KR20150024184A - Transparent conductor and optical display apparatus comprising the same - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a transparent conductor and an optical display device including the transparent conductor. More specifically, the present invention relates to a transparent conductor capable of preventing or reducing an increase in haze during a high-temperature process and solving the problem of pattern visibility, and an optical display device including the transparent conductor.
BACKGROUND ART [0002] Conductive films, particularly transparent conductive films, are used in various fields such as touch screen panels (TSP), flexible displays, electronic paper (E-paper), and solar cells included in display devices. Accordingly, studies on transparent conductive films have been actively conducted. The transparent conductive film should have good basic properties such as transparency and sheet resistance.
Conventionally, an indium tin oxide (ITO) film has been used as such a transparent conductive film. The ITO film is dry-deposited on a base film (base layer) to be manufactured as a transparent conductor, and is economical and excellent in transparency. The ITO film can be generally used by being deposited on a glass. However, the ITO film has a problem that the resistance may increase due to the characteristics of the ITO itself, and the bending property is poor.
Therefore, recently, a transparent conductor in which a transparent conductive film (transparent conductive layer) containing metal nanowires such as silver nanowires is formed has been developed. In general, a transparent conductive film containing only a metal nanowire has low adhesion and solvent resistance to a substrate, and thus a transparent conductive film is produced by coating an overcoating layer on a metal nanowire. For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open Nos. 2008-0066658 and 2009-0112626 disclose transparent conductors comprising a plurality of metal nanowires.
As such a transparent conductor, a polyester such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), or a cycloolefin polymer (COP) is used as a base film. Among them, a polyester base film such as PET has an advantage in that it is economical compared with a base film such as PC and COP, but has a low heat resistance and may shrink or expand during a high temperature process such as a patterning process, (Haze increase, etc.) of the optical characteristics of the transparent conductor.
Therefore, even when a polyester base film such as PET is used, it is necessary to develop a transparent conductor capable of preventing or reducing deterioration of optical characteristics.
Normally, the transparent conductor removes a portion corresponding to the non-channel region of the transparent conductive film (conductive layer) through etching, leaves a transparent conductive film (conductive layer) only in the channel region, By forming a wiring electrically connected to the external device at the terminal, electricity flows only to the channel region.
However, when the transparent conductive film in the non-channel region is removed by etching, the difference in optical characteristics such as light transmittance and light reflectance in the channel region in which the transparent conductive film is present and in the non-channel region in which the transparent conductive film is not present There is a problem that a pattern is seen from the outside. In general, since the touch panel (TSP) or the like is placed over a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, the image displayed on the display device reaches the observer through the touch panel. As described above, , The display quality is significantly degraded.
Therefore, it is necessary to develop a transparent conductor capable of solving the problem of pattern visibility as well as a problem of deterioration of optical characteristics.
An object of the present invention is to provide a transparent conductor which can prevent or reduce deterioration of optical characteristics (haze increase) even after a pattern formation process proceeding at 120 ° C or higher, and which does not cause pattern visibility problems.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an optical display device including the transparent conductor.
The above and other objects of the present invention can be achieved by the present invention described below.
One aspect of the invention relates to a transparent conductor. The transparent conductor comprises a base layer; A first hard coating layer formed on the base layer and having a refractive index of 1.8 or higher; And a transparent conductive film formed on the first hard coating layer.
In an embodiment, the substrate layer may comprise at least one of polyester, polycarbonate, cycloolefin polymer, polysulfone, polyimide, silicone, polystyrene, polyacrylic, and polyvinyl chloride.
In an embodiment, the substrate layer may comprise polyethylene terephthalate.
In an embodiment, the thickness of the substrate layer may be between 10 and 250 탆.
In an embodiment, the first hard coating layer may have a refractive index of 1.8 to 1.9.
In an embodiment, the first hard coating layer may comprise a high refractive index nanoparticle and a binder.
