WO2016171169A1 - 複層フィルム及びその製造方法、光学異方性転写体の製造方法、光学異方性層、光学異方性部材、及び光学積層体 - Google Patents
複層フィルム及びその製造方法、光学異方性転写体の製造方法、光学異方性層、光学異方性部材、及び光学積層体 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a multilayer film having an optically anisotropic layer and a method for producing the same; a method for producing an optically anisotropic transfer body using the multilayer film; and an optical difference obtained from the optically anisotropic transfer body.
- the present invention relates to an anisotropic layer; an optically anisotropic member and an optical laminate including the optically anisotropic layer; and a method for producing an optically anisotropic member using the optical laminate.
- a retardation plate is widely used as a component of a display device such as a liquid crystal display device or an organic electroluminescence display device.
- organic electroluminescence may be referred to as “organic EL”.
- the retardation plate used in the display device displays the desired retardation such as 1 ⁇ 4 wavelength and 1 ⁇ 2 wavelength uniformly in all wavelength regions for display (usually the visible region). In some cases, the effect is required to be manifested in all wavelength regions for
- a method of forming a compound capable of exhibiting a liquid crystal phase into a solid film while exhibiting the liquid crystal phase is known.
- a composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound that has a polymerizable property and can exhibit a liquid crystal phase is applied to the surface of an appropriate substrate to form a layer, and the polymerizable liquid crystal in this layer
- a method of forming a film having optical anisotropy by aligning a compound and polymerizing while maintaining the aligned state can be mentioned. If this method is used, it is possible to obtain a retardation plate in which retardation is uniformly expressed in a plane.
- JP-A-3-9325 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-16919 JP 2003-207641 A
- wrinkles may occur on the surface of the produced film due to thermal shrinkage and thermal expansion due to polymerization. Such wrinkles are usually minute, but it is difficult to obtain a film with good flatness, which may cause disturbances in optical properties such as retardation, and it is desirable to suppress such wrinkles.
- the present invention was devised in view of the above problems, and includes a multilayer film including an optically anisotropic layer in which surface wrinkles are suppressed; a multilayer film including an optically anisotropic layer in which surface wrinkles are suppressed
- a method for producing an optically anisotropic transfer member comprising an optically anisotropic layer with suppressed wrinkles on the surface; an optically anisotropic layer with suppressed wrinkles on the surface;
- An optically anisotropic member comprising an isotropic layer; an optical laminate comprising an optically anisotropic layer with suppressed wrinkles on the surface; and a method for producing an optically anisotropic member using the optical laminate
- the purpose is to do.
- the present inventor directly provided an optically anisotropic layer on a base material having a predetermined tensile elastic modulus and an orientation regulating force. It was found that the formation of wrinkles on the surface of the anisotropic layer can be suppressed, and the present invention has been completed. That is, the present invention is as follows.
- a multilayer film comprising a first substrate and an optically anisotropic layer containing cured liquid crystal molecules formed directly on the first substrate,
- the first substrate has an orientation regulating force
- the multilayer film whose tensile elasticity modulus in 23 degreeC of said 1st base material is 2500 Mpa or more.
- the first base material has a slow axis
- the multilayer film according to [1] or [2], wherein the optically anisotropic layer has a slow axis substantially parallel to the slow axis direction of the first substrate.
- the birefringence ⁇ n of the first base material is 0.0010 or more.
- the alicyclic structure-containing polymer is a hydrogenated product of a ring-opening polymer of dicyclopentadiene.
- An optically anisotropic layer obtained by peeling the second base material from an optically anisotropic transfer body produced by the method for producing an optically anisotropic transfer body according to [9].
- [12] An optically anisotropic member comprising the optically anisotropic layer according to [11] and a third substrate. [13] The optically anisotropic member according to [12], wherein the third base material is a linear polarizer. [14] The optically anisotropic member according to [12], wherein the third base material is an optical compensation layer. [15] An optical laminate comprising the optical anisotropic transfer member produced by the method for producing an optical anisotropic transfer member according to [9], and a third substrate. [16] The optical laminate according to [15], wherein the third base material is a linear polarizer. [17] The optical laminate according to [15], wherein the third base material is an optical compensation layer. [18] An optically anisotropic member obtained by peeling the second base material from the optical layered body according to any one of [15] to [17].
- the formation of wrinkles on the surface of the optically anisotropic layer can be suppressed.
- a multilayer film provided with the optically anisotropic layer by which the formation of the surface wrinkle was suppressed can be manufactured.
- an optically anisotropic transfer body having an optically anisotropic layer in which the formation of wrinkles on the surface is suppressed can be produced.
- the formation of wrinkles on the surface can be suppressed.
- the formation of wrinkles on the surface of the optically anisotropic layer can be suppressed.
- the formation of wrinkles on the surface of the optically anisotropic layer can be suppressed.
- the optically anisotropic member can be produced using an optical laminate.
- the “long” film refers to a film having a length of at least 5 times the width, preferably having a length of 10 times or more, specifically refers to a film having a length that can be wound or stored in a roll.
- the “orientation angle” of a long film refers to an angle formed by the slow axis of the film with respect to the width direction of the film unless otherwise specified.
- a resin having a positive intrinsic birefringence value means a resin in which the refractive index in the stretching direction is larger than the refractive index in the direction perpendicular thereto.
- the resin having a negative intrinsic birefringence value means a resin having a refractive index in the stretching direction that is smaller than a refractive index in a direction perpendicular thereto.
- the intrinsic birefringence value can be calculated from the dielectric constant distribution.
- nx represents a refractive index in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the film (in-plane direction) and giving the maximum refractive index
- ny is the in-plane direction of the film
- nx Represents the refractive index in the direction perpendicular to the direction of
- nz represents the refractive index in the thickness direction of the film
- d represents the thickness of the film.
- the range is within a range that does not impair the effect of the present invention, for example, ⁇ 5 °, preferably ⁇ 3 °, more preferably ⁇ 1.
- An error within the range of ° may be included.
- members having plate-like shapes such as “polarizing plate”, “1/2 wavelength plate”, “1 ⁇ 4 wavelength plate” and “retardation plate” are rigid members unless otherwise specified. It is not limited, and may be film-like and flexible.
- the multilayer film of the present invention comprises a first base material and an optically anisotropic layer containing cured liquid crystal molecules formed directly on the first base material.
- the first substrate is usually a long or single film, and an optically anisotropic layer is formed on the surface of the film.
- the “cured liquid crystal molecule” means a molecule of the compound when the compound capable of exhibiting the liquid crystal phase is turned into a solid while exhibiting the liquid crystal phase.
- the cured liquid crystal molecules include a polymer obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound.
- the first substrate has an orientation regulating force.
- the alignment regulating force of the first substrate refers to the property of the first substrate that can align the polymerizable liquid crystal compound in the liquid crystal composition applied on the first substrate.
- the optically anisotropic layer can be directly formed on the first base material.
- the orientation regulating force of the first substrate can be generated by an arbitrary treatment.
- the treatment for generating the alignment regulating force on the first substrate include, for example, photo-alignment treatment (see Japanese Patent No. 2980558, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-153712), rubbing treatment (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-160430, No. 2000-267105, JP-A No. 2002-6322, JP-A No. 2000-298210, JP-A No. 2002-328371, ion beam irradiation treatment (JP-A No. 3-83017, JP-A No. 8-313912) Publication No. 2006-047724, Japanese Patent No. 3823962, Japanese Patent No.
- the stretching treatment is preferable because the occurrence of alignment defects due to adhesion of foreign substances can be effectively suppressed and the alignment regulating force can be quickly applied to the first substrate. Therefore, it is preferable that the orientation regulating force of the first substrate is generated by stretching. And it is preferable that a 1st base material is an extending
- the tensile elastic modulus at 23 ° C. of the first substrate is usually 2500 MPa or more, preferably 2700 MPa or more, more preferably 3000 MPa or more, preferably 5000 MPa or less, more preferably 4500 MPa or less, and particularly preferably 3500 MPa or less.
- the first substrate has such a large tensile elastic modulus, formation of wrinkles on the surface of the optically anisotropic layer formed on the first substrate can be suppressed.
- the tensile modulus of the first base material may be uniform in all the in-plane directions, but may be non-uniform in the in-plane directions.
- the in-plane direction of the first base material indicates a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the first base material.
- the tensile elastic modulus of the first base material is non-uniform in the in-plane direction, it is preferable that the tensile elastic modulus falls within the above range in all directions of the first base material.
- the first substrate has a slow axis, one of the slow axis direction of the first substrate and the in-plane direction perpendicular to the slow axis direction of the first substrate.
- the tensile modulus of elasticity is maximized, while the tensile modulus of the first substrate is minimized. Therefore, if the tensile elastic modulus is within the above range in both the slow axis direction of the first substrate and the in-plane direction perpendicular to the slow axis direction, the tensile elasticity in all directions of the first substrate. It can be recognized that the rate is within the above range.
- the substrate is heated.
- the substrate is heated by the heat.
- the base material absorbs the light, and as a result, the base material is heated.
- the conventional base material undergoes a dimensional change due to thermal shrinkage or thermal expansion, and this dimensional change causes wrinkles in the optically anisotropic layer.
- the first base material has a large tensile elastic modulus, even if a stress is generated in the first base material due to heat shrinkage or thermal expansion due to heating, the dimensions are difficult to change. The formation of wrinkles in the anisotropic layer is suppressed.
- the tensile modulus of the first substrate can be measured by the following method.
- a measurement direction in which the tensile elastic modulus is to be measured is set.
- a rectangular test piece (width 10 mm ⁇ length 250 mm) having a long side parallel to the measurement direction of the first substrate is cut out from the first substrate.
- the stress at the time of straining the test piece in the long side direction was measured using a tensile tester at a temperature of 23 ° C., a humidity of 60 ⁇ 5% RH, a distance between chucks of 115 mm, and a tensile speed of 100 mm / min. Measure under the following conditions. Such measurement is performed three times.
- the measurement data is selected every 0.2% when the strain of the test piece is in the range of 0.6% to 1.2%. That is, the measurement data when the strain of the test piece is 0.6%, 0.8%, 1.0% and 1.2% is selected. From the selected measurement data for three times, the tensile elastic modulus in the measurement direction of the first substrate is calculated using the least square method.
- any material that can impart an orientation regulating force to the surface of the first base material can be used.
- a resin is used as the material of the first substrate.
- resins containing various polymers can be used. Examples of the polymer include an alicyclic structure-containing polymer, cellulose ester, polyethylene terephthalate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyimide, UV transparent acrylic, polycarbonate, polysulfone, polyethersulfone, epoxy polymer, polystyrene, and combinations thereof. .
- the resin as the material of the first base material preferably has a positive intrinsic birefringence value.
- a resin having a positive intrinsic birefringence value is used as a material, a first base material having good characteristics such as high orientation regulating force, high strength, and low cost can be easily obtained. be able to.
- the first base material is preferably a resin containing a crystalline polymer.
- a crystalline polymer refers to a polymer having a melting point. That is, the crystalline polymer refers to a polymer whose melting point can be observed with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Resins containing crystalline polymers tend to have a high tensile modulus. Therefore, the use of the first substrate made of a resin containing a crystalline polymer can effectively suppress the formation of wrinkles in the optically anisotropic layer.
- a resin containing a crystalline polymer may be referred to as “crystalline resin” as appropriate.
- Examples of the crystalline polymer include a crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymer and a crystalline polystyrene polymer (see JP 2011-118137 A).
- a crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymer is preferable because of excellent transparency, low hygroscopicity, dimensional stability, and lightness.
- the alicyclic structure-containing polymer refers to a polymer having an alicyclic structure in the molecule, which can be obtained by a polymerization reaction using a cyclic olefin as a monomer, or a hydrogenated product thereof.
- Examples of the alicyclic structure possessed by the alicyclic structure-containing polymer include a cycloalkane structure and a cycloalkene structure. Among these, a cycloalkane structure is preferable because a first base material excellent in characteristics such as thermal stability is easily obtained.
- the number of carbon atoms contained in one alicyclic structure is preferably 4 or more, more preferably 5 or more, preferably 30 or less, more preferably 20 or less, and particularly preferably 15 or less. is there. When the number of carbon atoms contained in one alicyclic structure is within the above range, mechanical strength, heat resistance, and moldability are highly balanced.
- the ratio of the structural unit having an alicyclic structure to all the structural units is preferably 30% by weight or more, more preferably 50% by weight or more, and particularly preferably 70% by weight or more.
- Heat resistance can be improved by increasing the proportion of structural units having an alicyclic structure in the alicyclic structure-containing polymer as described above.
- the remainder other than the structural unit having an alicyclic structure is not particularly limited and may be appropriately selected according to the purpose of use.
- the melting point Tm of the crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymer is preferably 200 ° C. or higher, more preferably 230 ° C. or higher, and preferably 290 ° C. or lower.
- the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymer is preferably 1,000 or more, more preferably 2,000 or more, preferably 1,000,000 or less, more preferably 500, 000 or less.
- the alicyclic structure-containing polymer having such a weight average molecular weight is excellent in balance between molding processability and heat resistance.
- the molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) of the crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymer is preferably 1.0 or more, more preferably 1.5 or more, preferably 4.0 or less, more preferably 3.5. It is as follows.
- Mn represents a number average molecular weight.
- An alicyclic structure-containing polymer having such a molecular weight distribution is excellent in moldability.
- the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) of the alicyclic structure-containing polymer can be measured as a polystyrene equivalent value by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) using tetrahydrofuran as a developing solvent.
- GPC gel permeation chromatography
- the glass transition temperature Tg of the crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymer is not particularly limited, but is usually 85 ° C. or higher and usually 170 ° C. or lower.
- Examples of the alicyclic structure-containing polymer include the following polymer ( ⁇ ) to polymer ( ⁇ ). Among these, the polymer ( ⁇ ) is preferable as the crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymer because a first base material excellent in heat resistance can be easily obtained.
- Polymer ( ⁇ ) An addition polymer of a cyclic olefin monomer having crystallinity.
- Polymer ( ⁇ ) A hydrogenated product of polymer ( ⁇ ) having crystallinity.
- a ring-opening polymer of dicyclopentadiene having crystallinity and a hydrogenated product of a ring-opening polymer of dicyclopentadiene and crystallizing. More preferred is a hydrogenated product of a ring-opening polymer of dicyclopentadiene, and particularly preferred is a crystalline product having crystallinity.
- the ring-opening polymer of dicyclopentadiene means that the proportion of structural units derived from dicyclopentadiene relative to all structural units is usually 50% by weight or more, preferably 70% by weight or more, more preferably 90% by weight or more, More preferably, it refers to a polymer of 100% by weight.
- the manufacturing method of a polymer ((alpha)) and a polymer ((beta)) is demonstrated.
- the cyclic olefin monomer that can be used for the production of the polymer ( ⁇ ) and the polymer ( ⁇ ) is a compound having a ring structure formed of carbon atoms and having a carbon-carbon double bond in the ring. .
- Examples of the cyclic olefin monomer include norbornene monomers.
- a polymer ((alpha)) is a copolymer, you may use a monocyclic olefin as a cyclic olefin monomer.
- the norbornene monomer is a monomer containing a norbornene ring.
- Examples of norbornene monomers include bicyclo [2.2.1] hept-2-ene (common name: norbornene), 5-ethylidene-bicyclo [2.2.1] hept-2-ene (common name).
- Ethylidene norbornene and derivatives thereof (for example, those having a substituent in the ring); tricyclo [4.3.0.1 2,5 ] deca-3,7-diene (conventional Name: dicyclopentadiene) and its derivatives, etc., tricyclic monomers; 7,8-benzotricyclo [4.3.0.1 2,5 ] dec-3-ene (common name: methanotetrahydrofluorene) : 1,4-methano-1,4,4a, 9a-tetrahydrofluorene) and its derivatives, tetracyclo [4.4.0.1 2,5 .
- dodec-3-ene (common name: tetracyclododecene), 8-ethylidenetetracyclo [4.4.0.1 2,5 . 1 7,10 ] -3-dodecene and its derivatives, and the like.
- substituent in the monomer examples include an alkyl group such as a methyl group and an ethyl group; an alkenyl group such as a vinyl group; an alkylidene group such as propane-2-ylidene; an aryl group such as a phenyl group; a hydroxy group; An acid anhydride group; a carboxyl group; an alkoxycarbonyl group such as a methoxycarbonyl group; and the like.
- the said substituent may have 1 type independently and may have 2 or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- Examples of the monocyclic olefin include cyclic monoolefins such as cyclobutene, cyclopentene, methylcyclopentene, cyclohexene, methylcyclohexene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene; cyclohexadiene, methylcyclohexadiene, cyclooctadiene, methylcyclooctadiene, phenylcyclohexane Cyclic diolefins such as octadiene; and the like.
- cyclic monoolefins such as cyclobutene, cyclopentene, methylcyclopentene, cyclohexene, methylcyclohexene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene
- cyclohexadiene methylcyclohexadiene
- cyclooctadiene methylcyclooctadiene
- the cyclic olefin monomer one type may be used alone, or two or more types may be used in combination at any ratio.
- the polymer ( ⁇ ) may be a block copolymer or a random copolymer.
- the cyclic olefin monomer may include an endo isomer and an exo isomer.
- an endo isomer or an exo isomer may be used.
- only one isomer among the endo isomer and the exo isomer may be used alone, or an isomer mixture containing the endo isomer and the exo isomer in an arbitrary ratio may be used.
- the crystallinity of an alicyclic structure containing polymer increases and it becomes easy to obtain the 1st base material which is excellent by heat resistance, it is preferable to make the ratio of one stereoisomer high.
- the ratio of endo-form or exo-form is preferably 80% or more, more preferably 90% or more, and still more preferably 95% or more. Moreover, since synthesis
- a ring-opening polymerization catalyst is usually used for the synthesis of the polymer ( ⁇ ).
- a ring-opening polymerization catalyst may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- As the ring-opening polymerization catalyst for synthesizing such a polymer ( ⁇ ) those capable of ring-opening polymerization of a cyclic olefin monomer to produce a ring-opening polymer having syndiotactic stereoregularity are preferable.
- Preferred examples of the ring-opening polymerization catalyst include those containing a metal compound represented by the following formula (1).
- M represents a metal atom selected from the group consisting of Group 6 transition metal atoms in the periodic table
- R 1i is a phenyl group which may have a substituent at at least one of the 3-position, 4-position and 5-position, or —CH 2 R 3i (R 3i has a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
- R 2i represents a group selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted alkyl group and an optionally substituted aryl group
- X i represents a group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, and an alkylsilyl group
- L represents an electron-donating neutral ligand
- a represents a number of 0 or 1
- b represents an integer of 0-2.
- M represents a metal atom selected from the group consisting of Group 6 transition metal atoms in the periodic table.
- M chromium, molybdenum and tungsten are preferable, molybdenum and tungsten are more preferable, and tungsten is particularly preferable.
- R 1i represents a phenyl group which may have a substituent at at least one of the 3-position, 4-position and 5-position, or a group represented by —CH 2 R 3i .
- the number of carbon atoms of the phenyl group which may have a substituent at at least one of the 3-position, 4-position and 5-position of R 1i is preferably 6-20 , more preferably 6-15.
- the substituent include alkyl groups such as methyl group and ethyl group; halogen atoms such as fluorine atom, chlorine atom and bromine atom; alkoxy groups such as methoxy group, ethoxy group and isopropoxy group; It is done.
- substituents may have one type independently, and may have two or more types in arbitrary ratios. Furthermore, in R 1i , substituents present in at least two positions of the 3-position, 4-position and 5-position may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure.
- phenyl group optionally having a substituent at the 3-position, 4-position and 5-position examples include an unsubstituted phenyl group; a 4-methylphenyl group, a 4-chlorophenyl group, and 3-methoxyphenyl.
- phenyl groups such as 4-cyclohexylphenyl group, 4-methoxyphenyl group; 3,5-dimethylphenyl group, 3,5-dichlorophenyl group, 3,4-dimethylphenyl group, 3,5-dimethoxyphenyl group Disubstituted phenyl group such as 3,4,5-trimethylphenyl group, 3,4,5-trichlorophenyl group and the like; 2-naphthyl group, 3-methyl-2-naphthyl group, 4-methyl -2-naphthyl group which may have a substituent such as -2-naphthyl group; and the like.
- R 3i is composed of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, and an aryl group which may have a substituent. Indicates a group selected from the group.
- the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group which may have a substituent of R 3i is preferably 1-20, more preferably 1-10. This alkyl group may be linear or branched.
- examples of the substituent include a phenyl group which may have a substituent such as a phenyl group and a 4-methylphenyl group; an alkoxyl group such as a methoxy group and an ethoxy group; These substituents may be used alone or in combination of two or more at any ratio.
- examples of the alkyl group which may have a substituent of R 3i include, for example, methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, butyl group, isobutyl group, t-butyl group, pentyl group, neopentyl group, benzyl Group, neophyll group and the like.
- the number of carbon atoms of the aryl group which may have a substituent of R 3i is preferably 6 to 20, more preferably 6 to 15.
- substituents include alkyl groups such as methyl group and ethyl group; halogen atoms such as fluorine atom, chlorine atom and bromine atom; alkoxy groups such as methoxy group, ethoxy group and isopropoxy group; It is done. These substituents may be used alone or in combination of two or more at any ratio.
- Examples of the aryl group which may have a substituent for R 3i include a phenyl group, a 1-naphthyl group, a 2-naphthyl group, a 4-methylphenyl group, and a 2,6-dimethylphenyl group. .
- the group represented by R 3i is preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- R 2i represents a group selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group which may have a substituent and an aryl group which may have a substituent.
- an alkyl group which may have a substituent of R 2i and the aryl group which may have a substituent respectively, an alkyl group which may have a substituent of R 3i , And what was selected from the range shown as the aryl group which may have a substituent can be used arbitrarily.
