A multiple glazing unit having two outermost glass panes and at least one inner glass pane, where at least two intermediate gas-filled cavities each lie between two glass panes, the at least one inner glass pane bearing one metal-based insulating coating on one face and one transparent conductive oxide-based insulating coating on the opposite face, and a process for making the glazing.

A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers including an alternation of three functional silver-based metallic layers. This material makes it possible to obtain a multiple glazing having good thermal performance results, in particular a selectivity greater than 2, excellent color neutrality and low optical sensitivity.

A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers successively including an alternation of three silver-based functional metal layers and of four dielectric coatings so that each functional metal layer is positioned between two dielectric coatings. Absorbent material is present between the first functional layer and the second functional layer, in a total thickness Abs2 such that 1.0≤Abs2≤5.0 nm and/or absorbent material is present between the second functional layer and the third functional layer, in a total thickness Abs3 such that 1.0≤Abs3≤5.0 nm. Additionally, absorbent material is present between the face of the substrate and the first functional layer in a total thickness such that 0.0<Abs1≤0.5 nm and absorbent material is present above the third functional layer, in a total thickness Abs4 such that 0.0<Abs4≤0.5 nm.

A coating provides a high solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) and a low overall heat transfer coefficient (U-value) to trap and retain solar heat. The coating and coated article are particularly useful for use in architectural transparencies in northern climates. The coating includes a first dielectric layer; a continuous metallic layer formed over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer, the metallic layer having a thickness less than 8 nm; a primer layer formed over at least a portion of the metallic layer; a second dielectric layer formed over at least a portion of the primer layer; and an overcoat formed over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer. When used on a No. 3 surface of a reference IGU, the coating provides a SHGC of greater than or equal to 0.6 and a U-value of less than or equal to 0.35.

A coated article includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface with a solar control coating applied over the first surface or the second surface of the substrate. The solar control coating includes a first silicon aluminum nitride or silicon nitride layer over at least a portion of the substrate; a nickel-chromium alloy layer over and in direct contact with at least a portion of the silicon aluminum nitride or silicon nitride layer; and a second silicon aluminum nitride or silicon nitride layer over and in direct contact with at least a portion of the nickel-chromium alloy layer.

A glass frit for forming a black enamel coating includes Si at 6.5 mol % to 6.9 mol %, B at 9.0 mol % to 9.3 mol %, Bi at 13.0 mol % to 13.4 mol %, Zn at 6.0 mol % to 6.3 mol %, and Al at 1.5 mol % to 2.0 mol %, and Co, Ni, and Fe, wherein a total amount of Co, Ni, and Fe is 2.9 mol % to 3.5 mol % of the glass frit in a molar ratio.

A projection assembly for a head-up display (HUD) includes a windshield, including an outer and inner pane joined to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, and having an HUD region; and a projector directed at the HUD region. The radiation of the projector is predominantly p-polarised, and the windshield is provided with a reflective coating, which is suitable for reflecting p-polarised radiation. The reflective coating has exactly one electrically conductive layer and arranged one above and one below the electrically conductive layer are two dielectric layer sequences, each including n low-optical-refraction layers having an index of refraction less than 1.8 and (n+1) high-optical-refraction layers having an index of refraction greater than 1.8, arranged alternatingly in each case, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

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 (low emissivity) coating includes a multilayer overcoat designed for reducing fingerprints. The multilayer overcoat includes a layer comprising an oxide of zirconium (e.g., ZrO.sub.2) sandwiched between and contacting first and second layers of or including silicon nitride (e.g., Si.sub.3N.sub.4, SiO.sub.xN.sub.y, SiZrO.sub.xN.sub.y, or the like). The uppermost layer comprising silicon nitride modifies the surface energy of the layer comprising the oxide of zirconium so as to make the uppermost surface of the coating more hydrophilic, thereby reducing or minimizing interaction between zirconium oxide and finger oil to reduce fingerprints on the uppermost surface of the coating.

The present disclosure relates to a mixture that includes a perovskite precursor, a solvent, and an additive that includes at least one of a first amine, a ketone, an aldehyde, a non-nucleophilic sterically hindered base, and/or a halogen-containing compound, where, upon removal of the solvent and the additive, the perovskite precursor is capable of being transformed into a perovskite.