WO2007132816A1 - 光学機能フィルムおよびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical functional film exhibiting optical biaxiality used for a liquid crystal display device and the like, and more specifically, has a novel alignment form of irregular random homogenous alignment.
- the present invention relates to an optical functional film.
- Liquid crystal display devices have features such as power saving, light weight, thinness, and the like, and are rapidly spreading in recent years in place of conventional CRT displays.
- a liquid crystal display device as shown in FIG. 6, a liquid crystal display device having an incident-side polarizing plate 102A, an emitting-side polarizing plate 102B, and a liquid crystal cell 104 can be exemplified.
- the polarizing plates 102A and 102B are configured so as to selectively transmit only linearly polarized light (schematically illustrated by arrows in the figure) having a vibration surface in a predetermined vibration direction. They are placed facing each other in a cross-col state so that the directions are perpendicular to each other.
- the liquid crystal cell 104 includes a large number of cells corresponding to pixels, and is disposed between the polarizing plates 102A and 102B.
- liquid crystal display device one using various driving methods is known depending on the arrangement of liquid crystal materials used in the liquid crystal cell.
- the main liquid crystal display devices that are popular today are classified into TN, STN, MVA, IPS, and OCB.
- those having the above MVA and IPS drive systems are now widely used.
- the liquid crystal cell 104 includes a VA (Vertical Alignment) method (a liquid crystal director in the figure) in which nematic liquid crystal having negative dielectric anisotropy is sealed.
- VA Vertical Alignment
- a linearly polarized light that has passed through the polarizing plate 102A on the incident side passes through the non-driven cell portion of the liquid crystal cell 104. The light is transmitted without being phase-shifted, and is blocked by the output-side polarizing plate 102B.
- the liquid crystal cell 104 when the liquid crystal cell 104 is transmitted through the portion of the driven cell, the linearly polarized light is phase-shifted, and an amount of light corresponding to the phase shift amount passes through the polarizing plate 102B on the emission side. Transmitted and emitted.
- the liquid crystal display device 100 is not limited to the light transmission and blocking modes described above, and light emitted from the non-driven cell portion of the liquid crystal cell 104 is emitted from the emission side.
- a liquid crystal display device configured such that light emitted from the cell portion in the driving state is blocked by the polarizing plate 102B on the emission side while being transmitted through the polarization plate 102B.
- the liquid crystal cell 104 has birefringence and has a thickness. Since the refractive index in the direction and the refractive index in the plane direction are different, light incident along the normal line of the liquid crystal cell 104 out of the linearly polarized light transmitted through the polarizing plate 102A on the incident side is transmitted without being phase-shifted. Of the linearly polarized light transmitted through the polarizing plate 102A on the incident side, the light incident in the direction inclined from the normal line of the liquid crystal cell 104 has a phase difference when passing through the liquid crystal cell 104 and becomes elliptically polarized light.
- This phenomenon is caused by the fact that the liquid crystal cell 104 functions as a C plate having a liquid crystal molecular force positive alignment in the vertical direction.
- the magnitude of the phase difference generated with respect to the light transmitted through the liquid crystal cell 104 depends on the birefringence value of the liquid crystal molecules sealed in the liquid crystal cell 104, the thickness of the liquid crystal cell 104, and the transmitted light. It is also influenced by the wavelength of.
- an optical functional film 40 having predetermined optical characteristics is obtained by combining an optical functional film 40 with a liquid crystal cell 104 and a polarizing plate 102B. It is a method of improving the problem of viewing angle by arranging them in between.
- a retardation film exhibiting refractive index anisotropy is used as an optical functional film used to improve such a viewing angle problem, which improves the viewing angle dependency of the liquid crystal display device described above. It is widely used as a means!
- an optically uniaxial retardation film having a single optical axis is mainly used, and one or a plurality of the retardation films have been used in combination.
- an optical biaxial retardation film having two optical axes has been used as the retardation film.
- Such a retardation film having optical biaxiality is useful in that it can be used to improve the viewing angle dependency of liquid crystal display devices of various display systems.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a retardation film having a cellulose acetate film force as a retardation film exhibiting optical biaxiality. Such a retardation film is advantageous in that it is relatively easy to manufacture because it also has a single material force, but the range of optical properties that can be achieved is narrow. There was a problem that the degree of freedom in optical property design was inferior.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-187690
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its main object to provide an optical functional film that exhibits a high degree of freedom in optical characteristic design and exhibits a high V optical biaxiality. is there. Means for solving the problem
- the present invention provides an optical functional film having a base material and an optical functional layer formed on the base material and having a rod-like compound, and exhibiting optical biaxiality.
- An optical functional film is provided, wherein the rod-like composite has an irregular random homogenous orientation in the optical functional layer.
- the rod-like compound forms an irregular random homogenous orientation in the optical functional layer
- a substrate having arbitrary optical characteristics is used.
- an optical functional film having excellent optical biaxiality can be obtained.
- Meiji an optical functional film exhibiting optical biaxiality with a high degree of freedom in optical property design can be obtained.
- the optical functional film of the present invention has a refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction, a refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction, and a refractive index nz in the thickness direction nx> ny> It is preferable that the relationship of nz is established. This is because the optical functional film of the present invention can be made more excellent in optical biaxiality.
- the optical functional film of the present invention preferably has an in-plane letter retardation (Re) in the range of 10 nm to 200 nm. Moreover, it is preferable that the letter direction (Rth) in the thickness direction is in the range of 75 nm to 300 nm. This is because the optical characteristics of the optical functional film of the present invention can be easily set within a range suitable for use as an optical compensation film of a liquid crystal display device, for example.
- the rod-shaped compound has a polymerizable functional group. Since the rod-shaped compound has a polymerizable functional group, the rod-shaped compound can be polymerized and fixed. Therefore, the rod-shaped compound forms an irregular random homogenous orientation in the optical functional layer. This is because, by fixing in such a state, it is possible to obtain an optical functional film that has excellent alignment stability and hardly changes in optical characteristics.
- the rod-like compound is preferably a liquid crystal material. This is because, when the rod-like composite is a liquid crystalline material, the optical functional layer can be made excellent in the development of optical characteristics per unit thickness.
- the liquid crystal material is a material exhibiting a nematic phase. This is because when the liquid crystalline material is a material exhibiting a nematic phase, irregular random homogeneous alignment can be more effectively formed in the optical functional layer.
- the base material has a relationship of nx ⁇ ny with respect to the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction and the refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction. It is preferable that it exists. Furthermore, in the present invention, the base material has a refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction, a refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction, and a thickness direction. It is preferable that the relationship of nx ⁇ ny ⁇ nz is established with respect to the refractive index nz.
- the optical properties of the optical functional film of the present invention can be made suitable as an optical compensation film for a liquid crystal display device.
- the rod-like main skeleton has a rod-like main skeleton to which a plurality of benzene rings having a combined force of 2 or more are bonded, and an in-plane slow axis in the optical functional layer.
- it is good preferable is at least one times the direction Raman peak intensity ratio (1605cm _1 Z2942cm _1) fast axis Raman peak intensity ratio of the force plane (1605cm _1 / 2942cm _ 1) .
- the optical functional layer according to the present invention is capable of making the layer having excellent in-plane letter-deposition (Re) expression.
- the rod-like main skeleton has a rod-like main skeleton to which a plurality of benzene rings having a combined force of 2 or more are bonded
- the optical functional layer has a cut surface in the thickness direction.
- it Raman peak intensity ratio in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction (1605cm _1 Z2942c m _1), 1. at least 1 times the Raman peak intensity ratio in the parallel direction to the thickness direction (1605cm _1 Z2942cm _ 1) Is preferred.
- the optical functional layer according to the present invention is a force capable of making the letter direction (Rth) in the thickness direction excellent.
- the base material has cellulose derivative power.
- a cellulose derivative having excellent water permeability as the substrate, for example, when producing a polarizing plate using the optical functional film of the present invention, the film contains moisture contained in the polarizer in the production process. It is also the power that can be volatilized through. In addition, it has good adhesion to the polarizing film made mainly of PVA, and there is no need for a liner like norbornene-based resin, so there is also an advantage that the yield is low with less foreign matter problems. Power.
