US20090128743A1 - Retardation substrate, method of manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display - Google Patents

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US20090128743A1
US20090128743A1 US12/318,869 US31886909A US2009128743A1 US 20090128743 A1 US20090128743 A1 US 20090128743A1 US 31886909 A US31886909 A US 31886909A US 2009128743 A1 US2009128743 A1 US 2009128743A1
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  • the present invention relates to an optical technique that can be applied, for example, to a display such as liquid crystal display.
  • Liquid crystal displays have characteristics of thin-shaped, lightweight and low power consumption. Thus, in recent years, their application to mobile devices and stationary equipments such as television receivers increases rapidly.
  • a color filter is utilized.
  • a color filter including red, green and blue coloring layers is utilized in most cases.
  • a color filter including red, green and blue coloring layers for transmissive display and red, green and blue coloring layers for reflective display is utilized in most cases.
  • liquid crystal displays include a retardation film.
  • a retardation film is utilized in combination with a linearly polarizing film in order to display an image that can be easily recognized regardless of the viewing direction.
  • an absorption-type circularly polarizing plate including a quarter-wave plate or a combination of a quarter-wave plate and a half-wave plate as a retardation film is utilized in order to achieve an excellent visibility under a high-luminance light source such as sun.
  • each of the retardation of a liquid crystal layer and the retardation of a retardation film has wavelength dispersion. For this reason, when employing a design for sufficiently compensating the retardation of a liquid crystal cell using a retardation film at pixels that display a certain color, the retardation film may insufficiently compensate the retardation of a liquid crystal cell at pixels that display other colors.
  • a quarter-wave plate which causes a retardation by a quarter of a wavelength ( ⁇ /4) at a center wavelength of green wavelength range, for example, about 550 nm
  • a linearly polarizing plate to be used as a circularly polarizing plate
  • a retardation greater than ⁇ /4 will be caused within a blue wavelength range having a center wavelength of, for example, about 450 nm.
  • a retardation smaller than ⁇ /4 will be caused within a red wavelength range having a center wavelength of, for example, about 630 nm.
  • the transmitted light will be not a circularly polarized light but an elliptically polarized light.
  • the birefringence is greater on the short-wavelength's side of the visible range, i.e., within the blue wavelength range and is smaller on the long-wavelength's side of the visible range, i.e., within the red wavelength range, this problem is often more serious.
  • JP-A 2005-24919 and JP-A 2006-85130 describe as a retardation layer a solidified liquid crystal layer that includes regions having different thickness, i.e., regions causing different retardations.
  • JP-A 2005-24919 describes that a color filter layer composed of red, green and blue coloring layers different in thickness is formed, and a solidified liquid crystal layer is formed on the color filter layer.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer is obtained by coating an alignment layer with a coating solution containing photo-polymerizing liquid crystal compound and irradiating the coated film with ultraviolet rays.
  • a solidified liquid crystal layer thicker at a position of the thinner coloring layer and thinner at a position of the thicker coloring layer can be obtained. That is, a solidified liquid crystal layer different in thickness among pixels that displays different colors can be obtained. In other words, a solidified liquid crystal layer including regions that cause different retardations can be obtained.
  • JP-A 2006-85130 describes a semi-transparent liquid crystal display that includes a color filter layer and a solidified liquid crystal layer.
  • each coloring layer of the color filter layer is thicker at the transmissive portions of pixels and thinner at the reflective portion of the pixels. That is, the surface of the color filter layer is provided with a relief structure.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer is obtained by forming a polyimide layer on the surface of the color filter layer provided with the relief structure, performing a rubbing process on the whole surface of the polyimide layer, coating the polyimide layer with ultraviolet-curing liquid crystal monomer, and irradiating the coated layer with ultraviolet rays.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer is thinner at the transmissive portions of pixels and thicker at the reflective portions of the pixels. That is, according to the method, a solidified liquid crystal layer that includes regions causing different retardations can be obtained.
  • An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily manufacture a retardation layer that includes regions causing different retardations.
  • a retardation substrate comprising a substrate, and a solidified liquid crystal layer supported by the substrate and including first to third regions, the first to third regions being arranged on the substrate and different in degree of orientation of mesogens.
  • a liquid crystal display comprising first and second substrates facing each other, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates, a solidified liquid crystal layer supported by a main surface of the first substrate that faces the second substrate and including first to third regions, the first to third regions being arranged on the substrate and different in degree of orientation of mesogens, and a color filter layer supported between the first and second substrates by the first or second substrate and including first to third coloring layers, the first to third coloring layers being different in absorption spectrum and facing the first to third regions, respectively.
  • a method of manufacturing a retardation substrate comprising forming a solidified liquid crystal layer on a substrate, forming the solidified liquid crystal layer including forming on the substrate a liquid crystal material layer including a photo-polymerizing or photo-crosslinking thermotropic liquid crystal compound, mesogens of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound forming an orientated structure, irradiating at least two regions of the liquid crystal material layer with light at different exposure values to form in the liquid crystal material layer a first region including a polymerization or crosslinking product of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound, a second region including the polymerization or crosslinking product and the thermotropic liquid crystal compound as an unreacted compound and lower in a content of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound than the first region, and a third region including the unreacted compound and lower in a content of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound than the second region, thereafter, heating the liquid crystal material layer to a temperature equal to or higher than a phase transition temperature at which the thermotropic liquid
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a retardation substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of the retardation substrate shown in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view schematically showing an example of a method of forming a solidified liquid crystal layer
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view schematically showing an example of a method of forming a solidified liquid crystal layer
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view schematically showing a retardation substrate according to a modified example
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view schematically showing a solidified liquid crystal layer according to an example
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view schematically showing a solidified liquid crystal layer according to another example.
  • FIG. 8 is an example of a liquid crystal display that can be manufactured using the retardation substrate shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a retardation substrate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of the retardation substrate shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the retardation substrate 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a substrate 110 , a color filter layer 120 and a solidified liquid crystal layer 130 .
  • the substrate 110 has a light-transmitting property.
  • the substrate 110 is, for example, a transparent substrate.
  • the color filter layer 120 is formed on the substrate 110 .
  • the color filter layer 120 includes coloring layers 120 a to 120 c different in absorption spectrum from one another and adjacent to one another on the substrate 110 .
  • the light transmitted by the coloring layer 120 a is longer in center wavelength than the light transmitted by the coloring layer 120 b
  • the light transmitted by the coloring layer 120 b is longer in center wavelength than the light transmitted by the coloring layer 120 c .
  • the “center wavelength” of a certain light is the wavelength at which the spectrum of the particular light exhibits the maximum intensity.
  • the color filter layer 120 may further include one or more coloring layer different in absorption spectrum from the coloring layer 120 a to 120 c .
  • the first coloring layer 120 a is a red coloring layer
  • the second coloring layer 120 b is a green coloring layer
  • the third coloring layer 120 c is a blue coloring layer.
  • Each of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c has a band-like shape extending in the Y direction.
  • the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c are alternately arranged in the X direction crossing the Y direction to form a stripe arrangement.
  • the X direction and the Y direction are directions parallel with the surface of the substrate 110 that face the color filter layer 120 .
  • the Z direction to be referred later is a direction perpendicular to the X direction and the Y direction.
  • the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c may have other shapes.
  • each of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c has a rectangular shape.
  • the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c may form a square arrangement of a delta arrangement.
  • Each of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c is made of, for example, a mixture containing a transparent resin and a pigment dispersed therein. Forming a patterned layer of a coloring composition that contains a pigment and a pigment carrier and curing the patterned layer can obtain each of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c .
  • the coloring composition will be described later.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 is a retardation layer.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 is formed on the color filter layer 120 .
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer is a continuous layer and covers the entire main surface of the color filter layer 120 .
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 and the color filter layer 120 may be in contact with each other or not. In the latter case, an alignment layer may be interposed between the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 and the color filter layer 120 .
