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Combination of optical elements
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Claims
Abstract
The invention relates to a combination of optical elements comprising at least one optical retardation film and at least one broadband reflective polarizer, characterized in that the optical retardation film is comprising at least one layer of an anisotropic polymer material having an optical symmetry axis substantially parallel to the plane of the layer, said optical retardation film being obtainable by polymerization of a mixture of a polymerizable mesogenic material comprising: a) at least one reactive mesogen having at least one polymerizable functional group; b) an initiator, c) optionally a non-mesogenic compound having two or more polymerizable functional groups; and d) optionally a stabilizer; and relates to an optical retardation film used in said combination of optical elements and to a liquid crystal display comprising said combination of optical elements.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1. A combination of optical elements comprising at least one optical retardation film and at least one broadband reflective polarizer, wherein said optical retardation film comprises at least one layer of an anisotropic polymeric material having an optical symmetry axis which has a tilt angle relative to the plane of the layer of 0°-25°, said optical retardation film is obtained by polymerization of a mixture of a polymerizable mesogenic material comprising
a) at least one reactive mesogen having at least one polymerizable functional group,
b) an initiator,
c) optionally a non-mesogenic compound having two or more polymerizable functional groups, and
d) optionally a stabilizer.
2. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , characterized in that wherein the retardation of the optical retardation film is from 50 to 250 nm.
3. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , wherein the broadband of wavelength reflected by the broadband reflective polarizer is at least 100 nm.
4. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , further comprising a compensation film comprising a layer of an anisotropic polymeric material with a homeotropic or tilted homeotropic orientation, wherein the compensation film is positioned adjacent to either side of the optical retardation film.
5. A combination of optical elements according to claim 4 , further comprising a linear polarizer, and wherein the optical retardation film and the compensation film are positioned between the broadband reflective polarizer and the linear polarizer.
6. A device for producing substantially linear polarized light comprising the following components
I) a combination of optical elements according to claim 1 ,
II) a radiation source, and
III) optionally a diffusor adjacent to the radiation source, wherein the components I to III are arranged whereby the broadband reflective polarizer of component I is facing the radiation source of component II or, optionally, the diffusor of component diffusor III.
7. An optical retardation film comprising at least one layer of an anisotropic polymeric material having an optical symmetry axis which has a tilt angle relative to the plane of the layer of 0°-25°, wherein said optical retardation film is obtained by
A) coating mixture of a polymerizable mesogenic material comprising
a) a least one reactive mesogen having at least one polymerizable functional group,
b) an initiator,
c) optionally a non-mesogenic compound having two or more polymerizable functional groups, and
d) optionally a stabilizer
on a substrate or between two substrates in form of a layer,
B) aligning the polymerizable mesogenic material such that the optical symmetry axis has a tilt angle relative to the plane of the layer of 0°-25°. ,
C) polymerizing said mixture by exposing it to heat or actinic radiation,
D) optionally repeating the steps A), B) and C) at least one more time, and
E) optionally removing at least one substrate from the polymerized material.
8. An optical retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein the substrate onto which the polymerizable mesogenic material is coated in step B) is a plastic sheet or film.
9. An optical retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein alignment of the polymerizable mesogenic material is achieved by directly rubbing at least one of the substrates onto which the polymerizable mesogenic material is coated in step B).
10. An optical retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein the mixture of the polymerizable mesogenic material comprises at least one reactive mesogen having one polymerizable functional group and at least one reactive mesogen having two or more polymerizable functional groups.