In an embodiment, the thickness of the first hard coat layer may be 0.04 to 1 m.
In an embodiment, the transparent conductive film may include metal nanowires.
In an embodiment, the thickness of the transparent conductive film may be 10 nm to 1 탆.
In an embodiment, the transparent conductor may further include a second hard coat layer on both sides of the base layer.
In a specific example, the transparent conductor may have a haze variation of 5% or less after pattern formation at 120 ° C or higher.
Another aspect of the present invention relates to an optical display device. The optical display device includes the transparent conductor.
The present invention provides a transparent conductor which can prevent or reduce optical property degradation (haze increase) even after pattern formation proceeding at 120 ° C or higher and has no problem of pattern visibility, and an optical display device including the transparent conductor And has the effect of the invention.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a transparent conductor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of a transparent conductor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is a cross-sectional view (schematic view) of a transparent conductor according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, a transparent conductor according to the present invention includes a
In the specification of the present invention, the terms "above" and "below" are based on the drawings.
As the
The thickness of the
The first
In one embodiment, the high refractive index nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, alumina, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, hafnium oxide, niobium pentoxide, tantalum pentoxide, indium oxide, tin oxide, indium tin oxide, Calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, magnesium oxide, triazine-based polymers, mixtures thereof, and the like.
The binder may be a UV curable binder resin such as an acryl-based polymer such as methyl methacrylate, an epoxy-based polymer, a fluoropolymer, or a styrene-based polymer, but is not limited thereto.
In the first
In an embodiment, the first
The initiator may use a photopolymerization initiator capable of absorbing an absorption wavelength of 150 to 500 nm to exhibit a photoreaction, without limitation. For example, the initiator may include a phosphine oxide series, an alpha-hydroxy ketone series, and the like. Specifically, it may include bis-acyl-phosphine oxide, diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, or a mixture thereof. The content of the initiator may be 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the total hard coating composition, but is not limited thereto.
The first
The thickness of the first
The transparent
In an embodiment, the transparent
The
In one embodiment, the transparent
In another embodiment, the transparent
The
The
The
The
The
The
The binder may be included in a composition for a metal nanowire layer, a composition for an overcoat layer, or a composition for a transparent conductive film to form the
The initiator may use a photopolymerization initiator capable of absorbing an absorption wavelength of 150 to 500 nm to exhibit a photoreaction, without limitation. For example, the initiator may include a phosphine oxide series, an alpha-hydroxy ketone series, and the like. Specifically, it may include bis-acyl-phosphine oxide, diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, or a mixture thereof.
The additive includes a thickener, a dispersant, and the like, and may be included in a solution containing metal nanowires for supplying and receiving metal nanowires.
The solvent may include a main solvent and a co-solvent. Water or acetone may be used as the main solvent, and an alcohol such as methanol may be used as an auxiliary solvent for compatibility of water and acetone.
In one embodiment, the transparent
In an embodiment, the refractive index of the
The transparent
2 is a cross-sectional view (schematic view) of a transparent conductor according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the transparent conductor according to the present invention may further include second hard coating layers 40a and 40b on both sides of the
The second
In the embodiment, the second
The initiator may be any conventional photopolymerization initiator capable of exhibiting a photoreaction. For example, the initiator may include a phosphine oxide series, an alpha-hydroxy ketone series, and the like. Specifically, it may include bis-acyl-phosphine oxide, diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, or a mixture thereof. The content of the initiator may be 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the total hard coating composition, but is not limited thereto.
The thicknesses of the second hard coating layers 40a and 40b may independently be 1 to 50 μm, for example, 1 to 10 μm. The scratch, corrosion and shrinkage of the substrate layer can be prevented or reduced in the above range.
The transparent conductor of the present invention may have a haze change of 5% or less, preferably 3% or less, as measured by a haze meter after heat treatment (pattern forming process, etc.) at 120 to 160 ° C, preferably 130 to 150 ° C.
