Abstract:
A wideband compound phase-retardation film including a half-wave phase-retardation film and a quarter-wave phase-retardation film with different reactive rod-like liquid crystal combination is provided. The half-wave phase-retardation film uses material having a birefringence of Δn1, and the quarter-wave phase-retardation film uses material having a birefringence of Δn2. The birefringence Δn1 is smaller than the birefringence Δn2. Furthermore, the birefringence dispersion Δn1(λ) is also smaller than Δn2(λ).
Abstract:
Provided is a polymer film containing at least one of a compound represented by formula (1) of hydrates, solvates, or salts thereof. Y is a methine group or nitrogen atom. Qa, Qb, and Qc are a single bond or a divalent linking group. Ra, Rb, and Rc, are hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, cyano group, halogen group, or heterocyclic group. X2 is a single bond or a divalent linking group. X1 is a single bond or a predetermined divalent linking group. R1 and R2 are a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, or heterocyclic group
Abstract:
The present invention provides an adhesive composition, comprising an alkali metal carboxylate containing an alkylene glycol group as a cross-linking promoting agent, an acrylic copolymer, and a cross-linking agent, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device comprising the adhesive composition. The adhesive composition according to the present invention has the great solubility of the cross-linking promoting agent in a solvent for adhesive coating, and can shorten a curing period to increase productivity and can inhibit the increase of peeling strength in a release film over time.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device less likely to cause peeling even with a narrow frame, and capable of achieving both a horizontal alignment mode and a vertical alignment mode without conventional alignment films; and a method for producing the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates disposed to face each other; a liquid crystal layer and a sealing material disposed between the substrates; and an alignment control layer designed to control the alignment of liquid crystal molecules and disposed between each of the substrates and the liquid crystal layer, the substrates being in direct contact with the sealing material, the alignment control layers each being made of a polarized-light-absorbing compound, the polarized-light-absorbing compound containing in a molecule at least one of a phenylene group and a phenyl group and at least one of a carbonyl group and an azo group.
Abstract:
An optical film having a desired wavelength dispersion characteristic, a low photoelastic coefficient and a desired Nz coefficient.The optical film is formed from a copolymer and meets the following conditions (i) to (v): (i) the thickness (d) is 20 to 80 μm; (ii) the following formulas (1) and (2) are satisfied: 0.6
Abstract:
A color material dispersion liquid comprising a color material represented by the following general formula (I), a dispersant, and a solvent having a solubility of the color material of 0.1 (mg/10 g solvent) or less at 23° C., having excellent solvent resistance and excellent electrical reliability; a color resin composition for color filters, which can form a color layer that has high contrast, excellent solvent resistance and excellent electrical reliability; a color filter formed with the color resin composition for color filters; a liquid crystal display device having the color filter; and an organic light-emitting display device having the color filter.
Abstract:
The instant invention relates to mesogenic systems comprising a) a polymeric component, component A, obtained or obtainable from polymerisation of a precursor comprising one or more mesogenic mono-reactive compounds, one or more di-reactive compounds, which optionally are also mesogenic compounds and optionally a photo-initiator and a low molecular weight component, component B, comprising one or more mono-reactive, mesogenic compounds, one or more mesogenic compounds and one or more chiral dopants, exhibiting a Blue Phase, as well as to the use of these systems in deices and to these devices.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal display is provided which is capable of reducing the occurrence of defective display due to variations in the initial alignment direction of a liquid crystal alignment control film in a liquid crystal display of an IPS scheme, realizing the stable liquid crystal alignment, providing excellent mass productivity, and having high image quality with a higher contrast ratio. The liquid crystal display has a liquid crystal layer disposed between a pair of substrates, at least one of the substrates being transparent, and an alignment control film formed between the liquid crystal layer and the substrate. At least one of the alignment control films 109 comprises photoreactive polyimide and/or polyamic acid provided with an alignment control ability by irradiation of substantially linearly polarized light.
Abstract:
Provide a cellulose acylate film with small photoelastic coefficient, low moisture content and low haze, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device using the same. Also provided is a cellulose acylate film including at least cellulose acylate and a resin produced by hydrogenating a polymer containing a repeating unit derived from a monomer represented by the formula (1) below and hydroxyl group: in the formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-5 alkyl group; each R2 represents a hydrogen atom or substituent, at least one of (R2)s being a hydroxyl group-containing substituent; moiety (A) may form, or does not necessarily form, a five- or six-membered ring; n represents an integer of 1 to 5, and when n is 2 or larger, the plurality of (R2)s may be same with or different from each other.
Abstract:
A polarizing plate composition, a polarizing plate protective film, a polarizer, a polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display device contain a compound represented by the following Formula (I). In Formula (I), R represents a specific substituent, and each of EWG1 and EWG2 represents an electron-withdrawing group. EWG1 and EWG2 may form a ring by being bonded to each other. Here, there is no such case where EWG1 and EWG2 become the following group by being bonded to each other and form a ring by being bonded to a carbon atom substituted with R. Each of Rx and Ry represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. * represents a position of bonding to a carbon atom substituted with R.