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 includes three or more regions arranged in a direction parallel with the main surface thereof. At least two of the regions have form birefringence and cause different retardations.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 includes regions 130 a to 130 d .
  • the regions 130 a to 130 b are adjacent to one another in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c face the coloring layer 120 a to 120 c , respectively.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c have almost the same shape.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c are smaller than the coloring layer 120 a to 130 b , respectively.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c are spaced apart from one another.
  • the region 130 d is the region of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 other than the regions 130 a to 130 c .
  • the region 130 d may be omitted.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c is so arranged that their contours have almost the same positions as the contours of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c , respectively.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 d are formed by polymerization and/or crosslinking of a thermotropic liquid crystal compound or composition.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 d are equal in composition.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 d are equal in thickness. That is, typically, the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 has a uniform thickness.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c are different in degree of orientation.
  • the region 130 a is higher in degree of orientation than the region 130 b .
  • the region 130 b is higher in degree of orientation than the region 130 c . Therefore, the region 130 a is greater in refractive index anisotropy than the region 130 b , and the region 130 b is greater in refractive index anisotropy than the region 130 c .
  • the region 130 c may have form birefringence or be optically isotropic.
  • the “degree of orientation” refers to the degree of orientation of the mesogens MS in each of the regions adjacent in the in-plane direction.
  • the degree of orientation of the mesogens MS may be uniform in the entire region or varied along the Z direction.
  • the degree of orientation may be higher near the lower surface and lower near the upper surface.
  • the “degree of orientation” refers to an average of the degree of orientation in the direction of thickness.
  • a higher degree of orientation in the region 130 a than that in the region 130 b can be confirmed by comparing the refractive index anisotropy of the region 130 a with the refractive index anisotropy of the region 130 b .
  • a higher degree of orientation in the region 130 b than that in the region 130 c can be confirmed by comparing the refractive index anisotropy of the region 130 b with the refractive index anisotropy of the region 130 c.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c are different in degree of orientation. Further, the regions 130 a to 130 c are almost equal in thickness. Therefore, the regions 130 a to 130 c cause different retardations.
  • each of the regions 130 a to 130 c may be, for example, a positive A-plate corresponding to a homogeneous alignment in which the longitudinal directions of the mesogens are aligned in a direction almost perpendicular to the Z direction, a positive C-plate corresponding to a homogeneous alignment in which the longitudinal directions of the mesogens are aligned in a direction almost parallel with the Z direction, or a negative C-plate that corresponds to a cholesteric alignment in which the mesogens form a helical structure having a helical axis almost parallel with the Z direction and the longitudinal directions of the mesogens are aligned in a direction almost perpendicular to the Z direction in each plane perpendicular to the helical axis.
  • each of the regions 130 a to 130 c may be a composite of the positive A-plate and the negative C-plate corresponding to a cholesteric alignment deformed such that the longitudinal directions of the mesogens biased in a direction perpendicular to the Z direction.
  • each of the regions 130 a to 130 c is, for example, a negative A-plate corresponding a homeotropic alignment in which the thickness directions of the mesogens are aligned in a direction almost parallel with the Z direction, or a positive C-plate corresponding to a homogeneous alignment in which the thickness directions of the mesogens are aligned in a direction almost perpendicular to the Z direction.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c may employ any alignment structure.
  • the region 130 c may be optically isotropic. That is, in the region 130 c , it is unnecessary that the mesogens form an alignment structure.
  • the retardation substrate 10 includes regions 130 a to 130 c different in refractive index anisotropy from one another. For this reason, it is unnecessary to make the thicknesses of the regions 130 a to 130 c different from one another in order to make the retardations caused thereby different from one another.
  • the thicknesses of the regions 130 a to 130 c may be different from one another, the thicknesses of the regions 130 a to 130 c can be made equal to one another. Therefore, the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 can be manufactured easily.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 as a continuous film makes the mass transfer from the color filter layer 120 to the outside of the retardation substrate 10 more difficult than a patterned solidified liquid crystal layer 130 . Therefore, in the case where the retardation substrate 10 that includes the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 as a continuous layer is used, for example, in a liquid crystal layer, it is possible to suppress the inclusion of impurities from the color filter layer 120 into the liquid crystal layer.
  • the substrate 10 is, typically, a light-transmitting substrate such as glass plate or resin plate.
  • a material of the glass plate soda-lime glass, low-alkali borosilicate glass or non-alkali amino borosilicate glass can be used, for example.
  • a material of the resin plate polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate or polyethylene terephthalate may be used, for example.
  • the substrate 10 may have a monolayer structure or a multi-layered structure.
  • a light-transmitting substrate on which a transparent electrode made of transparent conductor such as indium tin oxide or tin oxide may be used as the substrate 10 .
  • a light-transmitting substrate on which a circuit such as pixel circuit is formed may be used.
  • the substrate 110 may be a light-transmitting film such as plastic film or a light-transmitting sheet such as plastic sheet.
  • the substrate 110 has a light-transmitting property.
  • the substrate 110 may have light-shielding property.
  • each of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c can be obtained by forming a film of a coloring composition that contains a pigment carrier and a pigment dispersed therein and curing the film.
  • organic pigment and/or inorganic pigment can be used as the pigment of the coloring composition.
  • the coloring composition may contain a single organic or inorganic pigment, or a plurality of organic pigments and/or inorganic pigments.
  • a pigment excellent in coloring property and heat-resisting property, in particular, thermal decomposition-resisting property is preferable, and normally, organic pigments are utilized.
  • the following color index numbers are examples of the organic pigments that can be used in the coloring composition.
  • a red pigment such as C. I. Pigment Red 7, 14, 41, 48:2, 48:3, 48:4, 81:1, 81:2, 81:3, 81:4, 146, 168, 177, 178, 179, 184, 185, 187, 200, 202, 208, 210, 246, 254, 255, 264, 270, 272 or 279 can be used, for example.
  • a mixture of a red pigment and a yellow pigment may be used as the yellow pigment.
  • the yellow pigment C. I.
  • Pigment Yellow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 31, 32, 34, 35, 35:1, 36, 36:1, 37, 37:1, 40, 42, 43, 53, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 73, 74, 77, 81, 83, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 101, 104, 106, 108, 109, 110, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 126, 127, 128, 129, 138, 147, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 161, 162, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 179, 180, 181, 182, 185, 187, 188, 193, 194, 199, 198, 213 or 214 can be used, for example.
  • a green pigment such as C. I. Pigment Green 7, 10, 36 or 37 can be used, for example.
  • a mixture of a green pigment and a yellow pigment may be used.
  • the yellow pigment the same pigments as that described for the red coloring composition can be used, for example.
  • a blue pigment such as C. I. Pigment Blue 15, 15:1, 15:2, 15:3, 15:4, 15:6, 16, 22, 60 or 64 can be used, for example.
  • a mixture of a blue pigment and a purple pigment may be used.
  • the purple pigment C. I. Pigment Violet 1, 19, 23, 27, 29, 30, 32, 37, 40, 42 or 50 can be used, for example.
  • metal oxide powders, metal sulfide powders, or metal powders such as yellow lead ore, zinc yellow, iron red (red oxide of iron (III)), cadmium red, ultramarine blue, chromic oxide green and cobalt green can be used, for example.
  • the inorganic pigment can be used, for example, in combination with the organic pigment in order to achieve excellent application property, sensitivity and developing property while balancing chroma and lightness.
  • the coloring composition may further contain coloring components other than the pigment.
  • the coloring composition may contain dye if a sufficient thermal resistance can be achieved. In this case, the dye can be used for color matching.
  • the transparent resin is a resin having a transmittance of preferably 80% or higher, more preferably 95% or higher throughout the entire wavelength range of 400 to 700 nm, which is the visible range.
  • transparent resins such as thermoplastic resin, thermosetting resin and photosensitive resin, the precursors thereof, or the mixture thereof can be used, for example.
