Polarizing plate, method for manufacturing polarizing plate, and optical display device comprising same

1. A polarizing plate comprising:

an adhesive layer, a barrier layer, a polarizer, and a protective film sequentially stacked in the stated order,

wherein the barrier layer is directly formed on the polarizer and is formed of a barrier layer composition comprising an epoxy compound, a (meth)acrylate compound and a sulfonium antimony-based initiator.

2. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer has a glass transition temperature of about 90° C. or more.

3. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer has a yellow index of about 1.0 or less.

4. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the sulfonium antimony-based initiator comprises a cation of at least one selected from among triphenylsulfonium, diphenyl-4-thiophenoxyphenylsulfonium and diphenyl-4-phenylthiophenyl sulfonium, and an anion of at least one selected from among hexafluoroantimonate (SbF 6 − ) and hexachloroantimonate (SbCl 6 − ).

5. A polarizing plate comprising:

an adhesive layer, a barrier layer, a polarizer, and a protective film sequentially stacked in the stated order,

wherein the barrier layer is directly formed on the polarizer and is formed of a barrier layer composition comprising an epoxy compound and a sulfonium antimony-based initiator,

wherein the epoxy compound comprises a bifunctional alicyclic epoxy compound, and

the barrier layer composition comprises the bifunctional alicyclic epoxy compound; and at least one of a monofunctional aromatic epoxy compound, a bifunctional aliphatic epoxy compound and a (meth)acrylate compound.

6. The polarizing plate according to claim 5 , wherein the bifunctional alicyclic epoxy compound and the at least one of the monofunctional aromatic epoxy compound, the bifunctional aliphatic epoxy compound and the (meth)acrylate compound are present in a weight ratio of about 60 wt % to about 90 wt %:about 10 wt % to about 40 wt % (bifunctional alicyclic epoxy compound:at least one of the monofunctional aromatic epoxy compound, the bifunctional aliphatic epoxy compound and the (meth)acrylate compound), based on a total of 100 parts by weight thereof.

7. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the barrier layer has a thickness of about 20 μm or less.

8. A method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, comprising:

depositing a barrier layer composition onto one surface of a polarizer, followed by attaching a process film thereto; and

curing the barrier layer composition to form a barrier layer, followed by peeling the process film from the barrier layer,

wherein peel strength between the barrier layer and the process film is about 40 gf/25 mm or less.

9. The method for manufacturing a polarizing plate according to claim 8 , wherein the barrier layer composition comprises an epoxy compound and a sulfonium antimony-based initiator.

10. The method for manufacturing a polarizing plate according to claim 8 , wherein the barrier layer composition further comprises a (meth)acrylate compound.

11. The method for manufacturing a polarizing plate according to claim 8 , wherein the process film comprises a non-stretched or stretched polypropylene film or a non-stretched or stretched polyethylene terephthalate film.

12. The method for manufacturing a polarizing plate according to claim 8 , further comprising:

depositing a bonding layer composition onto one surface of a protective film and attaching the protective film to another surface of the polarizer, followed by curing the bonding layer composition.

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