Abstract:
A retardation plate is formed by laminating at least two retardation plates of a retardation plate 1 and a retardation plate 2, in which at least one of the retardation plate 1 and the retardation plate 2 is formed of a polymer of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition. It is possible to provide a retardation plate imparting a phase difference of ¼ wavelength over a wide wavelength region, a circularly polarizing plate having excellent anti-reflection performance over a wide wavelength region, and a display element or a light-emitting element having excellent visibility.
Abstract:
There is provided a compound containing a mesogenic group, which includes a silicon compound at a low concentration, a polymerizable compound containing the mesogenic group, a mixture and a composition using these compounds, a polymerizable mixture having the polymerizable compound, and a polymer, an optically anisotropic body, and a phase difference film using the polymerizable composition. It is possible to obtain the optically anisotropic body and the phase difference film having satisfactory scratch resistance and adhesion, by using the polymerizable composition composed of the compound containing a mesogenic group, which includes a silicon compound at a low concentration.
Abstract:
A retardation plate is formed by laminating at least two retardation plates of a retardation plate 1 and a retardation plate 2, in which at least one of the retardation plate 1 and the retardation plate 2 is formed of a polymer of a polymerizable liquid crystal composition. It is possible to provide a retardation plate imparting a phase difference of ¼ wavelength over a wide wavelength region, a circularly polarizing plate having excellent anti-reflection performance over a wide wavelength region, and a display element or a light-emitting element having excellent visibility.
Abstract:
There is provided a compound containing a mesogenic group, which includes a silicon compound at a low concentration, a polymerizable compound containing the mesogenic group, a mixture and a composition using these compounds, a polymerizable mixture having the polymerizable compound, and a polymer, an optically anisotropic body, and a phase difference film using the polymerizable composition. It is possible to obtain the optically anisotropic body and the phase difference film having satisfactory scratch resistance and adhesion, by using the polymerizable composition composed of the compound containing a mesogenic group, which includes a silicon compound at a low concentration.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for producing a polymerizable liquid crystal composition which produces films being uncolored and having no cissing and good alignment when applied to a substrate, and also provides a polymerizable liquid crystal composition produced by the method and an optically anisotropic body using the polymerizable liquid crystal composition. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a polymerizable liquid crystal composition, the method comprising a step (I) of preparing a polymerizable solution by mixing at least one polymerizable compound having at least one polymerizable functional group and one or two or more organic solvents and heating and stirring the resultant mixture; and a step (II) of mixing the polymerizable solution with a polymerization initiator, and also provides a polymerizable liquid crystal composition produced by the method and an optically anisotropic body using the polymerizable liquid crystal composition.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a polymerizable cholesteric liquid crystal composition containing: one or two or more polymerizable liquid crystal compounds (I) having two or more polymerizable functional groups in the molecule; a chiral compound (III); a polymerization initiator (IV); optionally a non-silicon compound (V) having a repeating unit; and optionally one or two or more polymerizable liquid crystal compounds (II) having one polymerizable functional group. An optically anisotropic body formed from a polymerizable liquid crystal composition according to the present invention is also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device including a specific liquid crystal composition and a sealant in which a cured product of a specific curable resin composition is used.The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of the liquid crystal layer and which enables elimination of problematic defective display such as voids, uneven alignment, and screen burn-in.Since the liquid crystal display device of the present invention prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of the liquid crystal layer and enables a reduction in defective display such as uneven alignment and screen burn-in, it is particularly useful for active-matrix liquid crystal display devices of a VA mode and PSVA mode and can be applied to liquid crystal display apparatuses such as liquid crystal TVs, monitors, mobile phones, and smartphones.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device including a specific liquid crystal composition and a sealant containing the cured product of a specific curable resin composition.The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of the liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) and which enables elimination of problematic defective display such as voids, uneven alignment, and screen burn-in.Since the liquid crystal display device of the present invention prevents a decrease in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of the liquid crystal layer and enables a reduction in defective display such as uneven alignment and screen burn-in, it is particularly useful for active-matrix liquid crystal display devices of an IPS mode and FFS mode and can be applied to liquid crystal display apparatuses such as liquid crystal TVs, monitors, mobile phones, and smartphones.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a polymerizable composition solution that has good storage stability and allows a polymerizable compound in the polymerizable composition to be aligned well with no defects after application to a base and removal of a solvent by a drying process and also provides an optically anisotropic body that includes the solution and has good alignment without any defects.The present invention provides a solution containing a polymerizable composition and an organic solvent, wherein the polymerizable composition contains 90 mass % or more of a polymerizable compound intramolecularly having a 2-methyl-1,4-phenylene group as represented by general formula (1) and provides an optically anisotropic body including the solution.
Abstract:
The present inventors have made earnest investigations for enhancing the alignment regulation force of the alignment film, and as a result, it has been found that the alignment regulation force can be easily achieved by controlling the yellowness index (YI) of the alignment film to a certain value or more, and thus has been found that the problems can be solved by the following invention. An image display device containing an image display part containing a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal compound regulating a phase or a velocity of transmitted light, and in contact with the liquid crystal layer, a photo alignment layer regulating alignment of liquid crystal molecules contained in the liquid crystal compound, the alignment layer having a yellowness index (YI) of 0.001