- X i is a group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, and an alkylsilyl group. Indicates.
- the halogen atom of X i for example, a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom.
- an alkyl group which may have a substituent of X i and the aryl group which may have a substituent an alkyl group which may have a substituent of R 3i , respectively, And what was selected from the range shown as the aryl group which may have a substituent can be used arbitrarily.
- alkylsilyl group of X i for example, trimethylsilyl group, triethylsilyl group, t- butyl dimethyl silyl group and the like.
- the metal compound represented by the formula (1) has two or more X i in one molecule, the X i may be the same as or different from each other. Further, two or more X i may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure.
- L represents an electron-donating neutral ligand.
- the electron donating neutral ligand of L include an electron donating compound containing an atom of Group 14 or Group 15 of the Periodic Table. Specific examples thereof include phosphines such as trimethylphosphine, triisopropylphosphine, tricyclohexylphosphine, and triphenylphosphine; ethers such as diethyl ether, dibutyl ether, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, and tetrahydrofuran; trimethylamine, triethylamine, pyridine, Amines such as lutidine; and the like. Among these, ethers are preferable. Moreover, when the metal compound shown by Formula (1) has 2 or more L in 1 molecule, those L may mutually be the same and may differ.
- a tungsten compound having a phenylimide group is preferable. That is, in the formula (1), a compound in which M is a tungsten atom and R 1i is a phenyl group is preferable. Furthermore, among them, a tetrachlorotungsten phenylimide (tetrahydrofuran) complex is more preferable.
- the method for producing the metal compound represented by the formula (1) is not particularly limited.
- an oxyhalide of a Group 6 transition metal phenyl optionally having a substituent at at least one of the 3-position, 4-position and 5-position
- an isocyanate or monosubstituted methyl isocyanate By mixing an isocyanate or monosubstituted methyl isocyanate; an electron-donating neutral ligand (L); and, if necessary, alcohols, metal alkoxides and metal aryloxides, the formula (1 ) Can be produced.
- the metal compound represented by the formula (1) is usually obtained in a state of being contained in the reaction solution.
- the reaction solution may be used as it is as a catalyst solution for the ring-opening polymerization reaction.
- purification processes such as crystallization, you may use the obtained metal compound for ring-opening polymerization reaction.
- the metal compound represented by the formula (1) may be used alone, or the metal compound represented by the formula (1) may be used in combination with other components.
- the polymerization activity can be improved by using a combination of a metal compound represented by the formula (1) and an organometallic reducing agent.
- organometallic reducing agent examples include organometallic compounds of Group 1, Group 2, Group 12, Group 13, or Group 14 having a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- organometallic compounds include organic lithium such as methyl lithium, n-butyl lithium and phenyl lithium; butyl ethyl magnesium, butyl octyl magnesium, dihexyl magnesium, ethyl magnesium chloride, n-butyl magnesium chloride, allyl magnesium bromide.
- Organic magnesium such as dimethyl zinc, diethyl zinc, diphenyl zinc, etc .; Trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, diethylaluminum chloride, ethylaluminum sesquichloride, ethylaluminum dichloride, diethylaluminum ethoxide, diisobutylaluminum isobutoxide , Ethylaluminum diethoxide, isobutylaluminum diisobutoxide Organoaluminum; tetramethyl tin, tetra (n- butyl) tin, organic tin such as tetraphenyl tin; and the like. Among these, organoaluminum or organotin is preferable. Further, one kind of organometallic reducing agent may be used alone, or two or more kinds may be used in combination at any ratio.
- the ring-opening polymerization reaction is usually performed in an organic solvent.
- an organic solvent a solvent that can dissolve or disperse the ring-opening polymer and its hydrogenated product under predetermined conditions and that does not inhibit the ring-opening polymerization reaction and the hydrogenation reaction can be used.
- organic solvent examples include aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents such as pentane, hexane, and heptane; cyclopentane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, dimethylcyclohexane, trimethylcyclohexane, ethylcyclohexane, diethylcyclohexane, decahydronaphthalene, bicycloheptane, Alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents such as tricyclodecane, hexahydroindene and cyclooctane; aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene, toluene and xylene; halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents such as dichloromethane, chloroform and 1,2-dichloroethane Halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as chlorobenzene and dichlorobenzene; nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon solvents such as nitromethane, nitrobenzene and aceton
- the ring-opening polymerization reaction can be started, for example, by mixing a cyclic olefin monomer, a metal compound represented by the formula (1), and an organic metal reducing agent as necessary.
- the order of mixing these components is not particularly limited.
- a solution containing a metal compound represented by the formula (1) and an organometallic reducing agent may be mixed with a solution containing a cyclic olefin monomer.
- the solution of the metal compound shown by Formula (1) may be mixed with the solution containing a cyclic olefin monomer and an organometallic reducing agent.
- the whole quantity of each component may be mixed at once, and may be mixed in multiple times.
- the concentration of the cyclic olefin monomer in the reaction solution at the start of the ring-opening polymerization reaction is preferably 1% by weight or more, more preferably 2% by weight or more, particularly preferably 3% by weight or more, preferably 50% by weight. % Or less, more preferably 45% by weight or less, and particularly preferably 40% by weight or less.
- the amount of the metal compound represented by the formula (1) used in the ring-opening polymerization reaction is desirably set so that the molar ratio of “metal compound: cyclic olefin monomer” falls within a predetermined range.
- the molar ratio is preferably 1: 100 to 1: 2,000,000, more preferably 1: 500 to 1,000,000, particularly preferably 1: 1,000 to 1: 500. , 000.
- Sufficient polymerization activity can be obtained by setting the amount of the metal compound to be equal to or greater than the lower limit of the above range.
- a metal compound can be easily removed after reaction by setting it as below an upper limit.
- the amount of the organometallic reducing agent is preferably 0.1 mol or more, more preferably 0.2 mol or more, and particularly preferably 0.5 mol or more with respect to 1 mol of the metal compound represented by the formula (1).
- the amount is preferably 100 mol or less, more preferably 50 mol or less, and particularly preferably 20 mol or less.
- the polymerization reaction system of the polymer ( ⁇ ) may contain an activity regulator.
- an activity regulator By using an activity regulator, the ring-opening polymerization catalyst can be stabilized, the reaction rate of the ring-opening polymerization reaction can be adjusted, and the molecular weight distribution of the polymer can be adjusted.
- an organic compound having a functional group can be used as the activity regulator. Examples of such activity regulators include oxygen-containing compounds, nitrogen-containing compounds, and phosphorus-containing organic compounds.
- oxygen-containing compound examples include ethers such as diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, dibutyl ether, anisole, furan, and tetrahydrofuran; ketones such as acetone, benzophenone, and cyclohexanone; esters such as ethyl acetate;
- nitrogen-containing compound examples include nitriles such as acetonitrile and benzonitrile; amines such as triethylamine, triisopropylamine, quinuclidine and N, N-diethylaniline; pyridine, 2,4-lutidine, 2,6-lutidine, Pyridines such as 2-t-butylpyridine; and the like.
- Examples of the phosphorus-containing compound include phosphines such as triphenylphosphine, tricyclohexylphosphine, triphenylphosphate, and trimethylphosphate; phosphine oxides such as triphenylphosphine oxide; and the like.
- An activity regulator may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining 2 or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- the amount of the activity regulator in the polymerization reaction system of the polymer ( ⁇ ) is preferably 0.01 mol% to 100 mol% with respect to 100 mol% of the metal compound represented by the formula (1).
- the polymerization reaction system of the polymer ( ⁇ ) may contain a molecular weight modifier in order to adjust the molecular weight of the polymer ( ⁇ ).
- the molecular weight modifier include ⁇ -olefins such as 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene and 1-octene; aromatic vinyl compounds such as styrene and vinyltoluene; ethyl vinyl ether, isobutyl vinyl ether, allyl glycidyl ether Oxygen-containing vinyl compounds such as allyl acetate, allyl alcohol and glycidyl methacrylate; halogen-containing vinyl compounds such as allyl chloride; nitrogen-containing vinyl compounds such as acrylamide; 1,4-pentadiene, 1,4-hexadiene, 1,5-hexadiene 1,6-heptadiene, 2-methyl-1,4-pentadiene, non-conjugated dienes such as 2,5-dimethyl-1,5-hexa
- a molecular weight regulator may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining 2 or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- the amount of the molecular weight modifier in the polymerization reaction system for polymerizing the polymer ( ⁇ ) can be appropriately determined according to the target molecular weight.
- the specific amount of the molecular weight modifier is preferably in the range of 0.1 mol% to 50 mol% with respect to the cyclic olefin monomer.
- the polymerization temperature is preferably ⁇ 78 ° C. or higher, more preferably ⁇ 30 ° C. or higher, preferably + 200 ° C. or lower, more preferably + 180 ° C. or lower.
- the polymerization time can depend on the reaction scale.
- the specific polymerization time is preferably in the range of 1 minute to 1000 hours.
- a polymer ((alpha)) is obtained by the manufacturing method mentioned above.
- the polymer ( ⁇ ) can be produced by hydrogenating the polymer ( ⁇ ).
- Hydrogenation of a polymer ((alpha)) can be performed by supplying hydrogen in the reaction system containing a polymer ((alpha)) in presence of a hydrogenation catalyst according to a conventional method, for example. In this hydrogenation reaction, if the reaction conditions are appropriately set, the hydrogenation tacticity usually does not change due to the hydrogenation reaction.
- homogeneous catalysts and heterogeneous catalysts can be used as hydrogenation catalysts for olefin compounds.
- homogeneous catalysts include transition metals such as cobalt acetate / triethylaluminum, nickel acetylacetonate / triisobutylaluminum, titanocene dichloride / n-butyllithium, zirconocene dichloride / sec-butyllithium, and tetrabutoxytitanate / dimethylmagnesium.
- Catalyst comprising a combination of a compound and an alkali metal compound; dichlorobis (triphenylphosphine) palladium, chlorohydridocarbonyltris (triphenylphosphine) ruthenium, chlorohydridocarbonylbis (tricyclohexylphosphine) ruthenium, bis (tricyclohexylphosphine) benzilidineruthenium (IV) Noble metal complex catalysts such as dichloride and chlorotris (triphenylphosphine) rhodium; It is.
- heterogeneous catalysts include metal catalysts such as nickel, palladium, platinum, rhodium and ruthenium; nickel / silica, nickel / diatomaceous earth, nickel / alumina, palladium / carbon, palladium / silica, palladium / diatomaceous earth, palladium / Examples thereof include a solid catalyst obtained by supporting the metal such as alumina on a carrier such as carbon, silica, diatomaceous earth, alumina, and titanium oxide.
- a hydrogenation catalyst may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- the hydrogenation reaction is usually performed in an inert organic solvent.
- the inert organic solvent include aromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene and toluene; aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents such as pentane and hexane; alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents such as cyclohexane and decahydronaphthalene; tetrahydrofuran, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, and the like. Ether solvents; and the like.
- An inert organic solvent may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios. Further, the inert organic solvent may be the same as or different from the organic solvent used in the ring-opening polymerization reaction.
- the hydrogenation catalyst may be mixed with the reaction solution for the ring-opening polymerization reaction to perform the hydrogenation reaction.
- the reaction conditions for the hydrogenation reaction usually vary depending on the hydrogenation catalyst used.
- the reaction temperature of the hydrogenation reaction is preferably ⁇ 20 ° C. or higher, more preferably ⁇ 10 ° C. or higher, particularly preferably 0 ° C. or higher, preferably + 250 ° C. or lower, more preferably + 220 ° C. or lower, particularly preferably + 200 ° C. It is as follows. By setting the reaction temperature to be equal to or higher than the lower limit of the above range, the reaction rate can be increased. Moreover, by making it below an upper limit, generation
- the hydrogen pressure is preferably 0.01 MPa or more, more preferably 0.05 MPa or more, particularly preferably 0.1 MPa or more, preferably 20 MPa or less, more preferably 15 MPa or less, and particularly preferably 10 MPa or less.
- the reaction rate can be increased.
- special apparatuses such as a high pressure
- the reaction time of the hydrogenation reaction may be set to any time at which the desired hydrogenation rate is achieved, and is preferably 0.1 hour to 10 hours.
- the polymer ( ⁇ ) which is a hydrogenated product of the polymer ( ⁇ ) is usually recovered according to a conventional method.
- the hydrogenation rate (ratio of hydrogenated main chain double bonds) in the hydrogenation reaction is preferably 98% or more, more preferably 99% or more.
- the hydrogenation rate of the polymer can be measured by 1 H-NMR measurement at 145 ° C. using orthodichlorobenzene-d 4 as a solvent.
- the cyclic olefin monomer used for the production of the polymers ( ⁇ ) and ( ⁇ ) is selected from the range shown as the cyclic olefin monomer that can be used for the production of the polymer ( ⁇ ) and the polymer ( ⁇ ). Any can be used.
- a cyclic olefin monomer may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- any monomer that can be copolymerized with the cyclic olefin monomer in combination with the cyclic olefin monomer can be used as the monomer.
- the optional monomer include ⁇ -olefins having 2 to 20 carbon atoms such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene and 1-hexene; aromatic ring vinyl compounds such as styrene and ⁇ -methylstyrene
- Non-conjugated dienes such as 1,4-hexadiene, 4-methyl-1,4-hexadiene, 5-methyl-1,4-hexadiene, 1,7-octadiene; and the like.
- ⁇ -olefin is preferable, and ethylene is more preferable.
- arbitrary monomers may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- the ratio of the amount of the cyclic olefin monomer and the optional monomer is preferably 30:70 to 99: 1, more preferably 50: weight ratio (cyclic olefin monomer: optional monomer). 50 to 97: 3, particularly preferably 70:30 to 95: 5.
- the polymer ( ⁇ ) may be a block copolymer or randomly. A copolymer may also be used.
- an addition polymerization catalyst is usually used for the synthesis of the polymer ( ⁇ ).
- an addition polymerization catalyst include a vanadium catalyst formed from a vanadium compound and an organoaluminum compound, a titanium catalyst formed from a titanium compound and an organoaluminum compound, a zirconium complex and a zirconium formed from an aluminoxane.
- system catalysts include system catalysts.
- an addition polymer catalyst may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- the amount of the addition polymerization catalyst is preferably 0.000001 mol or more, more preferably 0.00001 mol or more, preferably 0.1 mol or less, more preferably 0.01 mol with respect to 1 mol of the monomer. It is as follows.
- the addition polymerization of the cyclic olefin monomer is usually performed in an organic solvent.
- an organic solvent what is selected from the range shown as the organic solvent which can be used for ring-opening polymerization of a cyclic olefin monomer can be used arbitrarily.
- an organic solvent may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- the polymerization temperature in the polymerization for producing the polymer ( ⁇ ) is preferably ⁇ 50 ° C. or higher, more preferably ⁇ 30 ° C. or higher, particularly preferably ⁇ 20 ° C. or higher, preferably 250 ° C. or lower, more preferably 200 ° C. or lower, particularly preferably 150 ° C. or lower.
- the polymerization time is preferably 30 minutes or longer, more preferably 1 hour or longer, preferably 20 hours or shorter, more preferably 10 hours or shorter.
- the polymer ( ⁇ ) is obtained by the production method described above.
- the polymer ( ⁇ ) can be produced by hydrogenating the polymer ( ⁇ ).
- the hydrogenation of the polymer ( ⁇ ) can be performed by the same method as described above as the method for hydrogenating the polymer ( ⁇ ).
- the crystalline alicyclic structure-containing polymer described above preferably has a syndiotactic structure, and more preferably has a high degree of syndiotactic stereoregularity. Thereby, since the crystallinity of the alicyclic structure-containing polymer can be enhanced, the tensile modulus can be particularly increased.
- the degree of syndiotactic stereoregularity of the alicyclic structure-containing polymer can be expressed by the ratio of racemo dyad of the alicyclic structure-containing polymer.
- the specific ratio of racemo dyad in the alicyclic structure-containing polymer is preferably 51% or more, more preferably 60% or more, and particularly preferably 70% or more.
- the proportion of racemo dyad can be determined by 13 C-NMR spectral analysis. Specifically, it can be measured by the following method. A polymer sample is subjected to 13 C-NMR measurement using ortho-dichlorobenzene-d 4 as a solvent at 200 ° C. by applying an inverse-gate decoupling method. From the result of 13 C-NMR measurement, the signal of 43.35 ppm derived from meso-dyad and the signal of 43.43 ppm derived from racemo-dyad were compared with the 127.5 ppm peak of orthodichlorobenzene-d 4 as a reference shift. Based on the intensity ratio, the ratio of the racemo dyad in the polymer sample can be determined.
- the proportion of the crystalline polymer in the crystalline resin is preferably 50% by weight or more, more preferably 70% by weight or more, and particularly preferably 90% by weight or more.
- the crystalline polymer contained in the first base material may not be crystallized before the first base material is manufactured, but after the first base material is manufactured. In this case, it is preferable that crystallization is sufficiently advanced.
- the specific crystallinity range of the crystalline polymer contained in the first substrate is preferably 10% or more, more preferably 15% or more, and particularly preferably 20% or more. By setting the crystallinity to be equal to or higher than the lower limit of the above range, high heat resistance, chemical resistance and tensile elastic modulus can be imparted to the first substrate.
- the crystallinity degree of the polymer can be measured by X-ray diffraction.
- the resin as the material of the first base material can contain any component in combination with the above-described polymer.
- Optional components include, for example, antioxidants such as phenolic antioxidants, phosphorus antioxidants, sulfur antioxidants; light stabilizers such as hindered amine light stabilizers; petroleum waxes, Fischer-Tropsch waxes, Waxes such as polyalkylene wax; sorbitol compounds, metal salts of organic phosphoric acid, metal salts of organic carboxylic acid, nucleating agents such as kaolin and talc; diaminostilbene derivatives, coumarin derivatives, azole derivatives (for example, benzoxazole derivatives, Fluorescent brighteners such as benzotriazole derivatives, benzimidazole derivatives, and benzothiazole derivatives), carbazole derivatives, pyridine derivatives, naphthalic acid derivatives, and imidazolone derivatives; benzophenone UV absorbers, salicylic acid UV absorbers, benzotriazoles UV
- the first substrate preferably has a slow axis.
- the slow axis is usually caused by the molecular orientation of the polymer contained in the first substrate.
- an orientation regulating force corresponding to the orientation direction is generated in the first base material. Therefore, the first substrate having a slow axis usually has a good alignment regulating force. Such a slow axis can be caused by stretching.
- the slow axis direction of the first substrate can be set according to the optical characteristics required for the optically anisotropic layer. Especially, it is preferable that a long 1st base material has a slow axis in the diagonal direction which is neither parallel nor perpendicular
- the range of the orientation angle formed by the slow axis of the first substrate relative to the width direction of the first substrate is preferably 10 ° or more, more preferably 30 ° or more, and particularly preferably 40. It is not less than °, preferably not more than 85 °, more preferably not more than 80 °, particularly preferably not more than 75 °.
- the orientation angle of the first substrate is preferably 15 ° ⁇ 5 °, 45 ° ⁇ 5 °, 67.5 ⁇ 5 °, 75 ° ⁇ 5 °, more preferably 15 ° ⁇ .
- the first substrate preferably has optical anisotropy, and therefore preferably has birefringence ⁇ n.
- the specific birefringence ⁇ n of the first substrate is preferably 0.0010 or more, more preferably 0.0030 or more, particularly preferably 0.010 or more, preferably 0.100 or less, more preferably 0. 0.090 or less, particularly preferably 0.060 or less.
- the molecular director is orientated substantially uniformly over the entire thickness direction, and it is possible to give a good orientation regulating force to the first base material. . Therefore, compared to the first base material, where the surface regulation force is given only to the surface layer by a process such as rubbing, it is effective to relax the orientation regulation force over time due to environmental influences (heat, light, oxygen, etc.) Can be suppressed.
- the first substrate is preferably excellent in transparency.
- the total light transmittance of the first substrate is preferably 80% or more, more preferably 85% or more, and particularly preferably 88% or more.
- the total light transmittance of the first substrate can be measured in a wavelength range of 400 nm to 700 nm using an ultraviolet / visible spectrometer.
- the first substrate preferably has a low haze.
- the haze of the first substrate is preferably 5% or less, more preferably 3% or less, and particularly preferably 1% or less.
- the haze of the first substrate can be cut out into a 50 mm ⁇ 50 mm square thin film sample at an arbitrary site where the first substrate is selected, and then the thin film sample can be measured using a haze meter.
- the first substrate preferably has a low water absorption rate.
- the water absorption rate of the first substrate is preferably 0.1% or less, more preferably 0.08% or less, and particularly preferably 0.05% or less.
- the water absorption rate can be measured by the following method.
- the first base material is cut into a 150 mm ⁇ 150 mm square thin film sample at an arbitrary part selected, and the mass of the sample is measured. Then, this sample is immersed in 23 degreeC water for 24 hours, and the mass of the sample after immersion is measured. And the ratio of the mass of the test piece increased by immersion with respect to the mass of the sample before immersion can be calculated as water absorption (%).
- the first substrate preferably has a small absolute value of the dimensional change rate.
- the absolute value of the rate of thermal dimensional change when heated at 150 ° C. for 1 hour is preferably 1% or less, more preferably 0.5% or less, particularly preferably in any direction within the film plane. 0.1% or less.
- the rate of thermal dimensional change can be measured by the following method.
- the first substrate is cut into a 150 mm ⁇ 150 mm square thin film sample at any selected site.
- the sample is heated in an oven at 150 ° C. for 60 minutes and cooled to 23 ° C. (room temperature). Thereafter, the length of the four sides of the sample and the lengths of the two diagonal lines are measured.
- the thermal dimensional change rate is calculated based on the following formula (a).
- L A denotes a length of a side of the sample after heating.