  • the transparent resin as the pigment carrier is, for example, a thermoplastic resin, a thermosetting resin a photosensitive resin or a mixture containing two or more of them.
  • the precursor of the transparent resin is, for example, monomers and/or oligomers that cure when irradiated with rays.
  • the transparent resin is use at an amount of, for example, 30 to 700 parts by mass, preferably 60 to 450 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • the transparent resin is used in the coloring composition at an amount of, for example, 20 to 400 parts by mass, preferably 50 to 250 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • the precursor of the transparent resin is used in the coloring composition at an amount of, for example, 10 to 300 parts by mass, preferably 10 to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • thermoplastic resin butyral resins, styrene-maleic acid copolymers, chlorinated polyethylenes, polyvinyl chlorides, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers, polyvinyl acetates, polyurethane resins, polyester resins, acrylic resins, alkyd resins, polystyrene resins, polyamide resins, rubber-based resins, cyclized rubber resins, celluloses, polybutadiens, polyethylenes, polypropylenes or polyimide resins can be used, for example.
  • thermosetting resin epoxy resins, benzoguanamine resins, rosin-modified maleic resins, melamine resins, urea resins or phenol resins can be used, for example.
  • the photosensitive resin resins obtained by causing the reaction of an acrylic compound, a methacrylic compound or cinnamic acid having a reactive substituent such as isocyanate group, aldehyde group and epoxy group with a linear polymer having a reactive substituent such as hydroxyl group, carboxyl group and amino group to introduce photo-crosslinking groups such as acryloyl groups, methacryloyl groups and stylyl groups into the linear polymer can be used, for example.
  • resins obtained by half-esterifying a linear polymer including acid anhydride such as styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer and ⁇ -olefin-maleic anhydride copolymer using acrylic compounds or methacrylic compounds having hydroxyl group such as hydroxyalkyl acrylates and hydroxyalkyl methacrylates may be used.
  • acrylic esters and methacrylic esters such as 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, cycrohexyl acrylate, cycrohexyl methacrylate, polyethylene glycol diacrylate, polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, pentaerythritol trimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate, dipentaerythritol hexamethacrylate, tricyclodecanyl acrylate, tricyclodecanyl methacrylate, melamine acrylate, melamine methacrylate, epoxy acrylate and epoxy methacrylate; acrylic acid, me
  • the coloring composition is cured using light such as ultraviolet rays, for example, a photo-polymerization initiator is added to the coloring composition.
  • acetophenone-based photo-polymerization initiator such as 4-phenoxydichloroacetophenone, 4-t-butyl-dichloroacetophenone, diethoxyacetophenone, 1-(4-isopropylphenyl)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropane-1-one, 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenylketone, 2-methyl-1[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-2-morpholinopropane-1-one and 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1-(4-morpholinophenyl)-butane-1-one; benzoin-based photo-polymerization initiator such benzoin, benzoylbenzoate, methylbenzoylbenzoate, 4-phenylbenzophenone, hydroxybenzophenone, acrylated benzophenone and 4-benzoyl-4′-methyldiphenyl sulfide; thioxanthone-based photo-polymerization initiator, 4-phenoxydich
  • the photo-polymerization initiator is used in the coloring composition at an amount of, for example, 5 to 200 parts by mass, preferably 10 to 150 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • a sensitizer may be used together with the photo-polymerization initiator.
  • a compound such as ⁇ -acyloxy ester, acylphosphine oxide, methylphenyl glyoxylate, benzil, 9,10-phenanthrenequinone, camphor quinone, ethyl anthraquinone, 4,4′-diethyl isophthaloquinone, 3,3′,4,4′-tetra(t-butylperoxycarbonyl)benzophenone and 4,4′-diehylamino benzophenone can be used.
  • the sensitizer is used at an amount of, for example, 0.1 to 60 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the photo-polymerization initiator.
  • the coloring composition may further contain a chain transfer agent such as multi-functional thiol.
  • a multi-functional thiol is a compound having two or more thiol groups.
  • the multi-functional thiol hexanedithiol, decanedithiol, 1,4-butanediol bisthiopropionate, 1,4-butanediol bisthioglycolate, ethylene glycol bisthioglycolate, ethylene glycol bisthiopropionate, trimethylolpropane tristhioglycolate, trimethylolpropane tristhiopropionate, trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptobutyrate), pentaerythritol tetrakisthioglycolate, pentaerythritol tetrakisthiopropionate, trimercaptopropionic tris(2-hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate, 1,4-dimethylmercaptobenzene, 2,4,6-trimercapto-s-triazine, 2-
  • the multi-functional thiol is used in the coloring composition at an amount of, for example, 0.2 to 150 parts by mass, preferably 0.2 to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • the coloring composition may further contain a solvent.
  • the solvent When the solvent is used, the dispersibility of the pigment increases. As a result, the coloring composition can be easily applied to the substrate 110 at a dried thickness of, for example, 0.2 to 5 ⁇ m.
  • cyclohexanone ethyl cellosolve acetate, butyl cellosolve acetate, 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate, diethylene glycol dimethoxy ether, ethyl benzene, ethylene glycol diethyl ether, xylene, ethyl cellosolve, methyl-n amyl ketone, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, ethyl acetate, methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, butanol, isobutyl ketone, petroleum solvent, or a mixture containing two or more of them can be used, for example.
  • the solvent is used in the coloring composition at an amount of, for example, 800 to 4,000 parts by mass, preferably 1,000 to 2,500 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • the coloring composition can be manufactured, for example, by finely dispersing one or more pigment into the pigment carrier and the organic solvent together with the above-described photo-polymerization initiator as needed using a dispersing device such as three-roll mill, two-roll mill, sand mill, kneader and attritor.
  • a coloring composition containing two or more pigments may be manufactured by preparing dispersions containing different pigments and mixing the dispersions together.
  • a dispersion aid such as resin-type pigment-dispersing agent, surfactant and pigment derivative may be used.
  • the dispersion aid increases the dispersibility of the pigment and suppresses the reaggregation of the dispersed pigment. Therefore, in the case of using a coloring composition prepared by dispersing a pigment into a pigment carrier and a solvent using a dispersion aid, a color filter excellent in transparency can be obtained.
  • the dispersion aid is used in the coloring composition at an amount of, for example, 0.1 to 40 parts by mass, preferably 0.1 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • the resin-type pigment-dispersing agent includes a pigment-affinitive moiety having a property of undergoing adsorption by the pigment and a moiety having a compatibility with the pigment carrier.
  • the resin-type pigment-dispersing agent is adsorbed by the pigment so as to stabilize the dispersibility of the pigment in the pigment carrier.
  • an oil-based dispersing agent such as polyurethane, polycarboxylate, e.g. polyacrylate, unsaturated polyamide, polycarboxylic acid, partial amine salt of polycarboxylic acid, ammonium polycarboxylate, alkylamine polycarboxylate, polysiloxane, long-chain polyaminoamide phosphate and hydroxyl group-containing polycarboxylate, modified compounds thereof, amide produced through a reaction of poly(lower alkylene imine) with polyester having a free carboxyl group and a salt thereof; water-soluble resin or water-soluble macromolecular compound such as acrylic acid-styrene copolymer, methacrylic acid-styrene copolymer, acrylic acid-acrylate copolymer, acrylic acid-methacrylate copolymer, methacrylic acid-acrylate copolymer, methacrylic acid-methacrylate copolymer, styrene
  • polyurethane polycarboxylate
  • an anionic surfactant such as polyoxyethylene alkylether sulfate, dodecylbenzene sodium sulfonate, alkali salt of styrene-acrylic acid copolymer, alkylnaphthaline sodium sulfonate, alkyldiphenyl ether sodium disulfonate, monoethanol amine lauryl sulfate, triethanol amine lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, monoethanol amine stearate, sodium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate, monoethanol amine of styrene-acrylic acid copolymer and polyoxyethylene alkylether phosphate; a nonionic surfactant such as polyoxyethylene oleyl ether, polyoxyethylene lauryl ether, polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkylether phosphate, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate and polyethyleneg
  • the dye derivative is a compound produced by introducing a substituent into an organic dye.
