A method of decorating a glass substrate having a coating, said method comprising: applying a paste onto at least a portion of said coating in a desired pattern; drying said paste to form a dried paste in said desired pattern; and firing said dried paste to form an enamel in said desired pattern, said enamel being directly bonded to said glass substrate by dissolution of the portion of the coating to which the paste is applied during the firing step. The paste comprises a solids portion dispersed in a dispersion medium, said solids portion including a composition comprising: 10 to 40 mol % ZnO; 20 to 40 mol % B.sub.2O.sub.3; 25 to 65 mol % Bi.sub.2O.sub.3, TeO.sub.2, or PbO, or mixtures thereof; and to 15 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3.

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.

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 window structure includes a metal layer that transmits microwave signals and reflects infrared signals. A microwave signal is a signal that has a frequency in the microwave spectrum of frequencies (a.k.a. the microwave frequency spectrum). The microwave frequency spectrum extends from 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz). An infrared signal is a signal that has a frequency in the infrared spectrum of frequencies (a.k.a. the infrared frequency spectrum, which extends from 300 GHz to 430 terahertz (THz)). The metal layer may be a discontinuous metal layer that's an electrically discontinuous metal layer and/or a physically discontinuous metal layer.

A laminate includes a transparent substrate having a first surface, and a laminated film provided on the first surface of the transparent substrate, wherein the laminated film includes, in a descending order of closeness to the first surface, a first dielectric layer including silicon nitride or zinc oxide or including silicon nitride and zinc oxide, a first layer including titanium oxide and provided on or above the first dielectric layer, a first barrier layer including nickel and chromium and provided on or above the first layer, and a silver-containing metal layer provided directly on the first barrier layer.

Provided are an adhesion promoting layer, a method for depositing a conductive layer on an inorganic or organic-inorganic hybrid substrate and a conductive structure. The adhesion promoting layer is suitable for depositing a conductive layer on an inorganic or organic-inorganic hybrid substrate, which includes a metal oxide layer and an interface layer. The metal oxide layer is disposed on the inorganic or organic-inorganic hybrid substrate. The interface layer is disposed between the metal oxide layer and the inorganic or organic-inorganic hybrid substrate. The metal oxide layer includes metal oxide and a chelating agent. The interface layer includes the metal oxide, the chelating agent and metal-nonmetal-oxide composite material.

The invention refers to a process to produce a scratch resistant functional product comprising the following steps: providing a flat glass substrate having a surface to be coated and depositing a multilayered coating on the surface in corresponding sequence coming from the surface: a functional layer stack (11, 11′, 11″) comprising at least one metallic silver inclusive layer (2, 4) sandwiched between two dielectric layers (1, 3, 5); a transition metal (TM) inclusive layer (6) comprising carbon in a molar amount, which at least in the region of a final surface of the TM inclusive layer equals at least the molar metal amount of the TM inclusive layer in the respective region; a hydrogen containing DLC (DLCH) layer (7) in direct contact to the final surface of the TM inclusive layer as an outermost layer of the coating.

A process for obtaining a material including a substrate coated on one of its sides with a coating including a functional layer, includes depositing the functional layer on the substrate, then depositing an absorbent layer on top of the functional layer, then performing a heat treatment by radiation, the radiation having at least one treatment wavelength between 200 and 2500 nm, the absorbent layer being in contact with air during the heat treatment, wherein the ab sorb ent layer ab sorbs at least 80% of the radiation used during the heat treatment and transmits less than 10% thereof.

Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for laser ablating/scribing peripheral edges of a coating (e.g., a low-emissivity, mirror, or other coating) on a glass or other substrate in a pre- or post-laminated assembly, pre- or post-assembled insulated glass unit, and/or other product, in order to slow or prevent corrosion of the coating. For example, a 1064 nm or other wavelength laser may be used to scribe lines into the metal and/or metallic layer(s) in a low-emissivity or other coating provided in an already-laminated or already-assembled insulated glass unit or other product, e.g., around its periphery. The scribe lines decrease electron mobility from the center of the coating to the environment and, thus, slow and sometimes even prevent the onset of electrochemical corrosion. Associated products, methods, and kits relating to same also are contemplated herein.

The present invention is related to a triple silver low-e coating and developed with electrically conductive and heatable characteristic in order to be used on the second or third surfaces of laminated automobile glasses.