Method for preparing polarizing plate locally having depolarization region, and polarizing plate prepared by using same
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, the method including: preparing a polarizing plate where a protection film is laminated on one surface of a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one or more of iodine and dichromatic dyes; and forming a depolarization region having single transmittance of 80% or more at a wavelength band in a range of 400 nm to 800 nm by bringing a decoloring solution including 1 to 30 wt % of a decolorant into local contact with the other surface of the polarizer, and a polarizing plate manufactured by using the same.
1. A method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, the method comprising:
preparing a polarizing plate where a protection film is laminated on one surface of a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one or more of iodine and dichromatic dyes;
forming at least one depolarization region having single transmittance of 80% or more at a wavelength band in a range of 400 nm to 800 nm and arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of 100 nm or less, by bringing a decoloring solution including 1 to 30 wt % of a decolorant into local contact with the other surface of the polarizer; and
performing washing by using an acid solution,
wherein the forming of the depolarization region is performed by a dispenser, inkjet, or gravure printing method.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the decolorant includes one kind or more selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium hydrosulfide (NaSH), sodium azide (NaN 3 ), potassium hydroxide (KOH), potassium hydrosulfide (KSH), and potassium thiosulfate (KS 2 O 3 ).
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a pH of the decoloring solution is 11 to 14.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a viscosity of the decoloring solution is 1 cP to 2000 cP.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the decoloring solution further includes a viscosity agent.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the viscosity agent includes one kind or more selected from the group consisting of a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, a polyvinyl acetoacetate-based resin, an acetoacetyl group-denatured polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, butenediolvinyl alcohols, a polyethylene glycol-based resin, and a polyacrylamide-based resin.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the decoloring solution includes: 1 wt % to 30 wt % of a decolorant; 0.5 wt % to 30 wt % of the viscosity agent; and water as a balance, based on a total weight.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein an area of at least one depolarization region is 0.5 mm 2 or more and 500 mm 2 or less.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
after the forming of the depolarization region, forming an optical layer on at least one surface of the polarizing plate.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the optical layer includes a protection film, a retardation film, a luminance improvement film, a hard coating layer, an antireflection layer, a cohesive layer, an adhesion layer, or a local decoloring region which is a combination thereof.
11. A polarizing plate comprising:
a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one or more of iodine and dichromatic dyes, and
an acryl-based protection film laminated on at least one surface of the polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer by using a cation-based UV adhesive,
wherein the polarizing plate locally has at least one depolarization region having single transmittance of 80% or more at a wavelength band in a range of 400 nm to 800 nm, and arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of the depolarization region is 100 nm or less.
12. The polarizing plate of claim 11 , wherein root mean square roughness (Rq) of the depolarization region is 100 nm or less.
13. The polarizing plate of claim 11 , wherein an area of at least one depolarization region is 0.5 mm2 or more and 500 mm2 or less.
14. The polarizing plate of claim 11 , wherein in the depolarization region of the polarizing plate, a polarization degree is 20% or less.
15. The polarizing plate of claim 11 , wherein in a region of the polarizing plate other than the depolarization region, the single transmittance is 40% to 45% and a polarization degree is 99% or more.
16. The polarizing plate of claim 11 , wherein in the depolarization region of the polarizing plate, a haze is 3% or less.
17. The polarizing plate of claim 11 , wherein in the depolarization region, a content of at least one or more of the iodine and dichromatic dyes is 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt %, and in a region other than the depolarization region, the content of at least one or more of the iodine and dichromatic dyes is 1 wt % to 4 wt %.