- the present invention includes at least a substrate having the property as an optically negative C plate, and a rod-shaped compound directly formed on the substrate and having a random homogenous orientation,
- a substrate having the property as an optically negative C plate and a rod-shaped compound directly formed on the substrate and having a random homogenous orientation
- an optical film having an optically uniaxial optical functional layer and stretching the optical film By using an optical film having an optically uniaxial optical functional layer and stretching the optical film, the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction and the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction Refractive index ny and thickness direction refractive index nz, nx ⁇ ny, or
- the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction, the refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction, and the refractive index nz in the thickness direction are nx ⁇ ny or nx Consequently an optical functional film in which an optical functional layer having optical biaxiality is formed on a base material satisfying the relationship of ⁇ ny ⁇ nz and a rod-shaped compound randomly oriented on the base material. Therefore, an optical functional film having a high degree of freedom in designing optical characteristics can be easily produced.
- the present invention produces an effect that an optical functional film exhibiting optical biaxiality with a high degree of freedom in optical property design can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an optical functional film of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing another example of the optical functional film of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an example of a method for producing an optical functional film of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an example of an optical film used in the method for producing an optical functional film according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an example of an in-plane Raman spectrum of the optical functional film of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an example of a general liquid crystal display device.
- the present invention relates to an optical functional film and a method for producing the optical functional film for producing the same.
- the optical functional film of the present invention and the method for producing the optical functional film will be described in detail.
- the optical functional film of the present invention has a base material and an optical functional layer formed on the base material and having a rod-like compound, and exhibits optical biaxiality. It is characterized in that an irregular random homogenous orientation is formed in the optical functional layer.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an example of the optical functional film of the present invention.
- the optical functional film 10 of the present invention has a base material 1 and an optical functional layer 2 directly formed on the base material 1.
- the optical functional film 10 of the present invention includes the rod-like compound 3 in which the optical functional layer 2 has an irregular random homogenous orientation, and the optical functional film 10 as a whole. It is characterized by exhibiting optical biaxiality.
- the rod-like compound forms an irregular random homogenous orientation in the optical functional layer
- a substrate having arbitrary optical characteristics is used.
- an optical functional film having excellent optical biaxiality can be obtained. Therefore, according to the present invention, an optical functional film exhibiting optical biaxiality with a high degree of freedom in optical property design can be obtained.
- the optical biaxiality in the present invention means having two optically isotropic optical axes.
- the optical functional film of the present invention is characterized by exhibiting optical biaxiality.
- exhibiting optical biaxiality means that the refractive index in the slow axis direction of the optical functional film is nx and the refractive index in the fast axis direction. Is ny, and the refractive index in the thickness direction is nz, nx ⁇ It can be evaluated by confirming that the relationship of ny ⁇ nz is established.
- the establishment of the above relationship with nx, ny, and nz can be measured, for example, by the parallel-coll rotation method using KOBRA-WR manufactured by Oji Scientific Instruments.
- Anomalous random homogenous alignment in the present invention is an alignment state formed by the rod-shaped compound contained in the optical functional layer, and by having such an alignment state, the optical functional film of the present invention is optically aligned. Biaxiality can be imparted.
- the irregular random homogeneity orientation of the rod-like compound in the present invention has at least the following three characteristics. That is, the anomalous random homogenous orientation in the present invention is:
- anisotropic when the optical functional layer is viewed from the direction perpendicular to the surface of the optical functional layer, the arrangement direction of the rod-shaped composite has anisotropy (hereinafter simply referred to as “anisotropic”).
- the size of the domain formed by the rod-like compound in the optical functional layer is smaller than the wavelength in the visible light region (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “dispersibility”)
- rod-shaped compound molecules exist on a plane parallel to the surface of the optical functional layer (in the example of FIG. 1, a plane parallel to the xy plane) (hereinafter simply referred to as “in-plane orientation”). Sometimes called "sex”),
- FIG. 2 (a) shows the optical functional film of the present invention viewed from the direction perpendicular to the surface (xy plane) of the optical functional layer represented by A in Fig. 1 (xy plane).
- FIG. 2 (b) and 2 (c) are cross-sectional views taken along line BB ′ in FIG. 2 (a).
- the “anisotropy” possessed by the irregular random homogeneous orientation in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 (a).
- the above “anisotropy” indicates that the force in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the optical functional layer 2 is also rod-shaped in the optical functional layer 2 when the optical functional film 10 of the present invention is viewed from the front. Indicates that the compound 3 is arranged in one direction on average Is.
- the probability distribution function (probability density function) of each rod-like compound molecule oriented in each direction in the xy plane (surface of the optical functional layer)
- the probability distribution function is expressed in a specific direction (in FIG. 2).
- it is distributed so as to have a peak (average orientation direction) in the X direction and a predetermined dispersion (variation width in the orientation direction) in the orientation direction.
- the orientation direction of the long axis of the rod-like compound molecule is not completely messy, as it is a force that is not all molecules are aligned in parallel. An example of this is shown in FIG.
- the molecular major axis direction (hereinafter referred to as molecular axis) represented by a in FIG. Shall. Therefore, the fact that the rod-like compound is arranged in one direction means that the molecular axis a of the rod-like compound 3 contained in the optical functional layer is averagely oriented in one direction. It means that.
- the “anisotropy” in the present invention does not require that the rod-like compounds are completely arranged in one direction, and the arrangement direction of the rod-like compounds is one on average. It is sufficient to arrange them in the direction, which is enough to give the desired optical biaxiality to the optical functional layer. The degree of such anisotropy will be described later.
- the "dispersibility" possessed by the irregular random homogeneous orientation in the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 2 (a).
- the above “dispersibility” indicates that when the rod-like composite 3 forms the domain b in the optical functional layer 2, the size of the domain b is in the visible light region. This indicates that it is smaller than the wavelength.
- the smaller the size of the domain b the more preferable, and the state in which the rod-like compound is dispersed as a single molecule is most preferable.
- the “in-plane orientation” possessed by the irregular random homogeneous orientation in the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 (b).
- the above-mentioned “in-plane orientation” indicates that the rod-like compound 3 in the optical functional layer 2 has a molecular axis a that is the normal direction A of the optical functional layer 3 (the z direction in FIG. 1). It is oriented so that it is substantially perpendicular to the xy plane in Fig. 1.
- the “in-plane orientation” is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
- the optical functional film of the present invention has the above-mentioned rod-like composite formed an irregular random homogeneous orientation, so that the refractive index nx in the X direction and the refractive index in the y direction shown in FIG. Since it is easy to establish a relationship of nx> ny> nz between ny and the refractive index nz in the z direction, the optical functional film of the present invention exhibits optical biaxiality.
- the irregular random homogeneity orientation in the present invention is characterized by exhibiting the above-mentioned “anisotropic”, “dispersibility”, and “in-plane orientation”. It can be confirmed by the following method that the compound forms an irregular random homogeneous orientation.
- the above-mentioned rod-shaped compound has the above-mentioned "anisotropy!
- the in-plane retardation (Re) force of the optical functional layer is preferably in the range of 5 nm to 300 nm, and is preferably in the range of lOnm to 200 nm. Especially 40 ⁇ ! It is preferable to be within a range of ⁇ 150 nm.
- Re is in the plane of the optical functional layer constituting the optical functional film of the present invention.
- the Re of the optical functional layer can be obtained, for example, by subtracting Re indicated by a layer other than the optical functional layer from Re of the optical functional film. That is, the Re of the optical functional layer can be obtained by performing Re measurement on the whole optical functional film and the optical functional film obtained by cutting the optical functional layer, and subtracting the latter Re from the former Re force. Re can be measured, for example, by the parallel-coll rotation method using KOBRA-WR manufactured by Oji Scientific Instruments.
- the "anisotropy” refers to the optical functional layer. It can also be confirmed cowpea to measuring plane side Raman peak intensity ratio of direction of (1605cm _1 / 2942cm _ 1) . That is, from the slow axis Direction Raman peak intensity ratio in the plane of the optical functional layer in the present invention (1605cm _1 Z2942cm _ 1) fast axis direction Raman peak intensity ratio of the force plane (1605cm _ 1 Z2942cm _1) It can be confirmed that the above-mentioned “anisotropy” is provided by confirming that it is large.
- the ratio of the "Raman peak intensity ratio (1605cm _1 / 2942cm _1)" (spectral light intensity of the spectral light intensity Z wavenumber 2942cm _1 wavenumber 1605 cm _1) and is in the Ramansu Bae-vector means.
- the Raman peak intensity ratio in the present invention (1605cm _1 / 2942cm _1), if example embodiment, laser Raman spectrophotometer (JASCO: NRS- 3000) using electric field plane of vibration of linearly polarized light By injecting measurement light so as to coincide with the slow axis direction and the fast axis direction in the plane of the optical functional layer, Raman spectroscopy is performed for each of the in-plane fast axis direction and the in-plane fast axis direction. After measuring the spectrum, 1605cm _1 (from C—H bond The peak intensity of the peak) and the peak intensity of 2942 cm “ 1 (the peak derived from the benzene ring) can be obtained.
