POLARIZING PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

1 . A polarizing plate comprising:

a polarizer;

a low moisture-permeable substrate layer provided on one surface of the polarizer; and

a protective layer provided on the other surface of the polarizer,

wherein the protective layer has a thickness of greater than or equal to 4.5 μm and less than or equal to 10 μm; and

the protective layer is a resin layer comprising an active energy ray-curable composition comprising an epoxy compound and an oxetane compound or a cured material thereof.

2 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer has a strength coefficient value, which is represented by Mathematical Formula 1, of greater than or equal to 6,750 and less than or equal to 60,000:

strength coefficient (Mpa*μm)=storage modulus of protective layer×thickness of protective layer   [Mathematical Formula 1]

wherein, in Mathematical Formula 1,

the storage modulus of the protective layer is a storage modulus at 80° C. under a measurement condition of a temperature range of −10° C. to 160° C., a temperature raising rate of 5° C./min and a strain of 10%.

3 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein a shrinkage coefficient value of the low moisture-permeable substrate layer represented by Mathematical Formula 2 is greater than or equal to 60 and less than or equal to 900:

shrinkage coefficient ( N *μm)=force of shrinkage of low moisture-permeable substrate layer×thickness of low moisture-permeable substrate layer   [Mathematical Formula 2]

wherein, in Mathematical Formula 2,

the force of shrinkage of the low moisture-permeable substrate is a force of shrinkage in a TD direction after being left unattended for 2 hours at 80° C.

4 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein the storage modulus of the protective layer is greater than or equal to 1,200 Mpa and less than or equal to 10,000 Mpa at 80° C. under a measurement condition of a temperature range of −10° C. to 160° C., a temperature raising rate of 5° C./min and a strain of 10%.

5 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer has a thickness of greater than or equal to 4.5 μm and less than or equal to 8.5 μm.

6 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein a force of shrinkage of the low moisture-permeable substrate layer in a TD direction when left unattended for 2 hours at a temperature of 80° C. is greater than or equal to 1 N and less than or equal to 10 N.

7 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein the low moisture-permeable substrate layer has a thickness of greater than or equal to 40 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm.

8 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein the low moisture-permeable substrate layer has a moisture permeability of 60 g/m 2 *day or less.

9 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein the protective layer and the low moisture-permeable substrate layer have a thickness ratio of 1:3 to 1:20.

10 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein a force of shrinkage of the polarizing plate in an MD direction or a TD direction when left unattended for 2 hours at a temperature of 80° C. is greater than or equal to 5 N and less than or equal to 10 N.

11 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein a length of a crack produced on the polarizer when leaving the polarizing plate unattended for 1,000 hours at 80° C. is 5.0 mm or less.

12 . The polarizing plate of claim 1 , wherein the epoxy compound and the oxetane compound have a weight ratio of 9:1 to 1:9.

13 . A method for preparing the polarizing plate of claim 1 , the method comprising:

providing a polarizer;

providing a low moisture-permeable substrate layer on one surface of the polarizer; and

forming a protective layer on the other surface of the polarizer.

14 . The method for preparing the polarizing plate of claim 13 , wherein the forming of the protective layer comprises coating an active energy ray-curable composition on the other surface of the polarizer and curing the active energy ray-curable composition, and

wherein the active energy ray-curable composition has a viscosity of 50 cPs to 200 cPs at 25° C.

15 . An image display device comprising:

a liquid crystal panel;

a first polarizing plate provided on an upper surface of the liquid crystal panel; and

a second polarizing plate provided on a lower surface of the liquid crystal panel,

wherein the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate are the polarizing plate of claim 1 .