Coated article including soda-lime-silica glass substrate with lithium and/or potassium to reduce sodium migration and/or improve surface stability and method of making same

• US 7,488,538 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Issued: 02/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Guardian Glass LLC (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Guardian Industries Corporation (KOCH Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Veerasamy, Vijayen S., Landa, Ksenia A., Landa, Leonid M., Longobardo, Anthony V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Speer; Timothy M
• Application Number:
  US11/198,404
• Publication Number:
  US 20070036987A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,282 Days
• Field of Search: 501/55, 501/68, 501/70, 501/72
• US Class Current: 428/432
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3435 comprising a nitride, oxynitride, boronitride or carbonitride
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/36 at least one coating being a metal
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3618 Coatings of type glass/inorganic compound/other inorganic layers, at least one layer being metallic
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3639 Multilayers containing at least two functional metal layers
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3644 the metal being silver
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3652 the coating stack containing at least one sacrificial layer to protect the metal from oxidation
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/366 Low-emissivity or solar control coatings
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/732 made of a single layer
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 3/087 containing calcium oxide, e.g. common sheet or container glass

Abstract

A coated article includes a glass substrate that supports a coating such as a low-E (low emissivity) coating. In certain example embodiments, the glass substrate is formed of a soda-lime-silica based glass composition manufactured using a float process. In certain example embodiments, lithium oxide (e.g., LiO₂) and/or potassium oxide (K₂O) is used in the soda-lime-silica based glass substrate in order to reduce sodium migration and/or improve surface stability. Such coated articles are useful, for example and without limitation, in architectural, vehicular and/or residential glass window applications.

Claims

1. A coated article comprising:

a glass substrate;

a low-E coating supported by the glass substrate, the low-E coating including at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer comprising silver sandwiched between at least first and second dielectric layers;

wherein the glass substrate is comprised of a glass composition comprising;

2. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the glass composition of the glass substrate comprises from about 0.5 to 5.0% lithium oxide.

3. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the glass composition of the glass substrate comprises from about 1 to 3% lithium oxide.

4. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the glass substrate is comprised of a glass composition comprising:

5. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the glass substrate is comprised of a glass composition comprising:

6. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the low-E coating comprises first and second IR reflecting layers comprising silver, at least a first dielectric layer between the glass substrate and the first IR reflecting layer, at least a second dielectric layer between the first and second IR reflecting layers, and at least a third dielectric layer over at least the first and second IR reflecting layers.

7. The coated article of claim 6, wherein the low-E coating further comprises first and second lower contact layers comprising zinc oxide that are provided under and directly contacting each of the first and second IR reflecting layers, respectively.

8. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the glass substrate is heat treated so as to be thermally tempered and/or heat bent.

9. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the glass substrate is heat treated and following heat treatment the IR reflecting layer is substantially free of sodium.

10. A coated article comprising:

a glass substrate;

a low-E coating supported by the glass substrate, the low-E coating including at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer;

wherein the glass substrate is comprised of a glass composition comprising;

11. The coated article of claim 10, wherein the glass composition of the glass substrate comprises from about 1 to 3% lithium oxide.

12. The coated article of claim 10, wherein the glass substrate is comprised of a glass composition comprising:

13. The coated article of claim 10, wherein the glass substrate is comprised of a glass composition comprising:

14. The coated article of claim 10, wherein the low-E coating comprises first and second IR reflecting layers comprising silver, at least a first dielectric layer between the glass substrate and the first IR reflecting layer, at least a second dielectric layer between the first and second IR reflecting layers, and at least a third dielectric layer over at least the first and second IR reflecting layers.

15. The coated article of claim 14, wherein the low-E coating further comprises first and second lower contact layers comprising zinc oxide that are provided under and directly contacting each of the first and second IR reflecting layers, respectively.

16. The coated article of claim 10, wherein the glass substrate is heat treated so as to be thermally tempered and/or heat bent.

17. The coated article of claim 10, wherein the glass substrate is heat treated and following heat treatment the IR reflecting layer is substantially free of sodium.

18. A heat treated coated article comprising:

a heat treated glass substrate;

a low-E coating supported by the glass substrate, the low-E coating including at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer comprising silver;

wherein the glass substrate is comprised of a glass composition comprising;

19. The coated article of claim 18, wherein the IR reflecting layer is free or substantially free of sodium.

20. Heat treated glass comprising: