Polarizing plate, composition for protective layers of a polarizing plate, and optical display including the same

1. A polarizing plate comprising:

a polarizer; and

a protective layer formed directly on a surface of the polarizer, the protective layer being formed from a composition for protective layers of polarizing plates comprising:

(A) a photocurable monomer or oligomer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about 50° C. or greater and comprising at least one of tripropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, tris(2-hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate di(meth)acrylate, dipropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, bisphenol A di(meth)acrylate, hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, tetraethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, and tricyclodecane dimethanol di(meth)acrylate;

(B) particles, the particles being present in the protective layer in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 40 wt %;

(C) a reactive monomer or oligomer comprising at least one of (C1) an acrylic monomer or oligomer having at least one hydrophilic group, and (C2) an acrylic monomer or oligomer having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups; and

(D) an initiator,

the protective layer having a thickness of 1 μm to 30 μm and being a single layer,

wherein the protective layer has a storage modulus at about 25° C. of greater than about 2000 MPa, as measured at a heating rate of 10° C./min, a temperature of −50° C. to 100° C., a frequency of 1 Hz, and a strain of 0.5%.

2. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the protective layer has a modulus at about 25° C. of greater than about 2000 MPa to about 3900 MPa, as measured at a heating rate of 10° C./min, a temperature of −50° C. to 100° C., a frequency of 1 Hz, and a strain of 0.5%.

3. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the protective layer has a haze of about 0.001% to about 5% at a wavelength of about 300 nm to about 700 nm.

4. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the particles have an average particle diameter (D50) of about 1 nm to about 50 nm.

5. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the particles comprise non-core-shell type inorganic particles.

6. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the particles comprise at least one of silica (SiO 2 ), aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, aluminum hydroxide, talc, magnesium oxide, and zinc oxide.

7. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the composition for protective layers of a polarizing plate comprises: about 20 parts by weight to about 80 parts by weight of the (A) photocurable monomer or oligomer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about 50° C. or greater; about 5 parts by weight to about 40 parts by weight of the (B) particles; and about 5 parts by weight to about 60 parts by weight of the (C) reactive monomer or oligomer, based on 100 parts by weight of (A)+(B)+(C).

8. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the (C2) acrylic monomer or oligomer having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups comprises an acrylic monomer or oligomer having at least three (meth)acryloyl groups.

9. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , further comprising an optical film formed on an other surface of the polarizer.

10. The polarizing plate according to claim 9 , wherein a ratio (D2/D1) of a thickness D2 of the protective layer to a thickness D1 of the optical film ranges from about 2:3 to about 1:10.

11. A composition for protective layers directly formed on a surface of a polarizer of a polarizing plate, the protective layer being a single layer, the composition comprising:

(A) a photocurable monomer or oligomer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about 50° C. or greater and comprising at least one of tripropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, tris(2-hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate di(meth)acrylate, dipropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, bisphenol A di(meth)acrylate, hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, tetraethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, and tricyclodecane dimethanol di(meth)acrylate;

(B) particles having a particle diameter of about 1 nm to about 50 nm, the particles being present in the protective layer in an amount of about 5 wt % to about 40 wt %;

(C) a reactive monomer or oligomer comprising (C1) an acrylic monomer or oligomer having at least one hydrophilic group; and

(D) an initiator,

wherein the composition after curing has a storage modulus at about 25° C. of greater than about 2000 MPa to about 3900 MPa, as measured at a heating rate of 10° C./min, a temperature of −50° C. to 100° C., a frequency of 1 Hz, and a strain of 0.5%.

12. The composition for protective layers of a polarizing plate according to claim 11 , comprising:

about 20 parts by weight to about 80 parts by weight of the (A) monomer or oligomer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of about 50° C. or greater;

about 5 parts by weight to about 40 parts by weight of the (B) particles;

about 5 parts by weight to about 60 parts by weight of the (C) reactive monomer or oligomer comprising the (C1) acrylic monomer or oligomer having the at least one hydrophilic group; and

about 0.1 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight of the (D) initiator,

based on 100 parts by weight of (A)+(B)+(C).

13. An optical display comprising the polarizing plate according to claim 1 .

14. An optical display comprising a protective layer formed from the composition for protective layers of a polarizing plate according to claim 11 .