JP2008009388A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (10)

A liquid crystal cell;
A first polarizing plate disposed on one side of the liquid crystal cell;
A second polarizing plate disposed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell;
Comprising at least a retardation layer disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizing plate;
The liquid crystal cell comprises liquid crystal molecules aligned in a homeotropic alignment;
The refractive index ellipsoid of the retardation layer shows a relationship of nx ≧ ny> nz,
The liquid crystal panel in which the transmittance (T ₂ ) of the _second polarizing plate is larger than the transmittance (T ₁ ) of the first polarizing plate. The difference (ΔT = T ₂ −T ₁ ) between the transmittance (T ₂ ) of the _second polarizing plate and the transmittance (T ₁ ) of the first polarizing plate is 0.1% to 6.0. The liquid crystal panel according to claim 1, which is%. 3. The liquid crystal panel according to claim 1, wherein the first polarizing plate is disposed on a viewing side of the liquid crystal cell, and the second polarizing plate is disposed on a side opposite to the viewing side of the liquid crystal cell. . The first polarizing plate includes a first polarizer, the second polarizing plate includes a second polarizer, and the first polarizer and the second polarizer each contain iodine. as a main component a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, a liquid crystal panel according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The difference (ΔI = I ₁ −I ₂ ) between the iodine content (I ₁ ) of the _first polarizer and the iodine content (I ₂ ) of the second polarizing plate is 0.1 wt% to The liquid crystal panel according to claim 4 , which is 2.6% by weight. The liquid crystal panel according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein iodine contents of the first polarizer and the second polarizer are respectively 1.8 wt% to 5.0 wt%. The retardation value in the thickness direction at a wavelength of 590nm of the retardation layer (Rth [590]) is a 100 nm to 400 nm, the liquid crystal panel according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The Nz coefficient of the retardation layer is equal to or less than 8 exceeded 1.1, the liquid crystal panel according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The retardation layer is a retardation film comprising a polyimide resin or a norbornene resin, a liquid crystal panel according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A liquid crystal panel according to any of claims 1 to 9, the liquid crystal display device.