  • the dye derivative is similar in hue to the pigment used, the hue of the former may be different from that of the latter if the loading thereof is small.
  • organic dye includes aromatic polycyclic compounds exhibiting a light yellow color such as naphthalene-based compounds and anthraquinone-based compounds, which are generally not referred to as “dye”, in addition to compounds generally referred to as “dye”.
  • the dye derivative those described in JP-A 63-305173, JP-B 57-15620, JP-B 59-40172, JP-B 63-17102 or JP-B 5-9469 can be used, for example.
  • the dye derivatives having a basic group are highly effective in the dispersion of pigment.
  • the coloring composition may contain a single dye derivative or a plurality of dye derivatives.
  • a storage-stability improver may be added to the coloring composition in order to improve the temporal stability of its viscosity.
  • the storage-stability improver benzyltrimethyl chloride; quaternary ammonium chloride such as diethylhydroxy amine; organic acid such as lactic acid and oxalic acid; methyl ether of the organic acid; t-butyl pyrocatechol; organic phosphine such as tetraethyl phosphine and tetraphenyl phosphine; phosphite; or a mixture containing two or more of them can be used, for example.
  • the storage-stability improver is contained in the coloring composition at an amount of, for example, 0.1 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • an adhesion improver such as silane coupling agent may be added in order to improve the adhesion to the substrate.
  • vinyl silane such as vinyl tris( ⁇ -methoxyethoxy)silane, vinylethoxy silane and vinyltrimethoxy silane; acrylsilane and metacrylsilane such as ⁇ -methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy silane; epoxy silane such as ⁇ -(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxy silane, ⁇ -(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)methyltrimethoxy silane, ⁇ -(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltriethoxy silane, ⁇ -(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)methyltriethoxy silane, ⁇ -glycidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane and ⁇ -glycidoxypropyl triethoxy silane; amino silane such as N- ⁇ (aminoethyl) ⁇ -aminopropyl trimethoxy silane, N-
  • the silane coupling agent is contained in the coloring composition at an amount of, for example, 0.01 to 100 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pigment.
  • the coloring composition can be prepared in the form of a gravure offset printing ink, a waterless offset printing ink, a silk screen printing ink, or a solvent developer-type or alkaline developer-type colored resist.
  • the colored resist is the one that is obtained by dispersing dye in a composition containing a thermoplastic resin, thermosetting resin or photosensitive resin, a monomer, a photo-polymerization initiator and an organic solvent.
  • the pigment is used at an amount of, for example, 5 to 70 parts by mass, preferably 20 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total solid contents in the coloring composition. Note that most of the remainder of the solid contents in the coloring layer is the resin binder included in the pigment carrier.
  • particles having a size of 5 ⁇ m or more, preferably 1 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 0.5 ⁇ m or more may be removed from the coloring composition using a refiner such as centrifugal separator, sintered filter and membrane filter.
  • Each of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c can by formed, for example, by printing. According to printing, printing using the coloring composition and drying it thereafter can form each of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c . Therefore, the printing method is low cost and excellent in mass productivity. Further, since the printing technique is improved in recent years, printing can form fine patterns having high dimension accuracy and high smoothness.
  • the coloring composition should be designed to have a composition that would not cause the coloring composition to be dried and solidified on the printing plate or the blanket. Also, in the printing, it is important to optimize the flowability of the coloring composition in the printer. Therefore, a dispersing agent or an extender may be added to the coloring composition so as to adjust the viscosity thereof.
  • Each of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c may be formed using photolithography. According to photolithography, the color filter layer 120 can be formed with higher accuracy as compared with the case where printing is utilized.
  • the coloring composition prepared as a solvent developer-type or alkaline developer-type colored resist is applied first to the substrate 110 .
  • an application method such as spray coating, spin coating, slit coating and roll coating is utilized.
  • the coated film is formed to have a dried thickness of, for example, 0.2 to 10 ⁇ m.
  • the coated film is dried.
  • a vacuum drier, a convection oven, an IR oven or a hot plate is used for drying the coated film. Drying the coated film can be omitted.
  • the coated film is irradiated with ultraviolet rays via a photomask. That is, the coated film is subjected to a pattern exposure.
  • the coated film is immersed in a solvent developer or an alkaline developer. Alternatively, the coated film is sprayed with the developer. Thus, soluble portions are removed from the coated film to obtain the coloring layer 120 a as a resist pattern.
  • the coloring layers 120 b and 120 c are formed in this order.
  • the color filter layer 120 is obtained. Note that in this method, a heat treatment may be executed in order to promote the polymerization of the colored resists.
  • an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate or sodium hydroxide can be used as the alkaline developer.
  • a liquid containing an organic alkali such as dimethylbenzyl amine and triethanol amine may be used as the alkaline developer.
  • An additive such as defoaming agent or surfactant may be added to the developer.
  • a shower developing method, a spray developing method, a dip developing method or a paddle developing method may be utilized for developing, for example.
  • the following process may be further executed. That is, after drying the first coated film of the colored resist, an alkaline-soluble resin, for example, polyvinyl alcohol or water-soluble acrylic resin is applied to the first coated film. After drying the second coated film, the above-described pattern exposure is performed. The second coated film prevents the polymerization in the first coated film from being inhibited by oxygen. Therefore, a higher sensitivity to light exposure can be achieved.
  • an alkaline-soluble resin for example, polyvinyl alcohol or water-soluble acrylic resin is applied to the first coated film.
  • the above-described pattern exposure is performed.
  • the second coated film prevents the polymerization in the first coated film from being inhibited by oxygen. Therefore, a higher sensitivity to light exposure can be achieved.
  • the color filter layer 120 may be formed by other methods. For example, it may be formed using an inkjet method, an electrodeposition method or a transfer method. In the case where the color filter layer 120 is formed using the inkjet method, each coloring layer is obtained, for example, by forming a light-shielding partition wall on the substrate 110 in advance and injecting an ink from a nozzle toward regions separated by the light-shielding partition wall. In the case where the color filter layer 120 is formed using the electrodeposition method, each coloring layer is obtained, for example, by forming a transparent conductive layer on the substrate 110 in advance and depositing the coloring composition on the transparent conductive film utilizing an electrophoresis of colloidal particles made of the coloring composition. In the case where the transfer method is used, the color filter layer 120 is formed on a surface of a releasable transfer base sheet in advance, and then the color filter layer 120 is transferred from the base sheet onto the substrate 110 .
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views schematically showing an example of a method of forming a solidified liquid crystal layer.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 is obtained, for example, by forming a liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ containing a photo-polymerizing or photo-crosslinking thermotropic liquid crystal material on the color filter layer 120 and subjecting the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ to a pattern exposure and a heat treatment.
  • the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ can be obtained, for example, by applying a coating solution containing a thermotropic liquid crystal compound on the color filter layer 120 and drying the coated film, if necessary.
  • the mesogens of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound form an alignment structure.
  • thermotropic liquid crystal compound In addition to the thermotropic liquid crystal compound, components such as solvent, chiral agent, photo-polymerization initiator, thermal polymerization initiator, sensitizer, chain transfer agent, multi-functional monomer and/or oligomer, resin, surfactant, storage-stability improver and adhesion improver can be added to the coating solution to the extent that the composition containing the liquid crystal compound does not lose mesomorphism.
