Method for manufacturing polarizer, and polarizer and polarizing plate manufactured using same
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizer, including: a) immersing and swelling a polyvinyl alcohol-based film in an aqueous solution containing an azo-based dye having an absorption wavelength of 300 nm to 550 nm; b) dyeing the swollen polyvinyl alcohol-based film with an iodine-based dye; and c) stretching the dyed polyvinyl alcohol-based film, and a polarizer manufactured using the method.
1. A method for manufacturing a polarizer, the method comprising:
a) immersing and swelling a polyvinyl alcohol-based film in an aqueous solution containing an azo-based dye having an absorption wavelength of 300 nm to 550 nm;
b) dyeing the swollen polyvinyl alcohol-based film with an iodine-based dye; and
c) stretching the dyed polyvinyl alcohol-based film,
wherein the azo-based dye having an absorption wavelength of 300 nm to 550 nm includes any one or more members selected from the group consisting of chrysophenine and brilliant yellow, and
wherein the aqueous solution containing the azo-based dye having an absorption wavelength of 300 nm to 550 nm contains the azo-based dye in an amount of 0.001 wt % to 0.5 wt %.
2. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the aqueous solution containing the azo-based dye having an absorption wavelength of 300 nm to 550 nm further contains alcohol.
3. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the iodine-based dye includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of iodine, potassium iodide, hydrogen iodide, lithium iodide, sodium iodide, zinc iodide, lithium iodide, aluminum iodide, lead iodide, copper iodide, valium iodide, calcium iodide, tin iodide, and titanium iodide.
4. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the swelling step is performed at 10° C. to 45° C. for 5 seconds to 180 seconds.
5. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , further comprising:
crosslinking a dye of the stretched polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer.
6. A polarizer manufactured by the method of claim 1 comprising:
a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer containing an azo-based dye having an absorption wavelength of 300 nm to 550 nm,
wherein the polarizer has a single-color b value of 2 to 5 and a cross-color b value of −1 to 1.
7. The polarizer of claim 6 , wherein the polarizer has a single transmittance Ts of 40% to 50% in a wavelength band of 380 nm to 780 nm.
8. The polarizer of claim 6 , wherein the polarizer has a cross transmittance Tc of 0.0001% to 1% in a wavelength band of 380 nm to 780 nm.
9. The polarizer of claim 6 , wherein the polarizer has a cross transmittance Tc of 0.0001% to 0.5% in a wavelength band of 405 nm.
10. The polarizer of claim 6 , wherein the polarizer contains an iodine-based dye in an amount of 1 wt % to 5 wt % per 19.2 mm 3 and an azo-based dye in an amount of 0.1 wt % to 5 wt % per 19.2 mm 3 .
11. The polarizer of claim 6 , wherein in the polarizer, the iodine-based dye and the azo-based dye have a weight ratio of 1:1 to 5:1.
12. A polarizing plate, comprising:
the polarizer of claim 6 ; and
a protective film laminated on one surface or both surfaces of the polarizer.