A method for producing a composite pane includes arranging a first, second and third thermoplastic intermediate layers in full surface contact one above the other, the first, second and third thermoplastic intermediate layers; joining the first, second and third thermoplastic intermediate layers to form a preliminary composite; removing the third thermoplastic intermediate layer from certain regions to form an aperture; forming a layered stack by inserting a functional element into the aperture in the third thermoplastic intermediate layer; arranging the layered stack between a first and second pane; and the joining the first and second panes by lamination via the layered stack. The functional element has a thickness of 50 m. The third thermoplastic intermediate layer has a thickness that substantially corresponds to the thickness of the functional element. The outer dimensions of the aperture substantially correspond to the outer dimensions of the functional element.

The invention relates to a method for producing a laminating component or a hologram component. A holographic material, such as a holographic film, is connected either to a laminating agent in order to form a laminating component or to a transparent reinforcing material in order to form a hologram component In order to produce a composite glass, the laminating component or the hologram component can then be laminated between two glass panes, which can be curved in particular. By virtue of the laminating agent of the laminating component or the reinforcing material of the hologram component, damage to the hologram imprinted in the holographic material can be prevented or reduced.

Various aspects of solar modules are set forth herein, at least one solar cell having a configured between a first substrate and a second substrate with an encapsulant configured between the first substrate and the second substate to retain the solar cell in place between the first substrate and the second substrate; wherein at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is a borosilicate glass composition, comprising: at least 75 mol % SiO.sub.2; at least 10 mol % B.sub.2O.sub.3; and Al.sub.2O.sub.3 in an amount such that sum of SiO.sub.2, B.sub.2O.sub.3, and Al.sub.2O.sub.3 is at least 90 mol %.

The present invention is related to an automotive window laminate structure, including an inner glass sheet, and an outer glass sheet, said inner glass sheet and outer glass sheet situated parallel and mutually spaced apart, the inner glass sheet and outer glass sheet each including an inward facing surface and an outward facing surface, at least one thermoplastic laminated sheet structure, said thermoplastic laminated sheet structure substantially entirely placed between the outward facing surface of the inner glass sheet and the inward facing surface of the outer glass sheet, at least one reflective coating, in particular a heat and/or infrared reflective coating, said reflective coating provided on at least a portion of the inward facing surface of the outer glass sheet, and at least one ceramic band, stretching along at least a portion of the perimeter of the inward facing surface of the outer glass sheet. The invention is also related to a method for producing an automotive window laminate structure.