11. An optical retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein said reactive mesogens are compounds of formula I
P—(Sp—X) n —MG—R I
wherein
P is a polymerizable group,
Sp is a spacer group having 1 to 20 C atoms,
X is a group selected from —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCOO— or a single bond,
n is 0 or 1,
MG is a group according to formula II
—(A 1 —Z 1 ) m —A 2 —Z 2 —A 3 — II
wherein
A 1 , A 2 and A 3 are independently from each other 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which one or more CH groups is replaced by N, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene in which one or two non-adjacent CH 2 groups is replaced in each case by O and S, 1,4-cyclohexenylene or naphthalene-2,6-diyl,
wherein these groups are unsubstituted, or mono- or polysubstituted by halogen, cyano, or nitro groups or alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl groups having 1 to 7 C atoms wherein one or more H atoms are in each case optionally replaced by F or Cl,
Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently —COO—, —OCO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH— or a single bond,
m is 0, 1 or 2,
and
R is an alkyl radical with up to 25 C atoms which is unsubstituted, or is mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups to be replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S— or —C≡C— in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, or
R is halogen, cyano or has independently one of the meanings given for P—(Sp—X) n —.
12. An optical retardation film according to claim 11 , wherein the mixture of the polymerizable mesogenic material consists essentially of
a1) 15 to 95% by weight of at least one mesogen according to formula I having one polymerizable functional group,
a2) 5 to 80% by weight of at least one mesogen according to formula I having two or more polymerizable functional groups,
b) 0.01 to 5% by weight of an initiator,
c) 0 to 20% by weight of a non-mesogenic compound having two or more polymerizable functional groups,
d) 0 to 1000 ppm of a stabilizer, and
e) 0 to 5% by weight of a chain transfer agent.
13. In a liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell and a means to produce substantially linear polarized light comprising a combination of optical elements, the improvement wherein said combination of optical elements comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 7 .
14. A mixture of polymerizable mesogenic material comprising:
a1) 15 to 95% by weight of at least one mesogen according to formula I having one polymerizable functional group,
P—(Sp—X) n —MG—R I
wherein
P is a polymerizable group,
Sp is a spacer group having 1 to 20 C atoms,
X is a group selected from —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCOO— or a single bond,
n is 1,
MG is a group according to formula II
—(A 1 —Z 1 ) m —A 2 —Z 2 —A 3 — II
wherein
A 1 , A 2 and A 3 are independently from each other 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which one or more CH groups is replaced by N, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene in which one or two non-adjacent CH 2 groups is replaced in each case by O or S, 1,4-cyclohexenylene or naphthalene-2,6-diyl, wherein these groups are unsubstituted, or mono- or polysubstituted by halogen, cyano or nitro groups or alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl groups having 1 to 7 C atoms wherein one or more H atoms are in each case optionally replaced by F or Cl,
Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently —COO—, —OCO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH— or a single bond,
m is 0, 1 or 2,
and
R is an alkyl radical with up to 25 C atoms which is unsubstituted, or is mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups to be replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S— or —C≡C— in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, or
R is halogen or cyano,
a2) 5 to 50% by weight of at least one mesogen according to formula I′ having two polymerizable groups P,
P—(Sp—X) n —MG—R′ I′
wherein P, Sp, X, n, and MG are, independently, as defined above and R′ is a group of the formula P—(Sp—X) n — wherein P, Sp X and n are, independently, as defined above,
b) 0.01 to 5% by weight of an initiator,
c) 0 to 20% by weight of a non-mesogenic compound having two or more polymerizable functional groups,
d) 0 to 1000 ppm of a stabilizer, and
e) 0 to 5% by weight of a chain transfer agent.
15. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 further comprising a linear polarizer, and wherein the optical retardation film is positioned between the broadband reflective polarizer and the linear polarizer.
16. An optical retardation film according to claim 10 , wherein said reactive mesogens are compounds of formula I
P—(Sp—X) n —MG—R I
wherein
P is a polymerizable group,
Sp is a spacer group having 1 to 20 C atoms,
X is a group selected from —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCOO— or a single bond,
n is 0 or 1,
MG is a group according to formula II
—(A 1 —Z 1 ) m —A 2 —Z 2 —A 3 — II
wherein
A 1 , A 2 and A 3 are independently from each other 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which one or more CH groups is replaced by N, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene in which one or two non-adjacent CH 2 groups is replaced in each case by O or S, 1,4-cyclohexenylene or naphthalene-2,6-diyl,
wherein these groups are unsubstituted, or mono- or polysubstituted by halogen, cyano, or nitro groups or alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl groups having 1 to 7 C atoms wherein one or more H atoms are in each case optionally replaced by F or Cl,
Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently —COO—, —OCO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH— or a single bond,
m is 0, 1 or 2,
and
R is an alkyl radical with up to 25 C atoms which is unsubstituted, or is mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups to be replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S— or —C≡C— in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, or
R is halogen cyano or has independently one of the meanings given for P—(Sp—X) n —.