- the conditions for measuring the Raman spectrum using the laser Raman spectrophotometer are as follows. Time 15 seconds, number of integrations 8 times, excitation wavelength 532.
- the above “dispersibility” is a range in which the haze value of the optical functional layer constituting the optical functional film of the present invention indicates that the domain size of the rod-shaped composite is less than or equal to the wavelength in the visible light region. It can be confirmed by being within.
- the haze value of the optical functional layer is preferably in the range of 0% to 5%, particularly preferably in the range of 0% to 1%. It is preferable to be within the range of% to 0.5%.
- the haze value of the optical functional layer can be obtained, for example, by subtracting the haze value of a layer other than the optical functional layer from the haze value of the optical functional film. That is, the haze value of the entire optical functional film and the optical functional film obtained by cutting the optical functional layer is measured, and the haze value of the optical functional layer is subtracted from the former haze value. Can be requested.
- the haze value shall be a value measured according to JIS K7105.
- the force in which the size of the domain in the present invention is less than or equal to the wavelength of visible light.
- the specific size is preferably 380 nm or less, more preferably 350 nm or less. In particular, it is preferably 200 nm or less.
- the lower limit of the domain size is the size of the single molecule of the rod-like compound. The size of such a domain can be evaluated by observing the optical functional layer with a polarizing microscope, AFM, SEM, or TEM.
- the above “in-plane orientation” means that Re of the optical functional layer constituting the optical functional film of the present invention is in the above-described range, and that the optical functional layer in the present invention exhibits optical biaxiality.
- Letter direction in the thickness direction to the extent possible (Hereafter, simply “Rth” may be negotiated.)
- the Rth of the optical functional layer in the present invention is preferably in the range of 50 nm to 400 nm, more preferably in the range of 75 nm to 300 nm, particularly ⁇ ! ⁇ /, Preferably in the range of 250nm!
- the above Rth is the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction (direction with the highest refractive index) and the fast axis direction (refractive index) in the plane of the optical functional layer constituting the optical functional film of the present invention.
- the refractive index ny in the direction with the smallest refractive index), the refractive index nz in the thickness direction, and the thickness d (nm) of the optical functional layer, Rth ⁇ (nx + ny) Z2— nz ⁇ X d The value represented.
- the Rth value in the present invention indicates the absolute value of the value represented by the above formula.
- the Rth of the optical functional layer can be obtained, for example, by subtracting Rth indicated by a layer other than the optical functional layer from Rth of the optical functional film. That is, the Rth of the optical functional layer can be obtained by measuring the Rth of the entire optical functional film and the optical functional film from which the optical functional layer has been cut and subtracting the latter Rth from the former Rth. Rth can be measured by, for example, a parallel Nicole rotation method using KOBRA-WR manufactured by Oji Scientific Instruments.
- the "in-plane orientation" is the optical function. Even cowpea to measuring thickness direction Raman peak intensity ratio of the layers to (1605cm _1 Z2942cm _ 1) can be confirmed. That is, the Raman peak intensity ratio in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction (1605 cm _1 Z2942 cm _1 ) at the cut surface in the thickness direction of the optical functional layer is equal to the Raman peak intensity ratio in the direction parallel to the thickness direction (1605 cm _1 by larger heard than Z2942cm _1), it can be seen that with the "in-plane orientation".
- the Raman peak intensity ratio (1605 cm _1 Z2942 cm _ 1 ) perpendicular to the thickness direction at the cut surface in the thickness direction of the optical functional layer is expressed as the Raman peak intensity in the direction parallel to the thickness direction.
- the ratio 1. gesture et preferred that not less than 1-fold is preferred instrument especially 1. 50 times or more (1605cm _1 Z2942cm _ 1) that 1. in the range 20 times to 3.00 times the Is preferred.
- the "Raman peak intensity ratio (1605cm _1 / 2942cm _1)" is Ramansu Bae click Is the ratio of the spectral light intensity at 1605 cm _1 in the spectrum (the spectral light intensity at Z wave number 2942 cm _1 ).
- the Raman peak intensity ratio in the present invention (1605cm _1 / 2942cm _1), if example embodiment, laser Raman spectrophotometer (JASCO: NRS- 3000) using electric field plane of vibration of linearly polarized light
- the measurement light is incident on the cut surface in the thickness direction of the optical functional layer so as to coincide with the parallel direction and the vertical direction with respect to the thickness direction, thereby being parallel and perpendicular to the thickness direction of the cut surface in the thickness direction.
- the Raman peak intensity ratio of the optical functional layer is determined by, for example, measuring the Raman spectrum of only the portion corresponding to the optical functional layer after cutting the optical functional film in the thickness direction and preparing a section. It can ask for.
- the optical functional film of the present invention has a base material and an optical functional layer directly formed on the base material.
- each configuration of the optical functional film of the present invention will be described in detail.
- the optical functional layer constituting the optical functional film of the present invention is directly formed on a base material to be described later, and includes a rod-like composite having an irregular random homogenous orientation.
- the rod-shaped compound used in the present invention will be described below.
- the rod-shaped compound used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can form an irregular random homogenous orientation in the optical functional layer and has refractive index anisotropy in the molecule.
- the “rod-like compound” in the present invention refers to a compound in which the main skeleton of the molecular structure is rod-shaped, and examples of the compound having such a rod-like main skeleton include azomethines, Zoxys, cyanobiphenyls, cyanophylesters, benzoic acid esters, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ester, cyanophylcyclohexanes, cyano-substituted phenolic birimidines, alkoxy-substituted phenolic biryrimidines Mention may be made of benzene, toloxanes and alkylcyclohexylbenzo-tolyls. In addition, it is possible to use not only the above-mentioned low molecular liquid crystalline compounds but also high molecular liquid crystalline compounds.
- a rod-shaped main body in which two or more benzene rings are bonded is particularly suitable for use in the rod-shaped compounds belonging to the above-mentioned category. It is preferable to have a skeleton, and it is particularly preferable to have a rod-like main skeleton in which two or more benzene rings are bonded to each other by an ester bond. Since the rod-shaped compound having such a structure has a large refractive index anisotropy in the molecule, it can be imparted with a high retardation to the optical functional layer by being arranged in the optical functional layer. It ’s Kato et al.
- the rod-like compound used in the present invention is preferably a compound having a relatively small molecular weight.
- a compound having a molecular weight within a range of 200 to 1200, particularly within a range of 400 to 800 is preferably used.
- the rod-like compound easily penetrates into the base material described later, so that it becomes easy to form a “mixed” state at the bonding site between the base material and the optical functional layer. This is because the adhesion to the functional layer can be improved.
- a rod-like composite material that has a polymerizable functional group, which will be described later, and is polymerized in the optical functional layer indicates the molecular weight before polymerization.
- the rod-like composite used in the present invention is preferably a liquid crystalline material exhibiting liquid crystallinity. This is because, when the rod-like composite is a liquid crystalline material, the optical functional layer can be made excellent in the expression of optical characteristics per unit thickness.
- the rod-like compound in the present invention is preferably a liquid crystalline material exhibiting a nematic phase among the above liquid crystalline materials. A liquid crystalline material exhibiting a nematic phase has a relatively easy force to form an irregular random homogeneous alignment.
- the liquid crystalline material exhibiting the nematic phase has spacers at both ends of the mesogen. It is preferably a molecule. This is because the liquid crystalline material having spacers at both ends of the mesogen is excellent in flexibility and can effectively prevent the optical functional layer in the present invention from becoming cloudy.
- the rod-like compound used in the present invention those having a polymerizable functional group in the molecule are suitably used, and those having a polymerizable functional group capable of three-dimensional crosslinking are particularly preferable. Since the rod-like compound has a polymerizable functional group, it becomes possible to polymerize and fix the rod-like compound, so that the rod-like compound forms an irregular random homogenous orientation. This is because by fixing in a state in which the film is fixed, it is possible to obtain an optical functional film that is excellent in alignment stability and hardly changes in optical characteristics.
- the rod-shaped compound having a polymerizable functional group may be mixed with the rod-shaped compound having no polymerizable functional group.
- three-dimensional crosslinking means that liquid crystalline molecules are polymerized three-dimensionally to form a network structure.
- polymerizable functional groups that are polymerized by the action of ionizing radiation such as ultraviolet rays and electron beams, or heat are not particularly limited.
