plate that functions as a quarter-wave plate in a wide wavelength range such as a visible light region exhibits, for example, a retardation layer that functions as a quarter-wave plate for light-color light having a wavelength of 550 nm and other retardation characteristics. It can be obtained by a method of superposing a retardation layer, for example, a retardation layer functioning as a half-wave plate. Therefore, the retardation plate disposed between the polarizing plate and the brightness enhancement film may be composed of one or more retardation layers.

  In addition, the cholesteric liquid crystal layer can also be obtained by reflecting circularly polarized light in a wide wavelength range such as a visible light region by combining two or more layers having different reflection wavelengths and having an overlapping structure. Based on this, transmitted circularly polarized light in a wide wavelength range can be obtained.

  Further, the polarizing plate may be formed by laminating a polarizing plate and two or three or more optical layers like the above-described polarization separation type polarizing plate. Therefore, a reflective elliptical polarizing plate or a semi-transmissive elliptical polarizing plate in which the above-mentioned reflective polarizing plate or transflective polarizing plate and a retardation plate are combined may be used.

  An optical film in which the optical layer is laminated on a polarizing plate can be formed by a method of sequentially laminating separately in the manufacturing process of a liquid crystal display device or the like. There is an advantage that the manufacturing process of a liquid crystal display device or the like can be improved because of excellent stability and assembly work. For the lamination, an appropriate adhesive means such as an adhesive layer can be used. When adhering the polarizing plate and other optical films, their optical axes can be set at an appropriate arrangement angle in accordance with the target retardation characteristics.

  An adhesive layer for adhering to other members such as a liquid crystal cell may be provided on the polarizing plate described above or an optical film in which at least one polarizing plate is laminated. The pressure-sensitive adhesive forming the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is not particularly limited. For example, an acrylic polymer, silicone-based polymer, polyester, polyurethane, polyamide, polyether, fluorine-based or rubber-based polymer is appropriately selected. Can be used. In particular, those having excellent optical transparency such as an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive, exhibiting appropriate wettability, cohesiveness, and adhesive pressure-sensitive adhesive properties, and being excellent in weather resistance, heat resistance and the like can be preferably used.

  In addition to the above, in terms of prevention of foaming and peeling phenomena due to moisture absorption, deterioration of optical properties and liquid crystal cell warpage due to differences in thermal expansion, etc., as well as formability of liquid crystal display devices with high quality and excellent durability An adhesive layer having a low moisture absorption rate and excellent heat resistance is preferred.

  The adhesive layer is, for example, natural or synthetic resins, in particular, tackifier resins, fillers or pigments made of glass fibers, glass beads, metal powders, other inorganic powders, colorants, antioxidants, etc. It may contain an additive to be added to the adhesive layer. Moreover, the adhesion layer etc. which contain microparticles | fine-particles and show light diffusibility may be sufficient.

  Attachment of the adhesive layer to one or both sides of the polarizing plate or the optical film can be performed by an appropriate method. For example, a pressure sensitive adhesive solution of about 10 to 40% by weight in which a base polymer or a composition thereof is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent composed of a suitable solvent alone or a mixture such as toluene and ethyl acetate is prepared. A method in which it is directly attached on a polarizing plate or an optical film by an appropriate development method such as a casting method or a coating method, or an adhesive layer is formed on a separator according to the above, and this is applied to a polarizing plate or an optical film. The method of moving up is mentioned.

  The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can be provided on one side or both sides of a polarizing plate or an optical film as a superimposed layer of different compositions or types. Moreover, when providing in both surfaces, it can also be set as the adhesion layers of a different composition, a kind, thickness, etc. in the front and back of a polarizing plate or an optical film. The thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can be appropriately determined according to the purpose of use and adhesive force, and is generally 1 to 500 μm, preferably 1 to 200 μm, and particularly preferably 1 to 100 μm.

  On the exposed surface of the adhesive layer, a separator is temporarily attached and covered for the purpose of preventing contamination until it is put to practical use. Thereby, it can prevent contacting an adhesion layer in the usual handling state. As the separator, except for the above thickness conditions, for example, a suitable thin leaf body such as a plastic film, rubber sheet, paper, cloth, non-woven fabric, net, foam sheet, metal foil, laminate thereof, and the like, silicone type or Appropriate conventional ones such as those coated with an appropriate release agent such as long-chain alkyl, fluorine-based, or molybdenum sulfide can be used.

