OPTICAL MEMBER, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE OPTICAL MEMBER
An optical member according to the present invention includes a transparent substrate provided with a barrier layer, a low-refractive-index layer, and a light diffusion layer, the transparent substrate, the low-refractive index layer and the light diffusion layer being provided in this order, wherein the light diffusion layer includes a light scattering particle and a matrix material containing at least a binder resin, the light scattering particle being dispersed in the matrix material, wherein the low-refractive-index layer has a thickness of 1.2 m or more, and wherein the optical member is used in organic electroluminescence display devices.
1 . An optical member comprising:
a transparent substrate provided with a barrier layer,
a low-refractive-index layer, and
a light diffusion layer,
the transparent substrate, low-refractive-index layer and light diffusion layer being provided in this order,
wherein the light diffusion layer comprises a light scattering particle and a matrix material containing at least a binder resin, the light scattering particle being dispersed in the matrix material,
wherein the low-refractive-index layer has a thickness of 1.2 μm or more, and
wherein the optical member is used in organic electroluminescence display devices.
2 . The optical member according to claim 1 , wherein the light diffusion layer further comprises a colorant and functions as a color filter.
3 . The optical member according to claim 1 , wherein the light scattering particle contains at least one inorganic fine particle selected from ZrO 2 , TiO 2 , ZnO, and SnO 2 .
4 . The optical member according to claim 1 , wherein the light scattering particle has a refractive index of 2.1 or higher, and the matrix material has a refractive index of 1.6 or lower.
5 . The optical member according to claim 1 , wherein the light scattering particle has an average particle diameter of 2.0 μm or smaller.
6 . The optical member according to claim 5 , wherein the light scattering particle has an average particle diameter of 0.2 μm to 0.5 μm.
7 . The optical member according to claim 1 , wherein the light diffusion layer has a thickness of 2.0 μm to 10.0 μm.
8 . The optical member according to claim 1 , wherein the low-refractive-index layer has a refractive index of 1.45 or lower.
9 . The optical member according to claim 8 , wherein the low-refractive-index layer contains a hollow silica.
10 . An organic electroluminescence display device comprising:
an optical member,
wherein the optical member comprises:
a transparent substrate provided with a barrier layer,
a low-refractive-index layer, and
a light diffusion layer,
the transparent substrate, low-refractive-index layer and light diffusion layer being provided in this order,
wherein the light diffusion layer comprises a light scattering particle and a matrix material containing at least a binder resin, the light scattering particle being dispersed in the matrix material,
wherein the low-refractive-index layer has a thickness of 1.2 μm or more, and
wherein the optical member is used in organic electroluminescence display devices.
11 . The organic electroluminescence display device according to claim 10 , further comprising an adhesion layer, wherein the adhesion layer has a refractive index of 1.5 to 1.9.
12 . The organic electroluminescence display device according to claim 11 , wherein the adhesion layer has a refractive index of 1.65 to 1.9.
13 . The organic electroluminescence display device according to claim 11 , wherein the adhesion layer has a thickness of 10 μm or less.