Method of making coated article including ion beam treatment of metal oxide protective film
First Claim
1. A method of making a heat treated coated article, the method comprising:
- providing a glass substrate;
forming at least one layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) on the glass substrate;
forming a protective film comprising zinc oxide on the glass substrate over at least the layer comprising DLC,ion beam treating the protective film comprising zinc oxide with at least carbon ions;
heat treating the glass substrate with the layer comprising DLC and the protective film thereon so that during the heat treating the protective film prevents significant burnoff of the layer comprising DLC, wherein the heat treating comprises heating the glass substrate to temperature(s) sufficient for thermal tempering, heat strengthening, and/or heat bending; and
exposing the protective film to a release liquid and removing at least part of the protective film during and/or after said heat treating.
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Abstract
There is provided a method of making a heat treated (HT) coated article to be used in shower door applications, window applications, or any other suitable applications where transparent coated articles are desired. For example, certain embodiments of this invention relate to a method of making a coated article including a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least a layer of or including diamond-like carbon (DLC) and an overlying protective film (e.g., of or including zinc oxide) thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be ion beam treated with at least carbon ions. It has been found that the ion beam treatment improves the shelf-life of the product prior to HT. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like), the protective film may be removed.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of making a heat treated coated article, the method comprising:
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providing a glass substrate; forming at least one layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) on the glass substrate; forming a protective film comprising zinc oxide on the glass substrate over at least the layer comprising DLC, ion beam treating the protective film comprising zinc oxide with at least carbon ions; heat treating the glass substrate with the layer comprising DLC and the protective film thereon so that during the heat treating the protective film prevents significant burnoff of the layer comprising DLC, wherein the heat treating comprises heating the glass substrate to temperature(s) sufficient for thermal tempering, heat strengthening, and/or heat bending; and exposing the protective film to a release liquid and removing at least part of the protective film during and/or after said heat treating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of making a heat treated coated article, the method comprising:
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providing a glass substrate; forming at least one layer comprising carbon on the glass substrate; forming a protective film comprising at least one metal oxide on the glass substrate over at least the layer comprising carbon; ion beam treating the protective film with at least carbon ions; heat treating the glass substrate with the layer comprising carbon and the protective film thereon so that during the heat treating the protective film prevents significant burnoff of the layer comprising carbon, wherein the heat treating comprises heating the glass substrate to temperature(s) sufficient for thermal tempering, heat strengthening, and/or heat bending. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A coated article comprising:
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a glass substrate; a layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) on the glass substrate; a protective film comprising zinc oxide on the glass substrate over at least the layer comprising DLC; a layer or layer portion comprising zinc oxycarbide provided at a surface portion of the protective film comprising zinc oxide, so that the protective film comprising zinc oxide is graded, continuously or discontinuously, with respect to carbon content so as to have more carbon at a location in the protective film further from the glass substrate than at a location in the protective film closer to the glass substrate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of making a heat treated coated article, the method comprising:
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providing a glass substrate; forming at least one layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) on the glass substrate; forming a protective film comprising zinc oxide on the glass substrate over at least the layer comprising DLC, wherein said protective film comprising zinc oxide is formed using at least one sputtering target comprising zinc that is sputtered in an atmosphere including at least carbon gas; heat treating the glass substrate with the layer comprising DLC and the protective film thereon so that during the heat treating the protective film prevents significant burnoff of the layer comprising DLC, wherein the heat treating comprises heating the glass substrate to temperature(s) sufficient for thermal tempering, heat strengthening, and/or heat bending; and exposing the protective film to a release liquid and removing at least part of the protective film during and/or after said heat treating. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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