- Thermal dimensional change (%) [(L A -150) / 150] ⁇ 100 (a)
- the thermal dimensional change rate is calculated based on the following formula (b).
- L D indicates the length of the diagonal line of the sample after heating.
- Thermal dimensional change rate (%) [(L D -212.13) /212.13] ⁇ 100 (b) And the value with the maximum absolute value among the calculated values of the obtained six thermal dimensional change rates can be calculated as the thermal dimensional change rate (%) of the first substrate. A thing with a large thermal expansion shows a value with a large thermal dimensional change rate.
- the first substrate may have retardation depending on the application.
- the first substrate when the multilayer film is used as an optical film such as a retardation film or an optical compensation film, the first substrate preferably has retardation.
- the in-plane retardation Re of the first substrate at a measurement wavelength of 590 nm is preferably 30 nm or more, more preferably 50 nm or more, preferably 500 nm or less, more preferably 300 nm or less.
- the thickness of the first substrate is preferably 1 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 3 ⁇ m or more, particularly preferably 10 ⁇ m or more, preferably 1 mm or less, more preferably 500 ⁇ m or less, and particularly preferably 200 ⁇ m or less.
- a 1st base material is normally manufactured by the manufacturing method including the process of giving the process which produces the orientation control force to the resin film, after preparing a resin film.
- Examples of the process for generating the alignment regulating force on the resin film include a photo-alignment process, a rubbing process, an ion beam irradiation process, a vapor deposition film forming process, and a stretching process. Of these, stretching is preferred. Therefore, hereinafter, as an example of a method for producing the first base material, a method for obtaining the first base material by subjecting a resin film made of a crystalline resin containing a crystalline polymer to stretching treatment will be described.
- the manufacturing method of the 1st base material illustrated here is the process of preparing the film before extending
- this manufacturing method includes the process of promoting the crystallization of the crystalline polymer contained in a stretched film, after relaxing a tension
- the film before stretching is formed by applying a crystalline resin film by a resin molding method such as an injection molding method, an extrusion molding method, a press molding method, an inflation molding method, a blow molding method, a calendar molding method, a casting molding method, or a compression molding method. It can be manufactured by molding into a shape. Among these, the extrusion method is preferable because the thickness can be easily controlled.
- a resin molding method such as an injection molding method, an extrusion molding method, a press molding method, an inflation molding method, a blow molding method, a calendar molding method, a casting molding method, or a compression molding method. It can be manufactured by molding into a shape. Among these, the extrusion method is preferable because the thickness can be easily controlled.
- the production conditions in the extrusion method are preferably as follows.
- the cylinder temperature (molten resin temperature) is preferably Tm or higher, more preferably Tm + 20 ° C or higher, preferably Tm + 100 ° C or lower, more preferably Tm + 50 ° C or lower.
- the cast roll temperature is preferably Tg-50 ° C. or higher, preferably Tg + 70 ° C. or lower, more preferably Tg + 40 ° C. or lower.
- the cooling roll temperature is preferably Tg ⁇ 70 ° C. or higher, more preferably Tg ⁇ 50 ° C. or higher, preferably Tg + 60 ° C. or lower, more preferably Tg + 30 ° C.
- a pre-stretch film having a thickness of 1 ⁇ m to 1 mm can be easily produced.
- Tm represents the melting point of the crystalline polymer
- Tg represents the glass transition temperature of the crystalline polymer.
- the extending process which stretches the prepared film before extending
- the extending direction can be appropriately set according to the desired orientation direction required for the optically anisotropic layer.
- any stretching method can be used.
- a uniaxial stretching method such as a method of uniaxially stretching a film before stretching in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal uniaxial stretching method), a method of uniaxially stretching a film before stretching in the width direction (lateral uniaxial stretching method); Biaxial stretching method, such as simultaneous biaxial stretching method in which the film is stretched in the width direction at the same time as stretched in the same direction, and sequential biaxial stretching method in which the film before stretching is stretched in one of the longitudinal direction and the width direction and then stretched in the other direction; And a method of stretching a film in an oblique direction that is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the width direction (oblique stretching method).
- Examples of the longitudinal uniaxial stretching method include a stretching method using a difference in peripheral speed between rolls.
- Examples of the horizontal uniaxial stretching method include a stretching method using a tenter stretching machine.
- examples of the simultaneous biaxial stretching method include a stretching method using a tenter stretching machine provided with a plurality of clips provided so as to be movable along the guide rail and capable of fixing the film before stretching. In this method, the film before stretching is stretched in the longitudinal direction with a gap between the clips, and at the same time, the film before stretching is stretched in the width direction according to the spread angle of the guide rail.
- the film before stretching is stretched in the longitudinal direction using the difference in peripheral speed between rolls, and then both ends of the film before stretching are gripped with clips.
- the stretching method include stretching in the width direction by a tenter stretching machine.
- the oblique stretching method for example, a film before stretching using a tenter stretching machine capable of adding a feeding force, a tensile force, or a pulling force at different speeds in the longitudinal direction or the width direction with respect to the film before stretching. Examples include a stretching method in which the film is continuously stretched in an oblique direction.
- the stretching temperature is preferably (Tg ⁇ 30 ° C.) or higher, more preferably (Tg ⁇ 20 ° C.) or higher, particularly preferably (Tg ⁇ 10 ° C.) or higher, preferably (Tg + 60). ° C) or less, more preferably (Tg + 50 ° C) or less, and particularly preferably (Tg + 40 ° C) or less.
- Tg represents the glass transition temperature of the crystalline polymer.
- the stretching ratio is preferably 1.1 times or more, more preferably 1.2 times or more, particularly preferably 1.5 times or more, preferably 20 times or less, more preferably 10 times. It is not more than twice, particularly preferably not more than 5 times.
- stretching to several different directions like a biaxial stretching method for example, the said draw ratio shows the total draw ratio represented by the product of the draw ratio in each extending direction.
- the polymer molecules in the film are oriented, so that a stretched film having an orientation regulating force is obtained.
- production of the big crystal grain in a crystallization promotion process can be normally suppressed by extending
- optical anisotropy is usually imparted to the stretched film by stretching, optical properties such as birefringence and retardation are exhibited.
- Acceleration of crystallization can be performed by adjusting the stretched film to a predetermined temperature.
- the temperature range at the time of promoting crystallization can be arbitrarily set in the temperature range of not less than the glass transition temperature Tg of the crystalline polymer and not more than the melting point Tm of the crystalline polymer.
- the temperature range is preferably set so that the rate of crystallization is increased.
- the temperature range is preferably Tg + 20 ° C. or higher, more preferably Tg + 30 ° C. or higher, preferably Tm ⁇ 20 ° C. or lower. More preferably, it is Tm ⁇ 40 ° C. or lower. Crystallization can be effectively promoted by setting the temperature at the time of promoting crystallization to the lower limit value or more of the above range, and the white turbidity of the first substrate can be suppressed by setting the temperature to the upper limit value or less.
- the stretched film When the stretched film is brought to the above temperature, the stretched film is usually heated.
- a heating device capable of increasing the atmospheric temperature of the stretched film is preferable because contact between the heating device and the stretched film is unnecessary.
- suitable heating devices include ovens and furnaces.
- Acceleration of crystallization is preferably performed in a state where the stretched film is held and tensioned.
- the state in which the stretched film is tensioned refers to a state in which the stretched film is under tension.
- the stretched film does not include a state in which the stretched film is substantially stretched. Further, being substantially stretched means that the stretch ratio in any direction of the stretched film is usually 1.1 times or more.
- the holder When holding a stretched film, hold the stretched film with an appropriate holder.
- the holder may be capable of continuously holding the stretched film or may be intermittently held at intervals.
- the stretched film may be held intermittently by holders arranged at a predetermined interval.
- the stretched film can be in a tensioned state, for example, by being held on two or more sides of the stretched film.
- transformation by the heat shrink of a stretched film is prevented in the area
- the stretched film is held by a side including two opposite sides and a region between the held sides is in a tensioned state.
- the stretched film is held on two opposite sides (for example, long sides or short sides), and the region between the two sides is in a tensioned state. As a result, deformation is prevented on the entire surface of the single stretched film.
- the stretched film is held by two sides (that is, the long side) at the end in the width direction, and the region between the two sides is in a tensioned state.
- the deformation is hindered on the entire surface of the elongated stretched film.
- the stretched film is held at sides including two sides orthogonal to the stretching direction (in the case of biaxial stretching, the direction in which the stretching ratio is large), whereby tension is applied in the stretching direction to tension the stretched film. And deformation is particularly effectively suppressed.
- the stretched film is held at more sides. Therefore, for example, it is preferable that the single-wafer stretched film is held on all sides. When a specific example is given, it is preferable that the stretched film of a rectangular sheet is hold
- a holder that can hold the stretched film by the side a holder that does not come into contact with the stretched film at a portion other than the side of the stretched film is preferable. By using such a holder, it is possible to obtain a first base material that is more excellent in smoothness.
- a holder that can fix the relative position of the holders in the crystallization promoting step is preferable.
- a holder since the positions of the holders do not move relatively in the crystallization promoting step, it is easy to suppress substantial stretching and shrinkage of the stretched film.
- a suitable holder for example, as a holder for a rectangular stretched film, there is a gripper such as a clip which is provided at a predetermined interval on a mold and can grip a side of the stretched film.
- a gripper provided in a tenter stretching machine and capable of gripping the sides of the stretched film can be mentioned.
- a long stretched film may be held by the side (that is, the short side) at the longitudinal end of the stretched film, but instead of being held by the side, the stretched film promotes crystallization. For this reason, it may be held on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the processing region adjusted to a predetermined temperature.
- maintenance apparatus which can be in the state which hold
- Examples of such a holding device include a combination of two rolls and a combination of an extruder and a take-up roll.
- the stress in the film which can cause dimensional changes in a high temperature environment, is eliminated by the crystallization promoting process. For this reason, it is possible to produce a first base material having a small thermal expansion and a small thermal dimensional change rate.
- the treatment time for maintaining the stretched film at a predetermined temperature for promoting crystallization is preferably 1 second or more, more preferably 5 seconds or more, preferably 30 minutes or less, more preferably 10 minutes or less.
- the relaxation of the tension of the stretched film refers to releasing the stretched film from a tensioned state held by a stretching machine or a holding device for promoting stretching or crystallization, and if the stretched film is not tensioned, the stretched film May be held by a holding device.
- tension tensile_strength
- a stretched film will be in the state which can produce heat shrink.
- heat shrinkage is caused in the stretched film, thereby eliminating the stress that may occur during heating of the first substrate. Therefore, since the thermal shrinkage of the first base material under a high temperature environment can be reduced, a first base material excellent in dimensional stability under a high temperature environment can be obtained.
- the relaxation of the tension of the stretched film may be performed at a time, or may be performed continuously or stepwise over time. However, in order to suppress the occurrence of deformation such as undulations and wrinkles of the first base material obtained, it is preferable to relax the tension continuously or stepwise.
- the relaxation of the stretched film is performed while keeping the stretched film flat.
- keeping the stretched film flat means maintaining the stretched film in a planar shape so as not to cause deformation such as waving and wrinkles in the stretched film.
- transformation of the corrugation of the 1st base material obtained, wrinkles, etc. can be suppressed.
- the treatment temperature of the stretched film during relaxation of the tension can be set in a temperature range not lower than the glass transition temperature Tg of the crystalline polymer and not higher than the melting point Tm of the crystalline polymer.
- the specific treatment temperature is preferably Tg + 20 ° C. or more, more preferably Tg + 30 ° C. or more, preferably Tm ⁇ 20 ° C. or less, more preferably Tm ⁇ 40 ° C. or less.
- the treatment temperature of the stretched film in the relaxation step is preferably the same as the temperature in the crystallization promotion step. Thereby, the temperature nonuniformity of the stretched film in a relaxation process can be suppressed, or the productivity of a 1st base material can be improved.
- the treatment time for maintaining the stretched film in the above temperature range is preferably 1 second or more, more preferably 5 seconds or more, and preferably 10 minutes or less.
- processing time is preferably 1 second or more, more preferably 5 seconds or more, and preferably 10 minutes or less.
- the dimensional stability in the high temperature environment of a 1st base material can be improved effectively.
- the upper limit value or less the dimensional stability of the first substrate under a high temperature environment can be effectively increased, and the white turbidity of the first substrate due to the progress of crystallization in the relaxation process. Can be suppressed.
- the relaxation step when the tension of the stretched film of the single wafer is relaxed, for example, a method of narrowing the interval between the holding portions continuously or stepwise while holding the four sides of the stretched film can be adopted.
- the intervals between the holding portions on the four sides of the stretched film may be simultaneously reduced.
- the interval between the holding portions on another side may be reduced.
- the interval between the holding portions of some of the sides may be narrowed continuously or stepwise, and the interval between the holding portions of some other sides may be narrowed at a time.
- the distance between the guide rails that can guide the clip is narrowed in the transport direction of the stretched film, or adjacent.
- a method of narrowing the interval between the matching clips can be adopted.
- the degree of narrowing the interval depends on the magnitude of the stress remaining in the stretched film.
- the specific degree of narrowing the holding interval in the relaxation step is preferably 0.1 S or more when the thermal shrinkage rate in a state where no tension is applied to the stretched film at the treatment temperature in the relaxation step is S (%), More preferably 0.5S or more, particularly preferably 0.7S or more, preferably 1.2S or less, more preferably 1.0S or less, and particularly preferably 0.95S or less.
- the heat shrinkage rate S has anisotropy
- the extent to which the holding interval is narrowed within the range can be determined for each direction. By setting it as such a range, the residual stress of a 1st base material can fully be removed, and flatness can be maintained.
- the thermal contraction rate S can be measured by the following method.
- the stretched film is cut into a square having a size of 150 mm ⁇ 150 mm under a room temperature of 23 ° C. to obtain a sample film.
- the sample film is heated in an oven set at the same temperature as the treatment temperature of the relaxation step for 60 minutes and cooled to 23 ° C. (room temperature), and then the two sides parallel to the direction in which the thermal contraction rate S of the sample film is desired to be obtained. Measure the length.
- the thermal contraction rate S of the sample film is calculated based on the following formula (A).
- L 1 indicates the length of one side of the measured two sides of the sample film after heating, and L 2 indicates the length of the other side.
- Thermal shrinkage S (%) [(300 ⁇ L 1 ⁇ L 2 ) / 300] ⁇ 100 (A)
- the multilayer film of the present invention includes an optically anisotropic layer containing cured liquid crystal molecules formed directly on the first substrate.
- “Direct” formation of the optically anisotropic layer on the first substrate means that the optically anisotropic layer is formed on the surface of the first substrate without any other layers. .
- the cured liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a direction corresponding to the alignment regulating force of the first substrate.
- the cured liquid crystal molecules contained in the optically anisotropic layer are along substantially the same direction as the slow axis direction of the first base material. It may have orientation regularity.
- the cured liquid crystal molecules may preferably have a homogeneous alignment regularity along substantially the same direction as the slow axis direction of the first substrate.
- “having homogeneous alignment regularity” means that the average direction of the lines obtained by projecting the major axis direction of the mesogen of the cured liquid crystal molecules onto the film surface is one direction parallel to the film surface (for example, the first Alignment in the direction of the surface director of one substrate.
- the homogeneous alignment regularity “along” in a predetermined direction means that the alignment direction substantially coincides with the predetermined direction.
- the predetermined direction is the direction of the surface director of the first substrate or the slow axis direction of the first substrate.
- Whether or not the cured liquid crystal molecules have homogeneous alignment regularity and the alignment direction thereof are determined by measuring the slow axis direction using a phase difference meter represented by AxoScan (manufactured by Axometrics), and the slow phase This can be confirmed by measuring the retardation distribution for each incident angle in the axial direction.
- AxoScan manufactured by Axometrics
- the major axis direction of the mesogen of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound is usually the mesogen of the cured liquid crystal molecule. It becomes the major axis direction.
- a plurality of types of mesogens having different orientation directions are present in the optically anisotropic layer as in the case of using a reverse wavelength dispersion polymerizable liquid crystal compound (described later) as the polymerizable liquid crystal compound,
- the direction in which the long axis directions of the longest types of mesogens are aligned is the alignment direction.
- orientation along the direction of the slow axis of the first substrate and “substantially” in the same direction means that the angle between the direction of the slow axis of the first substrate and the alignment direction of the mesogen is 5 That is within °.
- the angle is preferably within 3 °, more preferably within 1 °.
- the optically anisotropic layer is substantially the same as the slow axis direction of the first base material.
- An alignment regularity such as a homogeneous alignment regularity along the same direction can be imparted, and as a result, an optically anisotropic layer having such an alignment regularity can be obtained.
- an optically anisotropic layer having a slow axis in a desired direction is subjected to dust generation, scratching, and foreign matter generated by rubbing. It can be obtained with little contamination.
- an optically anisotropic layer with few defects in orientation can be obtained.
- an optically anisotropic layer with few scratches and foreign matters seen when the optically anisotropic layer is observed with a microscope and few alignment defects such as line defects can be obtained.
- Such an optically anisotropic layer usually has a slow axis substantially parallel to the slow axis direction of the first substrate.
- the slow axis direction of the optically anisotropic layer and the slow axis direction of the first substrate are “substantially parallel”.
- the angle formed by the slow axis of the material is usually within ⁇ 5 °, preferably within ⁇ 3 °, and more preferably within ⁇ 1 °.
- the orientation angle of the optically anisotropic layer is preferably 10 ° or more, more preferably 30 ° or more, particularly preferably 40 ° or more, preferably 85 ° or less, more preferably 80 ° or less, Especially preferably, it is 70 degrees or less.
- the orientation angle of the optically anisotropic layer is preferably 15 ° ⁇ 5 °, 45 ° ⁇ 5 °, 67.5 ° ⁇ 5 °, 75 ° ⁇ 5 °, more preferably 15 °. ⁇ 4 °, 45 ° ⁇ 4 °, 67.5 ° ⁇ 4 °, 75 ° ⁇ 4 °, even more preferably 15 ° ⁇ 3 °, 45 ° ⁇ 3 °, 67.5 ° ⁇ 3 °, 75 ° A specific range such as ⁇ 3 ° may be used.
- the optically anisotropic layer can be made into a material that enables efficient production of a circularly polarizing plate.
- the retardation of the optically anisotropic layer can be set according to the use of the optically anisotropic layer. For example, when the in-plane retardation Re of the optically anisotropic layer measured at a measurement wavelength of 590 nm is in the range of 108 nm to 168 nm, the optically anisotropic layer can be used as a quarter wavelength plate. When the in-plane retardation Re of the optically anisotropic layer measured at a measurement wavelength of 590 nm is in the range of 245 nm to 305 nm, the optically anisotropic layer can be used as a half-wave plate.
- the in-plane retardation Re of the optically anisotropic layer measured at a measurement wavelength of 590 nm is preferably 128 nm or more, more preferably 133 nm or more, preferably 148 nm. Hereinafter, it is more preferably 143 nm or less.
- the in-plane retardation Re of the optically anisotropic layer measured at a measurement wavelength of 590 nm is preferably 265 nm or more, more preferably 270 nm or more, preferably 285 nm or less, more preferably Is 280 nm or less.
- the optically anisotropic layer preferably has reverse wavelength dispersion. That is, the optically anisotropic layer preferably has a wavelength dispersion exhibiting a large in-plane retardation with respect to transmitted light having a longer wavelength than a short wavelength.
- the optically anisotropic layer preferably has such reverse wavelength dispersion in at least part of the visible light band, preferably all.
- the function can be expressed uniformly in a wide band in an optical application such as a quarter-wave plate or a half-wave plate.
- the thickness of the optically anisotropic layer can be appropriately adjusted so that properties such as retardation can be within a desired range.
- the specific thickness of the optically anisotropic layer is preferably 0.5 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 0.8 ⁇ m or more, particularly preferably 1.0 ⁇ m or more, preferably 5 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 4 ⁇ m or less, particularly preferably. Is 3.5 ⁇ m or less.
- optically anisotropic layer The shape, length and width of the optically anisotropic layer are arbitrary. Similar to the first base material, the optically anisotropic layer may be elongated or may be a single sheet.
- the optically anisotropic layer typically includes a step of coating a liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable liquid crystal compound directly on the first substrate to form a layer of the liquid crystal composition; And a step of aligning a polymerizable liquid crystal compound in a layer of the product; and a step of polymerizing the polymerizable liquid crystal compound to obtain an optically anisotropic layer.
- the liquid crystal composition is a composition that contains a polymerizable liquid crystal compound and may contain any component as necessary.
- the liquid crystal compound as a component of the liquid crystal composition is a compound that can exhibit a liquid crystal phase when blended and aligned in the liquid crystal composition.
- the polymerizable liquid crystal compound is a liquid crystal compound that can be polymerized in the liquid crystal composition in a state of exhibiting such a liquid crystal phase and can be a polymer while maintaining the molecular orientation in the liquid crystal phase.
- the reverse wavelength dispersion polymerizable liquid crystal compound is a polymerizable liquid crystal compound in which, when such a polymer is used, the obtained polymer exhibits reverse wavelength dispersion.
- compounds having a polymerizable property such as a polymerizable liquid crystal compound and other polymerizable compounds
- polymerizable compound compounds having a polymerizable property (such as a polymerizable liquid crystal compound and other polymerizable compounds), which are components of the liquid crystal composition, are sometimes simply referred
- Examples of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound include a liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable group, a compound capable of forming a side chain liquid crystal polymer, and a discotic liquid crystal compound.
- Examples of the liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable group include, for example, JP-A Nos. 11-513360, 2002-030042, 2004-204190, 2005-263789, and 2007-119415. Examples thereof include rod-like liquid crystal compounds having a polymerizable group described in documents such as JP-A No. 2007-186430.
- Examples of the side chain type liquid crystal polymer compound include side chain type liquid crystal polymer compounds described in documents such as JP-A No. 2003-177242.
