Deadfront articles that include a tactile element formed on a first surface of a substrate and a visual element disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface. The tactile element is positioned on the first surface of the substrate in a complimentary fashion to the visual element disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The tactile element may include a surface roughness portion having a surface roughness different than the surface roughness of an area bordering the surface roughness portion. The deadfront articles may be incorporated into an automobile interior to provide a visual and haptic display interface for a user.

The present invention relates to a multilayer conductive system of metal oxides comprising: i. a substrate; ii. a layer of a crystalline binary metal oxide deposited on the substrate (i); and iii. a layer of a crystalline conductive metal oxide having a crystalline structure of perovskite type superposed over the layer of binary metal oxide (ii); the binary metal oxide of the layer (ii) having a local lattice mismatch of less than 5% with respect to that of the metal oxide of the layer (iii); provided that when the metal oxide of perovskite type of the layer (iii) is a crystalline transparent conductive metal oxide, the substrate (i) is transparent and the thickness of the crystalline binary metal oxide layer (ii) is <20 nm, preferably <10 nm, most preferentially 5-7 nm.

The invention also relates to a method for preparing the multilayer system, an electronic component comprising same, as well as to the use of the multilayer system in a variety of applications in particular in optoelectronics and solar technologies.

The invention also relates to the use of a thin layer of crystalline binary metal oxide as a seed layer for the crystal growth of a metal oxide having a crystalline structure of perovskite type, the binary metal oxide having a local lattice mismatch of less than 5% with respect to the lattice of the metal oxide of perovskite type.

A metal oxide film includes indium, M, (M is Al, Ga, Y, or Sn), and zinc and includes a region where a peak having a diffraction intensity derived from a crystal structure is observed by X-ray diffraction in the direction perpendicular to the film surface. Moreover, a plurality of crystal parts is observed in a transmission electron microscope image in the direction perpendicular to the film surface. The proportion of a region other than the crystal parts is higher than or equal to 20% and lower than or equal to 60%.

A spectacle lens having at least one antibacterial and/or antiviral coating and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The spectacle lens includes (i) an anti-reflective coating or (ii) a mirror coating. The (i) anti-reflective coating or the (ii) mirror coating are made from a stack or a plurality of stack layers. The stack has an outermost stack layer containing silver (Ag). The outermost stack layer further contains a SiO.sub.2-matrix having a plurality of separated silver (Ag) atoms and/or a plurality of silver (Ag) clusters. Each of the silver (Ag) clusters has a maximum expansion of less than 20 nm.

Deadfront articles that include a tactile element formed on a first surface of a substrate and a visual element disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface. The tactile element is positioned on the first surface of the substrate in a complimentary fashion to the visual element disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The tactile element may include a surface roughness portion having a surface roughness different than the surface roughness of an area bordering the surface roughness portion. The deadfront articles may be incorporated into an automobile interior to provide a visual and haptic display interface for a user.

A glass-ceramic plate for a cooking device includes a first main face to be in contact with liquids, a second main face and an edge, a liquid-retaining bead fastened to and in contact with the first main face, wherein the retaining bead surrounds a region of the first main face so as to form a liquid-retaining reservoir, and includes at least two hydrophobic sub-beads inscribed within one another and separated by hydrophilic zones, a width of the hydrophilic zone between two consecutive sub-beads is throughout at least greater than 500 μm and less than a threshold value, the threshold value being defined so that, when a liquid is present in the hydrophilic zone, a variation in the retention time or volume of the liquid before overflowing, relative to a same liquid present in a hydrophilic zone, the width of which is greater than the value, is less than 5%.

Methods for making solid-state laminate electrode assemblies include methods of forming a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) by ion implanting nitrogen and/or phosphorous into the glass surface by ion implantation.

Deadfront articles that include a tactile element formed on a first surface of a substrate and a visual element disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface. The tactile element is positioned on the first surface of the substrate in a complimentary fashion to the visual element disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The tactile element may include a surface roughness portion having a surface roughness different than the surface roughness of an area bordering the surface roughness portion. The deadfront articles may be incorporated into an automobile interior to provide a visual and haptic display interface for a user.

Methods for making solid-state laminate electrode assemblies include methods of forming a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) by ion implanting nitrogen and/or phosphorous into the glass surface by ion implantation.

Provided are a fluorine-containing ether compound, fluorine-containing ether composition and coating liquid that can form a surface layer having excellent durability, an article having a surface layer that has excellent durability, and a compound that is useful as a raw material of a fluorine-containing ether compound. The fluorine-containing ether compound is represented by the following formula (A1) or formula (A2):

R.sup.f—O—(R.sup.f1O).sub.m—R.sup.f2[—R.sup.1—C(—R.sup.2-T).sub.a(—R.sup.3).sub.3-a].sub.b  Formula (A1)

[(T-R.sup.2—).sub.a(R.sup.3—).sub.3-aC—R.sup.1—].sub.bR.sup.f2—O—(R.sup.f1O).sub.m—R.sup.f2[—R.sup.1—C(—R.sup.2-T).sub.a(-R.sup.3).sub.3-a].sub.b   Formula (A2) wherein each of the reference signs in the formulas are as described in the specification.