17. An optical retardation film according to claim 11 , wherein P is CH 2 ═CW—COO—, WCH═CH—O—,
or CH 2 ═CH-Phenyl-(O) k —, W is H, CH 3 or Cl, k is 0 or 1, and Sp is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1-20 C atoms in which, optionally one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups is in each case replaced by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —O—CO—, —S—CO—, —O—COO—, —CO—S—, —CO—O—, —CH (halogen)—, —CH(CN)—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—.
18. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , wherein said mixture of polymerizable mesogenic material further comprises one or more surface active compounds.
19. An optical retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein said mixture of polymerizable mesogenic material further comprises one or more surface active compounds.
20. A mixture of polymerizable mesogenic material according to claim 14 , further comprising one or more surface active compounds.
21. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one layer of anisotropic polymeric has an optical symmetry axis with a tilt angle, relative to the plane of the layer, of 0°-15°.
22. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one layer of anisotropic polymeric has an optical symmetry axis with a tilt angle, relative to the plane of the layer, of 0°-10°.
23. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one layer of anisotropic polymeric has an optical symmetry axis with a tilt angle, relative to the plane of the layer, of 0°-5°.
24. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , wherein said reactive mesogens are compounds of formula I
P—(Sp—X) n —MG—R I
wherein
P is a polymerizable group,
Sp is a spacer group having 1 to 20 C atoms,
X is a group selected from —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCOO— or a single bond,
n is 0 or 1,
MG is a group according to formula II
—(A 1 —Z 1 ) m —A 2 —Z 2 —A 3 — II
wherein
A 1 , A 2 and A 3 are independently from each other 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which one or more CH groups is replaced by N, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene in which one or two non-adjacent CH 2 groups is replaced in each case by O or S, 1,4-cyclohexenylene or naphthalene-2,6-diyl,
wherein these groups are unsubstituted, or mono- or polysubstituted by halogen, cyano, or nitro groups or alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl groups having 1 to 7 C atoms wherein one or more H atoms are in each case optionally replaced by F or Cl,
Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently —COO—, —OCO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH— or a single bond,
m is 0, 1 or 2,
and
R is an alkyl radical with up to 25 C atoms which is unsubstituted, or is mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups to be replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S— or —C≡C— in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, or
R is halogen, cyano or has independently one of the meanings given for P—(Sp—X) n—.
25. A combination for optical elements according to claim 24 , wherein P is CH 2 ═CW—COO—, WCH═CH—O—,
or CH 2 ═CH-Phenyl-(O) k —, W is H, CH 3 or Cl, k is 0 or 1, and Sp is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1-20 C atoms in which, optionally one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups is in each case replaced by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —O—CO—, —S—CO—, —O—COO—, —CO—S—, —CO—O—, —CH (halogen)—, —CH(CN)—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—.
26. An optical retardation film according to claim 16 , wherein P is CH 2 ═CW—COO—, WCH═CH—O—,
or CH 2 ═CH-Phenyl-(O) k —, W is H, CH 3 or Cl, k is 0 or 1, and Sp is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1-20 C atoms in which, optionally one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups is in each case replaced by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —O—CO—, —S—CO—, —O—COO—, —CO—S—, —CO—O—, —CH (halogen)-, —CH(CN)—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—.
27. A mixture of polymerizable material according to claim 14 , wherein P is CH 2 ═CW—COO—, WCH═CH—O—,
or CH 2 ═CH-Phenyl-(O) k —, W is H, CH 3 or Cl, k is 0 or 1, and Sp is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1-20 C atoms to which, optionally one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups is in each case replaced by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —O—CO—, —S—CO—, —O—COO—, —CO—S—, —CO—O—, —CH (halogen)-, —CH(CN)—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—.