- liquid crystal compounds examples include “LC242” manufactured by BASF and the like.
- discotic liquid crystalline compounds are disclosed in JP-A-8-50206, literature (C. Destrade et al., Mol. Crysr. Liq. Cryst., Vol. 71, page 111 (1981); , Quarterly Chemistry Review, No. 22, Liquid Crystal Chemistry, Chapter 5, Chapter 10 Section 2 (1994); B. Kohne et al., Angew. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., Page 1794 (1985) J. Zhang et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Vol. 116, page 2655 (1994)).
- One of these liquid crystal compounds and the reverse wavelength dispersion polymerizable liquid crystal compound described below may be used alone, or two or more thereof may be used in combination at any ratio.
- a reverse wavelength dispersion polymerizable liquid crystal compound as part or all of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound.
- an optically anisotropic layer having reverse wavelength dispersion can be easily obtained.
- Examples of the reverse wavelength dispersion polymerizable liquid crystal compound include a compound having a main chain mesogen and a side chain mesogen bonded to the main chain mesogen in the molecule.
- the side chain mesogen can be aligned in a different direction from the main chain mesogen. Therefore, in the optically anisotropic layer, the main chain mesogen and the side chain mesogen can be oriented in different directions. With such an orientation, the optically anisotropic layer can exhibit reverse wavelength dispersion.
- Suitable reverse wavelength dispersion polymerizable liquid crystal compounds include compounds represented by the following formula (I).
- the compound represented by the formula (I) may be referred to as “compound (I)” as appropriate.
- the group —Y 5 —A 4 — (Y 3 —A 2 ) n —Y 1 —A 1 —Y 2 — (A 3 —Y 4 ) m —A 5 —Y 6 — is the main chain.
- the mesogen, while the group> A 1 -C (Q 1 ) NN (A x ) A y becomes a side chain mesogen, and the group A 1 affects the properties of both the main chain mesogen and the side chain mesogen.
- Y 1 to Y 8 are each independently a chemical single bond, —O—, —S—, —O—C ( ⁇ O) —, —C ( ⁇ O) —O. —, —O—C ( ⁇ O) —O—, —NR 1 —C ( ⁇ O) —, —C ( ⁇ O) —NR 1 —, —O—C ( ⁇ O) —NR 1 —, — It represents NR 1 —C ( ⁇ O) —O—, —NR 1 —C ( ⁇ O) —NR 1 —, —O—NR 1 —, or —NR 1 —O—.
- R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
- alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms of R 1 include methyl group, ethyl group, n-propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, sec-butyl group, t-butyl group, n-pentyl group, and n-hexyl group.
- R 1 is preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- Y 1 to Y 8 are each independently a chemical single bond, —O—, —O—C ( ⁇ O) —, —C ( ⁇ O) —O—, or , —O—C ( ⁇ O) —O— is preferable.
- G 1 and G 2 are each independently, may have a substituent, a divalent aliphatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
- the divalent aliphatic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms include a divalent aliphatic group having a chain structure such as an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and an alkenylene group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; And divalent aliphatic groups such as a cycloalkanediyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkenediyl group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and a divalent alicyclic condensed ring group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms.
- Examples of the substituent for the divalent aliphatic group represented by G 1 and G 2 include halogen atoms such as fluorine atom, chlorine atom, bromine atom and iodine atom; methoxy group, ethoxy group, n-propoxy group, isopropoxy group
- halogen atoms such as fluorine atom, chlorine atom, bromine atom and iodine atom
- methoxy group, ethoxy group, n-propoxy group isopropoxy group
- An alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as an n-butoxy group, a sec-butoxy group, a t-butoxy group, an n-pentyloxy group and an n-hexyloxy group.
- a fluorine atom, a methoxy group, and an ethoxy group are preferable.
- the aliphatic group includes one or more —O—, —S—, —O—C ( ⁇ O) —, —C ( ⁇ O) —O—, —O—C per aliphatic group.
- ( ⁇ O) —O—, —NR 2 —C ( ⁇ O) —, —C ( ⁇ O) —NR 2 —, —NR 2 —, or —C ( ⁇ O) — may be present. Good. However, the case where two or more of —O— or —S— are adjacent to each other is excluded.
- R 2 represents the same hydrogen atom or alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms as R 1, and is preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
- the group intervening in the aliphatic group is preferably —O—, —O—C ( ⁇ O) —, —C ( ⁇ O) —O—, —C ( ⁇ O) —.
- G 1 and G 2 are each independently an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenylene group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or the like from the viewpoint of better expressing the desired effect of the present invention.
- a divalent aliphatic group having a chain structure is preferable.
- Z 1 and Z 2 each independently represent an alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms which may be unsubstituted or substituted with a halogen atom.
- the alkenyl group preferably has 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
- halogen atom which is a substituent of the alkenyl group of Z 1 and Z 2
- a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, bromine atom and the like a chlorine atom is preferable.
- alkenyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms of Z 1 and Z 2 include CH 2 ⁇ CH—, CH 2 ⁇ C (CH 3 ) —, CH 2 ⁇ CH—CH 2 —, CH 3 —CH ⁇ .
- Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently CH 2 ⁇ CH—, CH 2 ⁇ C (CH 3 ) —, CH 2 ⁇ C (Cl) —, CH 2 ⁇ CH—CH 2 —, CH 2 ⁇ C (CH 3 ) —CH 2 —, or CH 2 ⁇ C (CH 3 ) —CH 2 —CH 2 — is preferred, and CH 2 ⁇ CH—, CH 2 ⁇ C (CH 3 ) — or CH 2 ⁇ C (Cl) — is more preferred, and CH 2 ⁇ CH— is particularly preferred.
- a x represents an organic group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms having at least one aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and an aromatic heterocyclic ring.
- “Aromatic ring” means a cyclic structure having a broad sense of aromaticity according to the Huckle rule, that is, a cyclic conjugated structure having (4n + 2) ⁇ electrons, and sulfur, oxygen, typified by thiophene, furan, benzothiazole, etc. It means a cyclic structure in which a lone electron pair of a hetero atom such as nitrogen is involved in the ⁇ -electron system and exhibits aromaticity.
- the organic group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms and having at least one aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and an aromatic heterocyclic ring of A x may have a plurality of aromatic rings. And having an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and an aromatic heterocycle.
- aromatic hydrocarbon ring examples include a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, and an anthracene ring.
- aromatic heterocyclic ring examples include monocyclic aromatic heterocyclic rings such as a pyrrole ring, a furan ring, a thiophene ring, a pyridine ring, a pyridazine ring, a pyrimidine ring, a pyrazine ring, a pyrazole ring, an imidazole ring, an oxazole ring, and a thiazole ring; Benzothiazole ring, benzoxazole ring, quinoline ring, phthalazine ring, benzimidazole ring, benzopyrazole ring, benzofuran ring, benzothiophene ring, thiazolopyridine ring, oxazolopyridine ring, thiazolopyrazine ring,
- Aromatic ring within A x may have a substituent.
- substituents include halogen atoms such as fluorine atom and chlorine atom; cyano group; alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as methyl group, ethyl group and propyl group; and carbon number 2 such as vinyl group and allyl group.
- R 5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms
- R 6 is a carbon atom similar to R 4 described later. It represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, or a 4-methylphenyl group.
- the aromatic ring within A x may have a plurality of identical or different substituents, bonded two adjacent substituents together may form a ring.
- the ring formed may be a monocycle, a condensed polycycle, an unsaturated ring, or a saturated ring.
- the “carbon number” of the organic group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms in A x means the total number of carbon atoms in the whole organic group not including the carbon atom of the substituent (the same applies to A y described later). .
- Examples of the organic group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms and having at least one aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and an aromatic heterocycle of A x include an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group; A heterocyclic group; an alkyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms having at least one aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and an aromatic heterocyclic ring; a group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and an aromatic heterocyclic ring An alkenyl group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms having at least one aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of: 4 to 30 carbon atoms having at least one aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and an aromatic heterocyclic ring An alkynyl group;
- Ax is not limited to the following.
- “-” represents a bond extending from any position of the ring (the same applies hereinafter).
- E represents NR 6a , an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
- R 6a represents a hydrogen atom; or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a propyl group.
- X, Y and Z each independently represent NR 7 , oxygen atom, sulfur atom, —SO— or —SO 2 — (provided that oxygen atom, sulfur atom, —SO—, Except where —SO 2 — are adjacent to each other).
- R 7 represents the same hydrogen atom as R 6a ; or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a propyl group.
- an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic heterocyclic group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms preferably, more preferably any of the groups shown below,
- the ring of A x may have a substituent.
- substituents include halogen atoms such as fluorine atom and chlorine atom; cyano group; alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as methyl group, ethyl group and propyl group; and carbon number 2 such as vinyl group and allyl group.
- R 8 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as a methyl group or an ethyl group; or an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms such as a phenyl group.
- a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms are preferable.
- the ring of A x may have a plurality of the same or different substituents, and two adjacent substituents may be bonded together to form a ring.
- the ring formed may be monocyclic or condensed polycyclic.
- the “carbon number” of the organic group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms in A x means the total number of carbon atoms in the whole organic group not including the carbon atom of the substituent (the same applies to A y described later).
- a y is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, A cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, an alkynyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, —C ( ⁇ O) —R 3 , —SO 2
- R 3 has an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and a substituent. Or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms or an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 5 to 12 carbon atoms.
- R 4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, or a 4-methylphenyl group.
- R 9 is an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and an optionally substituted carbon. It represents a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms or an aromatic group having 5 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.
- alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms alkyl group substituents to 1 carbon atoms which may have a 20, for example, a methyl group, an ethyl group, n- propyl group, an isopropyl radical, n -Butyl group, isobutyl group, 1-methylpentyl group, 1-ethylpentyl group, sec-butyl group, t-butyl group, n-pentyl group, isopentyl group, neopentyl group, n-hexyl group, isohexyl group, n -Heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, n-undecyl, n-dodecyl, n-tridecyl, n-tetradecyl, n-pentadecyl, n-hexadecyl
- the alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms alkenyl group substituents to 2 carbon atoms which may have a 20, for example, vinyl group, propenyl group, isopropenyl group, butenyl group, isobutenyl group Pentenyl group, hexenyl group, heptenyl group, octenyl group, decenyl group, undecenyl group, dodecenyl group, tridecenyl group, tetradecenyl group, pentadecenyl group, hexadecenyl group, heptadecenyl group, octadecenyl group, nonadecenyl group, icocenyl group.
- the carbon number of the alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent is preferably 2 to 12.
- the cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms a cycloalkyl group which has 1-3 carbon atoms which may 12 have a substituent, for example, cyclopropyl group, cyclobutyl group, cyclopentyl group, cyclohexyl group, A cyclooctyl group etc. are mentioned.
- alkynyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms alkynyl group substituents to 2 carbon atoms which may have a 20, for example, ethynyl group, propynyl group, 2-propynyl group (propargyl group), Butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, pentynyl, 2-pentynyl, hexynyl, 5-hexynyl, heptynyl, octynyl, 2-octynyl, nonanyl, decanyl, 7-decanyl Is mentioned.
- Examples of the substituent of the alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that may have a substituent and the alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms that may have a substituent of A y include, for example, a fluorine atom Halogen atom such as chlorine atom; cyano group; substituted amino group such as dimethylamino group; alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms such as methoxy group, ethoxy group, isopropoxy group, butoxy group; methoxymethoxy group, methoxyethoxy group An alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms substituted by an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, such as nitro group; an aryl group such as phenyl group or naphthyl group; a carbon number such as cyclopropyl group, cyclopentyl group, cyclohexyl group, etc.
- a fluorine atom Halogen atom such as chlorine atom
- a fluoroalkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms in which at least one is substituted with a fluorine atom, such as a group, —CH 2 CF 3 ; benzofuryl group; benzopyranyl group; benzodioxolyl group; benzodioxanyl group; ( O)
- R 7a and R 10 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, or a 6 to 12 carbon atoms.
- R 8a represents the same alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, phenyl group, or 4-methylphenyl group as in R 4 above.
- Examples of the substituent of the cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms which may have a substituent of A y include, for example, a halogen atom such as a fluorine atom and a chlorine atom; a cyano group; a substituted amino group such as a dimethylamino group Groups: alkyl groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as methyl, ethyl, and propyl groups; alkoxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as methoxy, ethoxy, and isopropoxy groups; nitro groups; phenyl groups, naphthyl groups, and the like A cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms such as a cyclopropyl group, a cyclopentyl group, and a cyclohexyl group; —C ( ⁇ O) —R 7a ; —C ( ⁇ O) —OR 7a ; —SO 2 R 8a A hydroxy
- Examples of the substituent of the alkynyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms that may have a substituent of A y include, for example, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that may have a substituent, and a substituent. Examples thereof include the same substituents as those of the alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a group.
- R 3 may have a C 1-20 alkyl group which may have a substituent, or may have a substituent. It represents a good alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, or an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 5 to 12 carbon atoms. Specific examples thereof include the alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, the alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and a substituent of the above Ay.
- cycloalkyl group which has carbon atoms 3 be ⁇ 12 have a group; and, the same as the number of carbon atoms of the aromatic hydrocarbon ring group described in the a x is listed as an example of from 5 to 12 Things.
- R 4 is an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, or a 4-methylphenyl group To express.
- Specific examples of the alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and the alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms in R 4 include the alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and the alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms in the above Ay . Examples are the same as those listed.
- R 9 has an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and a substituent.
- Examples of the organic group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms and having at least one aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of an aromatic hydrocarbon ring and an aromatic heterocyclic ring for A y are the same as those exemplified for A x above. Is mentioned.
- a hydrogen atom an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and a substituent
- a y includes a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and a substituent.
- a hydrogen ring group, an aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and a group represented by —C ( ⁇ O) —R 3 or —SO 2 —R 4 are more preferable.
- R 3 and R 4 represent the same meaning as described above.
- an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and an optionally substituted carbon
- substituent of the alkynyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms include a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms substituted with an alkoxy group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, phenyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cyclic ether group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, a hydroxyl group, benzodioxanyl group, phenylsulfonyl group, 4-methyl phenylsulfonyl group, a benzoyl group, -SR 10 Is preferred.
- R 10 represents the same meaning as described above.
- a y has a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms which may have a substituent, and a substituent.
- the substituent of the aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms a fluorine atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a cyano group are preferable.
- a x and A y may be combined to form a ring.
- a ring examples include an unsaturated heterocyclic ring having 4 to 30 carbon atoms and an unsaturated carbocyclic ring having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, which may have a substituent.
- the unsaturated heterocyclic ring having 4 to 30 carbon atoms and the unsaturated carbocyclic ring having 6 to 30 carbon atoms are not particularly limited and may or may not have aromaticity.
- Examples of the ring formed by combining A x and A y include the rings shown below.
- the ring shown below is the one in the formula (I).
- substituent groups include the same ones as exemplified as the substituents of the aromatic ring within A x.
- the total number of ⁇ electrons contained in A x and A y is preferably 4 or more and 24 or less, more preferably 6 or more and 20 or less, from the viewpoint of better expressing the desired effect of the present invention. More preferably, it is 6 or more and 18 or less.
- a x and A y include the following combination ( ⁇ ) and combination ( ⁇ ).
- a x is an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group or aromatic heterocyclic group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms
- a y is a hydrogen atom, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (halogen atom, cyano group An alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms) as a substituent.
- An aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms which may have a cyclic group (a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a cyano group), An optionally substituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted alkenyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or an optionally substituted carbon group having 2 carbon atoms.
- the substituent is a halogen atom, a cyano group, 1 carbon atom
- a combination that is any one of an oxy group, a hydroxyl group, a benzodioxanyl group, a benzenesulfonyl group, a benzoyl group, and —SR 10 .
- ( ⁇ ) A combination in which A x and A y together form an unsaturated heterocyclic ring or unsaturated carbocyclic ring.
- R 10 represents the same meaning as described above.
- a x and A y include the following combination ( ⁇ ).
- a x is any one of groups having the following structure
- a y is hydrogen atom, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a carbon
- An aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms which may have a substituent having an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms) (halogen atom, 1 to An alkyl group having 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a cyano group) as an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms or an optionally substituted carbon number.
- R 10 represents the same meaning as described above.
- a particularly preferred combination of A x and A y includes the following combination ( ⁇ ).
- a x is any of the groups having the following structure, and A y is a hydrogen atom, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, a (halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, carbon An aromatic hydrocarbon ring group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms which may have a substituent having an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms) (halogen atom, 1 to An alkyl group having 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a cyano group) as an optionally substituted aromatic heterocyclic group having 3 to 9 carbon atoms or an optionally substituted carbon number.
- X represents the same meaning as described above.
- R 10 represents the same meaning as described above.
- a 1 represents a trivalent aromatic group which may have a substituent.
- the trivalent aromatic group may be a trivalent carbocyclic aromatic group or a trivalent heterocyclic aromatic group. From the viewpoint of better expressing the desired effect of the present invention, a trivalent carbocyclic aromatic group is preferable, a trivalent benzene ring group or a trivalent naphthalene ring group is more preferable, and a trivalent represented by the following formula: The benzene ring group or trivalent naphthalene ring group is more preferable.
- the substituents Y 1 and Y 2 are described for convenience in order to clarify the bonding state (Y 1 and Y 2 represent the same meaning as described above, and the same applies hereinafter). .
- a 1 groups represented by the following formulas (A11) to (A25) are more preferable.
- A13 groups represented by the following formulas (A11), (A13), (A15), (A19), and (A23) are particularly preferred.
- Examples of the substituent that the trivalent aromatic group of A 1 may have include those exemplified as the substituent of the aromatic ring of A x .
- a 1 preferably has no substituent.
- a 2 and A 3 each independently represent a C 3-30 divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent.
- Examples of the divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms include a cycloalkanediyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms and a divalent alicyclic condensed ring group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms. .
- Examples of the cycloalkanediyl group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms include cyclopropanediyl group; cyclobutanediyl group such as cyclobutane-1,2-diyl group and cyclobutane-1,3-diyl group; cyclopentane-1,2- Cyclopentanediyl groups such as diyl groups, cyclopentane-1,3-diyl groups; cyclohexanediyl groups such as cyclohexane-1,2-diyl groups, cyclohexane-1,3-diyl groups, cyclohexane-1,4-diyl groups Groups: cycloheptane-1,2-diyl group, cycloheptane-1,3-diyl group, cycloheptanediyl group such as cycloheptane-1,4-diyl group; cyclo
- Tandiyl group cyclodecane-1,2-diyl group, cyclodecane-1,3-diyl group, cyclodecane-1,4-diyl group, cyclodecane-1,5-diyl group, etc .
- cyclodecane-1 Cyclododecanediyl groups such as 2-diyl, cyclododecane-1,3-diyl, cyclododecane-1,4-diyl, cyclododecane-1,5-diyl
- Examples of the divalent alicyclic fused ring group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms include a decalindiyl group such as a decalin-2,5-diyl group and a decalin-2,7-diyl group; an adamantane-1,2-diyl group An adamantanediyl group such as an adamantane-1,3-diyl group; a bicyclo [2.2.1] heptane-2,3-diyl group, a bicyclo [2.2.1] heptane-2,5-diyl group And bicyclo [2.2.1] heptanediyl group such as bicyclo [2.2.1] heptane-2,6-diyl group.
- a decalindiyl group such as a decalin-2,5-diyl group and a decalin-2,7-diyl group
- These divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon groups may have a substituent at any position.
- substituents the same ones as exemplified as the substituents of the aromatic ring of the A x and the like.
- a 2 and A 3 a divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms is preferable, a cycloalkanediyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms is more preferable, and the following formula (A31) to A group represented by (A34) is more preferred, and a group represented by the following formula (A32) is particularly preferred.
- the divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms is based on a difference in configuration of carbon atoms bonded to Y 1 and Y 3 (or Y 2 and Y 4 ).
- Stereoisomers can exist.
- a cis-type isomer (A32a) and a trans-type isomer (A32b) may exist.
- the divalent alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 3 to 30 carbon atoms may be cis, trans, or a mixture of cis and trans isomers.
- the trans-type or cis-type is preferable because the orientation is good, and the trans-type is more preferable.
- a 4 and A 5 each independently represents a divalent aromatic group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.
- the aromatic group of A 4 and A 5 may be monocyclic or polycyclic.
- Preferable specific examples of A 4 and A 5 include the following.
- the divalent aromatic groups of A 4 and A 5 may have a substituent at any position.
- the substituent include a halogen atom, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a nitro group, and a —C ( ⁇ O) —OR 8b group; Can be mentioned.
- R 8b is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
- a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and an alkoxy group are preferable.
- the halogen atom is more preferably a fluorine atom
- the alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms is more preferably a methyl group, an ethyl group or a propyl group
- the alkoxy group is more preferably a methoxy group or an ethoxy group.
- a 4 and A 5 may each independently have a substituent, and the following formulas (A41) and (A42) Or the group represented by (A43) is more preferable, and the group represented by the formula (A41) which may have a substituent is particularly preferable.
- Q 1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.
- the alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms which may have a substituent among the alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which may have a substituent exemplified in the above Ay , 6 are listed.
- Q 1 is preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, more preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
- n and n each independently represents 0 or 1.
- m is preferably 1, and n is preferably 1.
- Compound (I) can be produced, for example, by a reaction of a hydrazine compound and a carbonyl compound described in International Publication No. 2012/147904.
- the liquid crystal composition can contain a polymerizable monomer as an optional component.
- the “polymerizable monomer” refers to a compound other than the polymerizable liquid crystal compound, among compounds having a polymerization ability and capable of functioning as a monomer.
- the polymerizable monomer for example, one having one or more polymerizable groups per molecule can be used. By having a polymerizable group, polymerization can be achieved in forming the optically anisotropic layer. Further, when the polymerizable monomer is a crosslinkable monomer having two or more polymerizable groups per molecule, crosslinkable polymerization can be achieved.
