Optical film, polarizing plate and image display device
An optical film, includes: a transparent support; and at least one low refractive index layer, wherein the at least one low refractive index layer is a layer formed from a coating composition containing: (A) an inorganic fine particle; (B) a fluorine-containing copolymer; and (C) a polyfunctional fluorine-containing acrylate, and the polyfunctional fluorine-containing acrylate (C) is represented by the following structural formula: wherein Rf represents a (p+q)-valent perfluoro saturated hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 20, which may have an ether bond; p represents an integer of 2 to 10; q represents an integer of 0 to 8, provided that (p+q) represents an integer of 2 to 10; r represents an integer of 0 to 100; and R represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group.
1. An optical film, comprising:
a transparent support; and
at least one low refractive index layer,
wherein one or more of the at least one low refractive index layer is a layer formed from a coating composition containing: (A) an inorganic fine particle; (B) a fluorine-containing copolymer; and (C) a polyfunctional fluorine-containing acrylate,
wherein one or more of the at least one refractive index layer has a refractive index of 1.20-1.46, and
the polyfunctional fluorine-containing acrylate (C) is represented by the following structural formula:
wherein Rf represents a (p+q)-valent perfluoro saturated hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 20, which may have an ether bond;
p represents an integer of 3 to 6;
q represents an integer of 0 to 8, provided that (p+q) represents an integer of 3 to 10;
r represents an integer of 0 to 100; and
R represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group.
2. The optical film according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inorganic fine particle (A) has a size of 5 to 120 nm and accounts for 10 to 70 mass % based on the entire solid content in the coating composition.
3. The optical film according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inorganic fine particle (A) is surface-treated with at least one of a hydrolysate of an organosilane compound and a partial condensate thereof.
4. The optical film according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one kind of the inorganic fine particle (A) is a particle having a cavity in an inside of the particle.
5. The optical film according to claim 1 ,
wherein the coating composition further contains (D) a non-fluorine-containing polyfunctional monomer.
6. The optical film according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the polyfunctional fluorine-containing acrylate (C), r is an integer of 0 to 4, and q is an integer of 0 to 3, provided that (p+q) is an integer of 3 to 6.
7. The optical film according to claim 6 ,
wherein in the polyfunctional fluorine-containing acrylate (C), r is 0 or 1, and q is an integer of 0 to 3, provided that (p+q) is an integer of 3 to 6.
8. The optical film according to claim 1 ,
wherein a content of (C) the polyfunctional fluorine-containing acrylate in the coating composition is from 5 to 50 mass % based on the entire solid content of the coating composition.
9. The optical film according to claim 1 ,
wherein the coating composition further contains (E) a polysiloxane-based compound.
10. A polarizing plate, comprising:
at least two protective films; and
a polarizing film between the at least two protective films,
wherein at least one of the at least two protective films is the optical film according to claim 1 .
11. An image display device, comprising:
the optical film according to claim 1 on the outermost surface of the display.