  • thermotropic liquid crystal compound alkyl cyanobiphenyl, alkoxy biphenyl, alkyl terphenyl, phenyl cyclohexane, biphenyl cyclohexane, phenyl bicyclohexane, pyrimidine, cyclohexane carboxylic acid ester, halogenated cyanophenol ester, alkyl benzoic acid ester, alkyl cyanotolane, dialkoxy tolane, alkyl alkoxy tolane, alkyl cyclohexyl tolane, alkyl bicyclohexane, cyclohexyl phenyl ethylene, alkyl cyclohexyl cyclohexene, alkyl benzaldehyde azine, alkenyl benzaldehyde azine, phenyl naphthalene, phenyl tetrahydronaphtalene, phenyl de
  • the same materials as that exemplified for the coloring composition can be used, for example.
  • the same materials as that exemplified for the coloring composition can be used, for example.
  • a printing method such as spin coating, slit coating, relief printing, screen printing, planographic printing, reverse printing and gravure printing; the printing method incorporated into an offset system; an inkjet method; or bar coat method can be used, for example.
  • the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ is formed, for example, as a continuous layer having a uniform thickness. According to the method described above, the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ can be formed as a continuous film having a uniform thickness as long as the surface to be coated is sufficiently flat.
  • the surface of the color filter layer 120 may be subjected to an alignment process such as rubbing process.
  • an alignment layer for regulating the orientation of the liquid crystal compound may be formed on the color filter layer 120 .
  • Forming a transparent layer of resin such as polyimide on the color filter layer 120 and subjecting the transparent resin layer to an alignment process such as rubbing process can obtain the alignment layer, for example.
  • the alignment layer may be formed using a photo-alignment technique.
  • a first exposure process is performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 , regions of the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ are irradiated with light L 1 at different exposure values. For example, the region 130 a ′ of the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ that corresponds to the region 130 a is irradiated with the light L 1 at the maximum exposure value. The region 130 b ′ of the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ that corresponds to the region 130 b is irradiated with the light L 1 at an exposure value lower than that for the region 130 a ′.
  • the region 130 c ′ of the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ that corresponds to the region 130 c is irradiated with the light L 1 at an exposure value lower than that for the region 130 b ′ or not irradiated with the light L 1 .
  • the thermotropic liquid crystal compound polymerizes or forms crosslinks while maintaining the alignment structure of the mesogens.
  • the mesogenic groups are immobilized.
  • the region 130 a ′ irradiated with light at the maximum exposure value is the highest in the content of the polymerized or crosslinked product of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound and the lowest in the unpolymerized or uncrosslinked thermotropic liquid crystal compound.
  • the region 130 b ′ irradiated with light at the exposure value lower than that for the region 130 a ′ is lower in the content of the polymerized or crosslinked product of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound and higher in the content of the unpolymerized or uncrosslinked thermotropic liquid crystal compound than the region 130 a ′.
  • the region 130 c ′ irradiated with light at the exposure value lower than that for the region 130 b ′ is lower in the content of the polymerized or crosslinked product of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound and higher in the content of the unpolymerized or uncrosslinked thermotropic liquid crystal compound than the region 130 b ′.
  • the whole thermotropic liquid crystal compound in the region 130 a ′ is polymerized or crosslinked, only a part of the liquid crystal compound in the region 130 b ′ is polymerized or crosslinked, and almost no thermotropic liquid crystal compound in the region 130 c ′ is polymerized or crosslinked.
  • the light L 1 used in the first exposure process is electromagnetic waves such as ultraviolet rays, visible rays and infrared rays.
  • An electron beam may be used instead of the electromagnetic waves. Only one of them may be used as the light L 1 . Alternatively, two or more of them may be used as the light L 1 .
  • the first exposure process may be performed by any method as long as the above-described nonuniform polymerization or crosslinking can be caused.
  • the exposure process may include an exposure using a certain photomask and another exposure using a photomask different in a pattern of a light-shielding layer from the former.
  • the whole liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ is irradiated with the light L 1
  • only the regions 130 a ′ and 130 b ′ are irradiated with the light L 1 using a certain photomask
  • only the region 130 a is irradiated with the light L 1 using another photomask, for example.
  • the exposure process may include an exposure for the region 130 a ′ using a certain photomask, another exposure for the region 130 b ′ using the same photomask, and an optional exposure for the region 130 c ′ using the same photomask.
  • the region 130 a ′ is irradiated with the light L 1 at the maximum exposure value using a certain photomask
  • the region 130 b ′ is irradiated with the light L 1 at an exposure value lower than that for the region 130 a ′ using this photomask
  • the region 130 c ′ is irradiated with the light L 1 at an exposure value lower than that for the region 130 b ′ using the same photomask, for example.
  • the exposure process may include an exposure using a halftone mask.
  • the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ is irradiated with the light through a halftone mask provided with a light-shielding layer and a semitransparent layer at positions corresponding to the regions 130 c ′ and 130 c ′, respectively.
  • a gray-tone mask or a wavelength-limiting mask may be used.
  • the gray-tone mask has the same structure as that of the halftone mask except that the semitransparent layer is omitted and it further includes at a position corresponding to the region 130 b ′ a light-shielding layer, which is provide with slits each having a width equal to or smaller than the resolution of the light-exposure apparatus.
  • the light-limiting mask includes portions different in wavelength range of light allowed to pass through.
  • the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ may be scanned with rays or luminous flux such as electron beam instead of using a photomask.
  • a first heat treatment process is performed. That is, the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the phase transition temperature at which the thermotropic liquid crystal compound changes from a liquid crystal phase to an isotropic phase.
  • the mesogens of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound as an unreacted compound are not immobilized. Therefore, when the liquid crystal material layer 130 ′ is heated to the phase transition temperature or higher, the degree of orientation of the mesogens is lowered. For example, the mesogens of the unreacted compound changes from the liquid crystal phase to the isotropic phase.
  • the mesogens of the polymerized or crosslinked product of the thermotropic liquid crystal compound are immobilized.
  • the degree of orientation of the mesogens MS in the region 130 b ′ becomes lower than that in the region 130 a ′.
  • the degree of orientation of the mesogens MS in the region 130 c ′ becomes lower than that in the region 130 b ′.
  • the heat treatment causes in the region 130 a ′ almost no change in the degree of orientation of the mesogens MS.
  • the heat treatment degreases the degree of orientation of the mesogens MS decreases in the region 130 b ′.
  • the heat treatment destroys the alignment structure of the mesogens MS in the region 130 c′.
  • the unreacted compound is polymerized and/or crosslinked while the degree of orientation of the mesogens of the unreacted compound kept lowered.
  • the second exposure process shown in FIG. 4 is performed. That is, the entire liquid crystal compound layer 130 ′ is irradiated with light L 2 while keeping the temperature of the liquid crystal compound layer 130 ′ higher than the phase transition temperature at which the thermotropic liquid crystal compound changes from the isotropic phase to the liquid crystal phase.
  • the liquid crystal compound layer 130 ′ is irradiated with the light L 2 at an exposure value sufficient for almost the whole unreacted compound to cause the polymerization and/or crosslinking reaction.
  • the unreacted compound is polymerized or crosslinked to immobilize the mesogens whose degree of orientation has been lowered.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 is obtained.
  • a first phase transition temperature of some liquid crystal compounds at which an isotropic phase changes to a liquid crystal phase is lower than a second phase transition temperature at which the liquid crystal phase changes to the isotropic phase. Therefore, in particular cases, the temperature of the liquid crystal compound layer 130 ′ in the second exposure process may be lower than the heating temperature in the first heat treatment process. However, in ordinary cases, the temperature of the liquid crystal compound layer 130 ′ in the second exposure process is set at the first phase transition temperature or higher in terms of convenient.
  • the same light as that described for the light L 1 can be used.
  • the light L 2 and the light L 1 may be the same or not.
  • the exposure value may be uniform throughout the entire liquid crystal compound layer 130 ′. In this case, it is unnecessary to use a photomask provide with a fine pattern. Therefore, in this case, the process can be simplified.
  • the second exposure process may be performed such that the regions 130 a ′ to 130 c ′ are equal in total exposure value, which is a sum of exposure values in the first and second exposure processes, to one another.
