Coated glazing material
First Claim
1. An article, comprising:
- a glazing material coated with a multi-layer coating comprised of a reflective layer of silver sandwiched between a transparent undercoat and a transparent overcoat,wherein said transparent undercoat is provided on said glazing material and comprises at least one layer of at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of tin oxide, titanium dioxide, aluminium oxide, bismuth oxide, and mixtures thereof, over which is deposited a layer of zinc oxide having a thickness not greater than 15 nm, said layer of zinc oxide being in direct contact with said reflective layer of silver, andwherein said transparent overcoat comprises a layer of an oxide of at least one sacrificial metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminium, stainless steal, bismuth, tin, and mixtures thereof, formed by initial deposition of said at least one sacrificial metal and conversion of said initial deposition of said at least one sacrificial metal to said oxide.
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Abstract
A substrate of glazing material carries a multi-layer coating which comprises a reflective layer of silver sandwiched between a transparent undercoat and a transparent overcoat. The undercoat for the silver layer comprises at least one layer of a metal oxide selected from tin oxide, titanium dioxide, aluminium oxide, bismuth oxide and a mixture of two or more thereof, over which is deposited a layer of zinc oxide having a thickness not greater than 15 nm. The overcoat for the silver layer comprises a layer of an oxide of a sacrificial metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminium, stainless steel, bismuth, tin and mixtures of two or more thereof, which is formed by initial deposition of the sacrificial metal and its conversion to oxide. For forming a low emissivity coating with good light transmission, the silver layer is 8 to 12 nm thick. A specific multi-layer low emissivity coating is formed by depositing the following layers, starting from the substrate surface:
Undercoat
3 nm titanium dioxide
20 nm tin oxide (SnO2)
13 nm zinc oxide
Reflective layer
10 nm silver
Overcoat
3.5 nm titanium for conversion to titanium dioxide
22 nm tin oxide
12 nm titanium dioxide.
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15 Claims
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1. An article, comprising:
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a glazing material coated with a multi-layer coating comprised of a reflective layer of silver sandwiched between a transparent undercoat and a transparent overcoat, wherein said transparent undercoat is provided on said glazing material and comprises at least one layer of at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of tin oxide, titanium dioxide, aluminium oxide, bismuth oxide, and mixtures thereof, over which is deposited a layer of zinc oxide having a thickness not greater than 15 nm, said layer of zinc oxide being in direct contact with said reflective layer of silver, and wherein said transparent overcoat comprises a layer of an oxide of at least one sacrificial metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminium, stainless steal, bismuth, tin, and mixtures thereof, formed by initial deposition of said at least one sacrificial metal and conversion of said initial deposition of said at least one sacrificial metal to said oxide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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