Dye-containing curable composition, color filter and method of manufacturing the same

1. A dye-containing composition comprising a binder and an organic solvent soluble dye, wherein the organic solvent soluble dye is a compound represented by the following general formula (I),

Dye·X n   General formula (I)

wherein Dye represents an acidic dye portion having at least one of a sulfonic acid group and a carboxylic acid group; X represents a portion which is derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen-containing compound with a molecular weight of 250 or less having carbon, hydrogen, and two or more nitrogen atoms, and an aliphatic cyclic amine compound with a molecular weight of 250 or less having carbon, hydrogen, and one or more nitrogen atoms; and n represents a value that satisfies 0<n≦5, and

wherein the dye-containing composition is a dye-containing curable composition.

2. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein Dye in general formula (I) is a portion derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of an azo-type acidic dye, a xanthene-type acidic dye, and a phthalocyanine-type acidic dye.

3. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein Dye in general formula (I) is a portion derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a monoazo-type acidic dye and a bisazo-type acidic dye.

4. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of a nitrogen-containing compound and an aliphatic cyclic amine compound in general formula (I) has a molecular weight of 60 to 230.

5. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of a nitrogen-containing compound and an aliphatic cyclic amine compound in general formula (I) is a hydrazine-type compound represented by the following general formula (II),

wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 independently represents a straight or branched alkyl group; a total number of carbon atoms in R 1 to R 4 is 14 or less; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may be bonded to each other to form an aliphatic ring; and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may be bonded to each other to form a bicyclo-ring when provided with branched chains.

6. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein n in general formula (I) satisfies 0<n≦4.5.

7. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein n in general formula (I) satisfies 0<n≦4.

8. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein n in general formula (I) satisfies 0<n≦3.5.

9. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein the organic solvent soluble dye is contained in an amount of 0.5 to 80% by mass based on a total solid component of the dye-containing curable composition.

10. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein a content of the binder is 10 to 90% by mass based on a total solid component of the dye-containing curable composition.

11. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein the binder is a water-soluble or alkali-soluble binder, and the dye-containing curable composition further contains a photo-polymerization initiator and a monomer or oligomer that contains at least one ethylenic unsaturated group.

12. The dye-containing composition of claim 11 , further comprising a cross-linking agent.

13. The dye-containing composition of claim 1 , wherein X represents a portion which is derived from an aliphatic cyclic amine compound with a molecular weight of 250 or less having carbon, hydrogen, and one or more nitrogen atoms.

14. A color filter comprising a dye-containing composition containing a binder and an organic solvent soluble dye, wherein the organic solvent soluble dye is a compound represented by the following general formula (I),

Dye·X n   General formula (I)

wherein Dye represents an acidic dye portion having at least one of a sulfonic acid group and a carboxylic acid group; X represents a portion which is derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen-containing compound with a molecular weight of 250 or less having carbon, hydrogen, and two or more nitrogen atoms, and an aliphatic cyclic amine compound with a molecular weight of 250 or less having carbon, hydrogen, and one or more nitrogen atoms; and n represents a value that satisfies 0<n≦5, and

wherein the dye-containing composition is a dye-containing curable composition.

15. The color filter of claim 14 , wherein X represents a portion which is derived from an aliphatic cyclic amine compound with a molecular weight of 250 or less having carbon, hydrogen, and one or more nitrogen atoms.

16. A method of manufacturing a color filter, comprising the steps of:

applying a dye-containing composition containing a binder and an organic solvent soluble dye onto a support, wherein the dye-containing composition is a dye-containing curable composition;

exposing the dye-containing curable composition through a mask; and

developing the dye-containing curable composition to form a pattern,

wherein the organic solvent soluble dye is a compound represented by the following general formula (I),

Dye·X n   General formula (I)

wherein Dye represents an acidic dye portion having at least one of a sulfonic acid group and a carboxylic acid group; X represents a portion which is derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen-containing compound with a molecular weight of 250 or less having carbon, hydrogen, and two or more nitrogen atoms, and an aliphatic cyclic amine compound with a molecular weight of 250 or less having carbon, hydrogen, and one or more nitrogen atoms; and n represents a value that satisfies 0<n≦5.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising a step of curing the formed pattern by at least one of heating and exposure to light.