- Representative examples of these polymerizable functional groups include radical polymerizable functional groups or cationic polymerizable functional groups.
- radically polymerizable functional groups include functional groups having at least one addition-polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated double bond, and specific examples include a bull group having or not having a substituent.
- an allylate group (generic name including an allyloyl group, a methacryloyl group, an attaryloxy group, and a methacryloyloxy group).
- cationic polymerizable functional group examples include an epoxy group.
- examples of the polymerizable functional group include an isocyanate group and an unsaturated triple bond. Among these, from the viewpoint of the process, a functional group having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond is preferably used.
- the rod-like compound in the present invention is particularly preferably a liquid crystal material exhibiting liquid crystallinity and having the above-mentioned polymerizable functional group at the terminal.
- a liquid crystal material exhibiting liquid crystallinity and having the above-mentioned polymerizable functional group at the terminal.
- nematic liquid crystalline materials having polymerizable functional groups at both ends are used, they can be polymerized three-dimensionally to form a network structure, having alignment stability, and optical properties. Excellent expression of physical characteristics An optical functional layer can be obtained. Further, even those having a polymerizable functional group at one end can be cross-linked with other molecules to stabilize the sequence. Examples of such rod-like compounds include compounds represented by the following formulas (1) to (6).
- H 2 C CHC00 " ⁇ CH 2 + 0- (3)
- the liquid crystalline materials represented by the chemical formulas (1), (2), (5), and (6) are DJ. Broer et al., Makromol. Chem. 190,3201-3215 (1989), or DJ. It can be prepared according to or similar to the method disclosed in Broer et al., Makromol. Chem. L90, 2250 (1989). In addition, the preparation of the liquid crystalline material represented by the chemical formulas (3) and (4) is disclosed in DE 195,04,224.
- nematic liquid crystalline material having an acrylate group at the terminal include those represented by the following chemical formulas (7) to (17).
- the rod-shaped compound may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the rod-like compound when a liquid crystal material having one or more polymerizable functional groups at both ends and a liquid crystal material having one or more polymerizable functional groups at one end are mixed and used,
- the polymerization density (crosslinking density) and optical characteristics can be adjusted arbitrarily by adjusting the blending ratio of the two.
- the point power is also preferable.
- the optical functional layer in the invention may contain other compounds in addition to the rod-shaped compound.
- Such other compounds are not particularly limited as long as they do not disturb the random random orientation of the rod-like compound.
- Examples of such other compounds include polymerizable materials generally used for hard coating agents.
- Examples of the polymerizable material include a polyester obtained by reacting a (poly) acrylic acid with a polyester polymer obtained by condensing a polyhydric alcohol with a monobasic acid or polybasic acid
- Poly (meth) acrylates Polyurethanes (meth) acrylates obtained by reacting a compound having a polyol group and two isocyanate groups with each other and then reacting the reaction product with (meth) acrylic acid
- the optical functional layer in the present invention is preferably formed directly on a substrate described later. This is because the optical functional film of the present invention can be made excellent in the adhesion between the optical functional layer and the substrate by forming the optical functional layer directly on the substrate.
- the adhesion mechanism between the two is improved by directly forming the optical functional layer on the substrate due to the following mechanism. That is, when the optical functional layer is directly formed on the substrate, the rod-like molecules contained in the optical functional layer penetrate into the substrate from the surface of the substrate or are used when forming the optical functional layer. Depending on the solvent, the surface of the base material can be dissolved and the rod-like compound and the base material can be mixed, so there is no clear interface at the bonding portion between the base material and the optical functional layer. It is in the form of "force ⁇ mixed". For this reason, it is considered that the adhesion is remarkably improved compared to the conventional adhesion by interfacial interaction. available.
- the optical functional film of the present invention does not have an alignment layer, and the bonded portion between the substrate and the optical functional layer is in a “mixed” state, so there is a clear interface. Absent. Therefore, the optical functional film of the present invention has an advantage that the above-mentioned multiple reflection does not occur and the quality does not deteriorate due to interference unevenness.
- the thickness of the optical functional layer in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is within a range in which desired optical characteristics can be imparted to the optical functional layer according to the kind of the rod-shaped compound.
- the thickness of the optical functional layer is preferably in the range of 0.5 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m, and particularly preferably in the range of 0.5 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m. In particular, it is particularly preferably within the range of 1 ⁇ m to 3 ⁇ m. If the thickness of the optical functional layer is larger than the above range, the “in-plane orientation”, which is one of the characteristics of irregular random homogeneity orientation, is impaired, and the desired optical characteristics may not be obtained. Because there is. On the other hand, if the thickness is less than the above range, the target optical characteristics may not be obtained depending on the type of the rod-shaped composite.
- In-plane lettering (Re) of the optical functional layer in the present invention is 5 nm to 300 nm as described above from the viewpoint of "anisotropic" and "in-plane orientation" possessed by the above irregular random homogeneity orientation.
- the range of 10 nm to 200 nm is preferable, and the range of 40 nm to 150 nm is particularly preferable.
- the definition of Re value and the measurement method are as described above, description thereof is omitted here.
- the optical functional layer in the present invention has a value (ReZd) force of 0.5 to 600 obtained by dividing the retardation value (Re (nm)) of the optical functional layer by the thickness (dm) of the optical functional layer.
- ReZd a value obtained by dividing the retardation value (Re (nm)) of the optical functional layer by the thickness (dm) of the optical functional layer.
- the range of 2 to 400 is preferable, and the range of 13 to 150 is particularly preferable.
- the thickness-direction letter-thickness (Rth) of the optical functional layer is from 50 nm to 50 nm as described above from the viewpoint of the “in-plane orientation” possessed by the irregular random homogeneous orientation.
- the range of 400 nm is preferred, but within the range of 75 nm to 300 nm is preferred In particular, the range of 100 nm to 250 nm is preferable.
- the optical functional layer in the present invention has a value (Rth / d) obtained by dividing the retardation value (Rth (nm)) in the thickness direction of the optical functional layer by the thickness (d (m)) of the optical functional layer.
- the force is preferably within the range of 5 to 800, more preferably within the range of 15 to 600, and particularly preferably within the range of 33 to 250.
- the haze of the optical functional layer in the present invention is preferably in the range of 0% to 5% as described above from the viewpoint of "dispersibility" possessed by the irregular random homogenous alignment.
- the range of 0% to 1% is preferable, and the range of 0% to 0.5% is particularly preferable.
- the definition of haze and the measuring method are as described above, description thereof is omitted here.
- the configuration of the optical functional layer in the present invention is not limited to a configuration consisting of a single layer, and may have a configuration in which a plurality of layers are laminated. In the case of a configuration in which a plurality of layers are stacked, layers having the same composition may be stacked, or a plurality of layers having different compositions may be stacked. In the case where the optical functional layer is composed of a plurality of layers, it is sufficient that at least the optical functional layer directly laminated on the substrate has a rod-like compound in which an irregular random homogenous orientation is formed.
- the base material used in the present invention will be described.
- a substrate having any optical characteristic can be used according to the optical characteristic required for the optical functional film of the present invention.
- the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction and the refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction satisfy the relationship of nx ⁇ ny, or in the in-plane direction.
- nx ⁇ ny ⁇ nz holds in the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction, the refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction, and the refractive index nz in the thickness direction.
- the base material used in the present invention optically has the property as an A plate.
- nx ⁇ n above nx, ny, nx When the relationship y ⁇ nz is established, the base material used in the present invention has optically B-plate properties, that is, optical biaxiality.
- Characteristics as an optically B plate specifically refers to a state where Rth ⁇ (ReZ2).
- nx ⁇ ny ⁇ nz means nx ⁇ ny, powerful, ny ⁇ nz, powerful, nz ⁇ nx.
- the in-plane letter representation (Re) of the base material used in the present invention is 5 ⁇ ! Even within the range of ⁇ 300nm, ⁇ ! It is preferable to be within the range of ⁇ 200nm, especially 40 ⁇ ! Preferable to be in the range of ⁇ 150nm! In-plane letter-deposition (Re) force of the substrate By being in the above range, it is easy to form irregular random homogenous orientation in the optical functional layer regardless of the type of the rod-shaped compound. Because it becomes.
- the measuring method of Re of the said base material is the same as the measuring method of Re of the optical function layer mentioned above, description here is abbreviate
- the thickness direction letter distortion (Rth) of the substrate is 2 5 ⁇ ! It is preferably within the range of ⁇ 15 Onm, especially 5 ⁇ ! It is preferable to be within the range of 20 nm to 75 nm, particularly preferably within the range of ⁇ lOOnm.
