The invention relates to substrates, in particular to transparent substrates, optionally colored, coated with an infrared-reflecting layer and capable of being used as glazing in buildings or in vehicles. Said coated substrates are made up of the combination of a glass substrate in which the composition has a redox of less than 15%, characterized by infrared reflection RIR.sub.V so that RIR.sub.V1.087*TL.sub.V, wherein TL.sub.V is the light transmission of the glass, and an infrared reflecting layer characterized by light transmission TL.sub.C so that TL.sub.C1.3*TIR.sub.C, wherein TIR.sub.C is the infrared transmission of the layer.

The invention relates to laminated glazing comprising a substrate, in particular a transparent substrate, optionally colored, coated with an infrared-reflecting layer and capable of being used as glazing in buildings or in vehicles. The coated substrate is made up of the combination of a glass substrate in which the composition has a redox of less than 15%, characterized by infrared reflection RIRV so that RIRV1.087*TLV, wherein TLV is the light transmission of the glass, and an infrared reflecting layer characterized by light transmission TLC so that TLC1.3*TIRC, wherein TIRC is the infrared transmission of the layer.

A vehicle glazing includes a first pane and a second pane which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer which is sectionally colored, a metal-based functional layer which is deposited on an inner surface of the first pane facing the thermoplastic intermediate layer, on the inner surface of the first pane, a coating-free edge region which is free of metal-based functional layer and extends from a side edge of the first pane over at least 5 mm to at most 25 mm on the inner surface, wherein the thermoplastic intermediate layer includes a transparent region and a colored region, the colored region being arranged at least in the entire coating-free edge region.

A vehicle window, includes at least one transparent glass pane and an IR-reflective coating on a surface of the glass pane, wherein the IR-reflective coating includes n metallic layers and (n+1) dielectric layer modules, wherein the layer modules are implemented as dielectric layers or layer sequences and wherein the layer modules and the metallic layers are arranged alternatingly such that each metallic layer is arranged between two layer modules, where n is a natural number greater than or equal to 1, wherein each metallic layer is implemented as a discontinuous layer of metal nanocrystals, which has regions that are occupied by metal nanocrystals and regions that are not occupied by nanocrystals. The uppermost layer module has a dielectric anti-reflection layer with a refractive index of at most 1.7.

A glazing unit includes a first pane and a second pane, which are connected to one another via a thermoplastic intermediate layer, a metal-based functional layer, which is deposited on an internal surface of the first pane facing the thermoplastic intermediate layer, a coating-free marginal region on the internal surface of the first pane, which is free of metal-based functional layer and extends from one side edge of the first pane over at least 1 mm to at most 5 mm on the internal surface, a protective layer, which, in the coating-free marginal region, is disposed directly on the internal surface of the first pane and, in an overlap region directly adjacent to the coating-free marginal region, is disposed on the metal-based functional layer.

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to encapsulated optical devices and methods for fabricating the encapsulated optical devices. In one or more embodiments, a method for encapsulating an optical device includes depositing a metallic silver layer on a substrate, depositing a barrier layer on the metallic silver layer, where the barrier layer contains silicon nitride, a metallic element, a metal nitride, or any combination thereof, and depositing an encapsulation layer containing silicon oxide on the barrier layer.

This invention relates to a coated article including a low-emissivity (low-E) coating. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating is provided on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) and includes at least first and second infrared (IR) reflecting layers (e.g., silver based layers) that are spaced apart by contact layers (e.g., NiCr based layers) and a dielectric layer of or including a material such as silicon nitride. The dielectric layer is split by a layer of or including zirconium oxide, in order to improve durability. In certain example embodiments, the coated article has a low visible transmission (e.g., no greater than 60%, more preferably no greater than about 55%, and most preferably no greater than about 50%).

A coated article includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, a first metallic layer, a second dielectric layer, a second metallic layer, a third dielectric layer, a third metallic layer, a fourth dielectric layer, a fourth metallic layer and a fifth dielectric layer. At least one of the metallic layers is a discontinuous metallic layer having discontinuous metallic regions. An optional primer is positioned over any one of the metallic layers. Optionally a protective layer is provided as the outer most layer over the fifth dielectric layer.

A heat treatable solar control glazing showing low-emissivity properties, and possibly also anti-solar properties, and methods to manufacture such a glazing. The glazing comprises a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers comprising n functional layer(s) reflecting infrared radiation and n+1 dielectric layers, with n1, each functional layer being surrounded by dielectric layers. At least one dielectric layer above a functional layer comprises a layer consisting essentially of silicon oxide deposited by PECVD, and the stack comprises a barrier layer based on zinc oxide above and in direct contact with any functional layer which has a silicon oxide layer in the dielectric layer directly above it.

The invention concerns a nanostructured layer system comprising a substrate, an intermediate layer, which comprises an aromatic azo compound, applied to the substrate, and a metallic cover layer applied thereto, whereby the intermediate layer is structured in a light-induced manner by irradiation of light.

The nanostructured layer system is characterized in that the metallic cover layer contains nickel as a ferromagnetic metal and that the light is linearly polarized for structuring.

The invention further concerns a method for producing such a nanostructured layer system.