- polymerizable groups examples include the same groups as the groups Z 1 -Y 7 -and Z 2 -Y 8-in the compound (I).
- Specific examples of the polymerizable group include acryloyl group, methacryloyl group, and epoxy group.
- the polymerizable monomer may itself be non-liquid crystalline.
- non-liquid crystalline per se means that the polymerizable monomer itself is aligned on the first base material subjected to the alignment treatment when it is placed at any temperature from room temperature to 200 ° C. That does not show Whether or not the orientation is indicated is determined by whether or not there is contrast between light and dark when the sample is rotated in the in-plane direction by crossed Nicol transmission observation with a polarizing microscope.
- the blending ratio of the polymerizable monomer is preferably 1 part by weight or more, more preferably 5 parts by weight or more, preferably 100 parts by weight or less, more preferably 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound. 50 parts by weight or less. Within the said range, precise control of wavelength dispersion becomes easy by appropriately adjusting the blending ratio of the polymerizable monomer so as to exhibit a desired wavelength dispersion (forward wavelength dispersion or reverse wavelength dispersion). .
- the polymerizable monomer can be produced by a known production method.
- a polymerizable monomer having a structure similar to that of compound (I) can be produced according to the production method of compound (I).
- liquid crystal composition In addition to the polymerizable liquid crystal compound and the polymerizable monomer, the liquid crystal composition may contain an optional component such as those exemplified below as necessary.
- the liquid crystal composition can contain a polymerization initiator.
- a polymerization initiator it can select suitably according to the kind of polymeric group which polymeric compounds, such as a polymeric liquid crystal compound and a polymeric monomer, in a liquid-crystal composition have.
- a radical polymerization initiator can be used if the polymerizable group is radical polymerizable
- an anionic polymerization initiator can be used if it is an anion polymerizable group
- a cationic polymerization initiator can be used if it is a cationic polymerizable group.
- a thermal radical generator which is a compound that generates an active species capable of initiating polymerization of a polymerizable compound by heating; and visible light, ultraviolet light (i-line, etc.), far ultraviolet light, electron beam
- photoradical generators which are compounds that generate active species capable of initiating polymerization of a polymerizable compound upon exposure to exposure light such as X-rays, can be used, but photoradical generators are used. Is preferred.
- Examples of the photoradical generator include acetophenone compounds, biimidazole compounds, triazine compounds, O-acyloxime compounds, onium salt compounds, benzoin compounds described in International Publication No. 2012/147904, Examples include benzophenone compounds, ⁇ -diketone compounds, polynuclear quinone compounds, xanthone compounds, diazo compounds, imide sulfonate compounds, and the like.
- anionic polymerization initiator examples include alkyl lithium compounds; monolithium salts or monosodium salts such as biphenyl, naphthalene, and pyrene; polyfunctional initiators such as dilithium salts and trilithium salts; and the like.
- Examples of the cationic polymerization initiator include proton acids such as sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, perchloric acid, and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid; Lewis acids such as boron trifluoride, aluminum chloride, titanium tetrachloride, and tin tetrachloride.
- proton acids such as sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, perchloric acid, and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid
- Lewis acids such as boron trifluoride, aluminum chloride, titanium tetrachloride, and tin tetrachloride.
- An aromatic onium salt or a combination system of an aromatic onium salt and a reducing agent is an aromatic onium salt or a combination system of an aromatic onium salt and a reducing agent.
- a polymerization initiator may be used individually by 1 type, and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- the ratio of the polymerization initiator is preferably 0.1 parts by weight or more, more preferably 0.5 parts by weight or more, preferably 30 parts by weight or less, based on 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound.
- the amount is preferably 10 parts by weight or less.
- the liquid crystal composition may contain a surfactant for adjusting the surface tension.
- a surfactant for adjusting the surface tension.
- a nonionic surfactant is preferable and the nonionic surfactant which is an oligomer with a molecular weight of about several thousand is more preferable.
- the nonionic surfactants include “PF-151N”, “PF-636”, “PF-6320”, “PF-656”, “PF-6520”, “PF-3320”, “PF-3320”, “PolyFox” manufactured by OMNOVA.
- surfactant may be used individually by 1 type and may be used combining two or more types by arbitrary ratios.
- the proportion of the surfactant is preferably 0.01 parts by weight or more, more preferably 0.1 parts by weight or more, preferably 10 parts by weight or less, based on 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound.
- the amount is preferably 2 parts by weight or less.
- the liquid crystal composition may contain a solvent such as an organic solvent.
- organic solvents include ketone solvents such as cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone, methyl ethyl ketone, acetone, and methyl isobutyl ketone; acetic ester solvents such as butyl acetate and amyl acetate; halogenated hydrocarbon solvents such as chloroform, dichloromethane, and dichloroethane; And ether solvents such as 1,4-dioxane, cyclopentylmethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, 1,3-dioxolane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane; and aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, mesitylene and the like.
- the boiling point of the solvent is preferably 60 ° C. to 250 ° C., more preferably 60 ° C. to 150 ° C., from the viewpoint of excellent handleability.
- the amount of the solvent is preferably 100 parts by weight to 1000 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound.
- the liquid crystal composition further comprises a metal; a metal complex; a colorant such as a dye and a pigment; a light-emitting material such as a fluorescent material and a phosphorescent material; a leveling agent; a thixotropic agent; a gelling agent; a polysaccharide; Optional additives such as antioxidants; ion exchange resins; metal oxides such as titanium oxide; In the polymerizable composition, the ratio of such optional additives is preferably 0.1 to 20 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polymerizable compound.
- the liquid crystal composition can be usually produced by mixing the components described above.
- coating methods include curtain coating, extrusion coating, roll coating, spin coating, dip coating, bar coating, spray coating, slide coating, print coating, gravure coating, and die coating. , Cap coating method, and dipping method.
- the application direction of the liquid crystal composition is the transport direction of the base material (usually a long shape) In the longitudinal direction of the first base material).
- the thickness of the liquid crystal composition layer to be applied can be appropriately set according to the desired thickness required for the optically anisotropic layer.
- an alignment step is performed to align the polymerizable liquid crystal compound in the liquid crystal composition layer.
- the alignment of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound may be achieved immediately by coating, but may be achieved by performing an alignment treatment such as heating after the coating, if necessary.
- the conditions for the alignment treatment can be set according to the properties of the liquid crystal composition to be used. For example, the treatment may be performed under a temperature condition of 50 ° C. to 160 ° C. for 30 seconds to 5 minutes.
- the polymerizable liquid crystal compound is aligned in a direction according to the alignment regulating force of the first substrate.
- the polymerizable liquid crystal compound contained in the layer of the liquid crystal composition is appropriately set by setting the composition of the liquid crystal composition to be used and the processing conditions. An orientation along substantially the same direction as the slow axis direction of the first substrate can be achieved.
- the application direction of the liquid crystal composition to be used and the alignment direction of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound can be made different. That is, if necessary, the application direction of the liquid crystal composition to be used and the alignment direction of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound can be crossed.
- the step of polymerizing the polymerizable liquid crystal compound may be performed immediately after the step of aligning the polymerizable liquid crystal compound in the layer of the liquid crystal composition, but the polymerizable liquid crystal compound is polymerized.
- a step of polymerizing the polymerizable liquid crystal compound to obtain an optically anisotropic layer is performed.
- a polymerization method of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound a method suitable for the properties of the components of the liquid crystal composition such as the polymerizable compound and the polymerization initiator can be selected.
- the polymerization method include a method of irradiating active energy rays and a thermal polymerization method. Among them, the method of irradiating active energy rays is preferable because the reaction can proceed at room temperature without requiring heating.
- the irradiated active energy rays can include light such as visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light, and arbitrary energy rays such as electron beams.
- a method of irradiating light such as ultraviolet rays is preferable because the operation is simple.
- the temperature during ultraviolet irradiation is preferably 30 ° C. or lower.
- the lower limit of the temperature during ultraviolet irradiation can be 15 ° C. or higher.
- Ultraviolet irradiation intensity is usually, 0.1mW / cm 2 ⁇ 1000mW / cm 2 range, preferably in the range of 0.5mW / cm 2 ⁇ 600mW / cm 2.
- the ultraviolet irradiation time is in the range of 1 second to 300 seconds, preferably in the range of 5 seconds to 100 seconds.
- UV integrated illuminance (mJ / cm 2 ) ultraviolet irradiation intensity (mW / cm 2 ) ⁇ irradiation time (seconds).
- the multilayer film of the present invention may further include an arbitrary layer in combination with the first base material and the optically anisotropic layer described above.
- a protective film layer may be provided on the side of the optically anisotropic layer opposite to the first substrate.
- the multilayer film of the present invention can be produced by a production method including a step of producing a first substrate and a step of forming an optically anisotropic layer on the first substrate.
- the manufacturing method of a 1st base material and the formation method of an optically anisotropic layer are as having mentioned above.
- Examples of a preferable production method of a multilayer film include a step of drawing a pre-stretch film made of a crystalline resin to obtain a stretched film (stretching step); and a tension of the stretched film while keeping the stretched film flat.
- a step of aligning the polymerizable liquid crystal compound in the layer of the liquid crystal composition (alignment step); and a step of polymerizing the polymerizable liquid crystal compound to form an optically anisotropic layer (polymerization configuration).
- a manufacturing method is mentioned.
- this manufacturing method it is possible to manufacture a multilayer film including a first base material made of a crystalline resin and an optically anisotropic layer directly formed on the first base material.
- the optically anisotropic layer can be formed on the first substrate having a smooth surface and excellent dimensional stability. Formation can be suppressed particularly effectively.
- optically anisotropic transfer body can be produced using the multilayer film of the present invention.
- the optically anisotropic transfer body includes an optically anisotropic layer and a second substrate.
- Such an optically anisotropic transfer body includes a peeling step for peeling the optically anisotropic layer from the first substrate of the multilayer film, and a bonding step for bonding the optically anisotropic layer and the second substrate. It can manufacture by the manufacturing method including a joint process. As for a peeling process and a bonding process, which process may be performed first and both processes may be performed simultaneously.
- the second substrate examples include a film that can protect the optically anisotropic layer such as a masking film.
- a masking film known ones (for example, FF1025 and “FF1035” manufactured by Treteger, Inc .; “SAT116T”, “SAT2038T-JSL” and “SAT4538T-JSL” manufactured by Sanei Kaken Co., Ltd .; “NBO” manufactured by Fujimori Industrial Co., Ltd.
- the optically anisotropic layer can be easily transferred to another member. Therefore, if an optically anisotropic transfer body is used, an optical element having an optically anisotropic layer can be easily produced.
- the second substrate is an optically isotropic substrate film.
- the optical isotropy is that the in-plane retardation Re is preferably less than 10 nm, and more preferably less than 5 nm.
- the retardation Rth in the thickness direction is preferably less than 10 nm, more preferably less than 5 nm.
- An example of the material of the optically isotropic base film is a resin.
- resin the thing of the range demonstrated as a material of a 1st base material is mentioned, for example.
- Such a resin film is not stretched and can be used as it is as the second substrate.
- An optically anisotropic transfer body provided with an optically isotropic base film as the second base can be incorporated into an optical device such as a display device as it is and used as an optical member.
- the optically anisotropic transfer member may be a long film or a single film.
- the process of peeling an optically anisotropic layer from a multilayer film and bonding this to a long second base material is a roll-to-roll process. It can be done by the operation.
- An optically anisotropic transfer body is a liquid crystal panel that can change the orientation of liquid crystal by adjusting the voltage, and a polarizing plate that is disposed so as to sandwich the liquid crystal panel. It can be applied as an optical element.
- the liquid crystal panel is not particularly limited by the display mode.
- IPS mode in-plane switching
- VA vertical alignment
- MVA multi-domain vertical alignment
- TN twisted nematic
- STN super twisted nematic
- OBC compensated bend
- Circularly polarizing plate A circularly polarizing plate can be manufactured by using an optically anisotropic layer. This circularly polarizing plate can be manufactured by a manufacturing method including a step of bonding one or more optically anisotropic layers and a linear polarizer.
- Circularly polarizing plate (i): a circularly polarizing plate formed by laminating an optically anisotropic layer and a linear polarizer, wherein the optically anisotropic layer is peeled off from the multilayer film of the present invention.
- Circularly polarizing plate (ii): A circularly polarizing plate formed by laminating a quarter-wave plate, a half-wave plate, and a linear polarizer, and is a quarter-wave plate, a half-wave plate, or these Both are circularly-polarizing plates which are optically anisotropic layers peeled from the multilayer film of the present invention.
- optically anisotropic layer provided in the circularly polarizing plate a layer peeled from the multilayer film of the present invention may be used as it is.
- an optically anisotropic layer with which a circularly-polarizing plate is equipped it peels from the multilayer film of this invention, and once bonds with a 2nd base material to make an optically anisotropic transfer body, this optically anisotropic transfer The body may be used as it is, or an optically anisotropic layer peeled again from the optically anisotropic transfer body may be used.
- the step of peeling the optically anisotropic layer from the multilayer film and the step of bonding the optically anisotropic layer to another layer (other optically anisotropic layer, linear polarizer, etc.)
- You may go to For example, a step of laminating the surface of the multilayer film on the optically anisotropic layer side and one surface of the linear polarizer and then peeling the first substrate may be performed.
- the relationship between the slow axis of the quarter-wave plate, the slow axis of the half-wave plate, and the transmission axis of the linear polarizer can be various known relationships.
- the optically anisotropic layer of the multilayer film of the present invention is used as both a quarter-wave plate and a half-wave plate, the retardation of the half-wave plate with respect to the direction of the transmission axis or absorption axis of the polarizer.
- the phase axis direction may be 15 ° or an angle close thereto, and the direction of the slow axis of the quarter wave plate relative to the direction of the transmission axis or absorption axis of the polarizer may be 75 ° or an angle close thereto.
- the angle of 15 ° or close thereto may be, for example, 15 ° ⁇ 5 °, preferably 15 ° ⁇ ° 4, and more preferably 15 ° ⁇ 3 °.
- the angle at or near 75 ° may be, for example, 75 ° ⁇ 5 °, preferably 75 ° ⁇ ° 4, more preferably 75 ° ⁇ 3 °.
- in-plane optical axis slow axis, transmission axis, absorption axis, etc. direction and geometric direction (film longitudinal direction, width direction, etc.)
- positive and negative directions are defined in common in the components in the product.
- the direction of the slow axis of the half-wave plate with respect to the direction of the transmission axis or absorption axis of the linear polarizer is 15 °, and 1 with respect to the direction of the transmission axis or absorption axis of the linear polarizer.
- the direction of the slow axis of the quarter-wave plate is 75 °” represents the following two cases: When the circularly polarizing plate is observed from one surface thereof, the direction of the slow axis of the half-wave plate is shifted 15 ° clockwise from the direction of the transmission axis or absorption axis of the linear polarizer, and The direction of the slow axis of the quarter wave plate is shifted by 75 ° clockwise from the direction of the transmission axis or absorption axis of the linear polarizer.
- the direction of the slow axis of the half-wave plate is shifted 15 ° counterclockwise from the direction of the transmission axis or absorption axis of the linear polarizer
- the direction of the slow axis of the quarter-wave plate is shifted by 75 ° counterclockwise from the direction of the transmission axis or absorption axis of the linear polarizer.
- the circularly polarizing plate (i) there is one quarter wavelength plate as an optically anisotropic layer, and the retardation of the quarter wavelength plate with respect to the transmission axis or absorption axis of the linear polarizer.
- a mode of a relationship in which the direction of the axis is 45 ° or an angle close thereto is mentioned.
- 45 ° or an angle close thereto may be, for example, 45 ° ⁇ 5 °, preferably 45 ° ⁇ 4 °, and more preferably 45 ° ⁇ 3 °.
- a circularly-polarizing plate can be used as an antireflection film for organic EL display devices.
- the roll-to-roll bonding means that the film is unwound from a long roll of film, transported, and subjected to a bonding process with another film on the transport line, and further obtained bonded material. Is a bonding in an embodiment in which is taken up as a take-up roll.
- the multilayer film is unwound from a roll of a long multilayer film, transported, and pasted with a linear polarizer on a transport line. It is possible to perform roll-to-roll bonding by using the obtained bonded product as a take-up roll. In this case, the linear polarizer can also be fed from the roll and supplied to the bonding step.
- linear polarizer known polarizers used in devices such as liquid crystal display devices and other optical devices can be used.
- linear polarizers are those obtained by adsorbing iodine or dichroic dye on a polyvinyl alcohol film and then uniaxially stretching in a boric acid bath; adsorbing iodine or dichroic dye on a polyvinyl alcohol film And obtained by further stretching and modifying a part of the polyvinyl alcohol unit in the molecular chain to a polyvinylene unit.
- linear polarizer examples include a polarizer having a function of separating polarized light into reflected light and transmitted light, such as a grid polarizer, a multilayer polarizer, and a cholesteric liquid crystal polarizer. Of these, a polarizer containing polyvinyl alcohol is preferred.
- the polarization degree of a polarizer is not specifically limited, Preferably it is 98% or more, More preferably, it is 99% or more.
- the average thickness of the polarizer is preferably 5 ⁇ m to 80 ⁇ m.
- One of the applications of the circularly polarizing plate is an application as an antireflection film of a display device having an organic EL element. That is, by providing a circularly polarizing plate on the surface of the display device so that the surface on the linear polarizer side faces the viewing side, light incident from the outside of the device is reflected inside the device and emitted to the outside of the device. As a result, undesired phenomena such as glare of the display surface of the display device can be suppressed. Specifically, only a part of the linearly polarized light passes through the linear polarizer and then passes through the optically anisotropic layer to become circularly polarized light.
- circularly polarized light includes elliptically polarized light as long as it substantially exhibits an antireflection function.
- Circularly polarized light is reflected by a component (such as a reflective electrode in an organic EL element) that reflects light in the device, passes through the optically anisotropic layer again, and is orthogonal to the polarization axis of the incident linearly polarized light.
- a component such as a reflective electrode in an organic EL element
- the function of antireflection is achieved.
- the circularly polarizing plate (ii) described above achieves the function of preventing reflection in a wide band.
- the circularly polarizing plate provided with the optically anisotropic layer described above has less defects because the formation of wrinkles on the surface of the optically anisotropic layer is suppressed, and therefore, the antireflection effect can be obtained particularly well.
- An optically anisotropic layer having a relationship such as “> nx ⁇ ny” may be used.
- the circularly polarizing plate can have an arbitrary layer as necessary.
- optional layers include an adhesive layer for bonding members, a mat layer for improving film slipperiness, a hard coat layer such as an impact-resistant polymethacrylate resin layer, an antireflection layer, and an antifouling layer. Can be mentioned.
- the circularly polarizing plate can be used as a component of a display device such as a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device.
- a circularly polarizing plate in the organic EL display device.
- Such an organic EL display device can include a circularly polarizing plate as an antireflection film as described above in a display device having an organic EL element as a display element.
- the display device can be provided with an arbitrary member such as a prism array sheet, a lens array sheet, a light diffusing plate, and a brightness enhancement film.
- An optical laminated body is a member provided with an optical anisotropic transfer body and a 3rd base material.
- the optical layered body can be manufactured by a manufacturing method including a step of bonding the optically anisotropic transfer body and the third substrate. In this production method, the surface on the optically anisotropic layer side of the optically anisotropic transfer body is usually bonded to the third substrate.
- the optical laminate can be used as an optical element having various optical characteristics depending on the type of the third substrate.
- the third base material may be, for example, the linear polarizer described above.
- a linear polarizer as the third substrate, a circularly polarizing plate including the second substrate, the optically anisotropic layer and the linear polarizer can be obtained as an optical laminate.
- the third substrate may be, for example, an optical compensation layer.
- the optical compensation layer an appropriate type of layer corresponding to the optical function required for the optical layered body can be adopted. Among them, it is preferable to use a layer that can function as a positive C plate as the optical compensation layer. Therefore, it is preferable that the refractive indexes nx, ny and nz of the optical compensation layer satisfy nz> nx ⁇ ny.
- the layer that can function as a positive C plate include, for example, a stretched film described in Japanese Patent No. 2818983 or Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-88909; And a homeotropic alignment liquid crystal film described in Japanese Patent No. 3842102 can be used.
- the refractive index nx and the refractive index ny of the optical compensation layer are the same or close to each other.
- the difference nx ⁇ ny between the refractive index nx and the refractive index ny is preferably 0.00000 to 0.00100, more preferably 0.00000 to 0.00050, and particularly preferably 0.00000 to 0.00020. It is.
- the refractive index difference nx ⁇ ny is within the above range, it is not necessary to adjust the bonding direction when bonding the optically anisotropic transfer body and the optical compensation layer as the third substrate.
- the in-plane retardation Re of the optical compensation layer at a measurement wavelength of 590 nm is preferably 0 nm to 10 nm, more preferably 0 nm to 5 nm, and particularly preferably 0 nm to 2 nm.
- the retardation Rth in the thickness direction of the optical compensation layer at a measurement wavelength of 590 nm is preferably ⁇ 200 nm or more, more preferably ⁇ 130 nm or more, particularly preferably ⁇ 100 nm or more, preferably ⁇ 10 nm or less, more preferably ⁇ 30 nm or less. Particularly preferably, it is -50 nm or less.
- the optical anisotropic layer can exhibit a suitable optical compensation function.
- optical compensation layer for example, a resin film layer, a liquid crystal composition layer, a layer obtained by curing the liquid crystal composition, and the like can be used.
- the thickness of the optical compensation layer is preferably 1.0 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 3.0 ⁇ m or more, preferably 50 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 40 ⁇ m or less, and particularly preferably 30 ⁇ m or less.
- the optical laminate may further include an arbitrary layer in combination with the optical anisotropic transfer member and the third base material.