- the transparency of the substrate used in the present invention may be arbitrarily determined according to the transparency required for the optical functional film of the present invention, but usually the transmittance in the visible light region is 80% or more. It is more preferable that it is 90% or more. This is because if the transmittance is low, the selection range of the rod-shaped composite material may be narrowed.
- the transmittance of the base material can be determined according to JIS K7361-1 (test method for the total light transmittance of a single plastic transparent material).
- the thickness of the substrate used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it has the necessary self-supporting property, depending on the use of the optical functional film of the present invention, etc. 18 Internal force S in the range of 8 ⁇ m S, preferably in the range of 20 m to 125 m, preferably S, in particular in the range of 30 ⁇ m to 80 ⁇ m.
- S Internal force
- the thickness of the substrate is thinner than the above range, This is because the self-supporting property required for the optical functional film of the present invention may not be obtained.
- the thickness is thicker than the above range, for example, when cutting the optical functional film of the present invention, processing waste may increase or the cutting blade may be worn quickly. .
- the base material used in the present invention may be a flexible material having flexibility or a rigid material having no flexibility, as long as it has the above optical characteristics. It is preferable to use a material.
- the manufacturing process of the optical functional film of the present invention can be a roll-to-roll process, and an optical functional film excellent in productivity can be obtained.
- Examples of the flexible material include cellulose derivatives, norbornene polymers, polymethyl methacrylate, polybutyl alcohol, polyimide, polyarylate, polyethylene terephthalate, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, amorphous polyolefin, modified acrylic polymer, Among the forces that can exemplify polystyrene, epoxy resin, polycarbonate, polyester, etc., it is preferable to use a cellulose derivative or a norbornene-based polymer.
- cellulose derivative it is preferable to use cellulose esters, and among the cellulose esters, it is preferable to use cellulose acylates. This is because cellulose acylates are advantageous in terms of availability because they are widely used industrially.
- lower fatty acid esters having 2 to 4 carbon atoms are preferred.
- the lower fatty acid ester may include only a single lower fatty acid ester such as cellulose acetate, and may include a plurality of lower fatty acid esters such as cellulose acetate butyrate or cellulose acetate propionate. It may be anything.
- cellulose acetate can be particularly preferably used.
- the cellulose acetate it is most preferable to use triacetyl cellulose having an average acetylation degree of 57.5 to 62.5% (substitution degree: 2.6 to 3.0). Because triacetyl cellulose has a molecular structure with relatively bulky side chains, By forming a base material such as triacetyl cellulose, the rod-shaped composite material forming the optical functional layer can easily penetrate into the base material, so that the adhesion between the base material and the optical functional layer is further improved. It is the power that can be done.
- the degree of vinegar means the amount of bound acetic acid per unit mass of cellulose.
- the degree of acetylation can be determined by measuring and calculating the degree of acetylation in ASTM: D-817-91 (test method for cellulose acetate etc.).
- the acetylation degree of the triacetyl cellulose constituting the triacetyl cellulose film can be obtained by the above method after removing impurities such as a plasticizer contained in the film.
- Examples of the norbornene-based polymer include a cycloolefin polymer (COP) and a cycloolefin copolymer (COC).
- COP cycloolefin polymer
- COC cycloolefin copolymer
- any of those having the cellulose derivative strength and those having the norbornene-based polymer strength can be suitably used.
- a material having cellulose derivative strength as the substrate.
- the moisture contained in the polarizer in the production process is used. This is because it can be volatilized through the film.
- it has good adhesion to the polarizing film made mainly of PVA, and there is no need for a liner like norbornene-based resin, so there is an advantage that the yield is low with less foreign matter problems. It is a certain force.
- the structure of the substrate in the present invention is not limited to a structure having a single layer force, and may have a structure in which a plurality of layers are laminated. In the case of a configuration in which a plurality of layers are laminated, layers having the same composition may be laminated, or a plurality of layers having different compositions may be laminated. May be.
- Examples of the structure of the base material on which a plurality of layers having different compositions are laminated include, for example, a film having a material force for irregularly homogenous orientation of the above rod-like compound such as triacetyl cellulose, water permeability, An embodiment in which a support having excellent self-supporting properties is laminated can be exemplified.
- the optical functional film of the present invention is characterized in that the optical functional layer is directly formed on the base material, the rod-shaped compound contained in the optical functional layer penetrates the base material, and the base material and optical A mixed region in which both are “mixed” is formed in the adhesive portion with the functional layer.
- the thickness of such a mixed region is not particularly limited as long as it can form the above irregular random homogeneity orientation and can bring the adhesion between the base material and the optical functional layer into a desired range. Absent.
- the thickness of the mixed region is preferably in the range of 0.1 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m, particularly preferably in the range of 0.5 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m. In particular, it is preferably in the range of 1 ⁇ m to 3 ⁇ m.
- the irregular random homogeneity orientation can be formed, and the adhesive force between the substrate and the optical functional layer can be improved.
- the distribution state of the rod-shaped compound include an aspect that exists uniformly in the thickness direction of the base material and an aspect that has a concentration gradient in the thickness direction of the base material. This aspect can also be used suitably.
- the optical functional film of the present invention may have other layers in addition to the substrate and the optical functional layer.
- examples of such other layers include an antireflection layer, an ultraviolet absorption layer, an infrared absorption layer, and an antistatic layer.
- the antireflection layer used in the present invention is not particularly limited.
- a low refractive index layer made of a substance having a lower refractive index than that of the transparent substrate is formed on a transparent substrate film.
- high refractive power on the transparent substrate film which has a higher refractive index than that of the transparent substrate.
- examples include a refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer made of a material having a lower refractive index than that of the transparent substrate, in which one or more layers are laminated in this order.
- These high-refractive index layers and low-refractive index layers are vacuum-deposited so that the optical thickness expressed by the product of the geometric thickness of the layers and the refractive index is 1Z4 of the wavelength of light that should be prevented from being reflected. It is formed by coating or the like.
- titanium oxide, zinc sulfide and the like are used
- the constituent material of the low refractive index layer magnesium fluoride, cryolite and the like are used.
- the ultraviolet absorbing layer used in the present invention is not particularly limited.
- a film formed by adding an ultraviolet absorber that also has strength is mentioned.
- the infrared absorbing layer used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include those in which an infrared absorbing layer is formed on a film substrate such as polyester resin by coating or the like.
- a film substrate such as polyester resin by coating or the like.
- an infrared absorbing agent composed of a di-in-molybdenum compound, a phthalocyanine compound or the like is added to a binder resin made of acrylic resin, polyester resin or the like to form a film. Things are used.
- Examples of the antistatic layer used in the present invention include various kinds of cationic groups such as quaternary ammonium salts, pyridine salts, and primary to tertiary amino groups.
- Antistatic agent Nonionic antistatic agent such as amino alcohol type, glycerin type, polyethylene glycol type, etc .; Polymer type antistatic agent with high molecular weight of the above antistatic agent; Tertiary amino group quaternary ammo Monomers and oligomers having a -um group and polymerizable by ionizing radiation such as N, N-dialkylaminoalkyl (meth) acrylate monomers, polymerizable antistatic agents such as quaternary compounds thereof, etc. It can be mentioned
- the thickness of the optical functional film of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is within a range in which desired optical properties can be expressed, but is usually within a range of 10 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m. It is particularly preferable to be within the range of 20 m to 135 m, and even 30 ⁇ m It is preferable to be within a range of ⁇ 90 ⁇ m.
- the optical functional film of the present invention preferably has a haze value measured in accordance with JIS K7105 in the range of 0% to 5%, particularly in the range of 0% to 1%. In particular, it is preferably in the range of 0% to 0.5%.
- the thickness direction letter-thickness (Rth) of the optical functional film of the present invention is preferably in the range of 50 nm to 400 nm, and more preferably in the range of 75 nm to 300 nm. In particular, it is preferably in the range of 100 nm to 250 nm.
- the in-plane letter decision (Re) is 5 ⁇ ! Among these, it is preferable to be in the range of 10 nm to 200 nm, and it is particularly preferable to be in the range of 40 to 150 nm.
- the optical functional film of the present invention can be used as a retardation film suitable for improving the viewing angle characteristics of a liquid crystal display device.
- the above-mentioned in-plane letter value (Re) and the thickness direction letter value (Rth) may have wavelength dependency.
- reverse dispersion having a larger value on the long wavelength side than on the short wavelength side may be used, and positive dispersion having a value on the short wavelength side larger than that on the long wavelength side may be used.
