The present invention relates to a method of depositing a coating comprising zinc oxide on a substrate; to a chemical vapour deposition precursor mixture for use in same and to a coated glass article and a photovoltaic cell prepared with a zinc oxide coating prepared using the method which comprises: providing a substrate, providing a precursor mixture comprising an alkyl zinc compound and a phosphorus source, the phosphorus source comprising a compound of formula O.sub.nP(OR).sub.3, wherein n is 0 or 1 and each R is hydrocarbyl, and delivering the precursor mixture to a surface of the substrate.

A glass drawdown coating system includes a container defining a glass ribbon path having a first side and a second side. At least one nanoparticle coater is located adjacent the first side and/or the second side of the glass ribbon path.

A glass article includes a glass substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and an edge. At least one nanoparticle region is located adjacent at least one of the first surface and the second surface.

Provided are an apparatus and a method for making a strengthened glass sheet including a glass layer with a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a first non-glass surface film formed on the glass layer, wherein the first non-glass surface film has a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is less than the first coefficient of thermal expansion and a compressive stress of at least 700 MPa.

A method of manufacturing a coated glass pane comprising the following steps in sequence a) providing a glass substrate, b) depositing by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) at least one CVD coating on a surface of the glass substrate using titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) as a precursor, and c) depositing by physical vapour deposition (PVD) at least one PVD coating on said at least one CVD coating.

A coated glass article includes a glass substrate and a coating formed over the glass substrate. The coating includes a first inorganic metal oxide layer deposited over a major surface of the glass substrate. The first inorganic metal oxide layer has a refractive index of 1.8 or more. The coating also includes a second inorganic metal oxide layer deposited over the first inorganic metal oxide layer. The second inorganic metal oxide layer has a refractive index of 1.6 or less. The coated glass article exhibits a total visible light reflectance of 6.5% or less.

Apparatus is described for coating of three dimensional objects such as glass jars or bottles, during a continuous manufacturing process, by Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD). The objects pass through tunnel having one or more vertical arrays of nozzles located in the sidewalls. The nozzles deliver CVD precursors and, being independently variable, allow for variation of the precursor concentration along the height of the object. Thus, the thickness of the resultant coating may be so varied. Preferred embodiments include corresponding exhaust arrays, aligned with the nozzles and one or more air curtains which isolate the interior of the tunnel from the external environment.

A coated glass article includes a glass substrate and a pyrolytic coating deposited over the glass substrate. The coating includes a first inorganic metal oxide layer deposited over a major surface of the glass substrate. The first inorganic metal oxide layer includes titanium dioxide or tin oxide, has a refractive index of 1.8 or more, and is deposited at a thickness of 40 nm or less. A second inorganic metal oxide layer is deposited directly on the first inorganic metal oxide layer. The second inorganic metal oxide layer includes silicon dioxide and has a refractive index of 1.6 or less. A third inorganic metal oxide layer is deposited directly on the major surface of the glass substrate. The third inorganic metal oxide layer comprises silicon dioxide. The first inorganic metal oxide layer is deposited directly on the third inorganic metal oxide layer. The coated glass article exhibits a total visible light reflectance of 6.5% or less.

The presently described subject matter relates to an atmospheric chemical vapor deposition process for depositing a hafnium-containing coating on a glass substrate by reacting a precursor gas mixture containing an organohafnium compound, molecular oxygen, and an olefinic hydrocarbon. Glass articles having a hafnium-containing layer formed on the glass substrate are also provided.

The invention relates in an embodiment to a glass substrate with increased weathering and chemical resistance where a surface bears a SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.75 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm. Other embodiments relate to glazings having a glass substrate where a surface bears a SiOxCy coating wherein the O/Si atomic ratio is comprised between 1.2 and 1.95 and the SiOxCy coating thickness is comprised between 10 nm and 80 nm.