- an arbitrary layer the adhesive layer for bonding an optically anisotropic transfer body and a 3rd base material is mentioned, for example.
- Optically anisotropic member By peeling the second substrate from the optically anisotropic transfer body, the above-described optically anisotropic layer is obtained. An optically anisotropic member can be obtained using this optically anisotropic layer.
- the optically anisotropic member is a member provided with an optically anisotropic layer obtained by peeling the second base material from the optically anisotropic transfer body, and a third base material.
- the optically anisotropic member is manufactured by a manufacturing method including a step of peeling the optically anisotropic layer from the optically anisotropic transfer body, and a step of bonding the optically anisotropic layer and the third substrate. sell.
- this production method usually, after the step of peeling the optically anisotropic layer from the optically anisotropic transfer body, the step of bonding the optically anisotropic layer and the third substrate is performed.
- an optically anisotropic member can be manufactured by the manufacturing method including the process of peeling a 2nd base material from an optical laminated body.
- the optically anisotropic member can be used as an optical element having various optical characteristics depending on the type of the third substrate.
- the third substrate may be, for example, the linear polarizer described above.
- a linear polarizer as the third substrate, a circularly polarizing plate having an optically anisotropic layer and a linear polarizer can be obtained as an optically anisotropic member.
- the third base material may be, for example, the optical compensation layer described above.
- the optical compensation layer the same layer as described in the section of the optical laminate can be used.
- the optically anisotropic member may further include an arbitrary layer in combination with the optically anisotropic layer and the third base material.
- an arbitrary layer the contact bonding layer for bonding together an optically anisotropic layer and a 3rd base material is mentioned, for example.
- In-plane retardation was measured at a plurality of points at intervals of 50 mm in the width direction of the film using a phase difference meter (“KOBRA-21ADH” manufactured by Oji Scientific Instruments). And the average value of the said in-plane retardation of the measured several places was made into the in-plane retardation of the said film.
- the measurement wavelength at this time was 590 nm.
- a film was cut into a square thin film sample of 50 mm ⁇ 50 mm at an arbitrary selected site. Thereafter, the haze of the thin film sample was measured using a haze meter (“NDH5000” manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd.).
- a rectangular first test piece (width 10 mm ⁇ length 250 mm) having a long side parallel to the longitudinal direction of the film and a rectangular second test piece having a long side parallel to the width direction of the film. (Length 250 mm ⁇ width 10 mm) was cut out. Based on JIS K7113, the stress when the first test piece and the second test piece are distorted by pulling in the long side direction is measured according to a tensile tester with a constant temperature and humidity chamber (5564 type digital material test manufactured by Instron Japan).
- Thermal dimensional change (%) [(L A -150) / 150] ⁇ 100 (a) Moreover, the thermal dimensional change rate was calculated based on the following formula (b) based on the measured lengths of the two diagonal lines.
- L D indicates the length of the diagonal line of the sample after heating.
- Thermal dimensional change rate (%) [(L D -212.13) /212.13] ⁇ 100 (b) And the value from which the absolute value becomes the maximum among the calculated values of six obtained thermal dimensional change rates was made into the thermal dimensional change rate (%) of a base film.
- each of the slow axis of the base film and the slow axis of the optically anisotropic layer was measured using a polarimeter (“AxoScan” manufactured by Axometrics). Measure the angle between the slow axis of the base film and the reference line drawn on the base film, and the angle between the slow axis of the optically anisotropic layer and the reference line drawn on the optically anisotropic layer did. From these measured angles, the deviation angle between the slow axis of the substrate film and the slow axis of the optically anisotropic layer was calculated.
- AxoScan manufactured by Axometrics
- the optically anisotropic layer of the multilayer film was bonded to a glass plate, and the base film was peeled off to produce a sample. This sample was placed between two linear polarizers (polarizer and analyzer). At this time, the direction of the linear polarizer was set so that the polarization transmission axes of the linear polarizers were perpendicular to each other when viewed from the thickness direction. Further, the slow axis direction of the optically anisotropic layer was set to be parallel or perpendicular to the polarization transmission axis of the linear polarizer when viewed from the thickness direction.
- the transmittance of light passing through the sample (crossed Nicol transmittance) is measured with a spectrophotometer (“V7200” manufactured by JASCO Corporation) and an automatic polarizing film measuring device (“VAP-7070S” manufactured by JASCO Corporation). And measured. Based on the measured transmittance, the degree of orientation of the optically anisotropic layer was evaluated according to the following criteria.
- the “bottom wavelength” refers to a wavelength having the smallest crossed Nicols transmittance among wavelengths in the visible region.
- “Yes”: Cross Nicol transmittance at the bottom wavelength is more than 0.020% and 0.030% or less.
- the crossed Nicol transmittance at the bottom wavelength exceeds 0.030%.
- the number average molecular weight (Mn) and weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the resulting ring-opened polymer of dicyclopentadiene are 8,750 and 28,100, respectively, and the molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) determined from these. was 3.21.
- a filter aid (“Radiolite (registered trademark) # 1500” manufactured by Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) was added, and a PP pleated cartridge filter (“TCP-HX” manufactured by ADVANTEC Toyo Co., Ltd.) was used. The solution was filtered off.
- a filter aid (“Radiolite (registered trademark) # 1500” manufactured by Showa Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) was added, and a PP pleated cartridge filter (“TCP-HX” manufactured by ADVANTEC Toyo Co., Ltd.) was used. The solution was filtered off.
- the hydrogenated product and the solution contained in the reaction solution are separated using a centrifuge, dried under reduced pressure at 60 ° C. for 24 hours, and the hydrogenated product of a ring-opening polymer of dicyclopentadiene having crystallinity. 28.5 parts were obtained.
- the hydrogenation rate of this hydrogenated product was 99% or more, the glass transition temperature Tg was 93 ° C., the melting point (Tm) was 262 ° C., and the ratio of racemo dyad was 89%.
- the crystalline resin was put into a twin screw extruder (“TEM-37B” manufactured by Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.) equipped with four die holes with an inner diameter of 3 mm ⁇ .
- the crystalline resin was formed into a strand-like formed body by hot melt extrusion.
- the molded body was chopped with a strand cutter to obtain a crystalline resin pellet.
- the operating conditions of the above twin screw extruder are shown below. ⁇ Barrel set temperature: 270 °C ⁇ 280 °C ⁇ Die setting temperature: 250 °C ⁇ Screw speed: 145rpm ⁇ Feeder rotation speed: 50 rpm
- the obtained pellets were supplied to a hot melt extrusion film forming machine equipped with a T die.
- a hot melt extrusion film forming machine equipped with a T die.
- a long pre-stretch film made of the crystalline resin was produced by a method of winding it around a roll at a speed of 26.45 m / min.
- the operating conditions of the film forming machine are shown below. ⁇ Barrel temperature setting: 280 °C ⁇ 290 °C -Die temperature: 270 ° C -Screw rotation speed: 30rpm When the haze of the obtained film before stretching was measured, it was 0.3%.
- the stretched film was in a tensioned state by holding the two sides at the end in the width direction of the stretched film with a clip of a tenter stretching machine. And the crystallization promotion process which accelerates
- the substrate film A had a thickness of 20 ⁇ m, an orientation angle of 0 °, an in-plane retardation Re of 270 nm, and a tensile elastic modulus at 23 ° C. of 2587 MPa in the longitudinal direction and 2518 MPa in the width direction.
- the haze of the base film A was 0.4%. Furthermore, when the thermal dimensional change rate of the base film A at a temperature of 150 ° C. was measured by the method described above, it was 1.5%. Moreover, the water absorption rate of the base film A was 0.009%.
- the base film B had a thickness of 18 ⁇ m, an orientation angle of 0 °, an in-plane retardation Re of 268 nm, and a tensile elastic modulus at 23 ° C. of 3311 MPa in the longitudinal direction and 3119 MPa in the width direction. Moreover, when the haze of the base film B was measured, the haze was 0.4%. Furthermore, it was 0.5% when the thermal dimensional change rate of the base film B in the temperature of 150 degreeC was measured by the above-mentioned method. Moreover, the water absorption rate of the base film B was 0.009%.
- the film before stretching was pulled out from the film roll, and the masking film was peeled off. Thereafter, the unstretched film was subjected to a uniaxial stretching treatment in an oblique direction at a stretching ratio of 1.5 times and a stretching temperature of 142 ° C. to obtain a base film C as a stretched film.
- the base film C had a thickness of 35 ⁇ m, an orientation angle of 15 °, an in-plane retardation Re of 141 nm, and a tensile elastic modulus at 23 ° C. of 2402 MPa in the longitudinal direction and 2390 MPa in the width direction. Moreover, when the haze of the base film C was measured, the haze was 0.1%.
- the thermal dimensional change rate of the base film C at a temperature of 150 ° C. was measured by the above-described method, wrinkles were generated on the entire surface and the measurement could not be performed. Moreover, the water absorption rate of the base film C was 0.009%.
- Example 1 As the first substrate, the substrate film A manufactured in Production Example 1 was prepared. On this base film A, the liquid crystal composition I produced in Production Example 4 was applied directly at 25 ° C. using a die coater to form a liquid crystal composition layer. The liquid crystal composition I was applied so that the lip direction of the die coater was parallel to the width direction of the base film A so that the application direction was parallel to the longitudinal direction of the base film A. . By heating the liquid crystal composition layer for 2.5 minutes at an alignment temperature of 110 ° C., the polymerizable liquid crystal compound in the liquid crystal composition layer was aligned.
- the layer of the liquid crystal composition is irradiated with ultraviolet rays of 100 mJ / cm 2 or more in a nitrogen atmosphere to polymerize the polymerizable liquid crystal compound, thereby forming a homogeneously oriented optically anisotropic layer having a dry film thickness of 1.1 ⁇ m. Formed.
- the multilayer film provided with the base film A and the optically anisotropic layer formed directly on the base film A was obtained.
- the above-described method was used to evaluate the deviation angle between the slow axis of the base film and the slow axis of the optically anisotropic layer, the degree of orientation of the optically anisotropic layer, and surface wrinkles. Went.
- Example 2 The base film B was used instead of the base film A, and the coating amount of the liquid crystal composition I was changed so that the dry thickness of the optically anisotropic layer was 2.2 ⁇ m. Except for the above, the multilayer film was produced and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1.
- Example 3 The liquid crystal composition II was used in place of the liquid crystal composition I, and the alignment temperature was changed from 110 ° C. to 115 ° C. Except for the above, the multilayer film was produced and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1.