  In the present invention, the polarizer, the transparent protective film, the optical film, and the like that form the polarizing plate described above, and each layer such as an adhesive layer include, for example, a salicylic acid ester compound, a benzophenol compound, a benzotriazole compound, and a cyanoacrylate. It may be a compound having an ultraviolet absorbing ability by a method such as a method of treating with an ultraviolet absorber such as a compound based on nickel or a nickel complex salt compound.

  The polarizing plate or the optical film of the present invention can be preferably used for forming various devices such as a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device can be formed according to the conventional method. That is, a liquid crystal display device is generally formed by appropriately assembling components such as a liquid crystal cell, a polarizing plate or an optical film, and an illumination system as necessary, and incorporating a drive circuit. There is no limitation in particular except the point which uses the polarizing plate or optical film by invention, and it can apply according to the former. As the liquid crystal cell, any type such as a TN type, an STN type, or a π type can be used.

  An appropriate liquid crystal display device such as a liquid crystal display device in which a polarizing plate or an optical film is disposed on one side or both sides of a liquid crystal cell, or a backlight or a reflector used in an illumination system can be formed. In that case, the polarizing plate or optical film by this invention can be installed in the one side or both sides of a liquid crystal cell. When providing a polarizing plate or an optical film on both sides, they may be the same or different. Further, when forming a liquid crystal display device, for example, a single layer or a suitable part such as a diffusing plate, an antiglare layer, an antireflection film, a protective plate, a prism array, a lens array sheet, a light diffusing plate, a backlight, etc. Two or more layers can be arranged.

  Next, an organic electroluminescence device (organic EL display device) will be described. Generally, in an organic EL display device, a transparent electrode, an organic light emitting layer, and a metal electrode are sequentially laminated on a transparent substrate to form a light emitter (organic electroluminescent light emitter). Here, the organic light emitting layer is a laminate of various organic thin films, for example, a laminate of a hole injection layer made of a triphenylamine derivative and the like and a light emitting layer made of a fluorescent organic solid such as anthracene, Alternatively, a structure having various combinations such as a laminate of such a light emitting layer and an electron injection layer composed of a perylene derivative or the like, or a laminate of these hole injection layer, light emitting layer, and electron injection layer is known. It has been.

  In organic EL display devices, holes and electrons are injected into the organic light-emitting layer by applying a voltage to the transparent electrode and the metal electrode, and the energy generated by recombination of these holes and electrons excites the phosphor material. Then, light is emitted on the principle that the excited fluorescent material emits light when returning to the ground state. The mechanism of recombination in the middle is the same as that of a general diode, and as can be predicted from this, the current and the emission intensity show strong nonlinearity with rectification with respect to the applied voltage.

  In an organic EL display device, in order to extract light emitted from the organic light emitting layer, at least one of the electrodes must be transparent, and a transparent electrode usually formed of a transparent conductor such as indium tin oxide (ITO) is used as an anode. It is used as. On the other hand, in order to facilitate electron injection and increase luminous efficiency, it is important to use a material having a small work function for the cathode, and usually metal electrodes such as Mg—Ag and Al—Li are used.

  In the organic EL display device having such a configuration, the organic light emitting layer is formed of a very thin film having a thickness of about 10 nm. For this reason, the organic light emitting layer transmits light almost completely like the transparent electrode. As a result, light that is incident from the surface of the transparent substrate at the time of non-light emission, passes through the transparent electrode and the organic light emitting layer, and is reflected by the metal electrode is again emitted to the surface side of the transparent substrate. The display surface of the organic EL display device looks like a mirror surface.

  In an organic EL display device comprising an organic electroluminescent light emitting device comprising a transparent electrode on the surface side of an organic light emitting layer that emits light upon application of a voltage and a metal electrode on the back side of the organic light emitting layer, the surface of the transparent electrode While providing a polarizing plate on the side, a retardation plate can be provided between the transparent electrode and the polarizing plate.

