Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic layer which has a high S/N ratio for generating polarized light with respect to rays in an infrared wavelength region, is lightweight, and has excellent handleability, a laminate, and a sensor system including the light absorption anisotropic layer or the laminate. The light absorption anisotropic layer contains a dichroic coloring agent having a maximal absorption at a wavelength of 700 to 1500 nm, in which an average absorbance at a wavelength of 850 nm is 0.24 to 0.50 and a thickness is 5 ?m or less.

Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic film which has absorption in a range of a near-infrared region (particularly, a wavelength of 700 to 1600 nm) and is excellent in bendability, a manufacturing method of a light absorption anisotropic film, a display device, a camera, a sensor, and an apparatus. The light absorption anisotropic film contains a dichroic substance having a hydrophilic group, in which a film thickness is 10 m or less and the light absorption anisotropic film has a maximal absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 700 to 1600 nm.

Abstract: Provided are a composition capable of forming an optically anisotropic film exhibiting a negative Nz factor, an optically anisotropic film, a circularly polarizing plate, a display device, a compound, and a method for producing a compound. The composition includes a non-coloring lyotropic liquid crystal compound represented by Formula (X) (Rx1-(Lx1-Lx2-Rx2)n)a?(Mb+)c.

Abstract: A fingerprint recognition sensor having an excellent S/N ratio and capable of realizing thinning and an optical element including the fingerprint recognition sensor. The fingerprint recognition sensor includes a light-receiving element; and an optical element including a near infrared absorbing dichroic substance, in which a fingerprint reading surface is positioned on a side of the optical element opposite to the light-receiving element side. The optical element has an absorption axis with respect to near infrared light in an in-plane direction. When linearly polarized light of near infrared light orthogonal to the absorption axis is radiated from a normal direction of the optical element and from a direction inclined by 45° from the normal direction at an azimuthal angle orthogonal to the absorption axis, an absorbance during the radiation from the direction inclined by 45° from the normal direction is more than an absorbance during the radiation from the normal direction.

Abstract: To suppress a phenomenon where an optical axis of the optically anisotropic layer is tilted when the optically anisotropic layer is produced by using a liquid crystalline compound showing smectic phase as a materials showing a higher level of orderliness. An optically anisotropic layer wherein a polymerizable composition, containing one or more polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound showing a smectic phase, is fixed in a state of smectic phase, and a direction of maximum refractive index of the optically anisotropic layer is inclined at 10° or smaller to the surface of the optically anisotropic layer, a method for manufacturing the same, a laminate and a method for manufacturing the same, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal display device, and an organic EL display device.

Abstract: An optically anisotropic film exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility and an Nz factor of about 0.50 (0.40 to 0.60), is formed of a lyotropic liquid crystalline composition containing colorable rod-like and plate-like compounds, where a measurement to obtain an ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum by applying linearly polarized light is carried out by changing light direction and assuming that an absorbance at a maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 230 to 400 nm of the rod-like compound is highest at a first direction, and of the plate-like compound is highest at a second direction, the first direction and the second direction are orthogonal to each other, the maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 230 to 400 nm of the rod-like compound is smaller than that of the plate-like compound, and NzP represented by Expression (N) NzP = (nxP - nzP)/(nxP - nyP) of the plate-like compound is negative.

Abstract: To suppress a phenomenon where an optical axis of the optically anisotropic layer is tilted when the optically anisotropic layer is produced by using a liquid crystalline compound showing smectic phase as a materials showing a higher level of orderliness. An optically anisotropic layer wherein a polymerizable composition, containing one or more polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound showing a smectic phase, is fixed in a state of smectic phase, and a direction of maximum refractive index of the optically anisotropic layer is inclined at 10° or smaller to the surface of the optically anisotropic layer, a method for manufacturing the same, a laminate and a method for manufacturing the same, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal display device, and an organic EL display device.

Abstract: To suppress a phenomenon where an optical axis of the optically anisotropic layer is tilted when the optically anisotropic layer is produced by using a liquid crystalline compound showing smectic phase as a materials showing a higher level of orderliness. An optically anisotropic layer wherein a polymerizable composition, containing one or more polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound showing a smectic phase, is fixed in a state of smectic phase, and a direction of maximum refractive index of the optically anisotropic layer is inclined at 10° or smaller to the surface of the optically anisotropic layer, a method for manufacturing the same, a laminate and a method for manufacturing the same, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal display device, and an organic EL display device.

Abstract: Provided is an optically anisotropic film having favorable black tightness when the optically anisotropic film is disposed on a display element as a circularly polarizing plate in combination with a polarizer and an obtained display device is viewed from an oblique direction; as well as a circularly polarizing plate and a display device. The optically anisotropic film is formed of a composition containing a non-colorable lyotropic liquid crystal compound, in which an Nz factor of the optically anisotropic film satisfies a relationship of Expression (1) 0.40?Nz factor?0.60 and the optically anisotropic film satisfies a relationship of Expression (2) 0.60?Re(450)/Re(550)?0.90. In Expressions (1) and (2) Re(450) represents an in-plane retardation of the optically anisotropic film at a wavelength of 450 nm, and Re(550) represents the in-plane retardation of the optically anisotropic film at a wavelength of 550 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a composition capable of forming an optically anisotropic film exhibiting reverse wavelength dispersibility and an Nz factor of about 0.50 (0.40 to 0.60); as well as an optically anisotropic, a circularly polarizing plate, and a display device. The composition includes a non-colorable rod-like compound having an acid group or a salt thereof, a non-colorable plate-like compound having an acid group or a salt thereof, and a salt consisting of a cation and an anion, and exhibiting lyotropic liquid crystallinity, in which a ratio W obtained by Expression (W) is 0.25 to 1.75, and a maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 230 to 400 nm of the rod-like compound is smaller than a maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range of 230 to 400 nm of the plate-like compound.