- Example 4 The substrate film B was used in place of the substrate film A, the liquid crystal composition II was used in place of the liquid crystal composition I, and the alignment temperature was changed from 110 ° C. to 115 ° C. Except for the above, the multilayer film was produced and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1.
- the cured liquid crystal molecules contained in the optically anisotropic layer are oriented by the orientation regulating force of the base film as a stretched film made of a crystalline resin, and the orientation is high. Degrees have been realized. Furthermore, in the examples, since the tensile elastic modulus of the base film is as large as a predetermined value or more, formation of wrinkles on the surface of the optically anisotropic layer is suppressed. Therefore, it can be confirmed from the above examples that a multilayer film including an optically anisotropic layer with suppressed surface wrinkles can be realized by the present invention.
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すなわち、本発明は下記の通りである。
前記第一の基材が、配向規制力を有し、かつ、
前記第一の基材の23℃における引張弾性率が、2500MPa以上である、複層フィルム。
〔2〕 前記第一の基材の配向規制力が、延伸により生じたものである、〔1〕記載の複層フィルム。
〔3〕 前記第一の基材が、遅相軸を有し、
前記光学異方性層が、前記第一の基材の遅相軸方向と略平行な遅相軸を有する、〔1〕又は〔2〕記載の複層フィルム。
〔4〕 前記第一の基材が、正の固有複屈折値を有する樹脂からなる、〔1〕~〔3〕のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルム。
〔5〕 前記第一の基材の複屈折Δnが、0.0010以上である、〔1〕~〔4〕のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルム。
〔6〕 前記第一の基材が、結晶性の脂環式構造含有重合体を含む樹脂からなる、〔1〕~〔5〕のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルム。
〔7〕 前記脂環式構造含有重合体が、ジシクロペンタジエンの開環重合体の水素添加物である、〔6〕記載の複層フィルム。
〔8〕 前記光学異方性層の厚みが、5μm以下である、〔1〕~〔7〕のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルム。
〔9〕 〔1〕~〔8〕のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルムの第一の基材から光学異方性層を剥離する工程と、
前記光学異方性層と第二の基材とを貼り合わせる工程と、を含む、光学異方性転写体の製造方法。
〔10〕 〔1〕~〔8〕のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルムの製造方法であって、
結晶性の重合体を含む樹脂からなる延伸前フィルムを、前記重合体のガラス転移温度Tg-30℃以上、前記重合体のガラス転移温度Tg+60℃以下の温度で延伸して、延伸フィルムを得る工程と、
前記重合体のガラス転移温度以上、前記重合体の融点以下の温度で、前記延伸フィルムを平坦に維持しながら、前記延伸フィルムの緊張を緩和させて、第一の基材を得る工程と、
前記第一の基材上に、直接、重合性液晶化合物を含有する液晶組成物を塗布して、液晶組成物の層を形成する工程と、
前記液晶組成物の層中の前記重合性液晶化合物を配向させる工程と、
前記重合性液晶化合物を重合させて、光学異方性層を得る工程と、を含む、複層フィルムの製造方法。
〔11〕 〔9〕記載の光学異方性転写体の製造方法で製造された光学異方性転写体から、前記第二の基材を剥離して得られる、光学異方性層。
〔12〕 〔11〕記載の光学異方性層、及び、第三の基材を備える、光学異方性部材。
〔13〕 前記第三の基材が、直線偏光子である、〔12〕記載の光学異方性部材。
〔14〕 前記第三の基材が、光学補償層である、〔12〕記載の光学異方性部材。
〔15〕 〔9〕記載の光学異方性転写体の製造方法で製造された光学異方性転写体、及び、第三の基材を備える、光学積層体。
〔16〕 前記第三の基材が、直線偏光子である、〔15〕記載の光学積層体。
〔17〕 前記第三の基材が、光学補償層である、〔15〕記載の光学積層体。
〔18〕 〔15〕~〔17〕のいずれか一項に記載の光学積層体から、前記第二の基材を剥離して得られる、光学異方性部材。
本発明の複層フィルムの製造方法によれば、表面のシワの形成を抑制された光学異方性層を備える複層フィルムを製造できる。
本発明の光学異方性転写体の製造方法によれば、表面のシワの形成を抑制された光学異方性層を備える光学異方性転写体を製造できる。
本発明の光学異方性層によれば、その表面におけるシワの形成を抑制できる。
本発明の光学異方性部材によれば、光学異方性層の表面におけるシワの形成を抑制できる。
本発明の光学積層体によれば、光学異方性層の表面におけるシワの形成を抑制できる。
本発明の光学異方性部材の製造方法によれば、光学積層体を用いて、前記の光学異方性部材を製造できる。
本発明の複層フィルムは、第一の基材と、第一の基材上に直接に形成された、硬化液晶分子を含む光学異方性層とを備える。第一の基材は、通常、長尺状又は枚葉のフィルムとなっていて、このフィルムの表面に光学異方性層が形成されている。ここで、「硬化液晶分子」とは、液晶相を呈しうる化合物を、液晶相を呈した状態のまま固体とした際の当該化合物の分子を意味する。硬化液晶分子の例としては、重合性液晶化合物を重合させてなる重合体が挙げられる。
第一の基材は、配向規制力を有する。第一の基材の配向規制力とは、第一の基材上に塗布された液晶組成物中の重合性液晶化合物を配向させうる、第一の基材の性質をいう。第一の基材が配向規制力を有することにより、第一の基材上に光学異方性層を直接に形成することができる。
通常、基材上に形成された液晶組成物の層に含まれる重合性液晶化合物を配向又は重合させる際には、基材は加熱される。例えば、配向の促進又は熱重合の進行のために熱が加えられると、前記の熱によって基材が加熱される。また、例えば、光重合の進行のために光が照射されると、前記の光を基材が吸収し、その結果、基材が加熱される。このような加熱により、従来の基材は、熱収縮又は熱膨張による寸法変化を生じ、この寸法変化が光学異方性層におけるシワの原因となっていた。これに対し、第一の基材は、大きな引張弾性率を有するので、加熱によって熱収縮又は熱膨張しようとする応力が第一の基材内に生じても、寸法が変化し難いので、光学異方性層におけるシワの形成が抑制されている。
第一の基材において、引張弾性率を測定しようとする測定方向を設定する。そして、前記第一の基材から、第一の基材の測定方向に平行な長辺を有する矩形の試験片(幅10mm×長さ250mm)を切り出す。この試験片を長辺方向に引っ張って歪ませる際の応力を、JIS K7113に基づき、引張試験機を用いて、温度23℃、湿度60±5%RH、チャック間距離115mm、引張速度100mm/minの条件で、測定する。このような測定を、3回行う。そして、測定された応力とその応力に対応した歪みの測定データから、試験片の歪みが0.6%~1.2%の範囲で0.2%毎に測定データを選択する。すなわち、試験片の歪みが0.6%、0.8%、1.0%及び1.2%の時の測定データを選択する。この選択された3回分の測定データから、最小二乗法を用いて、第一の基材の測定方向における引張弾性率を計算する。
また、脂環式構造含有重合体において、脂環式構造を有する構造単位以外の残部は、格別な限定はなく、使用目的に応じて適宜選択しうる。
脂環式構造含有重合体の重量平均分子量(Mw)及び分子量分布(Mw/Mn)は、テトラヒドロフランを展開溶媒とするゲル・パーミエーション・クロマトグラフィー(GPC)により、ポリスチレン換算値として測定しうる。
重合体(α):環状オレフィン単量体の開環重合体であって、結晶性を有するもの。
重合体(β):重合体(α)の水素添加物であって、結晶性を有するもの。
重合体(γ):環状オレフィン単量体の付加重合体であって、結晶性を有するもの。
重合体(δ):重合体(γ)の水素添加物であって、結晶性を有するもの。
重合体(α)及び重合体(β)の製造に用いうる環状オレフィン単量体は、炭素原子で形成された環構造を有し、該環中に炭素-炭素二重結合を有する化合物である。環状オレフィン単量体の例としては、ノルボルネン系単量体等が挙げられる。また、重合体(α)が共重合体である場合には、環状オレフィン単量体として、単環の環状オレフィンを用いてもよい。
(式(1)において、
Mは、周期律表第6族の遷移金属原子からなる群より選択される金属原子を示し、
R1iは、3位、4位及び5位の少なくとも1つの位置に置換基を有していてもよいフェニル基、又は、-CH2R3i(R3iは、水素原子、置換基を有していてもよいアルキル基、及び、置換基を有していてもよいアリール基からなる群より選択される基を示す。)で表される基を示し、
R2iは、置換基を有していてもよいアルキル基、及び、置換基を有していてもよいアリール基からなる群より選択される基を示し、
Xiは、ハロゲン原子、置換基を有していてもよいアルキル基、置換基を有していてもよいアリール基、及び、アルキルシリル基からなる群より選択される基を示し、
Lは、電子供与性の中性配位子を示し、
aは、0又は1の数を示し、
bは、0~2の整数を示す。)
R1iの、3位、4位及び5位の少なくとも1つの位置に置換基を有していてもよいフェニル基の炭素原子数は、好ましくは6~20、より好ましくは6~15である。また、前記置換基としては、例えば、メチル基、エチル基等のアルキル基;フッ素原子、塩素原子、臭素原子等のハロゲン原子;メトキシ基、エトキシ基、イソプロポキシ基等のアルコキシ基;などが挙げられる。これらの置換基は、1種類を単独で有していてもよく、2種類以上を任意の比率で有していてもよい。さらに、R1iにおいて、3位、4位及び5位の少なくとも2つの位置に存在する置換基が互いに結合し、環構造を形成していてもよい。
R3iの、置換基を有していてもよいアルキル基の炭素原子数は、好ましくは1~20、より好ましくは1~10である。このアルキル基は、直鎖状であってもよく、分岐状であってもよい。さらに、前記置換基としては、例えば、フェニル基、4-メチルフェニル基等の置換基を有していてもよいフェニル基;メトキシ基、エトキシ基等のアルコキシル基;等が挙げられる。これらの置換基は、1種類を単独で用いてもよく、2種類以上を任意の比率で組み合わせて用いてもよい。
R3iの、置換基を有していてもよいアルキル基としては、例えば、メチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、イソプロピル基、ブチル基、イソブチル基、t-ブチル基、ペンチル基、ネオペンチル基、ベンジル基、ネオフィル基等が挙げられる。
R3iの、置換基を有していてもよいアリール基としては、例えば、フェニル基、1-ナフチル基、2-ナフチル基、4-メチルフェニル基、2,6-ジメチルフェニル基等が挙げられる。
Xiのハロゲン原子としては、例えば、塩素原子、臭素原子、ヨウ素原子が挙げられる。
Xiの、置換基を有していてもよいアルキル基、及び、置換基を有していてもよいアリール基としては、それぞれ、R3iの、置換基を有していてもよいアルキル基、及び、置換基を有していてもよいアリール基として示した範囲から選択されるものを任意に用いうる。
Xiのアルキルシリル基としては、例えば、トリメチルシリル基、トリエチルシリル基、t-ブチルジメチルシリル基等が挙げられる。
式(1)で示される金属化合物が1分子中に2以上のXiを有する場合、それらのXiは、互いに同じでもよく、異なっていてもよい。さらに、2以上のXiが互いに結合し、環構造を形成していてもよい。
Lの電子供与性の中性配位子としては、例えば、周期律表第14族又は第15族の原子を含有する電子供与性化合物が挙げられる。その具体例としては、トリメチルホスフィン、トリイソプロピルホスフィン、トリシクロヘキシルホスフィン、トリフェニルホスフィン等のホスフィン類;ジエチルエーテル、ジブチルエーテル、1,2-ジメトキシエタン、テトラヒドロフラン等のエーテル類;トリメチルアミン、トリエチルアミン、ピリジン、ルチジン等のアミン類;等が挙げられる。これらの中でも、エーテル類が好ましい。また、式(1)で示される金属化合物が1分子中に2以上のLを有する場合、それらのLは、互いに同じでもよく、異なっていてもよい。
活性調整剤としては、官能基を有する有機化合物を用いうる。このような活性調整剤としては、例えば、含酸素化合物、含窒素化合物、含リン有機化合物等が挙げられる。
含窒素化合物としては、例えば、アセトニトリル、ベンゾニトリル等のニトリル類;トリエチルアミン、トリイソプロピルアミン、キヌクリジン、N,N-ジエチルアニリン等のアミン類;ピリジン、2,4-ルチジン、2,6-ルチジン、2-t-ブチルピリジン等のピリジン類;等が挙げられる。
含リン化合物としては、例えば、トリフェニルホスフィン、トリシクロヘキシルホスフィン、トリフェニルホスフェート、トリメチルホスフェート等のホスフィン類;トリフェニルホスフィンオキシド等のホスフィンオキシド類;等が挙げられる。
重合体(α)の重合反応系における活性調整剤の量は、式(1)で示される金属化合物100モル%に対して、好ましくは0.01モル%~100モル%である。
重合体(α)を重合するための重合反応系における分子量調整剤の量は、目的とする分子量に応じて適切に決定しうる。分子量調整剤の具体的な量は、環状オレフィン単量体に対して、好ましくは0.1モル%~50モル%の範囲である。
重合時間は、反応規模に依存しうる。具体的な重合時間は、好ましくは1分間から1000時間の範囲である。
重合体(α)の水素化は、例えば、常法に従って水素化触媒の存在下で、重合体(α)を含む反応系内に水素を供給することによって行うことができる。この水素化反応において、反応条件を適切に設定すれば、通常、水素化反応により水素添加物のタクチシチーが変化することはない。
均一系触媒としては、例えば、酢酸コバルト/トリエチルアルミニウム、ニッケルアセチルアセトナート/トリイソブチルアルミニウム、チタノセンジクロリド/n-ブチルリチウム、ジルコノセンジクロリド/sec-ブチルリチウム、テトラブトキシチタネート/ジメチルマグネシウム等の、遷移金属化合物とアルカリ金属化合物の組み合わせからなる触媒;ジクロロビス(トリフェニルホスフィン)パラジウム、クロロヒドリドカルボニルトリス(トリフェニルホスフィン)ルテニウム、クロロヒドリドカルボニルビス(トリシクロヘキシルホスフィン)ルテニウム、ビス(トリシクロヘキシルホスフィン)ベンジリジンルテニウム(IV)ジクロリド、クロロトリス(トリフェニルホスフィン)ロジウム等の貴金属錯体触媒;等が挙げられる。
不均一触媒としては、例えば、ニッケル、パラジウム、白金、ロジウム、ルテニウム等の金属触媒;ニッケル/シリカ、ニッケル/ケイソウ土、ニッケル/アルミナ、パラジウム/カーボン、パラジウム/シリカ、パラジウム/ケイソウ土、パラジウム/アルミナ等の、前記金属をカーボン、シリカ、ケイソウ土、アルミナ、酸化チタンなどの担体に担持させてなる固体触媒が挙げられる。
水素化触媒は、1種類を単独で用いてもよく、2種類以上を任意の比率で組み合わせて用いてもよい。
水素化反応の反応温度は、好ましくは-20℃以上、より好ましくは-10℃以上、特に好ましくは0℃以上であり、好ましくは+250℃以下、より好ましくは+220℃以下、特に好ましくは+200℃以下である。反応温度を前記範囲の下限値以上にすることにより、反応速度を速くできる。また、上限値以下にすることにより、副反応の発生を抑制できる。
水素化反応後は、通常、常法に従って、重合体(α)の水素添加物である重合体(β)を回収する。
ここで、重合体の水素添加率は、オルトジクロロベンゼン-d4を溶媒として、145℃で、1H-NMR測定により測定しうる。
重合体(γ)及び(δ)の製造に用いる環状オレフィン単量体としては、重合体(α)及び重合体(β)の製造に用いうる環状オレフィン単量体として示した範囲から選択されるものを任意に用いうる。また、環状オレフィン単量体は、1種類を単独で用いてもよく、2種類以上を任意の比率で組み合わせて用いてもよい。
重合体(γ)の水素化は、重合体(α)を水素化する方法として先に示したものと同様の方法により、行いうる。
オルトジクロロベンゼン-d4を溶媒として、200℃で、inverse-gated decoupling法を適用して、重合体試料の13C-NMR測定を行う。この13C-NMR測定の結果から、オルトジクロロベンゼン-d4の127.5ppmのピークを基準シフトとして、メソ・ダイアッド由来の43.35ppmのシグナルと、ラセモ・ダイアッド由来の43.43ppmのシグナルの強度比に基づいて、重合体試料のラセモ・ダイアッドの割合を求めうる。
吸水率は、下記の方法により測定しうる。当該第一の基材を選択した任意の部位で150mm×150mmの正方形の薄膜サンプルに切り出し、サンプルの質量を測定する。その後、このサンプルを、23℃の水中に24時間浸漬して、浸漬後のサンプルの質量を測定する。そして、浸漬前のサンプルの質量に対する、浸漬によって増加した試験片の質量の割合を、吸水率(%)として算出しうる。
熱寸法変化率は、下記の方法により測定しうる。
当該第一の基材を、選択した任意の部位で、150mm×150mmの正方形の薄膜サンプルに切り出す。そのサンプルを、150℃のオーブン内で60分間加熱し、23℃(室温)まで冷却する。その後、サンプルの四辺の長さ及び2本の対角線の長さを測定する。測定された四辺それぞれの長さを基に、下記式(a)に基づいて、熱寸法変化率を算出する。式(a)において、LAは、加熱後のサンプルの辺の長さを示す。
熱寸法変化率(%)=[(LA-150)/150]×100 (a)
また、測定された2本の対角線の長さを基に、下記式(b)に基づいて、熱寸法変化率を算出する。式(b)において、LDは、加熱後のサンプルの対角線の長さを示す。
熱寸法変化率(%)=[(LD-212.13)/212.13]×100 (b)
そして、得られた6つの熱寸法変化率の計算値の中で絶対値が最大となる値を、第一の基材の熱寸法変化率(%)として算出しうる。熱膨張が大きいものは、熱寸法変化率が大きい値を示す。
第一の基材は、通常、樹脂フィルムを用意した後で、その樹脂フィルムに配向規制力を生じさせる処理を施す工程を含む製造方法により、製造される。樹脂フィルムに配向規制力を生じさせる処理としては、例えば、光配向処理、ラビング処理、イオンビーム照射処理、蒸着膜形成処理及び延伸処理などが挙げられる。中でも、延伸処理が好ましい。そこで、以下、第一の基材の製造方法の例として、結晶性の重合体を含む結晶性樹脂からなる樹脂フィルムに延伸処理を施すことによって第一の基材を得る方法を説明する。
前記の製造方法では、延伸前フィルムを用意する工程を行う。延伸前フィルムは、例えば、射出成形法、押出成形法、プレス成形法、インフレーション成形法、ブロー成形法、カレンダー成形法、注型成形法、圧縮成形法等の樹脂成型法によって結晶性樹脂をフィルム状に成形することにより、製造しうる。これらの中でも、厚みの制御が容易であることから、押出成形法が好ましい。
前記の製造方法では、用意した延伸前フィルムを延伸して、延伸フィルムを得る延伸工程を行う。延伸する方向は、光学異方性層に求められる所望の配向方向に応じて適宜設定しうる。
また、前記の横一軸延伸法としては、例えば、テンター延伸機を用いた延伸方法などが挙げられる。
さらに、前記の同時二軸延伸法としては、例えば、ガイドレールに沿って移動可能に設けられ且つ延伸前フィルムを固定しうる複数のクリップを備えたテンター延伸機を用いた延伸方法が挙げられる。この方法では、クリップの間隔を開いて延伸前フィルムを長手方向に延伸すると同時に、ガイドレールの広がり角度により延伸前フィルムを幅方向に延伸する。
また、前記の逐次二軸延伸法としては、例えば、ロール間の周速の差を利用して延伸前フィルムを長手方向に延伸した後で、その延伸前フィルムの両端部をクリップで把持してテンター延伸機により幅方向に延伸する延伸方法などが挙げられる。
さらに、前記の斜め延伸法としては、例えば、延伸前フィルムに対して長手方向又は幅方向に左右異なる速度の送り力、引張り力又は引取り力を付加しうるテンター延伸機を用いて延伸前フィルムを斜め方向に連続的に延伸する延伸方法などが挙げられる。
延伸フィルムを得た後で、延伸フィルム中に含まれる重合体の結晶化を促進する結晶化促進工程を行うことが好ましい。結晶化を促進することにより、延伸フィルムの引張弾性率を効果的に高めることができる。
必要に応じて結晶化促進工程を行った後で、延伸フィルムから残留応力を除去するために、延伸フィルムを平坦に維持しながら、延伸フィルムの緊張を緩和させて、第一の基材を得る緩和工程を行う。
室温23℃の環境下で、延伸フィルムを150mm×150mmの大きさの正方形に切り出し、試料フィルムとする。この試料フィルムを、緩和工程の処理温度と同じ温度に設定したオーブン内で60分間加熱し、23℃(室温)まで冷却した後、試料フィルムの熱収縮率Sを求めたい方向に平行な二辺の長さを測定する。
測定された二辺それぞれの長さを基に、下記式(A)に基づいて、試料フィルムの熱収縮率Sを算出する。式(A)において、L1は、加熱後の試料フィルムの測定した二辺の一方の辺の長さを示し、L2はもう一方の辺の長さを示す。
熱収縮率S(%)=[(300-L1-L2)/300]×100 (A)
本発明の複層フィルムは、第一の基材上に直接形成された、硬化液晶分子を含む光学異方性層を備える。第一の基材上への、光学異方性層の「直接」の形成とは、第一の基材の表面に、他の層を介さずに光学異方性層を形成することを示す。高い引張弾性率を有する第一の基材を採用し、且つ、光学異方性層がその上に直接形成されたものであることにより、光学異方性層においては、表面におけるシワの形成が抑制される。
光学異方性層は、典型的には、第一の基材上に、直接、重合性液晶化合物を含有する液晶組成物を塗布して、液晶組成物の層を形成する工程と;液晶組成物の層中の重合性液晶化合物を配向させる工程と;重合性液晶化合物を重合させて、光学異方性層を得る工程と、を含む方法により、形成しうる。
液晶組成物は、重合性液晶化合物を含み、必要に応じて任意の成分を含みうる組成物である。また、液晶組成物の成分としての液晶化合物とは、液晶組成物に配合し配向させた際に、液晶相を呈しうる化合物である。さらに、重合性液晶化合物とは、かかる液晶相を呈した状態で液晶組成物中で重合し、液晶相における分子の配向を維持したまま重合体となりうる液晶化合物である。また、逆波長分散重合性液晶化合物とは、そのように重合体とした場合、得られた重合体が逆波長分散性を示す重合性液晶化合物である。
以下の説明において、液晶組成物の成分であって、重合性を有する化合物(重合性液晶化合物及びその他の重合性を有する化合物等)を総称して、単に「重合性化合物」ということがある。
重合性液晶化合物としては、例えば、重合性基を有する液晶化合物、側鎖型液晶ポリマーを形成しうる化合物、円盤状液晶性化合物などが挙げられる。重合性基を有する液晶化合物としては、例えば、特開平11-513360号公報、特開2002-030042号公報、特開2004-204190号公報、特開2005-263789号公報、特開2007-119415号公報、特開2007-186430号公報などの文献に記載された重合性基を有する棒状液晶化合物が挙げられる。また、側鎖型液晶ポリマー化合物としては、例えば、特開2003-177242号公報などの文献に記載の側鎖型液晶ポリマー化合物が挙げられる。好ましい液晶化合物の例を製品名で挙げると、BASF社製「LC242」等が挙げられる。円盤状液晶性化合物の具体例は、特開平8-50206号公報、文献(C. Destrade et al., Mol. Crysr. Liq. Cryst., vol. 71, page 111 (1981) ;日本化学会編、季刊化学総説、No.22、液晶の化学、第5章、第10章第2節(1994);B. Kohne et al., Angew. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm., page 1794 (1985);J. Zhang et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., vol. 116, page 2655 (1994))に記載されている。これらの液晶化合物及び以下に説明する逆波長分散重合性液晶化合物は、1種類を単独で用いてもよく、2種類以上を任意の比率で組み合わせて用いてもよい。
R1の炭素数1~6のアルキル基としては、例えば、メチル基、エチル基、n-プロピル基、イソプロピル基、n-ブチル基、sec-ブチル基、t-ブチル基、n-ペンチル基、n-へキシル基等が挙げられる。
R1としては、水素原子又は炭素数1~4のアルキル基が好ましい。
炭素数1~20の二価の脂肪族基としては、例えば、炭素数1~20のアルキレン基、炭素数2~20のアルケニレン基等の鎖状構造を有する二価の脂肪族基;炭素数3~20のシクロアルカンジイル基、炭素数4~20のシクロアルケンジイル基、炭素数10~30の二価の脂環式縮合環基等の二価の脂肪族基;等が挙げられる。
前記脂肪族基に介在する基としては、-O-、-O-C(=O)-、-C(=O)-O-、-C(=O)-が好ましい。
該アルケニル基の炭素数としては、2~6が好ましい。Z1及びZ2のアルケニル基の置換基であるハロゲン原子としては、フッ素原子、塩素原子、臭素原子等が挙げられ、塩素原子が好ましい。
さらに、Axの炭素数2~30の有機基の「炭素数」は、置換基の炭素原子を含まない有機基全体の総炭素数を意味する(後述するAyにて同じである。)。
(1)芳香族炭化水素環基
(3)芳香族炭化水素環及び芳香族複素環からなる群から選ばれる少なくとも一つの芳香環を有する、アルキル基
Axの炭素数2~30の有機基の「炭素数」は、置換基の炭素原子を含まない有機基全体の総炭素数を意味する(後述するAyにて同じである。)。
また、これらの環は置換基を有していてもよい。かかる置換基としては、Axが有する芳香環の置換基として例示したのと同様のものが挙げられる。
(α)Axが炭素数4~30の、芳香族炭化水素環基又は芳香族複素環基であり、Ayが水素原子、炭素数3~8のシクロアルキル基、(ハロゲン原子、シアノ基、炭素数1~6のアルキル基、炭素数1~6のアルコキシ基、若しくは炭素数3~8のシクロアルキル基)を置換基として有していてもよい炭素数6~12の芳香族炭化水素環基、(ハロゲン原子、炭素数1~6のアルキル基、炭素数1~6のアルコキシ基、シアノ基)を置換基として有していてもよい炭素数3~9の芳香族複素環基、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数1~20のアルキル基、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数1~20のアルケニル基、又は、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数2~20のアルキニル基であり、当該置換基が、ハロゲン原子、シアノ基、炭素数1~20のアルコキシ基、炭素数1~12のアルコキシ基で置換された炭素数1~12のアルコキシ基、フェニル基、シクロヘキシル基、炭素数2~12の環状エーテル基、炭素数6~14のアリールオキシ基、水酸基、ベンゾジオキサニル基、ベンゼンスルホニル基、ベンゾイル基及び-SR10のいずれかである組み合わせ。