- the optical functional film of the present invention when used as a retardation film for improving the viewing angle characteristics of a liquid crystal display element, the liquid crystal display element in the entire visible light range. This is because the viewing angle characteristics can be improved.
- the chromatic dispersion exhibited by the substrate and the optical functional layer may be the same or different.
- the optical functional film of the present invention has a value (RthZd) force in the range of 0.25 to 40 in the thickness direction (Rth (nm)) divided by the thickness (d (m)).
- Rth (nm) thickness direction
- d (m) thickness direction
- the optical functional film of the present invention has a letter value (Re (nm)) of thickness (d m) Value divided by) (ReZd) force It is preferable to be in the range of 0.05 to 30, especially in the range of 0.05 to 10, especially 0.44 to 5. It is preferable to be within the range.
- the application of the optical functional film of the present invention is not particularly limited and can be used for various applications as an optical functional film.
- Specific applications of the optical functional film of the present invention include, for example, an optical compensator (for example, a viewing angle compensator) used in a liquid crystal display device, an elliptically polarizing plate, a brightness improving plate, etc. It can be used for B-plate applications.
- an optical compensator which is a B plate
- it is suitably used for a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer such as a VA mode or an OCB mode.
- the optical functional film of the present invention can also be used as an optical compensator having optical properties as an A plate.
- the IPS (In-Plane Switching) type liquid crystal display device uses a retardation film having properties as an A plate and a positive C plate.
- the optical functional film of the present invention has an in-plane retardation. By controlling the values of (Re) and retardation in the thickness direction (Rth) to make the refractive index close to nx ⁇ ny> nz, it has properties as an A plate used in IPS liquid crystal display devices. It can also be used as a phase difference film.
- the optical functional film of the present invention can be used for a polarizing film by being bonded to a polarizing layer.
- a polarizing film is usually formed by forming a polarizing layer and protective layers on both surfaces thereof.
- the protective layer on one side as the above-described optical functional film, for example, liquid crystal A polarizing film having an optical compensation function for improving the viewing angle characteristics of the display device can be obtained.
- the polarizing layer is not particularly limited, and for example, an iodine-based polarizing layer, a dye-based polarizing layer using a dichroic dye, a polyenic polarizing layer, or the like can be used.
- the iodine-based polarizing layer and the dye-based polarizing layer are generally produced using polyvinyl alcohol.
- the optical functional film of the present invention As a method for producing the optical functional film of the present invention, one having the above-described configuration can be produced. For example, it can be produced by the method described in “B. Production method of optical functional film” described later.
- the method for producing an optical functional film of the present invention comprises at least a substrate having the property as an optically negative C plate and a rod-like film formed directly on the substrate and having a random homogenous orientation.
- an optical film that includes a compound and an optical functional layer exhibiting optical uniaxiality, and stretching the optical film, the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction, and in the in-plane direction
- the present invention is characterized in that an optical functional film comprising a rod-like composite having a s-alignment and further having an optical functional layer exhibiting optical biaxiality is produced.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an example of a method for producing an optical functional film of the present invention.
- the method for producing an optical functional film of the present invention is a rod-like composite in which a random homogenous orientation is formed on a substrate 1 having at least a property as a negative C plate. 3 is used, and an optical functional layer 2 ′ having an optical uniaxial property including 3 is formed (FIG. 3 (a)), and this is uniaxially stretched in the X direction (FIG. 3 (b)).
- nx ⁇ ny or nx ⁇ ny ⁇ nz is established between the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the inward direction, the refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction, and the refractive index nz in the thickness direction.
- a method of forming an optical functional film 10 comprising a rod-like compound 3 having an irregular random homogenous orientation formed on a material 1 and an optical functional layer 2 exhibiting optical biaxiality. It is.
- a base material having at least the property as an optically negative C plate, and a rod-like compound that is directly formed on the base material and has a random homogenous orientation
- an optical film having an optical functional layer exhibiting optical uniaxiality is used, and by extending the film, the base material has a refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction and a phase advance in the in-plane direction
- nx ⁇ ny or nx ⁇ ny ⁇ nz can be established between the refractive index ny in the axial direction and the refractive index nz in the thickness direction.
- the random homogenous alignment can be changed to an irregular random homogenous alignment by stretching, so that optical biaxiality can be imparted to the optical functional layer.
- the refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction, the refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction, and the refractive index nz in the thickness direction are nx ⁇ ny, or
- An optical functional film comprising a base material satisfying the relationship of nx ⁇ ny ⁇ nz, and an optically functional layer exhibiting optical biaxiality, including a rod-like compound with irregular random homogenous orientation on the base material. Therefore, it is possible to easily manufacture an optical functional film having a high degree of freedom in designing optical characteristics.
- the optical film used in the present invention includes a base material having at least the property as an optically negative C plate, and a rod-like compound formed directly on the base material and having a random homogenous orientation. And an optical functional layer exhibiting optical uniaxiality.
- the base material used for the optical film has at least the property of an optically negative C plate, and the rod-like compound is a so-called alignment film for forming a random homogeneous alignment. It has the function as.
- the base material used for the optical film is not particularly limited as long as it has properties as an optically negative C plate.
- “having the property as an optically negative C plate” means refraction in an arbitrary X direction in the plane of the base sheet and in the Y direction perpendicular to the X direction in the plane.
- Nx ny> nz, nx> ny> nz, or ny> nx> nz, when the refractive index is nx, ny and the refractive index in the thickness direction is nz.
- the substrate having the property as an optically negative C plate is used for the following reason as the substrate used in the optical film. That is, as described above, the present invention
- the base material in this is a force that functions as a so-called alignment film for the rod-like compound to form a random homogenous orientation.
- the base material has the property of being an optically negative C plate. Otherwise, the rod-like compound cannot form a random homogenous orientation.
- the rod-like composite is randomly formed by forming an optical functional layer containing the rod-like composite on a substrate having the property of an optically negative C plate.
- the mechanism for forming a homogeneous orientation is not clear, but is thought to be based on the following mechanism.
- the base material when considering the case where the base material is formed of a polymer material, when the base material has a property as an optically negative C plate, the polymer material constituting the base material has an in-plane direction. It is considered that most do not have a specific regularity and are randomly arranged.
- the rod-shaped compound When the rod-shaped compound is applied onto a base material having a polymer material with a large force S randomly arranged in the in-plane direction on the surface, the rod-shaped compound partially penetrates into the base material and the molecular axis is It is thought to be arranged along the molecular axes of randomly arranged polymer materials.
- a substrate having an optically negative C plate exhibits a function as an alignment film for forming random homogenous alignment.
- the base material is considered to have a function as an alignment film for forming a random homogenous orientation of the rod-like compound, and thus is used for the optical film.
- the base material must have a configuration in which a constituent material of the base material that has an orientation regulating force with respect to the rod-like compound and that exhibits properties as an optically negative C plate exists on the surface of the base material. I must. Therefore, even if the optically negative layer is formed on the base material, the rod-shaped compound has an alignment regulating force with respect to the rod-shaped compound even if it has properties as an optically negative C plate. V, which cannot contact the constituent material of the base material, cannot be used as the base material in the above optical film! /.
- Examples of such a substrate that cannot be used in the optical film include a support made of only a polymer material and having an optically negative C-plate function, and an anisotropic refractive index on the support. And a base material having a structure in which a retardation layer containing an optically anisotropic material having a property is laminated.
- the base material having such a configuration the above support is used.
- the polymer material constituting the support body is a constituent material of the base material having an orientation regulating force with respect to the rod-shaped compound. Therefore, the rod-shaped composite cannot contact the polymer material. Therefore, the base material having such a configuration has properties as an optically negative C plate, and is not included in the base material used for the optical film.
- the property of the substrate used for the optical film as an optically negative C plate is the kind of the rod-like composite used for the optical functional layer and the optical functional film produced by the present invention. Depending on the optical characteristics required, etc., it can be selected as appropriate.
- the thickness direction letter-thickness (Rth) of the substrate is in the range of 2.5 nm to 150 nm, especially 5 ⁇ ! It is preferable to be within the range of ⁇ lOOnm, but 20 ⁇ ! It is preferable to be within a range of ⁇ 75 nm.
- in-plane letter-decreation (Re) range of 1S Onm to 300 nm It is especially preferable to be in ⁇ ! It is preferable to be within the range of Onm to 125 nm, especially within the range of ⁇ 150 nm! /.
- the transparency and thickness of the base material used in the optical film are the same as those described in the section “A. Optical functional film”, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.
- the material constituting the substrate used in the optical film is not particularly limited as long as it has the optical characteristics described above.