  Since the retardation plate and the polarizing plate have a function of polarizing light incident from the outside and reflected by the metal electrode, there is an effect that the mirror surface of the metal electrode is not visually recognized by the polarization action. In particular, the mirror surface of the metal electrode can be completely shielded by configuring the retardation plate with a quarter-wave plate and adjusting the angle formed by the polarization direction of the polarizing plate and the retardation plate to π / 4. .

  That is, only the linearly polarized light component of the external light incident on the organic EL display device is transmitted by the polarizing plate. This linearly polarized light becomes generally elliptically polarized light by the phase difference plate, but becomes circularly polarized light particularly when the phase difference plate is a quarter wavelength plate and the angle formed by the polarization direction of the polarizing plate and the phase difference plate is π / 4. .

  This circularly polarized light is transmitted through the transparent substrate, the transparent electrode, and the organic thin film, is reflected by the metal electrode, is again transmitted through the organic thin film, the transparent electrode, and the transparent substrate, and becomes linearly polarized light again on the retardation plate. And since this linearly polarized light is orthogonal to the polarization direction of a polarizing plate, it cannot permeate | transmit a polarizing plate. As a result, the mirror surface of the metal electrode can be completely shielded.

  Examples and the like specifically showing the configuration and effects of the present invention will be described below. In each example, parts and% are based on weight unless otherwise specified.

(Viscosity of adhesive aqueous solution)
The prepared adhesive aqueous solution was measured with a rheometer (RSI-HS, manufactured by HAAKE).

(Average colloid particle size)
The aqueous silica colloid solution was measured by a dynamic light scattering method (light correlation method) with a particle size distribution meter (ELS-8000, manufactured by Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd.).

Example 1
(Polarizer)
A polyvinyl alcohol film having an average polymerization degree of 2400 and a saponification degree of 99.9 mol% and a thickness of 75 μm was immersed in warm water at 30 ° C. for 60 seconds to swell. Next, the film was dyed while being immersed in an aqueous solution of 0.3% concentration of iodine / potassium iodide (weight ratio = 0.5 / 8) and stretched to 3.5 times. Then, it extended | stretched so that the total draw ratio might be 6 times in 65 degreeC borate ester aqueous solution. After extending | stretching, it dried for 3 minutes in 40 degreeC oven, and obtained the polarizer.

(Transparent protective film)
A triacetyl cellulose film having a thickness of 80 μm was used.

(Preparation of adhesive)
For 100 parts of polyvinyl alcohol resin (average polymerization degree: 1750, saponification degree: 99.9 mol%), 50 parts of methylol melamine are dissolved in pure water under a temperature condition of 30 ° C., and the solid content concentration is 3 An aqueous solution adjusted to 5% was prepared (this aqueous solution is referred to as adhesive A). To 100 parts of the adhesive A, 5.83 parts of an aqueous silica colloid solution (average particle diameter 45 nm, solid content concentration 20%) was added to prepare an aqueous adhesive solution. The viscosity of the aqueous adhesive solution was 12.0 mPa · s. The pH of the aqueous adhesive solution was in the range of 7.0 to 7.8.

(Creation of polarizing plate)
The adhesive was applied to one side of the transparent protective film so that the thickness of the adhesive layer after drying was 80 nm. Application of the adhesive was performed under a temperature condition of 23 ° C. 30 minutes after the preparation. Next, a triacetyl cellulose film with an adhesive was bonded to both sides of the polarizer under a temperature condition of 23 ° C. with a roll machine, and then dried at 55 ° C. for 6 minutes to prepare a polarizing plate.

Example 2
(Preparation of adhesive)
Polyvinyl alcohol-based resin containing acetoacetyl group (average polymerization degree: 1200, saponification degree: 98.5 mol%, acetoacetylation degree: 5 mol%) to 100 parts, Under a temperature condition, an aqueous solution dissolved in pure water and adjusted to a solid content concentration of 3.5% was prepared (this aqueous solution is referred to as an adhesive B). An aqueous adhesive solution was prepared by adding 5.83 parts of an aqueous silica colloid solution (average particle diameter 45 nm, solid content concentration 20%) to 100 parts of the adhesive B. The viscosity of the adhesive aqueous solution was 7.8 mPa · s. The pH of the aqueous adhesive solution was in the range of 6.0 to 6.8.