28. A combination of optical elements according to claim 1 , wherein said optical retardation film provides a retardation of 50-250 nm.
29. A combination of optical elements according to claim 28 , wherein said optical retardation film has a thickness of 0.2-30 μm.
30. A retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein said optical retardation film provides a retardation of 50-250 nm.
31. A retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein said optical retardation film has a thickness of 0.2-30 μm.
32. An optical retardation film according to claim 11 , wherein the mixture of the polymerizable mesogenic material consists essentially of components
a1) 15 to 99% by weight of at least one mesogen according to formula I having one polymerization functional group,
a2) 0 to 90% by weight of at least one mesogen according to formula I having two or more polymerizable functional groups,
b) 0.01 to 5% by weight of an initiator,
c) 0 to 20% by weight of a non-mesogenic compound having two or more polymerizable functional groups,
d) 0 to 1000 ppm of a stabilizer, and
e) 0 to 5% by weight of a chain transfer agent.
33. A film of claim 32 , wherein the amount of component a2 is 0%.
34. A mixture of polymerizable mesogenic material comprising components
a1) 40 to 99% by weight of at least one mesogen according to formula I having one polymerization functional group,
P—(Sp—X) n —MG—R I
wherein
P is a polymerizable group,
Sp is a spacer group having 1 to 20 C atoms,
X is a group selected from —O—, —S—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCOO— or a single bond,
n is 1,
MG is a group according to formula II
—(A 1 —Z 1 ) m —A 2 —Z 2 —A 3 — II
wherein
A 1 , A 2 and A 3 are independently from each other 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which one or more CH groups is replaced by N, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene in which one or two non-adjacent CH 2 groups is replaced in each case by O or S, 1,4-cyclohexenylene or naphthalene-2,6-diyl, wherein these groups are unsubstituted, or mono- or polysubstituted by halogen, cyano, or nitro groups or alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl groups having 1 to 7 C atoms wherein one or more H atoms are in each case optionally replaced by F or Cl,
Z 1 and Z 2 are each independently —COO—, —OCO—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —OCH 2 —, —CH 2 O—, —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—COO—, —OCO—CH═CH— or a single bond,
m is 0, 1 or 2, and
R is an alkyl radical with up to 25 C atoms which is unsubstituted, or is mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups to be replaced, in each case independently from one another, by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —COO—, —OCO—, —OCO—O—, —S—CO—, —CO—S— or —C≡C— in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, or
R is halogen or cyano,
a2) >0 to 90% by weight of at least one mesogen according to formula I′ having two or more polymerizable functional groups,
P—(Sp—X) n —MG—(X—Sp) n —P I′
wherein P, Sp, X, n, and MG are each independently as defined above,
b) 0.01 to 5% by weight of an initiator,
c) 0 to 20% by weight of a non-mesogenic compound having two or more polymerizable functional groups,
d) 0 to 1000 ppm of a stabilizer, and
e) 0 to 5% by weight of a chain transfer agent.
35. A mixture of claim 33 34 , wherein said mixture contains two to eight different mesogens of formula I having one polymerizable group.
36. A mixture of claim 34 , where wherein P is in each case independently CH 2 ═CW—COO—, WCH═CH—O—, CH 2 ═CH-Phenyl-(O) k —, or
W is H, CH 3 or Cl, k is 0 or 1, and
Sp is a linear or branched alkylene group having 1-20 C atoms in which, optionally one or more non-adjacent CH 2 groups is in each case replaced by —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(CH 3 )—, —CO—, —O—CO—, —S—CO—, —O—COO—, —CO—S—, —CO—O—, —CH(halogen)-, —CH(CN)—, —CH═CH— or —C≡C—.
