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Coated article with IR reflecting layer and method of making same

  • US 8,409,717 B2
  • Filed: 04/21/2008
  • Issued: 04/02/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A coated article including a coating supported by a glass substrate, the coating comprising:

  • at least one dielectric layer;

    a layer comprising zinc oxide over the at least one dielectric layer;

    an infrared (IR) reflecting layer comprising silver on the glass substrate, located over and directly contacting the layer comprising zinc oxide, wherein the coating includes only one IR reflecting layer;

    a layer comprising an oxide of Ni and/or Cr located over and directly contacting the IR reflecting layer comprising silver;

    an overcoat comprising a layer comprising tin oxide located over the oxide of Ni and/or Cr and a layer comprising silicon nitride located over and contacting the layer comprising tin oxide;

    wherein, in the overcoat, the layer comprising tin oxide and the layer comprising silicon nitride have substantially equal thicknesses plus/minus 10% in order to improve thermal cycling performance and mechanical durability of the coating and the layer comprising tin oxide and the layer comprising silicon nitride each have a thickness of from about 160-180 Å

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