  • total exposure value which is a sum of exposure values in the first and second exposure processes.
  • the region 130 a ′ and/or the coloring layer 120 a are damaged undesirably.
  • the total exposure values of the region 130 a ′ to 130 c ′ are equal to one another, such damage can be prevented.
  • the polymerization and/or crosslinking of the unreacted compound can be performed by other methods.
  • thermotropic liquid crystal compound is a substance that polymerizes and/or forms crosslinks when heated to a polymerization and/or crosslinking temperature higher than the first phase transition temperature
  • a second heat treatment process may be performed instead of the second exposure process.
  • the liquid crystal material layer 130 is heated to the polymerization and/or crosslinking temperature or higher to cause the polymerization and/or crosslinking of the unreacted compound.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 is obtained.
  • the heating temperature in the first heat treatment is set, for example, equal to or higher than the first phase transition temperature and lower than the polymerization and/or crosslinking temperature.
  • the second heat treatment process and the second exposure process may be performed in this order after the first heat treatment process.
  • the second exposure process and the second heat treatment process may be performed in this order after the first heat treatment process.
  • the second heat treatment process, the second exposure process and the second heat treatment process may be performed in this order after the first heat treatment process.
  • the heating temperature in the first heat treatment may be equal to or higher than the temperature at which it polymerizes and/or forms crosslinks.
  • the decrease in the degree of orientation and the polymerization and/or crosslinking proceed simultaneously. For this reason, the influence of the manufacturing conditions on the optical properties of the solidified liquid crystal layer is comparatively large.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer that includes regions equal in refractive index anisotropy to each other and different in thickness from each other.
  • the regions cause different retardations because they are different in thickness from each other.
  • the refractive index anisotropy and the exposure value in the first exposure process are not always in a proportional relation. However, under the conditions in which materials and the exposure values are unchanged, the reproducibility of the refractive index anisotropy is high. Therefore, the conditions, for example, an exposure value necessary for achieving certain refractive index anisotropy can be found out easily, and a stable manufacture can be done easily.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 includes the regions 130 a to 130 c different in refractive index anisotropy.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 may further include one or more regions different in refractive index anisotropy from the regions 130 a to 130 c .
  • each of the red, green and blue pixels includes a transmissive portion and a reflective portion. The transmissive portion and the reflective portion need to be designed separately. Therefore, each of the portions of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 that correspond to the red, green and blue pixels may include two or more regions different in refractive index anisotropy from each other.
  • the color filter layer 120 may be omitted from the retardation substrate 10 .
  • one of the substrates may include both a color filter layer and a retardation layer.
  • one substrate of a liquid crystal display includes a color filter layer and the other substrate includes a retardation layer.
  • the retardation substrate 10 includes the color filter layer 120 .
  • an alignment between the color filter layer 120 and the solidified is unnecessary when bonding them together.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 may be interposed between the substrate 110 and the color filter layer 120 .
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view schematically showing a retardation substrate according to a modified example.
  • This retardation substrate 10 is the same as the retardation substrate 10 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 except that the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 is interposed between the substrate 110 and the color filter layer 120 .
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 does not suppress the inclusion of impurities from the color filter layer 120 into the liquid crystal layer.
  • this structure there is no possibility that the color filter layer 120 is subjected to the exposure process and the heat treatment process for forming the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 . Therefore, in the case where such a structure is employed, deteriorations of the color filter layer 120 due to the above-described exposure process and the heat treatment process are less prone to occur as compared with the case where the structure shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is employed.
  • the color filter layer 120 can be formed on the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 .
  • the surface of the solidified liquid crystal layer 120 is roughly flat. Therefore, in this case, the color filter layer 120 that derivers the design performance can be obtained more easily as compared with the case where the color filter layer 120 is formed on a surface provided with a relief structure.
  • the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 has a uniform thickness.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 can be different in thickness from one another.
  • FIG. 6 is a sectional view schematically showing a solidified liquid crystal layer according to an example.
  • FIG. 7 is a sectional view schematically showing a solidified liquid crystal layer according to another example. Note that in FIGS. 6 and 7 , only the substrate 110 and the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 are depicted to omit the color filter layer 120 in the interests of simplicity.
  • the thickness of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 shown in FIG. 6 is uniform almost throughout the layer.
  • the region 130 b is thinner than the region 130 a
  • the region 130 c is thinner than the region 130 b .
  • the region 130 b ′ is higher in the unreacted compound content than the region 130 a ′
  • the region 130 c ′ is higher in the unreacted compound content than the region 130 b ′.
  • the unreacted compound can easily migrate between the regions 130 a ′ to 130 c ′
  • a portion of the unreacted compound migrates from a region higher in its content to a region lower in its content.
  • the structure shown in FIG. 7 is obtained.
  • the properties such as average molecular weight, viscosity and surface tension of the liquid crystal material layer or the process conditions such as exposure value in the first exposure process and temperature, rate of temperature increase, duration at target temperature and atmosphere in the first heat treatment process affect whether the structure shown in FIG. 7 is obtained or not, or affect to what extent each of the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 reaches in the case where the structure shown in FIG. 7 is obtained. However, in most cases, the difference between the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 is equal to or less than 25% of the average thickness of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 . Note that depending on the above-described properties and process conditions, the difference between the maximum thickness and the minimum thickness of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 can reach 50% or more of the average thickness of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 .
  • the above-described retardation substrate 10 can be used for various applications.
  • the retardation substrate 10 can be used in display techniques typified by a liquid crystal display technique.
  • FIG. 8 is an example of a liquid crystal display that can be manufactured using the retardation substrate shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
  • the liquid crystal display shown in FIG. 8 is a transmissive liquid crystal display employing an active matrix driving method.
  • the liquid crystal display includes a color filter substrate 10 ′, an array substrate 20 , a liquid crystal layer 30 , a pair of polarizing plates 40 , and a backlight (not shown).
  • the color filter substrate 10 ′ includes the retardation substrate 10 described above, a counter electrode 150 , and an alignment layer 160 .
  • the counter electrode 150 is formed on the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 . It is a continuous film extending over the display area.
  • the counter electrode 150 is made of the above-described transparent conductor, for example.
  • the alignment layer 160 covers the counter electrode 150 . Forming a transparent layer of resin such as polyimide on the counter electrode 150 and subjecting the transparent resin layer to an alignment process such as rubbing process can obtain the alignment layer 160 , for example.
  • the alignment layer 160 may be formed using a photo-alignment technique.
  • the array substrate 20 includes a substrate 210 facing the alignment layer 160 .
  • the substrate 210 is a light-transmitting substrate such as glass plate or resin plate.
  • pixel circuits On the surface of the substrate 210 facing the alignment layer 160 , pixel circuits (not shown), scanning lines (not shown), signal lines (not shown), and pixel electrodes 250 are arranged.
  • the pixel circuits each includes a switching device such as thin-film transistor and are arranged in a matrix on the substrate.
  • the scanning lines are arranged correspondingly with the rows of the pixel circuits.
  • the operation of each pixel circuit is controlled by a scanning signal supplied via the scanning line.
  • the signal lines are arranged correspondingly with the columns of the pixel circuits.
  • Each pixel electrode 250 is connected to the signal line via the pixel circuit.
  • Each pixel electrode 250 faces one of the coloring layers 120 a to 120 c.
  • the pixel electrodes 250 are covered with an alignment layer 260 .
  • Forming a transparent layer of resin such as polyimide on the pixel electrode 250 and subjecting the transparent resin layer to an alignment process such as rubbing process can obtain the alignment layer 260 , for example.
  • the alignment layer 260 may be formed using a photo-alignment technique.
  • the color filter substrate 10 ′ and the array substrate are bonded together via a frame-shaped adhesive layer (not shown).
  • the color filter substrate 10 ′, the array substrate 20 and the adhesive layer form a hollow structure.