37. A mixture of claim 14 , wherein MG is selected from formulae II-1 to II-16:
-Phe-Z 2 -Phe- II-1 -Phe-Z 2 -Cyc- II-2 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-3 -PheL-Z 2 -Cyc- II-4 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-5 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Phe- II-6 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Cyc- II-7 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -Phe- II-8 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -Cyc- II-9 -Phe-Z 1 -Cyc-Z 2 -Phe- II-10 -Phe-Z 1 -Cyc-Z 2 -Cyc- II-11 -Phe-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-12 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-13 -PheL-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-14 -PheL-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-15 -PheL-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -PheL- II-16
wherein L is F, Cl, CN, NO 2 , CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , OCH 3 , OC 2 H 5 , COCH 3 , COC 2 H 5 , CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , or OC 2 F 5 .
38. A mixture of combination of optical elements according to claim 25 , wherein MG is selected from formulae II-1 to II-16:
-Phe-Z 2 -Phe- II-1 -Phe-Z 2 -Cyc- II-2 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-3 -PheL-Z 2 -Cyc- II-4 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-5 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Phe- II-6 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Cyc- II-7 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -Phe- II-8 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -Cyc- II-9 -Phe-Z 1 -Cyc-Z 2 -Phe- II-10 -Phe-Z 1 -Cyc-Z 2 -Cyc- II-11 -Phe-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-12 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-13 -PheL-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-14 -PheL-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-15 -PheL-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -PheL- II-16
wherein L is F, Cl, CN, NO 2 , CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , OCH 3 , OC 2 H 5 , COCH 3 , COC 2 H 5 , CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , or OC 2 F 5 .
39. A mixture of claim 27 wherein MG is selected from formulae II-1 to II-16:
-Phe-Z 2 -Phe- II-1 -Phe-Z 2 -Cyc- II-2 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-3 -PheL-Z 2 -Cyc- II-4 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-5 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Phe- II-6 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Cyc- II-7 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -Phe- II-8 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -Cyc- II-9 -Phe-Z 1 -Cyc-Z 2 -Phe- II-10 -Phe-Z 1 -Cyc-Z 2 -Cyc- II-11 -Phe-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-12 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-13 -PheL-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-14 -PheL-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-15 -PheL-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -PheL- II-16
wherein L is F, Cl, CN, NO 2 , CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , OCH 3 , OC 2 H 5 , COCH 3 , COC 2 H 5 , CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , or OC 2 F 5 .
40. A mixture of claim 34 , wherein MG is selected from formulae II-1 to II-16:
-Phe-Z 2 -Phe- II-1 -Phe-Z 2 -Cyc- II-2 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-3 -PheL-Z 2 -Cyc- II-4 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-5 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Phe- II-6 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Cyc- II-7 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -Phe- II-8 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -Cyc- II-9 -Phe-Z 1 -Cyc-Z 2 -Phe- II-10 -Phe-Z 1 -Cyc-Z 2 -Cyc- II-11 -Phe-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-12 -Phe-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-13 -PheL-Z 1 -Phe-Z 2 -PheL- II-14 -PheL-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -Phe- II-15 -PheL-Z 1 -PheL-Z 2 -PheL- II-16
wherein L is F, Cl, CN, NO 2 , CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , OCH 3 , OC 2 H 5 , COCH 3 , COC 2 H 5 , CF 3 , OCF 3 , OCHF 2 , or OC 2 F 5 .
41. An optical retardation film of claim 7 , wherein said film is a quarter wave retardation film.
42. A device according to claim 6 , further comprising a metallic or nonmetallic reflector.
43. An optical retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein the polymerizable mesogenic material is coated and cured onto a compensation film which serves as a substrate.
44. An optical retardation film according to claim 43 , wherein the compensation film that serves as a substrate comprises a layer of anisotropic polymeric material with a homeotropic or tiled homeotropic orientation.
45. An optical retardation film according to claim 7 , wherein the polymerizable mesogenic material is coated and cured directly onto a reflective polarizer which serves as a substrate.
46. An optical retardation film according to claim 45 , wherein the reflective polarizer is a broadband reflective polarizer.