- the material specifically used is the same as the material exemplified in the “Substrate” section of “A. Optically functional film” above, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.
- the optical functional layer used for the optical film will be described.
- the optical functional layer used in the optical film includes a rod-like compound that is directly formed on the base material and has a random homogenous orientation, and exhibits optical uniaxiality.
- the “irregularity” means that the arrangement direction of the rod-like compound is random when the optical functional layer is viewed from the direction perpendicular to the surface of the optical functional layer. It is.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view when the optical film 20 in the perpendicular direction A is viewed from the surface of the optical functional layer of the optical film 20 illustrated in FIG. 3 (a).
- the above “irregularity” means that when the optical film 20 of the present invention is viewed from the surface of the optical functional layer 2 ′, the optical force layer 2 ′ has a rod-like shape. This shows that the compound 3 is randomly arranged.
- the direction (hereinafter referred to as the molecular axis) is considered as a reference. Therefore, the arrangement direction of the rod-like compound is random means that the molecular axis a of the rod-like compound 3 included in the optical functional layer is randomly oriented. It is.
- the direction of the molecular axis a is random as a whole, so that the above is formally described. Although it corresponds to “irregularity”, the above “irregularity” does not include a form caused by a cholesteric structure.
- a method for confirming the “irregularity” will be described. The “irregularity” can be confirmed by evaluating the in-plane letter retardation (Re) of the optical functional layer constituting the optical film and the presence or absence of a selective reflection wavelength due to the cholesteric structure. it can.
- the Re evaluation of the optical functional layer constituting the optical film can confirm that the rod-like compound is randomly oriented, and the rod-like compound forms a cholesteric structure depending on the presence or absence of the selective reflection wavelength. , That can be confirmed.
- the fact that the rod-like composite is oriented randomly indicates that the in-plane letter-deposition (Re) value of the optical functional layer indicates that the orientation state of the rod-like composite is random. It can be confirmed from this that it is within the range.
- the in-plane letter decision (Re) force of the optical functional layer ⁇ ! It is preferable to be within a range of ⁇ 5 nm.
- the definition of Re and the measuring method are the same as those described in the section “A. Optical Function Film”, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.
- the above-mentioned rod-like compound does not have a cholesteric structure.
- an ultraviolet-visible near-infrared spectrophotometer UV-3100, etc.
- Shimadzu Corporation may be used. It can be evaluated by confirming that the optical functional layer constituting the layer does not have a selective reflection wavelength. This is because the cholesteric structure has a selective reflection wavelength depending on the helical pitch of the cholesteric structure.
- the optical uniaxiality exhibited by the optical functional layer in the optical film means having one optically isotropic optical axis.
- the optical uniaxiality in the present invention means having one optically isotropic optical axis.
- nx, ny and nz are, for example, a prince measuring machine. Measurements can be made by the parallel-coll rotation method using KOBRA-WR manufactured by Toki Co., Ltd.
- the method for producing an optical film used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a method capable of forming an optical functional layer having a random homogenous orientation on the above-described base material.
- a method of coating an optical functional layer forming composition prepared by dissolving the rod-like compound in a solvent is used. According to such a method, the rod-shaped compound can be infiltrated into the base material together with the solvent, so that the interaction between the rod-shaped compound and the material constituting the base material can be enhanced. This is because it becomes easy to form the irregular random homogeneity orientation of the rod-like compound.
- a method for producing such an optical film will be described.
- the composition for forming an optical functional layer usually comprises a rod-like compound and a solvent, and may contain other compounds as necessary.
- the rod-shaped compound and the base material used in the composition for forming an optical functional layer are the same as those described in the above sections “1. Base material” and “2. Optical functional layer”. The description in is omitted.
- the solvent used in the composition for forming an optical functional layer is not particularly limited as long as it can dissolve the rod-like compound in a desired concentration.
- solvents include hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene and hexane, ketone solvents such as methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isopropyl ketone, and cyclohexanone, and ethers such as tetrahydrofuran and 1,2-dimethoxyethane.
- Solvents, alkyl halide solvents such as chloroform, dichloromethane, etc.
- ester solvents such as methyl acetate, butyl acetate, and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate
- amide solvents such as N, N-dimethylformamide
- sulfoxide solvents such as dimethyl sulfoxide.
- the solvent used in the present invention may be one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds of solvents. A mixed solvent may be used.
- cyclohexanone is preferably used, although it is preferable to use a ketone solvent.
- the content of the rod-shaped compound in the composition for forming an optical functional layer is determined depending on the coating method for applying the composition for forming an optical functional layer on a substrate or the like. If the viscosity of the composition for use is within a range where the viscosity can be set to a desired value, it is not limited. In particular, in the present invention, the content of the rod-shaped compound is preferably in the range of 20% by mass to 90% by mass in the optical functional layer forming composition, particularly in the range of 30% by mass to 80% by mass. Is preferably in the range of 40% to 70% by weight.
- the composition for forming an optical functional layer may contain a photopolymerization initiator as necessary.
- a photopolymerization initiator when a treatment for curing the optical functional layer by ultraviolet irradiation is performed, it is preferable to include a photopolymerization initiator.
- photopolymerization initiator used in the present invention examples include benzophenone, o methyl benzoylbenzoate, 4,4-bis (dimethylamine) benzophenone, 4,4 bis (jetinoreamine) benzophenone, ataminoaminoacetophenone, 4,4-dichloro Benzophenone, 4-benzoyl 4-methyldiphenyl ketone, dibenzyl ketone, fluorenone, 2, 2-diethoxyacetophenone, 2, 2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 2-hydroxy 2-methylpropiophenone, p --Tert-butyldichloroacetophenone, thixanthone, 2-methylthioxanthone, 2-chlorothioxanthone, 2-isopropylthixanthone, jetylthioxanthone, benzyldimethyl ketal, benzylmethoxyethylacetal, benzoin methyl ether, Benzoin
- a photopolymerization initiation assistant can be used in combination.
- photopolymerization initiation assistants include tertiary amines such as triethanolamine and methyljetanolamine, and benzoic acid derivatives such as 2-dimethylaminoethylbenzoic acid and 4-dimethylamidobenzoate.
- the power S that can be, is not limited to these.
- polyester (meth) acrylate which is obtained by reacting polyester methacrylate obtained by condensing polyhydric alcohol and monobasic acid or polybasic acid with (meth) acrylic acid
- Polyurethane (meth) acrylate obtained by reacting a compound having a polyol group and two isocyanate groups with each other and then reacting the reaction product with (meth) acrylic acid
- photopolymerizable compounds such as epoxy (meth)
- the amount of these compounds added to the composition for forming an optical functional layer can be determined within a range where the object of the present invention is not impaired. By adding the above compounds, the mechanical strength of the optical functional layer may be improved and the stability may be improved. [0146]
- the composition for forming an optical functional layer may contain other compounds than the above, if necessary. Other compounds are not particularly limited as long as they do not impair the optical properties of the optical functional layer according to the use of the optical functional film of the present invention.
- the coating method for coating the composition for forming an optical functional layer on the alignment layer is not particularly limited as long as it can achieve desired flatness.
- the Dara via coating method, reverse coating method, knife coating method, dip coating method, spray coating method, air knife coating method, spin coating method, roll coating method, printing method, immersion pulling method, curtain coating method, die coating Force that can exemplify the method, casting method, bar coating method, etching coating method, E-type coating method, etc.
- the thickness of the coating film of the composition for forming an optical functional layer is not particularly limited as long as the desired flatness can be achieved, but usually 0.1 m to 50 ⁇ m.
- the range of m is preferable.
- the range of 0.5 ⁇ m to 30 ⁇ m is preferable, and the range of 0.5 m to 10 m is preferable. If the thickness of the coating film of the composition for forming an optical functional layer is smaller than the above range, the planarity of the optical functional layer may be impaired. If the thickness is larger than the above range, the drying load of the solvent increases and This is because the performance may deteriorate.
- a drying method for drying the coating film of the composition for forming an optical functional layer a commonly used drying method such as a heat drying method, a vacuum drying method, a gap drying method, or the like can be used.
- the drying method in the present invention is not limited to a single method, and a plurality of drying methods may be employed, for example, by changing the drying method sequentially in accordance with the amount of solvent remaining.
- the method for polymerizing the polymerizable material is not particularly limited, and is optional depending on the type of polymerizable functional group of the polymerizable material. You just have to decide.
- a method of curing by irradiation with actinic radiation is preferable.
