Adhesive for polarizing plate and polarizing plate including the same

1. An adhesive composition for a polarizing plate comprising:

a first epoxy monomer having a glass transition temperature of a homopolymer of 135° C. to 190° C. and a second epoxy monomer having a glass transition temperature of a homopolymer of 10° C. to 45° C.,

0.5 parts by weight to 20 parts by weight of a cationic photopolymerization initiator based on 100 parts by weight of the first epoxy monomer, and

100 parts by weight to 250 parts by weight of oxetane compound having at least one oxetanyl group in a molecule with respect to 100 parts by weight of the first epoxy monomer,

wherein a weight ratio of the first epoxy monomer to the second epoxy monomer is 1:1 to 3:1,

wherein the first epoxy monomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3,4′-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate and vinylcyclohexenedioxide,

wherein the second epoxy monomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol diglycidyl ether, 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, neopentyl diglycidyl ether and trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether, and

wherein after curing a glass transition temperature of the adhesive composition is ranging from 80° C. to 120° C., and a viscosity of the adhesive composition is ranging from 10 to 50 cP at 25° C.

2. The adhesive composition of claim 1 , further comprising a vinyl compound, which is contained at a weight ratio of 0.1 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the overall adhesive composition.

3. The adhesive composition of claim 2 , wherein the vinyl compound is one selected from the group consisting of hydroxy-C 1-6 alkyl vinyl ether and vinyl acetate.

4. The adhesive composition of claim 1 , further comprising a silane coupling agent, which is contained at a weight ratio of 0.1 parts by weight to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the overall adhesive composition.

5. The adhesive composition of claim 4 , wherein the silane coupling agent comprises at least one cationic polymerization functional group selected from the group consisting of epoxy groups, vinyl groups, and radical groups.

6. The adhesive composition of claim 1 , further comprising a radical polymerization monomer, which is contained at a weight ratio of 0-40 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the overall adhesive composition.

7. The adhesive composition of claim 6 , further comprising a photo-radical polymerization initiator, which is contained at a weight ratio of 0.5-20 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the overall adhesive composition.

8. A polarizing plate comprising a polarizer, an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, and a transparent base film formed on the adhesive layer,

wherein the adhesive layer is formed of the adhesive composition of claim 1 .

9. The polarizing plate of claim 8 , further comprising a primer layer between the adhesive layer and the transparent base film.

10. The polarizing plate of claim 9 , wherein the primer layer is formed of a primer composition comprising 1-50 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the primer composition of a urethane polymer, 0.1-10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the primer composition of water-dispersible fine particles, and a balance of water.

11. An optical device comprising the polarizing plate of claim 8 .

12. The polarizing plate of claim 8 , wherein the transparent base film is at least one selected from the group consisting of an acrylic film, a PET (polyethyleneterephthalate) film, an acrylic-based primer-treated PET (polyethyleneterephthalate) film, a polynorbornene film, a COP (cycloolefinpolymer) film, a polycarbonate film and TAC (triacetylcellulose) film.