Abstract:
A laminate is capable of forming an orientation film formed by orienting a rod-like liquid crystal compound or a disk-like liquid crystal compound having a horizontal orientation ability or a vertical orientation ability with respect to a surface of the laminate, on the surface, by using an orientation restraining force of the surface, the laminate including: a cholesteric liquid crystal layer. An optical film sequentially includes: a support; a cholesteric liquid crystal layer; and an orientation film.
Abstract:
An optical film that does not cause display unevenness, includes a retardation layer A (A layer) satisfying the following relational expression, nz>nx≧ny here, nx represents an in-plane refractive index in a direction of an in-plane slow axis, ny represents an in-plane refractive index in a direction orthogonal to the direction of an in-plane slow axis, and nz represents a refractive index in a thickness direction; and a retardation layer B (B layer) of which in-plane retardation Re and thickness direction retardation Rth satisfy the following relational expressions: 0 nm≦Re≦20 nm and 50 nm≦Rth≦300 nm, wherein the total film thickness is 5 μm to 40 μm.
Abstract:
A laminated film having a retardation layer A and a layer B that are formed through solvent co-casting is provided. The layer A has a thickness of 5 to 30 μm. The layer B has a higher tensile modulus compared to the layer A. An interlayer peeling force between the layer A and the layer B is 0.05 to 5 N/cm. The laminated film overcomes the deterioration of handling property generally occurring with the reduction of film thickness in solvent casting method.
Abstract:
An optical laminate film that comprises a layer B satisfying 1.0≦Nz≦3.0, 70 nm≦Re(550) and 0 nm≦Rth(550)≦200 nm, and a layer C satisfying Re(550)≦10 nm and −200 nm≦Rth(550)≦−50 nm, wherein the layer B and the layer C are adjacent to each other, the absolute value of the difference in SP between the main ingredient of the layer B and the main ingredient of the layer C is from 2.6 to 10.0, contribute toward improving the viewing angle characteristics of horizontal alignment mode liquid crystal display devices without causing problems of front contrast ratio reduction and display unevenness.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device includes: a first polarizing film; a first retardation region; a liquid crystal cell which includes a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of substrates, in which liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are oriented parallel to surfaces of the pair of substrates at a time of black display; and a second polarizing film, a slow axis of the first retardation region is arranged orthogonally or parallel to a long axis of the liquid crystal molecule at a surface of the liquid crystal layer at a side of the substrate of the liquid crystal cell adjacent to the first retardation region in a state of no application of voltage, the liquid crystal cell operates in a lateral electric field mode, and the first retardation region includes a first retardation layer and a second retardation layer as defined herein.
Abstract:
Provided is twisted-alignment-mode liquid crystal display wherein frame-like light leakage can be reduced. The twisted-alignment-mode liquid crystal display comprises a pair of polarizers disposed so that the polarization axes are orthogonal to each other; a twisted-alignment-mode liquid crystal cell disposed between the polarizers; and a low-substitution layer comprising cellulose acylate satisfying 2.0
Abstract:
Provided is a photochromic polarizing plate exhibiting reduced tint. The photochromic polarizing plate contains a laminate including at least one film, a polarizer, and an optically transparent substrate, wherein the photochromic polarizing plate has a single-plate transmittance T1(λ)% and a crossed transmittance T2(λ)% at a wavelength of λ nm satisfying Formulae (1) to (4): Formula (1) 55%≧T1(430)≧38%; Formula (2) 60%≧T1(590)≧42.5%; Formula (3) 1.0≧T1(430)/T1(590)≧0.9; and Formula (4) T2(430)>0.02%.
Abstract:
Provided is a polarizing element which has an excellent antireflection function as being applied to an image display device; and a circularly polarizing plate and an image display device, each of which has the polarizing element. The polarizing element has an alignment film and an anisotropic light-absorbing film formed using a dichroic substance, in which a degree S of alignment of the anisotropic light-absorbing film is 0.92 or more, and an average refractive index nave at a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm of the alignment film is 1.55 to 2.0.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a light absorption anisotropic film excellent in adhesiveness to an adjacent layer, and a laminate and an image display device, in which the light absorption anisotropic film is used. The light absorption anisotropic film is formed from a liquid crystal composition that contains a high-molecular weight liquid crystal compound and a dichroic substance, and is a light absorption anisotropic film in which regarding a signal derived from the dichroic substance detected by a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, a relationship between a maximum intensity Imax in a thickness direction of a film and an intensity Isur on at least one surface of the film satisfies Expression (I-1) 2≤Imax/Isur.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate having excellent display performance and moisture and heat durability in a case of being used in an image display device, and an image display device including the laminate. The laminate of the present invention is a laminate including a light absorption anisotropic film, and a liquid crystal layer which is adjacent to the light absorption anisotropic film, in which the light absorption anisotropic film is a film formed of a composition containing a dichroic material, the liquid crystal layer is a layer which contains a liquid crystal compound aligned therein and has a thickness of 300 nm or less, and an absorption axis of the light absorption anisotropic film and a slow axis of the liquid crystal layer are parallel to each other.