(Creation of polarizing plate)
In Example 1, a polarizing plate was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the adhesive B was used instead of the adhesive A.

Examples 3-38, Comparative Examples 1-6
In Example 1, the same procedure as in Example 1 was carried out except that the type of adhesive, its solid content concentration, the average particle diameter of silica colloid, and its use ratio were changed as shown in Table 1 per preparation of the adhesive. An adhesive was prepared. Moreover, the polarizing plate was created like Example 1 except having changed the thickness of the adhesive bond layer as shown in Table 1 using the obtained adhesive.

(Evaluation)
The following evaluation was performed about the polarizing plate obtained by the Example and the comparative example.

(Adhesive layer thickness)
The thickness of the adhesive layer indicates the thickness when the polarizer and the transparent protective film are bonded and dried. The thickness of the adhesive layer was measured using TEM.

(Appearance evaluation: Records line / Knick defect)
A sample was prepared by cutting out the polarizing plate to be 1000 mm × 1000 mm. A sample polarizing plate was placed under a fluorescent lamp. At this time, a record-like streak that was visible on the entire surface of the sample polarizing plate was judged as “X”, a part that was partially visible as “Δ”, and a case that could not be seen at all as “◯”. Next, another polarizing plate was installed on the light source side of the polarizing plate of the sample so that the respective absorption axes were perpendicular to each other, and in this state, the number of locations where light escaped (knic defects) was counted.

(optical properties)
A sample was cut out with a size of 50 mm × 25 mm from the center in the width direction of the obtained polarizing plate so that the absorption axis of the polarizing plate was 45 ° with respect to the long side, and an integrating sphere type transmittance measuring machine ((stock ) Using Murakami Color Research Laboratory: DOT-3C), single transmittance (%) and degree of polarization were measured.

(Adhesion)
At the end of the polarizing plate, a cutter edge was inserted between the polarizer and the transparent protective film. In the insertion portion, the polarizer and the transparent protective film were gripped and pulled in opposite directions. At this time, when the polarizer and / or the transparent protective film was broken and could not be peeled off, the adhesion was judged to be good: “◯”. On the other hand, when a part or all peeled between the polarizer and the transparent protective film, the adhesion was poor: “x” was judged.

  In Table 1, the compounding amount of the silica colloid indicates the compounding amount (converted value) of the solid content with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin. The pH of the aqueous adhesive solution was in the range of 6.0 to 8.0. The solid content concentration of the adhesive solution indicates the ratio of the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, the crosslinking agent, and the silica colloid in the adhesive solution.

  From Table 1, it can be seen that the polarizing plates of the examples have good adhesion and suppress the occurrence of record streaks. It can also be seen that knick defects can be suppressed.

Claims (8)

An adhesive for polarizing plates used to provide a transparent protective film on at least one side of a polarizer,
The polarizing plate adhesive is a resin solution comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, a crosslinking agent, and a silica colloid having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 nm, and
Silica colloid is blended at a ratio of 200 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin.   The adhesive for polarizing plates according to claim 1, wherein the crosslinking agent contains a compound having a methylol group.   The adhesive for polarizing plates according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the amount of the crosslinking agent is 10 to 60 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyvinyl alcohol resin.   In the polarizing plate by which the transparent protective film is provided in the at least one surface of the polarizer through the adhesive bond layer, the said adhesive bond layer is formed with the adhesive agent for polarizing plates in any one of Claims 1-3. A polarizing plate characterized by being made.   The thickness of an adhesive bond layer is 10-300 nm, and the thickness of an adhesive bond layer is larger than the average particle diameter of the silica colloid contained in the adhesive agent for polarizing plates. Polarizing plate. A method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a transparent protective film is provided on at least one surface of the polarizer via an adhesive layer,
The process of preparing the adhesive agent for polarizing plates in any one of Claims 1-3, the surface which forms the said adhesive bond layer of a polarizer, and / or the surface which forms the said adhesive bond layer of a transparent protective film The manufacturing method of the polarizing plate characterized by having the process of apply | coating the adhesive agent for plates, and the process of bonding a polarizer and a transparent protective film.   6. An optical film, wherein at least one polarizing plate according to claim 4 or 5 is laminated.   An image display device comprising the polarizing plate according to claim 4 or 5 or the optical film according to claim 7.