  • the liquid crystal layer 30 is made of a liquid crystal compound or a liquid crystal composition.
  • the liquid crystal compound or the liquid crystal composition has flowability and fills the space enclosed with the color filter substrate 10 ′, the array substrate 20 and the adhesive layer.
  • the color filer substrate 10 ′, the array substrate 20 , the adhesive layer and the liquid crystal layer 30 form a liquid crystal cell.
  • the polarizing plates 40 are adhered to the main surfaces of the liquid crystal cell.
  • the polarizing plates 40 are arranged such that their transmission axes intersect orthogonally, for example.
  • the regions 130 a to 130 c of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 are almost equal in thickness to one another and are different in refractive index anisotropy from one another. Accordingly, it is possible to optimize the refractive index anisotropy of each of the regions 130 a to 130 c so as to achieve an ideal optical compensation for each of red, green and blue colors.
  • unavoidable variations in manufacturing conditions have a minimum effect on the surface profile of the solidified liquid crystal layer 130 . Therefore, it is impossible that the unavoidable variations in the manufacturing conditions change the cell gap.
  • the retardation substrate 10 can be used in a transmissive liquid crystal display employing an active matrix driving method.
  • the retardation substrate 10 can be used in other displays.
  • the retardation substrate 10 may be used in a semi-transparent liquid crystal display or a reflective liquid crystal display. Also, driving methods other than an active matrix driving method such as passive matrix driving method may be employed in the liquid crystal display. Alternatively, the retardation substrate 10 may be used in displays other than liquid crystal displays such as organic electroluminescent display.
  • Methacrylic acid 20.0 parts by mass Methyl methacrylate 10.0 parts by mass n-butyl methacrylate 55.0 parts by mass 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 15.0 parts by mass 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile 4.0 parts by mass
  • an acrylic resin solution 1 was prepared.
  • Methacrylic acid 20.0 parts by mass Methyl methacrylate 10.0 parts by mass n-butyl methacrylate 35.0 parts by mass 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 15.0 parts by mass 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile 4.0 parts by mass Paracumylphenolethyleneoxide-modified 20.0 parts by mass acrylate (“ARONIX M110” manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd.)
  • Methacrylic acid 34.0 parts by mass Methyl methacrylate 23.0 parts by mass n-butyl methacrylate 45.0 parts by mass 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 70.5 parts by mass 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile 8.0 parts by mass
  • an acrylic resin solution 3 was prepared.
  • the acrylic resin had a weight-average molecular weight of 20,000 and a double bond equivalent of 470.
  • Methacrylic acid 34.0 parts by mass Methyl methacrylate 23.0 parts by mass n-butyl methacrylate 25.0 parts by mass 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate 70.5 parts by mass 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile 8.0 parts by mass Paracumylphenolethyleneoxide-modified 20.0 parts by mass acrylate (“ARONIX M110” manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd.)
  • an acrylic resin solution 4 was prepared.
  • the acrylic resin had a weight-average molecular weight of 20,000 and a double bond equivalent of 470.
  • “Treated pigment of P. G. 36” was obtained by the same method as that described for the salt milling-treated red pigment except that green pigment (C. I. pigment green 36: “LIONOL GREEN 6YK” manufactured by Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) was used instead of the red pigment.
  • “Treated pigment of P. Y. 138” was obtained by the same method as that described for the salt milling-treated red pigment except that yellow pigment (C. I. pigment yellow 138: “LIONOL YELLOW 1030” manufactured by Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) was used instead of the red pigment.
  • “Treated pigment of P. B. 15:6” was obtained by the same method as that described for the salt milling-treated red pigment except that blue pigment (C. I. pigment blue 15:6: “HELIOGEN BLUE L-6700F” manufactured by BASF Corp.) was used instead of the red pigment.
  • “Treated pigment of P. V. 23” was obtained by the same method as that described for the salt milling-treated red pigment except that blue pigment (C. I. pigment violet 23: “LIONOGEN VIOLET R6200” manufactured by Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) was used instead of the red pigment.
  • the following substances were stirred to obtain a homogenous mixture.
  • the mixture was subjected to a process of 10 hours using an Eiger mill so as to uniformly disperse the solid content in the liquid.
  • zirconia beads having a diameter of 0.5 mm were used as grinding media.
  • the dispersion was filtrated to obtain red pigment dispersion.
  • used was a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 1.0 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • Treated pigment of P. R. 254 8.0 parts by mass Dispersing agent (“SOLSPARS 20000” 1.0 part by mass manufactured by Avecia Corp.) Acrylic resin solution 1 40.0 parts by mass Cyclohexanone 51.0 parts by mass
  • the following substances were stirred to obtain a homogenous mixture.
  • the mixture was subjected to a process of 10 hours using an Eiger mill so as to uniformly disperse the solid content in the liquid.
  • zirconia beads having a diameter of 0.5 mm were used as grinding media.
  • the dispersion was filtrated to obtain green pigment dispersion.
  • used was a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 1.0 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • Treated pigment of P. G. 36 8.0 parts by mass Dispersing agent (“SOLSPARS 20000” 1.0 part by mass manufactured by Avecia Corp.) Acrylic resin solution 1 40.0 parts by mass Cyclohexanone 51.0 parts by mass
  • the following substances were stirred to obtain a homogenous mixture.
  • the mixture was subjected to a process of 10 hours using an Eiger mill so as to uniformly disperse the solid content in the liquid.
  • zirconia beads having a diameter of 0.5 mm were used as grinding media.
  • the dispersion was filtrated to obtain yellow pigment dispersion.
  • used was a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 1.0 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • Treated pigment of P. Y. 138 8.0 parts by mass Dispersing agent (“SOLSPARS 20000” 1.0 part by mass manufactured by Avecia Corp.)
  • Acrylic resin solution 1 40.0 parts by mass Cyclohexanone 51.0 parts by mass
  • the following substances were stirred to obtain a homogenous mixture.
  • the mixture was subjected to a process of 10 hours using an Eiger mill so as to uniformly disperse the solid content in the liquid.
  • zirconia beads having a diameter of 0.5 mm were used as grinding media.
  • the dispersion was filtrated to obtain blue pigment dispersion.
  • used was a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 1.0 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • Treated pigment of P. B. 15:6 8.0 parts by mass Dispersing agent (“BYK 111” manufactured 1.0 part by mass by BYK-CHEMIE GmbH) Acrylic resin solution 2 40.0 parts by mass Cyclohexanone 51.0 parts by mass
  • the following substances were stirred to obtain a homogenous mixture.
  • the mixture was subjected to a process of 10 hours using an Eiger mill so as to uniformly disperse the solid content in the liquid.
  • zirconia beads having a diameter of 0.5 mm were used as grinding media.
  • the dispersion was filtrated to obtain violet pigment dispersion.
  • used was a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 1.0 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • Treated pigment of P. V. 23 8.0 parts by mass Dispersing agent (“BYK 111” manufactured 1.0 part by mass by BYK-CHEMIE GmbH) Acrylic resin solution 2 40.0 parts by mass Cyclohexanone 51.0 parts by mass
  • the following substances were stirred to obtain a homogenous mixture.
  • the mixture was filtrated to obtain an alkaline developer-type red coloring composition.
  • used was a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 0.6 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • the following substances were stirred to obtain a homogenous mixture.
  • the mixture was filtrated to obtain an alkaline developer-type red coloring composition.
  • used was a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 0.6 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • the following substances were stirred to obtain a homogenous mixture.
  • the mixture was filtrated to obtain an alkaline developer-type red coloring composition.
  • used was a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 0.6 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • the above-described red coloring composition was applied to a glass substrate using a spin coater at a dried thickness of 2.0 ⁇ m. Note that the glass substrate used herein was optically isotropic.