47. An optical retardation film in combination with a compensation film comprising:
an optical retardation film comprising at least one layer of an anisotropic polymeric material having an optical symmetry axis which has a tilt angle relative to the plane of the layer 0° to 25°, combined with
a compensation film comprising a layer of anisotropic polymeric material with a homeotropic or tiled homeotropic orientation,
wherein each of said optical retardation film and compensation film are obtained by polymerization of an oriented layer of reactive mesogens, and wherein one of said optical retardation film and compensation film is prepared on the other of said films which serves as a substrate.
48. An optical retardation film in combination with a broadband reflective polarizer compromising: an optical retardation film comprising at least one layer of an anisotropic polymeric material having an optical symmetry axis which has a tilt angle relative to the plane of the layer of 0° to 25°, combined with a broadband reflective polarizer film,
wherein each of said optical retardation film and broadband reflective polarizer film are obtained by polymerization of an oriented layer of reactive mesogens, and wherein one of said optical retardation film and broadband reflective polarizer film is prepared on the other of said films which serves as a substrate.
49. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises a combination of optical elements according to claim 1 .
50. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device further comprises a device according to claim 6 .
51. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 7 .
52. An optical retardation film according to claim 7 in combination with a linear polarizer.
53. An optical retardation film according to claim 11 in combination with a linear polarizer.
54. An optical retardation film according to claim 30 in combination with a linear polarizer.
55. An optical retardation film according to claim 32 in combination with a linear polarizer.
56. An optical retardation film according to claim 41 in combination with a linear polarizer.
57. An optical retardation film according to claim 43 in combination with a linear polarizer.
58. An optical retardation film according to claim 44 in combination with a linear polarizer.
59. An optical retardation film according to claim 47 in combination with a linear polarizer.
60. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 52 .
61. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 53 .
62. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 54 .
63. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 55 .
64. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 56 .
65. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 57 .
66. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 58 .
67. In a liquid crystal display device the improvement wherein said device comprises an optical retardation film according to claim 59 .
68. A mixture of polymerizable mesogenic material according to claim 34 , further comprising one or more surface active compounds.
69. An optical retardation film according to claim 11 , wherein said mixture of polymerizable mesogenic material further comprises one or more surface active compounds.
70. A mixture according to claim 14 , wherein MG is selected from formulae IIa to IIn
wherein L is F, Cl, CN or an optionally fluorinated alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl group having 1 to 4 C atoms, and r is 0 , 1 or 2 .
71. A mixture according to claim 34 , wherein MG is selected from formulae IIa to IIn
wherein L is F, Cl, CN or an optionally fluorinated alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl group having 1 to 4 C atoms, and r is 0 , 1 or 2 .
72. A mixture according to claim 36 , wherein MG is selected from formulae IIa to IIn
wherein L is F, Cl, CN or an optionally fluorinated alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl group having 1 to 4 C atoms, and r is 0 , 1 or 2 .
73. A mixture according to claim 70 , wherein the group
74. A mixture according to claim 71 , wherein the group
75. A mixture according to claim 14 , wherein said at least one mesogen according to formulas I and I′ are selected from formulae Ia to Ig
wherein
x and y are each independently 1 to 12 ,
A is a 1 , 4 - phenylene or 1 , 4 - cyclohexylene group,
R
1
is halogen, cyano or an optionally halogenated alkyl or alkoxy group with 1 to 12 C atoms, and
L
1
and L
2
are each independently H, halogen, CN, or an alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl group with 1 to 7 C atoms.
76. A mixture according to claim 34 , wherein said mesogens according to formulas I and I′ are selected from formulae Ia to Ig
wherein
x and y are each independently 1 to 12 ,
A is a 1 , 4 - phenylene or 1 , 4 - cyclohexylene group,
R
1
is halogen, cyano or an optionally halogenated alkyl or alkoxy group with 1 to 12 C atoms, and
L
1
and L
2
are each independently H, halogen, CN, or an alkyl, alkoxy or alkanoyl group with 1 to 7 C atoms.
77. A mixture according to claim 14 , further comprising a solvent.
78. A mixture according to claim 77 , wherein said solvent is toluene.
79. A mixture according to claim 34 , further comprising a solvent.
80. A mixture according to claim 79 , wherein said solvent is toluene.Cited by (0)
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