The invention relates to a process for obtaining a material comprising a substrate coated on at least one part of at least one of its faces with at least one functional layer, said process comprising: a step of depositing the or each functional layer, then a step of depositing a sacrificial layer on said at least one functional layer, then a step of heat treatment by means of radiation chosen from laser radiation or radiation from at least one flash lamp, said radiation having at least one treatment wavelength between 200 and 2500 nm, said sacrificial layer being in contact with the air during this heat treatment step, then a step of removing the sacrificial layer using a solvent, said sacrificial layer being a monolayer and being such that, before heat treatment, it absorbs at least one part of said radiation at said at least one treatment wavelength and that, after heat treatment, it is capable of being removed by dissolution and/or dispersion in said solvent.

A color conversion element includes: a phosphor layer that includes at least one type of phosphor; a reflecting layer stacked on the phosphor layer; a substrate disposed in a position opposite to the reflecting layer; a joining portion interposed between the reflecting layer and the substrate for joining the reflecting layer and the substrate; and an absorbing portion disposed above a principal surface of the substrate closer to the joining portion. The absorbing portion is covered with the joining portion and absorbs laser light having a wavelength that excites the phosphor.

Techniques, processes and structures are disclosed for providing markings on products, such as electronic devices. For example, the markings can be formed using physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes to deposit a layer of material. The markings or labels may be textual and/or graphic. The markings are deposited on a compliant layer that is disposed on a surface to be marked. The compliant layer is arranged to isolate the surface to be marked from the layer of material deposited using the PVD process.

Disclosed is an inorganic polarizing plate that exhibits improved heat resistance while suppressing an increase in lead time resulting from addition of process steps and an increase in costs. An inorganic polarizing plate 1 includes: a substrate (11) transparent to light having a wavelength within a used band; a plurality of linear reflective film layers (12) arranged on the substrate (11) at pitches smaller than the wavelength of the light within the used band; a plurality of dielectric film layers (13) arranged on the corresponding reflective film layers (12); and a plurality of absorptive film layers (14) arranged on the corresponding dielectric film layers (13). Each of the absorptive film layers (14) includes: a property-oriented layer (15); and a heat-resistance-oriented layer (16) made of the same material as the property-oriented layer (15) and having an extinction coefficient greater than an extinction coefficient of the property-oriented layer (15).

Provided is a functional building material for a door and a window, comprising a transparent substrate and a low-emissivity coating formed on one surface of the transparent substrate, wherein the low-emissivity coating comprises a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer, a first low-emissivity protection layer, a low-emissivity layer, a second low-emissivity protection layer, a fourth dielectric layer, a fifth dielectric layer and a sixth dielectric layer which are stacked sequentially from the transparent substrate, wherein the refractive index of the first dielectric layer and the refractive index of the third dielectric layer are each lower than the refractive index of the second dielectric layer, and the refractive index of the fourth dielectric layer and the refractive index of the sixth dielectric layer are each lower than the refractive index of the fifth dielectric layer.

A low-E coating has good color stability (a low E* value) upon heat treatment (HT). Thermal stability may be improved by the provision of an as-deposited crystalline or substantially crystalline layer of or including zinc oxide, doped with at least one dopant (e.g., Sn), immediately under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver; and/or by the provision of at least one dielectric layer of or including an oxide of zirconium. These have the effect of significantly improving the coating's thermal stability (i.e., lowering the E* value). An absorber film may be designed to adjust visible transmission and provide desirable coloration, while maintaining durability and/or thermal stability. The dielectric layer (e.g., of or including an oxide of Zr) may be sputter-deposited so as to have a monoclinic phase in order to improve thermal stability.

According to various embodiments, an article including a glass or glass-ceramic substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, and a via extending through the substrate from the first major surface to the second major surface over an axial length, L, the via defining a first axial portion, a third axial portion, and a second axial portion disposed between the first and third axial portions. The article further includes a helium hermetic adhesion layer disposed on the interior surface in the first and/or third axial portions and a metal connector disposed within the via, the metal connector being adhered to the helium hermetic adhesion layer. The metal connector fully fills the via over the axial length, L, the via has a maximum diameter, .sub.max, of less than or equal to 30 m, and the axial length, L, and the maximum diameter, .sub.max, satisfy an equation:

[00001]$\frac{L}{\sqrt{{}_{\max }}}>20.Math..Math.{\mathrm{micron}}^{1/2}.$

A method of forming an article, comprising: forming an adhesion layer comprising MnO.sub.x on a glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic wafer; calcining the adhesion layer such that a first portion of the MnO.sub.x of the adhesion layer is chemically bonded to the wafer; depositing a metal layer on the adhesion layer; and processing the metal layer and the adhesion layer such that a portion of the MnO.sub.x of the adhesion layer is chemically bonded to the metal layer.

In some embodiments, a method comprises: depositing an adhesion layer comprising manganese oxide (MnO.sub.x) onto a surface of a glass or glass ceramic substrate; depositing a first layer of conductive metal onto the adhesion layer; and annealing the adhesion layer in a reducing atmosphere. Optionally, the method further comprises pre-annealing the adhesion layer in an oxidizing atmosphere before annealing the adhesion layer in a reducing atmosphere.

A method for plating nickel onto a glass surface of a substrate by sequentially contacting the surface with a solution having an oxidizing agent, a solution containing a silane compound, a Pd/Sn solution, and a nickel ion-containing solution, thereby accomplishing an electroless nickel plating process.