  • the coated film was dried by heating at 70° C. for 20 minutes using a clean oven. After cooling the substrate to an ambient temperature, the coated film was irradiated with ultraviolet ray through a photomask. An extra-high-pressure mercury-vapor lamp was used as a source of the ultraviolet ray. Then, the coated film was subjected to a spray developing using an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate at 23° C. Thereafter, the coated film was washed by deionized water and air-dried. Further, the coated film was fired at 230° C. for 30 minutes using a clean oven. A red coloring layer was thus formed on the substrate.
  • a green coloring layer was further formed on the substrate on which the red coloring layer had been formed by the same method as that described for the red coloring composition except that the green coloring composition was used instead of the red coloring composition.
  • a blue coloring layer was further formed on the substrate on which the red coloring layer and the green coloring layer had been formed by the same method as that described for the red coloring composition except that the blue coloring composition was used instead of the red coloring composition. A color filter layer was thus obtained.
  • the thickness direction retardation R th was determined for the layered product of the color filer layer and the glass substrate. As a result, at the portion corresponding to the red coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 630 nm was 27 nm. At the portion corresponding to the green coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 550 nm was ⁇ 18 nm. At the portion corresponding to the blue coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 450 nm was 2 nm.
  • a thickness direction retardation R th for a certain coloring layer can be calculated using in-plane refractive indices n x and n y and a thickness direction refractive index n z at one of wavelengths of light that the coloring layer transmits, for example, a center wavelength and the thickness d of the coloring layer.
  • the thickness direction retardation R th is the difference between the average of the refractive indices n x and n y and the refractive index n z multiplied by the thickness d, i.e., the product [(n x ⁇ n y )/2 ⁇ n z ] ⁇ d.
  • the mixture was filtrated to obtain a coating solution.
  • a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 0.6 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • the coating solution was applied to the color filter layer using a spin coater at a dried thickness of 0.7 ⁇ m. Subsequently, the coated film was dried by heating at 90° C. for 2 minutes using a hot plate. A liquid crystal material layer was thus formed on the color filter layer.
  • each of the regions of the liquid crystal material layer corresponding to the red coloring layer, the green coloring layer and the blue coloring layer was irradiated with ultraviolet ray through a photomask.
  • An extra-high-pressure mercury-vapor lamp was used as a source of the ultraviolet ray.
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the red coloring layer was 500 mJ/cm 2
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the green coloring layer was 5 mJ/cm 2
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the blue coloring layer was 20 mJ/cm 2 .
  • the liquid crystal material layer was heated at 80° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere using a hot plate. Subsequently, the entire liquid crystal material layer was irradiated with the ultraviolet ray while keeping the temperature at 80° C. so as to obtain a solidified liquid crystal layer. A retardation substrate was thus manufactured.
  • the thickness direction retardation R th was determined for the retardation substrate. As a result, at the portion corresponding to the red coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 630 nm was ⁇ 81 nm. At the portion corresponding to the green coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 550 nm was ⁇ 80 nm. At the portion corresponding to the blue coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of nm was ⁇ 81 nm. The results are summarized in the following TABLE 1.
  • Red indicates the red coloring layer, the region of the solidified liquid crystal layer corresponding to the red coloring layer, or the portion of the retardation substrate corresponding to the red coloring layer.
  • Green indicates the green coloring layer, the region of the solidified liquid crystal layer corresponding to the green coloring layer, or the portion of the retardation substrate corresponding to the green coloring layer.
  • Blue indicates the blue coloring layer, the region of the solidified liquid crystal layer corresponding to the blue coloring layer, or the portion of the retardation substrate corresponding to the blue coloring layer.
  • a color filter layer was formed on a glass substrate by the same method as that described in Example 1.
  • the mixture was filtrated to obtain a coating solution.
  • a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 0.6 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • the coating solution was applied to the color filter layer using a spin coater at a dried thickness of 3.3 ⁇ m. Subsequently, the coated film was dried by heating at 90° C. for 2 minutes using a hot plate. A liquid crystal material layer was thus formed on the color filter layer.
  • each of the regions of the liquid crystal material layer corresponding to the red coloring layer, the green coloring layer and the blue coloring layer was irradiated with ultraviolet ray through a photomask.
  • An extra-high-pressure mercury-vapor lamp was used as a source of the ultraviolet ray.
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the red coloring layer was 50 mJ/cm 2
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the green coloring layer was 500 mJ/cm 2
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the blue coloring layer was 200 mJ/cm 2 .
  • liquid crystal material layer was fired at 230° C. for 40 minutes using a clean oven so as to obtain a solidified liquid crystal layer.
  • a retardation substrate was thus manufactured.
  • the thickness direction retardation R th was determined for the retardation substrate. As a result, at the portion corresponding to the red coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 630 nm was 152 nm. At the portion corresponding to the green coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 550 nm was 150 nm. At the portion corresponding to the blue coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 450 nm was 152 nm. The results are summarized in the following TABLE 2.
  • the above-described red coloring composition was applied to a glass substrate using a spin coater at a dried thickness of 1.0 ⁇ m. Note that the glass substrate used herein was optically isotropic. Next, the coated film was dried by heating at 70° C. for 20 minutes using a clean oven. After cooling the substrate to an ambient temperature, the coated film was irradiated with ultraviolet ray through a photomask. An extra-high-pressure mercury-vapor lamp was used as a source of the ultraviolet ray. Then, the coated film was subjected to a spray developing using an aqueous solution of sodium carbonate at 23° C. Thereafter, the coated film was washed by deionized water and air-dried. Further, the coated film was fired at 230° C. for 30 minutes using a clean oven. A red coloring layer was thus formed on the substrate.
  • a green coloring layer was further formed on the substrate on which the red coloring layer had been formed by the same method as that described for the red coloring composition except that the green coloring composition was used instead of the red coloring composition.
  • a blue coloring layer was further formed on the substrate on which the red coloring layer and the green coloring layer had been formed by the same method as that described for the red coloring composition except that the blue coloring composition was used instead of the red coloring composition. A color filter layer was thus obtained.
  • the thickness direction retardation R th was determined for the layered product of the color filer layer and the glass substrate. As a result, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 630 nm at the portion corresponding to the red coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 550 nm at the portion corresponding to the green coloring layer, and the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 450 nm at the portion corresponding to the blue coloring layer were zero.
  • a material of alignment layer (“SE-1410” manufactured by Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.) was applied to the color filter layer using a spin coater at a dried thickness of 0.1 ⁇ m. Then, the coated film was fired at 230° C. for 40 minutes using a clean oven. Further, the coated film was subjected to a rubbing process in a direction parallel with a main surface thereof so as to obtain an alignment layer.
  • the mixture was filtrated to obtain a coating solution.
  • a filter capable of separating particles having a diameter of 0.6 ⁇ m or larger from liquid phase.
  • the coating solution was applied to the alignment layer using a spin coater at a dried thickness of 1.6 ⁇ m. Subsequently, the coated film was dried by heating at 90° C. for 2 minutes using a hot plate. A liquid crystal material layer was thus formed on the alignment layer.
  • each of the regions of the liquid crystal material layer corresponding to the red coloring layer, the green coloring layer and the blue coloring layer was irradiated with ultraviolet ray through a photomask.
  • An extra-high-pressure mercury-vapor lamp was used as a source of the ultraviolet ray.
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the red coloring layer was 500 mJ/cm 2
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the green coloring layer was 200 mJ/cm 2
  • the exposure value for the region corresponding to the blue coloring layer was 5 mJ/cm 2 .
  • liquid crystal material layer was fired at 230° C. for 40 minutes using a clean oven so as to obtain a solidified liquid crystal layer.
  • a retardation substrate was thus manufactured.
  • the thickness direction retardation R th was determined for the retardation substrate. As a result, at the portion corresponding to the red coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 630 nm was 161 nm. At the portion corresponding to the green coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 550 nm was 136 nm. At the portion corresponding to the blue coloring layer, the retardation R th for the light having a wavelength of 450 nm was 112 nm. The results are summarized in the following TABLE 3.

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