The optical display device according to the present invention is characterized by including the transparent conductor. For example, the optical display device may be an optical display device including a touch screen panel, a flexible display and the like, an electronic paper (E-paper), a solar cell, and the like, but is not limited thereto. Such an optical display device manufacturing method is well known to those having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail by way of examples, but these examples are for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
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Example One
A composition for forming a first hard coating layer (manufactured by Toyo Ink, product name: TYT-80, solvent: PGME (trade name) manufactured by Teijin Dupont Co., Ltd., product name: KEL86W) was formed on a substrate layer (polyethylene terephthalate (solid content of poly ethylene glycol monoethyl ether: 1 wt%) was coated on the first hard coat layer and UV cured at 500 mJ / cm 2 or more to form a first hard coat layer having a thickness of 0.05 μm. Next, (Ag Nanowire) coating solution (manufactured by Cambrios, trade name: ClearOhm Ink, solvent: deionized water, solid content: 0.2 wt%) was spin coated using a spin coater and dried in an oven at 80 ° C for 3 minutes And dried at 140 ° C. for 2 minutes or longer to form a metal nanowire coating layer. Then, an overcoat layer composition (manufactured by Cambrios, product name: ClearOhm Overcoat, solvent: diacetone alcohol and isopropyl alcohol, Content: 0.65 %) Was applied using a spin coater, dried in an oven at 110 ° C for 3 minutes or more, cured with a UV curing machine (ultraviolet ray intensity: 500 mJ / cm 2 or more) An overcoat layer having a thickness of 0.13 mu m was formed to form a transparent conductor.
Example 2
A transparent conductor was formed in the same manner as in Example 1, except that a PET film (product name: 100CPB) of Kimoto Company in which a second hard coat layer was formed on both surfaces of the base layer was used instead of the base layer.
Comparative Example One
1 wt% of an acrylic organic binder (product name: HX 902, manufactured by Kyoeisha Co., Ltd.), silica nanoparticles (manufactured by Renko, product name: SST650U), 0.9 wt% UV light curing initiator (manufactured by Ciba, Except that a coating layer (refractive index: 1.65) formed from a coating composition containing 0.1% by weight of an isobutyl ketone (trade name: I-184) and 98% by weight of an organic solvent (Methyl isobutyl ketone) Thereby forming a conductor.
Comparative Example 2
A transparent conductor was formed in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the first hard coat layer was not formed.
Property evaluation method
(1) The haze, the transmittance, the sheet resistance and the film shrinkage ratio of the transparent conductor prepared in Example 1-2 and Comparative Example 1-2 were measured with a haze meter (manufacturer: Nippon Denshoku, device name: NDH-2000) The haze (unit:%) and the transmittance (unit:%) were measured and the sheet resistance was measured with a sheet resistance meter (manufacturer: NAPSON, device name: EC-80P) based on the K7136 evaluation method. The percent shrinkage of the film (unit:%) was measured by changing the length of the A5 size sheet before and after the heat treatment. Here, the physical property measurement before the heat treatment was performed at room temperature, and the physical properties after the heat treatment were put in a convection oven for 20 minutes and then left at room temperature for 10 minutes. The measurement results are shown in Table 1 below.
(2) Evaluation of pattern visibility: A wet sheet was wet-etched with a 4.65-inch diamond pattern having a pattern gap of 30 mu m, and then a black sheet was laminated on the patterned surface. On the patterned surface (conductive film surface) And 1 mm thick soda lime glass were laminated, and then pattern visibility was evaluated visually under a fluorescent lamp and a three-wavelength lamp (pattern not visible: O, pattern visible: X).
From the results of Tables 1 and 2, it can be seen that the transparent conductor of the present invention can prevent or reduce the haze increase even at a high temperature process, and can solve the problem of pattern visibility particularly under fluorescent lamps.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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A first hard coating layer formed on the base layer and having a refractive index of 1.8 or higher; And
And a transparent conductive film formed on the first hard coating layer.
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