Abstract: To suppress a phenomenon where an optical axis of the optically anisotropic layer is tilted when the optically anisotropic layer is produced by using a liquid crystalline compound showing smectic phase as a materials showing a higher level of orderliness. An optically anisotropic layer wherein a polymerizable composition, containing one or more polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound showing a smectic phase, is fixed in a state of smectic phase, and a direction of maximum refractive index of the optically anisotropic layer is inclined at 10° or smaller to the surface of the optically anisotropic layer, a method for manufacturing the same, a laminate and a method for manufacturing the same, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal display device, and an organic EL display device.

Abstract: To suppress a phenomenon where an optical axis of the optically anisotropic layer is tilted when the optically anisotropic layer is produced by using a liquid crystalline compound showing smectic phase as a materials showing a higher level of orderliness. An optically anisotropic layer wherein a polymerizable composition, containing one or more polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound showing a smectic phase, is fixed in a state of smectic phase, and a direction of maximum refractive index of the optically anisotropic layer is inclined at 10° or smaller to the surface of the optically anisotropic layer, a method for manufacturing the same, a laminate and a method for manufacturing the same, a polarizing plate, a liquid crystal display device, and an organic EL display device.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a phase difference plate for an organic EL display device having excellent light resistance, an organic EL display device, and a method for producing a phase difference plate. The phase difference plate for an organic EL display device of an embodiment of the present invention is a phase difference plate for an organic EL display device having a phase difference layer formed from a composition containing a copolymer having both of a repeating unit A including a photo-alignment group and a repeating unit B including a moiety capable of expressing birefringence having reciprocal wavelength dispersion, in which the photo-alignment group includes a double bond structure of C?C or C?N.

Abstract: An optical film is an optical film in which a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase is fixed and a helical axis of the cholesteric liquid crystalline phase is aligned in an in-plane uniaxial direction, and an Nz is 0.2 to 0.75.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a phase difference plate for an organic EL display device having excellent light resistance, an organic EL display device, and a method for producing a phase difference plate. The phase difference plate for an organic EL display device of an embodiment of the present invention has a phase difference layer formed from a composition containing a polymer having a repeating unit A including a photo-alignment group and a polymerizable liquid crystal compound having reciprocal wavelength dispersion, in which the photo-alignment group includes a double bond structure of C?C or C?N.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a substrate with an electrode is a substrate with an electrode 32 for manufacturing an organic device 10 including a first electrode 14, an organic functional layer 16, and a second electrode 18. The substrate with an electrode includes a support substrate 34, a first electrode provided on an inner side of a device formation area DA on a surface 34a of the support substrate 34, and an antistatic conductive portion 36 provided on the surface described above and electrically connected to the first electrode.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for an organic electronic device according to a mode includes a device substrate manufacturing step S01 of manufacturing a device substrate 12 in which a first electrode layer 18, a device function portion 20 including an organic layer, and a second electrode layer 22 are sequentially laminated in each of a plurality of device formation regions DA virtually set in a flexible support substrate 16 and having at least one corner, a bonding step S02 of bonding a sealing member 14 including a sealing base 24 and an adhesive layer 26 laminated on the sealing base to a side of the second electrode layer of the device substrate via the adhesive layer such that the sealing member is not disposed at corners c1 to c4 of the device formation region, and a dicing step S03 of dicing the device substrate, to which the sealing member is bonded, for each of the device formation regions to obtain an organic electronic device 10.

Abstract: An organic EL element comprises a supporting substrate 12 having a first side surface 12b and a second side surface 12c located opposite to the first side surface in the first direction, a first electrode-attached on the supporting substrate, an organic EL body 16 disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode 18 disposed extending from the first side surface to the second side surface and covering at least a part of the organic EL body, and a sealing member disposed on the second electrode, extending from the first side surface to the second side surface and sealing at least the organic EL body, each of the side surfaces 18a and 20a of the second electrode and the sealing member on the first side surface-side being made evened with the first side surface, and each of the side surfaces 18b and 20b of the second electrode and the sealing member on the second side surface-side being made evened with the second side surface, in the first direction.

Abstract: An organic EL element includes a support substrate, an organic EL portion that is disposed on the support substrate and is formed by stacking a first electrode layer, an organic functional layer, and a second electrode layer, a sealing member that seals the organic EL portion, and one or more moisture absorbing portions that have moisture absorption characteristics. The moisture absorbing portion is disposed in an outer edge portion of a light emitting area of the organic EL portion in which the first electrode layer, the organic functional layer, and the second electrode layer are sequentially continuously superimposed when viewed in a stacking direction of the organic EL portion. An area of the moisture absorbing portion disposed on the light emitting area is smaller than an area of the light emitting area.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for an organic electronic device according to a mode includes a device substrate manufacturing step S01 of manufacturing a device substrate 12 in which a first electrode layer 18, a device function portion 20 including an organic layer, and a second electrode layer 22 are sequentially laminated in each of a plurality of device formation regions DA virtually set in a flexible support substrate 16 and having at least one corner, a bonding step S02 of bonding a sealing member 14 including a sealing base 24 and an adhesive layer 26 laminated on the sealing base to a side of the second electrode layer of the device substrate via the adhesive layer such that the sealing member is not disposed at corners c1 to c4 of the device formation region, and a dicing step S03 of dicing the device substrate, to which the sealing member is bonded, for each of the device formation regions to obtain an organic electronic device 10.