(β)AxとAyが一緒になって不飽和複素環又は不飽和炭素環を形成している組み合わせ。ここで、R10は前記と同じ意味を表す。
(γ)Axが下記構造を有する基のいずれかであり、Ayが水素原子、炭素数3~8のシクロアルキル基、(ハロゲン原子、シアノ基、炭素数1~6のアルキル基、炭素数1~6のアルコキシ基、若しくは炭素数3~8のシクロアルキル基)を置換基として有していてもよい炭素数6~12の芳香族炭化水素環基、(ハロゲン原子、炭素数1~6のアルキル基、炭素数1~6のアルコキシ基、シアノ基)を置換基として有していてもよい炭素数3~9の芳香族複素環基、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数1~20のアルキル基、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数1~20のアルケニル基、又は、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数2~20のアルキニル基であり、当該置換基が、ハロゲン原子、シアノ基、炭素数1~20のアルコキシ基、炭素数1~12のアルコキシ基で置換された炭素数1~12のアルコキシ基、フェニル基、シクロヘキシル基、炭素数2~12の環状エーテル基、炭素数6~14のアリールオキシ基、水酸基、ベンゾジオキサニル基、ベンゼンスルホニル基、ベンゾイル基、-SR10のいずれかである組み合わせ。ここで、R10は、前記と同じ意味を表す。
AxとAyの特に好ましい組み合わせとしては、下記の組み合わせ(δ)が挙げられる。
(δ)Axが下記構造を有する基のいずれかであり、Ayが水素原子、炭素数3~8のシクロアルキル基、(ハロゲン原子、シアノ基、炭素数1~6のアルキル基、炭素数1~6のアルコキシ基、若しくは炭素数3~8のシクロアルキル基)を置換基として有していてもよい炭素数6~12の芳香族炭化水素環基、(ハロゲン原子、炭素数1~6のアルキル基、炭素数1~6のアルコキシ基、シアノ基)を置換基として有していてもよい炭素数3~9の芳香族複素環基、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数1~20のアルキル基、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数1~20のアルケニル基、又は、置換基を有していてもよい炭素数2~20のアルキニル基であり、当該置換基が、ハロゲン原子、シアノ基、炭素数1~20のアルコキシ基、炭素数1~12のアルコキシ基で置換された炭素数1~12のアルコキシ基、フェニル基、シクロヘキシル基、炭素数2~12の環状エーテル基、炭素数6~14のアリールオキシ基、水酸基、ベンゾジオキサニル基、ベンゼンスルホニル基、ベンゾイル基、及び、-SR10のいずれかである組合せ。下記式中、Xは前記と同じ意味を表す。ここで、R10は前記と同じ意味を表す。
液晶組成物は、任意の成分として、重合性モノマーを含有しうる。「重合性モノマー」とは、重合能を有しモノマーとして働きうる化合物のうち、特に、重合性液晶化合物以外の化合物をいう。
重合性モノマーとしては、例えば、1分子当たり1以上の重合性基を有するものを用いうる。重合性基を有することにより、光学異方性層の形成に際し重合を達成することができる。また、重合性モノマーが1分子当たり2以上の重合性基を有する架橋性モノマーである場合、架橋的な重合を達成することができる。かかる重合性基の例としては、化合物(I)中の基Z1-Y7-及びZ2-Y8-と同様の基を挙げることができる。重合性基の具体例としては、アクリロイル基、メタクリロイル基、及びエポキシ基を挙げることができる。
液晶組成物は、重合性液晶化合物及び重合性モノマーに加えて、必要に応じて、以下に例示するもの等の任意の成分を含みうる。
液晶組成物において、重合開始剤の割合は、重合性化合物100重量部に対し、好ましくは0.1重量部以上、より好ましくは0.5重量部以上であり、好ましくは30重量部以下、より好ましくは10重量部以下である。
溶媒の量は、重合性化合物100重量部に対し、好ましくは100重量部~1000重量部である。
重合性組成物において、かかる任意の添加剤の割合は、重合性化合物100重量部に対し、好ましくは、各々0.1重量部~20重量部である。
光学異方性層を形成する際、第一の基材の面に、直接、液晶組成物を塗布して、液晶組成物の層を形成する塗布工程を行う。この際、長尺状の第一の基材を用いる場合には、連続的に搬送される第一の基材の一方の面上に、液晶組成物を塗布する。通常、第一の基材の搬送方向と、液晶組成物の塗布方向とは、同一方向となりうる。
液晶組成物の層を形成した後で、液晶組成物の層中の重合性液晶化合物を配向させる配向工程を行う。重合性液晶化合物の配向は、塗布により直ちに達成される場合もあるが、必要に応じて、塗布の後に、加温などの配向処理を施すことにより達成される場合もある。配向処理の条件は、使用する液晶組成物の性質に応じて設定しうる。例えば、50℃~160℃の温度条件において、30秒間~5分間処理する条件としうる。
光学異方性層の形成方法において、液晶組成物の層中の重合性液晶化合物を配向させる工程の後に直ちに重合性液晶化合物を重合させる工程を行ってもよいが、重合性液晶化合物を重合させる工程の前に、必要に応じて、液晶組成物の層を乾燥させる工程を行なってもよい。かかる乾燥は、自然乾燥、加熱乾燥、減圧乾燥、減圧加熱乾燥等の乾燥方法で達成しうる。かかる乾燥により、液晶組成物の層から、溶媒を除去することができる。
重合性液晶化合物を配向させた後で、重合性液晶化合物を重合させて、光学異方性層を得る工程を行う。重合性液晶化合物の重合方法は、重合性化合物及び重合開始剤等の、液晶組成物の成分の性質に適合した方法を選択しうる。重合方法の例としては、活性エネルギー線を照射する方法、及び、熱重合法が挙げられる。中でも、加熱を必要とせず、室温で反応を進行させうることから、活性エネルギー線を照射する方法が好ましい。ここで、照射される活性エネルギー線には、可視光線、紫外線、及び赤外線等の光、並びに電子線等の任意のエネルギー線が含まれうる。なかでも、操作が簡便なことから、紫外線等の光を照射する方法が好ましい。
本発明の複層フィルムは、上述した第一の基材及び光学異方性層に組み合わせて、更に任意の層を備えていてもよい。例えば、光学異方性層の、第一の基材とは反対側に、保護フィルム層を備えていてもよい。
本発明の複層フィルムは、第一の基材を製造する工程と、この第一の基材上に光学異方性層を形成する工程とを含む製造方法によって、製造しうる。第一の基材の製造方法、及び、光学異方性層の形成方法は、上述した通りである。
本発明の複層フィルムを用いて、光学異方性転写体を製造しうる。光学異方性転写体は、光学異方性層及び第二の基材を備える。このような光学異方性転写体は、複層フィルムの第一の基材から光学異方性層を剥離する剥離工程と、この光学異方性層と第二の基材とを貼り合わせる貼合工程と、を含む製造方法により、製造しうる。剥離工程及び貼合工程とは、どちらの工程を先に行ってもよく、両工程を同時に行ってもよい。
光学異方性転写体は、液晶の配向を電圧の調整で変化させうる液晶パネルと、液晶パネルを挟むように配置される偏光板を備えた液晶表示装置の光学補償フィルム、偏光変換素子などの光学素子として適用しうる。液晶パネルは、その表示モードによって特に制限されない。液晶パネルの表示モードとしては、例えば、インプレーンスイッチング(IPSモード)、バーチカルアライメント(VA)モード、マルチドメインバーチカルアライメント(MVA)モード、ツイステッドネマチック(TN)モード、スーパーツイステッドネマチック(STN)モード、オプティカルコンペイセイテッドベンド(OCB)モードなどが挙げられる。
光学異方性層を用いることにより、円偏光板を製造できる。この円偏光板は、1層以上の光学異方性層と、直線偏光子とを、貼り合わせる工程を含む製造方法により、製造しうる。
円偏光板(i):光学異方性層と、直線偏光子とを貼り合わせてなる円偏光板であって、光学異方性層が、本発明の複層フィルムから剥離してなる層である、円偏光板。
円偏光板(ii):1/4波長板と1/2波長板と直線偏光子とを貼り合わせてなる円偏光板であって、1/4波長板、1/2波長板、またはこれらの両方が、本発明の複層フィルムから剥離した光学異方性層である、円偏光板。
・当該円偏光板を、そのある一方の面から観察すると、1/2波長板の遅相軸の方向が、直線偏光子の透過軸または吸収軸の方向から時計周りに15°シフトし、且つ1/4波長板の遅相軸の方向が、直線偏光子の透過軸または吸収軸の方向から時計周りに75°シフトしている。
・当該円偏光板を、そのある一方の面から観察すると、1/2波長板の遅相軸の方向が、直線偏光子の透過軸または吸収軸の方向から反時計周りに15°シフトし、且つ1/4波長板の遅相軸の方向が、直線偏光子の透過軸または吸収軸の方向から反時計周りに75°シフトしている。
円偏光板は、液晶表示装置、有機EL表示装置等の表示装置の構成要素として用いうる。特に、有機EL表示装置に円偏光板を設けることが好ましい。このような有機EL表示装置は、表示素子の有機EL素子を有する表示装置において、上で説明した通り、反射防止フィルムとして円偏光板を備えうる。
さらに、表示装置には、円偏光板の他に、プリズムアレイシート、レンズアレイシート、光拡散板、輝度向上フィルム等の任意の部材を設けうる。
上述した光学異方性転写体を用いることにより、光学積層体を得ることができる。光学積層体は、光学異方性転写体及び第三の基材を備える部材である。光学積層体は、光学異方性転写体及び第三の基材を貼り合わせる工程を含む製造方法によって、製造しうる。この製造方法においては、通常、光学異方性転写体の光学異方性層側の面と、第三の基材とを貼り合わせる。光学積層体は、第三の基材の種類に応じて、様々な光学特性を有する光学素子として用いうる。
光学異方性転写体から第二の基材を剥離することにより、上述した光学異方性層が得られる。この光学異方性層を用いて、光学異方性部材を得ることができる。
第三の基材は、例えば、上述した直線偏光子であってもよい。第三の基材として直線偏光子を用いることにより、光学異方性層及び直線偏光子を備える円偏光板を、光学異方性部材として得ることができる。
以下の説明において、量を表す「%」及び「部」は、別に断らない限り重量基準である。また、以下に説明する操作は、別に断らない限り、常温常圧大気中において行った。
〔重量平均分子量及び数平均分子量の測定方法〕
重合体の重量平均分子量及び数平均分子量は、ゲル・パーミエーション・クロマトグラフィー(GPC)システム(東ソー社製「HLC-8320」)を用いて、ポリスチレン換算値として測定した。測定の際、カラムとしてはHタイプカラム(東ソー社製)を用い、溶媒としてはテトラヒドロフランを用いた。また、測定時の温度は、40℃であった。
窒素雰囲気下で300℃に加熱した試料を液体窒素で急冷し、示差操作熱量計(DSC)を用いて、10℃/分で昇温して試料のガラス転移温度Tgおよび融点Tmをそれぞれ求めた。
重合体の水素添加率は、オルトジクロロベンゼン-d4を溶媒として、145℃で、1H-NMR測定により測定した。
オルトジクロロベンゼン-d4を溶媒として、200℃で、inverse-gated decoupling法を適用して、重合体の13C-NMR測定を行った。この13C-NMR測定の結果から、オルトジクロロベンゼン-d4の127.5ppmのピークを基準シフトとして、メソ・ダイアッド由来の43.35ppmのシグナルと、ラセモ・ダイアッド由来の43.43ppmのシグナルとの強度比に基づいて、重合体のラセモ・ダイアッドの割合を求めた。
偏光顕微鏡(オリンパス社製、偏光顕微鏡「BX51」)を用いて、フィルムの幅方向における50mm間隔の複数の地点で、面内の遅相軸を観察し、遅相軸とフィルムの幅方向とのなす角度(配向角)を測定した。そして、測定された複数地点の前記配向角の平均値を、当該フィルムの配向角(即ち幅方向に対する遅相軸方向)とした。
位相差計(王子計測社製「KOBRA-21ADH」)を用いて、フィルムの幅方向における50mm間隔の複数の地点で、面内レターデーションを測定した。そして、測定された複数地点の前記面内レターデーションの平均値を、当該フィルムの面内レターデーションとした。この際の測定波長は590nmとした。
フィルムを選択した任意の部位で50mm×50mmの正方形の薄膜サンプルに切り出した。その後、薄膜サンプルについて、ヘイズメーター(日本電色工業社製「NDH5000」)を用いてヘイズを測定した。
フィルムから、前記フィルムの長手方向に平行な長辺を有する矩形の第一試験片(幅10mm×長さ250mm)、及び、前記フィルムの幅方向に平行な長辺を有する矩形の第二試験片(長さ250mm×幅10mm)を、それぞれ切り出した。これら第一試験片及び第二試験片それぞれを長辺方向に引っ張って歪ませる際の応力を、JIS K7113に基づき、恒温恒湿槽付き引張試験機(インストロンジャパン社製の5564型デジタル材料試験機)を用いて、温度23℃、湿度60±5%RH、チャック間距離115mm、引張速度100mm/minの条件で、測定した。このような測定を、第一試験片及び第二試験片について、それぞれ3回行った。そして、測定された応力とその応力に対応した歪みの測定データから、試験片の歪が0.6%~1.2%の範囲で0.2%毎に測定データを選択した。すなわち、試験片の歪みが0.6%、0.8%、1.0%及び1.2%の時の測定データを選択した。この選択された3回分の測定データから最小二乗法を用いてフィルムの引張弾性率を計算した。
室温23℃の環境下で、基材フィルムを150mm×150mmの正方形の薄膜サンプルに切り出し、試料フィルムとした。この試料フィルムを、150℃のオーブン内で60分間加熱し、23℃(室温)まで冷却した後、試料フィルムの四辺の長さ及び2本の対角線の長さを測定する。測定された四辺それぞれの長さを基に、下記式(a)に基づいて、熱寸法変化率を算出した。式(a)において、LAは、加熱後のサンプル(試料フィルム)の辺の長さを示す。
熱寸法変化率(%)=[(LA-150)/150]×100 (a)
また、測定された2本の対角線の長さを基に、下記式(b)に基づいて、熱寸法変化率を算出した。式(b)において、LDは、加熱後のサンプルの対角線の長さを示す。
熱寸法変化率(%)=[(LD-212.13)/212.13]×100 (b)
そして、得られた6つの熱寸法変化率の計算値の中で絶対値が最大となる値を、基材フィルムの熱寸法変化率(%)とした。
基材フィルムに液晶組成物を塗布する前に、基材フィルムの、液晶組成物を塗布する面とは反対の面に、基準線を描いた。また、光学異方性層を形成した後に、光学異方性層の面に、基材フィルムの基準線と重なる位置に、基準線を描いた。その後、複層フィルムの光学異方性層を、粘着剤を介してガラス板に貼り合わせ、基材フィルムから剥離した。そして、基材フィルムの遅相軸、及び、光学異方性層の遅相軸それぞれを、ポラリメーター(Axometrics社製「AxoScan」)を用いて測定した。基材フィルムの遅相軸と基材フィルムに描いた基準線とがなす角度、並びに、光学異方性層の遅相軸と光学異方性層に描いた基準線とがなす角度を、測定した。これらの測定した角度から、基材フィルムの遅相軸と光学異方性層の遅相軸とのズレ角度を計算した。
複層フィルムの光学異方性層を、ガラス板に貼り合わせ、基材フィルムを剥離して、サンプルを製造した。このサンプルを、2枚の直線偏光子(偏光子及び検光子)の間に置いた。この際、前記の直線偏光子は、厚み方向から見て、互いの偏光透過軸が垂直になるように、向きを設定した。また、光学異方性層の遅相軸方向は、厚み方向から見て、直線偏光子の偏光透過軸と平行又は垂直になるように設定した。この状態で、サンプルを透過する光の透過率(クロスニコル透過率)を、分光光度計(日本分光社製「V7200」)及び自動偏光フィルム測定装置(日本分光社製「VAP-7070S」)を用いて測定した。測定された透過率に基づいて、光学異方性層の配向度を、下記の基準で評価した。ここで、「ボトムとなる波長」とは、可視領域の波長のうち、クロスニコル透過率が最も小さくなる波長のことをいう。
「優」:ボトムとなる波長におけるクロスニコル透過率が0.010%以下。
「良」:ボトムとなる波長におけるクロスニコル透過率が0.010%超0.020%以下。
「可」:ボトムとなる波長におけるクロスニコル透過率が0.020%超0.030%以下。
「不可」:ボトムとなる波長におけるクロスニコル透過率が0.030%超。
複層フィルムを、10cm×10cmにカットして、サンプルを得た。このサンプルを、偏光子と検光子との間に置き、検光子を回転させながら観察して、光学異方性層の表面のシワの状態を下記の基準で評価した。
「優」:シワによるムラは認められない
「良」:ごく一部にシワによるムラが認められる
「不良」:部分的にシワによるムラが認められる
「不可」:シワによるムラが顕著で外観でもムラが認められる
(ジシクロペンタジエンの開環重合体の水素添加物の製造工程)
金属製の耐圧反応器を、充分に乾燥した後、窒素置換した。この金属製耐圧反応器に、シクロヘキサン154.5部、ジシクロペンタジエン(エンド体含有率99%以上)の濃度70%シクロヘキサン溶液42.8部(ジシクロペンタジエンの量として30部)、及び1-ヘキセン1.9部を加え、53℃に加温した。
この触媒溶液を耐圧反応器に加えて、開環重合反応を開始した。その後、53℃を保ちながら4時間反応させて、ジシクロペンタジエンの開環重合体の溶液を得た。
得られたジシクロペンタジエンの開環重合体の数平均分子量(Mn)及び重量平均分子量(Mw)は、それぞれ、8,750および28,100であり、これらから求められる分子量分布(Mw/Mn)は3.21であった。
こうして得られたジシクロペンタジエンの開環重合体の水素添加物100部に、酸化防止剤(テトラキス〔メチレン-3-(3’,5’-ジ-t-ブチル-4’-ヒドロキシフェニル)プロピオネート〕メタン;BASFジャパン社製「イルガノックス(登録商標)1010」)1.1部を混合して、フィルムの材料となる結晶性樹脂を得た。
・バレル設定温度:270℃~280℃
・ダイ設定温度:250℃
・スクリュー回転数:145rpm
・フィーダー回転数:50rpm
・バレル温度設定:280℃~290℃
・ダイ温度:270℃
・スクリュー回転数:30rpm
得られた延伸前フィルムのヘイズを測定したところ、0.3%であった。
長尺の延伸前フィルムの幅方向の端部の二辺を把持しうるクリップを備えたテンター延伸機を用意した。長尺の延伸前フィルムを前記テンター延伸機に供給し、クリップで延伸前フィルムの幅方向の端部の二辺を把持して長尺の延伸前フィルムの幅方向へ延伸倍率2.41倍で一軸延伸して、延伸フィルムを得た。テンター延伸機の運転条件を、以下に示す。
・延伸速度:5000mm/min
・延伸温度:110℃
テンター延伸機のクリップで延伸フィルムの幅方向の端部の二辺を保持させることで、延伸フィルムを緊張した状態にした。そして、この延伸フィルムに、200℃で30秒間、オーブン内で加熱処理を行うことにより、延伸フィルムに含まれるジシクロペンタジエンの開環重合体の水素添加物の結晶化を促進する結晶化促進工程を行って、基材フィルムAを得た。この基材フィルムAの厚みは20μm、配向角は0°、面内レターデーションReは270nm、23℃における引張弾性率は長手方向で2587MPa、幅方向で2518MPaであった。また、基材フィルムAのヘイズを測定したところ、ヘイズは0.4%であった。さらに、温度150℃での基材フィルムAの熱寸法変化率を前述の方法で測定したところ、1.5%であった。また、基材フィルムAの吸水率は、0.009%であった。
製造例1で製造した基材フィルムAの幅方向の端部の二辺を前記テンター延伸装置のクリップに把持させることにより、基材フィルムAをテンター延伸機に取り付けた。そして、温度200℃において、基材フィルムAを平坦に維持しながら基材フィルムAの緊張を緩和する緩和工程を行って、基材フィルムBを得た。この緩和工程では、テンター延伸装置のクリップを基材フィルムAの面内方向に移動させることで、クリップ間距離を縮小させることにより、基材フィルムAの緊張を緩和させた。また、前記のクリップ間距離は、30秒間をかけて、基材フィルムAの幅方向に1.0%縮小させた。この基材フィルムBの厚みは18μm、配向角は0°、面内レターデーションReは268nm、23℃における引張弾性率は、長手方向で3311MPa、幅方向で3119MPaであった。また、基材フィルムBのヘイズを測定したところ、ヘイズは0.4%であった。さらに、温度150℃での基材フィルムBの熱寸法変化率を前述の方法で測定したところ、0.5%であった。また、基材フィルムBの吸水率は、0.009%であった。
熱可塑性ノルボルネン樹脂のペレット(日本ゼオン株式会社製。ガラス転移温度126℃)を100℃で5時間乾燥させた。乾燥させたペレットを押出機に供給し、押出機内で溶融させた。そして、溶融した樹脂を、ポリマーパイプ及びポリマーフィルターを通し、Tダイからキャスティングドラム上にシート状に押し出し、冷却して、厚み60μm、幅1350mmの延伸前フィルムを得た。この延伸前フィルムを、マスキングフィルム(トレテガー社製、FF1025)と貼り合わせて保護しながら巻き取り、フィルムロールを得た。
重合性液晶化合物(BASF社製「LC242」。下記式(A1)で示される化合物)24.15部、界面活性剤(ネオス社製「フタージェントFTX-209F」)0.12部、重合開始剤(BASF社製「IRGACURE379」)0.73部、及び溶媒(メチルエチルケトン)75.00部を混合して、液晶組成物Iを得た。
式(B1)で表される逆波長分散重合性液晶化合物21.25部、界面活性剤(AGCセイミケミカル社製「サーフロンS420」)0.11部、重合開始剤(BASF社製「IRGACURE379」)0.64部、及び溶媒(シクロペンタノン。日本ゼオン社製)78.00部を混合して、液晶組成物IIを得た。
第一の基材として、製造例1で製造した基材フィルムAを用意した。この基材フィルムA上に、室温25℃で、製造例4で製造した液晶組成物Iを、ダイコーターを用いて直接に塗布して、液晶組成物の層を形成した。液晶組成物Iの塗布は、ダイコーターのリップ方向を基材フィルムAの幅方向と平行となるように配置することにより、塗布方向が基材フィルムAの長手方向と平行になるように行った。この液晶組成物の層を、配向温度110℃で2.5分間加熱することにより、液晶組成物の層中の重合性液晶化合物を配向させた。その後、液晶組成物の層に、窒素雰囲気下で100mJ/cm2以上の紫外線を照射して、重合性液晶化合物を重合させて、乾燥膜厚1.1μmのホモジニアス配向した光学異方性層を形成した。これにより、基材フィルムAと、基材フィルムA上に直接に形成された光学異方性層とを備える複層フィルムを得た。こうして得た複層フィルムについて、上述した方法により、基材フィルムの遅相軸と光学異方性層の遅相軸とのズレ角度、光学異方性層の配向度、並びに、表面シワの評価を行った。
基材フィルムAの代わりに基材フィルムBを用い、液晶組成物Iの塗布量を光学異方性層の乾燥厚みが2.2μmとなるように変更した。以上の事項以外は実施例1と同様にして、複層フィルムの製造及び評価を行った。
液晶組成物Iの代わりに液晶組成物IIを用い、配向温度を110℃から115℃に変更した。以上の事項以外は実施例1と同様にして、複層フィルムの製造及び評価を行った。
基材フィルムAの代わりに基材フィルムBを用い、液晶組成物Iの代わりに液晶組成物IIを用い、配向温度を110℃から115℃に変更した。以上の事項以外は実施例1と同様にして、複層フィルムの製造及び評価を行った。
基材フィルムAの代わりに製造例1で製造した延伸前フィルムを用いた。以上の事項以外は実施例1と同様にして、複層フィルムの製造及び評価を行った。ところが、液晶組成物の層において重合性液晶化合物を配向させることができなかったので、光学異方性層の代わりに光学等方性層が形成された。
基材フィルムAの代わりに基材フィルムCを用いた。以上の事項以外は実施例1と同様にして、複層フィルムの製造及び評価を行った。
実施例及び比較例の結果を、下記の表1に示す。下記の表1において、略称の意味は、以下の通りである。
POLY-D:結晶性樹脂
COP:熱可塑性ノルボルネン樹脂
配向角:基材フィルムの配向角
Re:面内レターデーション
Δn:複屈折
引張弾性率MD:基材フィルムの長手方向における引張弾性率
引張弾性率TD:基材フィルムの幅方向における引張弾性率
表1から分かるように、実施例においては、結晶性樹脂からなる延伸フィルムとしての基材フィルムが有する配向規制力によって、光学異方性層に含まれる硬化液晶分子が配向しており、高い配向度が実現されている。さらに、実施例においては、基材フィルムの引張弾性率が所定値以上と大きくなっているため、光学異方性層の表面においてシワに形成が抑制されている。したがって、前記の実施例から、本発明によって、表面のシワを抑制された光学異方性層を備える複層フィルムを実現できることが確認できる。
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- 第一の基材と、前記第一の基材上に直接に形成された硬化液晶分子を含む光学異方性層とを備える、複層フィルムであって、
前記第一の基材が、配向規制力を有し、かつ、
前記第一の基材の23℃における引張弾性率が、2500MPa以上である、複層フィルム。 - 前記第一の基材の配向規制力が、延伸により生じたものである、請求項1記載の複層フィルム。
- 前記第一の基材が、遅相軸を有し、
前記光学異方性層が、前記第一の基材の遅相軸方向と略平行な遅相軸を有する、請求項1又は2記載の複層フィルム。 - 前記第一の基材が、正の固有複屈折値を有する樹脂からなる、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルム。
- 前記第一の基材の複屈折Δnが、0.0010以上である、請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルム。
- 前記第一の基材が、結晶性の脂環式構造含有重合体を含む樹脂からなる、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルム。
- 前記脂環式構造含有重合体が、ジシクロペンタジエンの開環重合体の水素添加物である、請求項6記載の複層フィルム。
- 前記光学異方性層の厚みが、5μm以下である、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルム。
- 請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルムの第一の基材から光学異方性層を剥離する工程と、
前記光学異方性層と第二の基材とを貼り合わせる工程と、を含む、光学異方性転写体の製造方法。 - 請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の複層フィルムの製造方法であって、
結晶性の重合体を含む樹脂からなる延伸前フィルムを、前記重合体のガラス転移温度Tg-30℃以上、前記重合体のガラス転移温度Tg+60℃以下の温度で延伸して、延伸フィルムを得る工程と、
前記重合体のガラス転移温度以上、前記重合体の融点以下の温度で、前記延伸フィルムを平坦に維持しながら、前記延伸フィルムの緊張を緩和させて、第一の基材を得る工程と、
前記第一の基材上に、直接、重合性液晶化合物を含有する液晶組成物を塗布して、液晶組成物の層を形成する工程と、
前記液晶組成物の層中の前記重合性液晶化合物を配向させる工程と、
前記重合性液晶化合物を重合させて、光学異方性層を得る工程と、を含む、複層フィルムの製造方法。 - 請求項9記載の光学異方性転写体の製造方法で製造された光学異方性転写体から、前記第二の基材を剥離して得られる、光学異方性層。
- 請求項11記載の光学異方性層、及び、第三の基材を備える、光学異方性部材。
- 前記第三の基材が、直線偏光子である、請求項12記載の光学異方性部材。
- 前記第三の基材が、光学補償層である、請求項12記載の光学異方性部材。
- 請求項9記載の光学異方性転写体の製造方法で製造された光学異方性転写体、及び、第三の基材を備える、光学積層体。
- 前記第三の基材が、直線偏光子である、請求項15記載の光学積層体。
- 前記第三の基材が、光学補償層である、請求項15記載の光学積層体。
- 請求項15~17のいずれか一項に記載の光学積層体から、前記第二の基材を剥離して得られる、光学異方性部材。
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