- the actinic radiation is not particularly limited as long as it is a radiation capable of polymerizing the polymerizable material, but usually ultraviolet light or visible light is used from the viewpoint of the ease of equipment. However, it is preferable to use irradiation light having a wavelength of 150 to 500 nm, preferably 250 to 450 nm, more preferably 300 to 400 nm.
- the light source of this irradiation light is a low-pressure mercury lamp (sterilization lamp, fluorescent chemical lamp, black light), high-pressure discharge lamp (high-pressure mercury lamp, metal nitride lamp), short arc discharge lamp (ultra-high pressure mercury lamp, Examples include xenon lamps and mercury xenon lamps). In particular, use of metal-no-ride lamps, xenon lamps, high-pressure mercury lamps, etc. is recommended.
- the irradiation intensity can be appropriately adjusted according to the content of the photopolymerization initiator.
- the substrate constituting the optical film is prepared by using a refractive index nx in the slow axis direction in the in-plane direction, a refractive index ny in the fast axis direction in the in-plane direction, and a refractive index in the thickness direction.
- nz can satisfy the relationship of nx ⁇ ny or nx ⁇ ny ⁇ nz, and the random functional orientation can be changed to an irregular random homogeneous orientation to the optical functional layer.
- a method capable of imparting optical biaxiality Such a method may be a biaxial stretching method or a uniaxial stretching method. 1S In the present invention, a uniaxial stretching method is preferred.
- the uniaxial stretching method may be a method of stretching in the film flow direction, or may be a method of stretching the film in the width direction with the film flow direction interval fixed.
- the stretching ratio for stretching the optical film may be arbitrarily adjusted according to the optical properties required for the optical functional film produced according to the present invention.
- the optical functional film manufactured by the manufacturing method of this invention includes a substrate having at least an optical property as an A plate or a B plate, and a rod-like film formed on the substrate and having an irregular random homogenous orientation. And an optical functional layer that includes an optical compound and exhibits optical biaxiality.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
- the above embodiment is merely an example, and the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention has substantially the same configuration and exhibits the same functions and effects in any case. It is included in the technical scope of the invention.
- Base material consisting of TAC film (Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., trade name: TF80UL thickness 80 ⁇ m) in which 20% by mass of compound (I) represented by the following formula is dissolved as a rod-like compound in cyclohexanone
- the bar coating was applied so that the coating amount after drying was 2.5 g / m 2 .
- the rod-like compound is infiltrated into the TAC film, and further, the coated surface is irradiated with ultraviolet rays, whereby the rod-like particle
- the compound was fixed to prepare an optical film.
- the haze was 0.2%, and it was further confirmed that the retardation film did not have a selective reflection wavelength by an ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectrophotometer (UV-3100) manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation. Thereby, in the retardation layer of the produced optical film, the compound (I) It was confirmed that a force S random homogenous orientation was formed.
- UV-3100 ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectrophotometer
- optical film was heated on a hot plate at 120 ° C. for 5 minutes and stretched so that the stretch ratio was 1.20 times to produce an optical functional film.
- the following items were evaluated using the produced optical functional film as a sample.
- phase difference of the sample after stretching was measured for a three-dimensional refractive index using an automatic birefringence measuring apparatus (manufactured by Oji Scientific Instruments, trade name: KOBRA-21ADH).
- nx l.60
- ny l.58
- nz l.52.
- UV-3100 ultraviolet-visible-near infrared spectrophotometer
- Adhesion degree (%) (Peeled-off part Z taped area) X 100 [0166] 4. Moisture and heat resistance test 1
- the sample was allowed to stand for 24 hours in an environment of 80 ° C and 95% humidity, and the optical properties and adhesion were measured by the methods described above. As a result, there was no change in optical properties and adhesion before and after the test. In addition, no exudation of the refractive index anisotropic material or white turbidity was observed after the test.
- the sample was immersed in an alkaline aqueous solution (1.5N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution) at 55 ° C for 3 minutes, washed with water and dried, and the optical properties and adhesion were measured by the methods described above. As a result, there was no change in optical properties and adhesion before and after the test. Also, no coloring was seen o
- the above-mentioned coating solution for forming an optical functional layer using a base material made of a cycloolefin-based polymer having a thickness of 80 / zm and having no in-plane letter decision (Re), product name: Arton) was applied onto the substrate using a spin coating method.
- the film coated with the coating solution for forming the optical functional layer was heated on a hot plate at 100 ° C. for 5 minutes to remove the residual solvent, and a twist-aligned liquid crystal structure was developed.
- the coating film was irradiated with ultraviolet rays (2 Omj / cm 2 , wavelength 365 nm) to obtain a 4.
- O / zm-thick optical functional layer in which the liquid crystal material was arranged in a chiral nematic (cholesteric) arrangement.
- the spiral pitch of the liquid crystal material was 180 nm
- the reflection wavelength of the optical functional layer was 280 nm.
- the base material on which the optical functional layer was formed was heated at 145 ° C for 1 minute and stretched 1.5 times. As a result, peeling occurred between the base material and the optical functional layer. We were unable to produce an optical functional film.
- a photopolymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by the following formula Kisano in to is 15 mass 0/0 dissolved cyclohexane as a refractive index anisotropic material, TAC film (co - Power Minolta Co., Ltd., trade name: KC8UX2MW thickness 80 mu m ) was coated by bar coating so that the coating amount after drying was 4.1 lg / m 2 .
- the formed coating film was heated at 40 ° C for 1 minute and then at 80 ° C for 1 minute to remove the solvent by drying and to mix and align the photopolymerizable liquid crystal compound with the polymer on the substrate surface. I let you. Furthermore, the photopolymerizable liquid crystal compound was fixed by irradiating the coated surface with ultraviolet rays to produce an optical film.
- optical film was heated at 145 ° C. for 1 minute and stretched at an arbitrary stretch ratio to prepare an optical functional film.
- the obtained optical functional film was used as a sample and evaluated according to the following items.
- the haze value was measured with a turbidimeter (manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd., trade name: ND H2000).
- a turbidimeter manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd., trade name: ND H2000.
- the coating amounts of 3.76 gZm 2 and 4. l lg / m 2 were good at 0.3% or less.
- Adhesion degree (%) (Peeled force part Z taped area) X 100 [0181] 4. Moisture and heat resistance test
- the sample was left in an environment of 60 ° C and 90% RH for 1000 hours, and the adhesion was measured by the method described above. As a result, there was no change in adhesion before and after the test.
- Adhesion was measured. As a result, there was no change in adhesion before and after the test.
- the sample was immersed in an alkaline aqueous solution (1.5N aqueous sodium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide solution) at 55 ° C for 3 minutes, washed with water and dried, and the optical properties and adhesion were evaluated by the methods described above. As a result, there was no change in optical properties and adhesion before and after the test, and no change in coloration was observed.
- an alkaline aqueous solution 1.5N aqueous sodium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide solution
- the in-plane and thickness Raman spectra of the optical functional layer in the sample were measured using a laser Raman spectrophotometer (JASCO NRS-3000).
- the measurement conditions were an exposure time of 15 seconds, 8 integrations, and an excitation wavelength of 532.11 nm.
- the measurement light is incident so that the electric field vibration plane of linearly polarized light coincides with the slow axis direction and the fast axis direction in the plane of the optical functional layer. Measurements were made for the in-plane fast axis direction and the in-plane fast axis direction. Then in, from the obtained spectrum was calculated peak intensity idles Manpiku intensity ratio 1605 cm _ 1 and 2942cm _ 1 a (1605cm _1 Z2942cm _1).
- the measurement light is incident so that the electric field vibration plane of the linearly polarized light is parallel to and perpendicular to the thickness direction at the cut surface in the thickness direction of the optical functional layer.
- Table 1 shows the Raman peak intensity ratio for the base material and the optical film before stretching.
- slow axis direction cut surface in Table 1 means a cut surface when the optical functional film is cut in a direction parallel to the slow axis direction in the plane of the optical functional film. It is.
- fast axis direction cut surface means a cut surface when the presence or absence of the optical function film is cut in a direction perpendicular to the slow axis direction in the plane of the optical function film.
- FIG. Fig. 5 shows the Raman spectrum of the entire optical functional film in the in-plane direction
- Fig. 5 (a) shows the measurement with the measurement light incident so that the plane of linearly polarized electric field coincides with the slow axis direction
- Figure 5 (b) shows the measurement with the measurement light incident so that the electric field vibration plane of linearly polarized light coincides with the fast axis direction.
- the Raman peak intensity ratio is obtained by reading the peak intensities at 1605 cm_1 and 2942 cm_1 from the spectrum and calculating their value power.
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