A retardation film according to the present invention consists of a single-layer film in which a birefringent chain polymer is oriented, the polymer having as a repeating unit (A), a structure represented by the following general formula (V) :
wherein R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R4 and R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a linear or branched alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a linear or branched thioalkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, a nitro group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or a thiol group (where R4 and R8 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms); and R5, R6, and R7 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent.
The retardation film can be relatively small in thickness and exhibits wavelength dispersion characteristics such that retardation for light having a wavelength of λ lying within almost the entire visible light wavelength range is about λ/2 or λ/4.
根据本发明,一种缓凝薄膜由单层薄膜组成,在单层薄膜中定向使用双折射链聚合物,该聚合物的重复单元(A)具有以下通式(V)表示的结构:
其中 R3 代表氢原子或具有 1 至 8 个碳原子的烷基;R4 和 R8 各自独立地代表氢原子、具有 1 至 4 个碳原子的直链或支链烷基、具有 1 至 4 个碳原子的直链或支链烷氧基、具有 1 至 4 个碳原子的直链或支链
硫代烷氧基、卤素、硝基、
氨基、羟基或
硫醇基(其中 R4 和 R8 不同时为氢原子);以及 R5、R6 和 R7 各自独立地代表氢原子或取代基。
延缓膜的厚度可以相对较小,并具有波长分散特性,对于波长为 λ 的光,延缓率约为λ/2 或 λ/4,其波长几乎位于整个可见光波长范围内。