Method of thermally tempering coated article with transparent conductive oxide (TCO) coating using flame(s) in tempering furnace adjacent TCO to burn off oxygen and product made using same
First Claim
1. A method of making a coated article including a transparent conductive film, the method comprising:
- providing a glass substrate;
forming a film comprising a transparent conductive oxide on the glass substrate; and
tempering the coated article including the glass substrate and the film comprising the transparent conductive oxide, and wherein at least one flame is provided in a tempering furnace in order to burn off oxygen to prevent or reduce oxidizing of the film comprising transparent conductive oxide during tempering.
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Abstract
A method of making a coated article including a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) film supported by a glass substrate is provided. In certain example embodiments, the coated article including the TCO film on the glass substrate is thermally tempered in a tempering furnace. In certain example embodiments, during tempering flame(s) are provided proximate the exposed surface of the TCO in order to burn off excess oxygen near the TCO surface thereby preventing or reducing oxidation of the TCO during the tempering process. A coated article, that is thermally tempered, made by such a product is also provided.
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1. A method of making a coated article including a transparent conductive film, the method comprising:
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providing a glass substrate;
forming a film comprising a transparent conductive oxide on the glass substrate; and
tempering the coated article including the glass substrate and the film comprising the transparent conductive oxide, and wherein at least one flame is provided in a tempering furnace in order to burn off oxygen to prevent or reduce oxidizing of the film comprising transparent conductive oxide during tempering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22)
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16. A method of making a coated article including a transparent conductive film, the method comprising:
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providing a glass substrate;
forming a transparent conductive film comprising a transparent conductive oxide on the glass substrate; and
tempering the coated article including the glass substrate and the transparent conductive film, and wherein at least one flame is provided in a tempering furnace proximate the transparent conductive film. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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