An apparatus includes a substrate, an anodic oxidation layer, and a base layer. The anodic oxidation layer is disposed on a surface of the substrate, and the base layer is disposed on a surface of the anodic oxidation layer. The base layer includes a first base layer and a second base layer stacked on the anodic oxidation layer, and each of the first base layer and the second base layer includes a deposition layer of a first metal. An average grain size of the first base layer is less than an average grain size of the second base layer. The anodic oxidation layer includes a nanopore structure, and gains of the first base layer is at least partially embedded in the nanopore structure of the anodic oxidation layer.

A method for single or multiply charged ion implantation into a surface of a treated object, and a device for implementing the implantation method, the method including: directing towards the surface of the treated object an ion beam produced by an ion source of the electronic cyclotron resonance type; producing at least one primary electron beam and directing the primary electron beam so that it passes through the ion beam; and producing a secondary electron beam by reflecting the primary electron beam onto a target once the primary electron beam has traversed the ion beam, the target being oriented such that the secondary electron beam falls onto the surface of the treated object.

A cathode sputtering target is formed, on the one hand, from an oxide of at least one element chosen from the group of titanium, silicon and zirconium and, on the other hand, of particles of a metal included in the group formed by silver, gold, platinum, copper and nickel or particles of an alloy formed from at least two of these metals, the atomic ratio M/Me in the target being less than 1.5, M representing all of the atoms of the elements of the group of titanium, silicon and zirconium present in the layer and Me representing all of the atoms of the metals of the group formed by silver, gold, platinum, copper and nickel present in the layer.

The present disclosure is aimed at providing a laminated film for decorating a three-dimensional molded product with which problems on a split, white turbidity and the like in the laminated film for decorating a three-dimensional molded product having a metallic tone design layer can be improved and an outer film having excellent characteristics with regard to scratch resistance, hardness, chemical resistance, and the like on the surface of the film after decorating can be formed. A laminated film for decorating a three-dimensional molded product, having an adhesion layer (A), a metallic tone design layer (B) constituted of a coating film layer (B-1) containing vapor-deposited aluminum or a vapor-deposited metal layer (B-2) composed of indium or tin, a clear coating film layer (C) composed of an energy ray-curable coating film, and a base material film layer (D).

Disclosed herein is a colored metal that includes a metal substrate containing a first metal, an oxidation degree control pattern positioned on the metal substrate, and increasing or decreasing a degree of oxidation of the first metal over time, and a coating film positioned on the metal substrate where the oxidation degree control pattern is positioned, wherein a first region of the metal substrate where the oxidation degree control pattern is present thereon and a second region of the metal substrate where the oxidation degree control pattern is not present thereon exhibit different colors due to a difference in degree of oxidation over time.

An electronic device such as a wristwatch may include a conductive housing. A corrosion-resistant coating may be deposited on the conductive housing. The coating may include transition layers and an uppermost alloy layer. The transition layers may include a chromium seed layer on the conductive housing and a chromium nitride layer on the chromium seed layer. The uppermost alloy layer may include TiCrCN or other alloys and may provide the coating with desired optical reflection and absorption characteristics. The transition layers may include a minimal number of coating defects, thereby eliminating potential sites at which visible defects could form when exposed to salt water. This may allow the electronic device to exhibit a desired color and to be submerged in salt water without producing undesirable visible defects on the conductive housing structures.

A method of treating a part, includes placing a bulk molded compound (BMC) part into a vacuum chamber of a magnetron sputtering apparatus and igniting a plasma in the vacuum chamber. A filler layer is deposited onto the surface of the BMC part, and a metal layer is sputter deposited onto the filler layer to create a reflective surface of the BMC part.

Process for treatment of a sapphire part with a beam of a mixture of mono- and multicharged ions of a gas which are produced by an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) source, where: the voltage for acceleration of the ions is between 10 kV and 100 kV; the implanted dose, expressed in ions/cm.sup.2, is between (510.sup.16)(M/14).sup.1/2 and 10.sup.17(M/14).sup.1/2, where M is the atomic mass of the ion; the rate of displacement V.sub.D, expressed in cm/s, is between 0.025(P/D) and 0.1(P/D), where P is the power of the beam, expressed in W (watts), and D is the diameter of the beam, expressed in cm (centimetres).

A part made of sapphire having a high transmittance and which is resistant to scratching is thus advantageously obtained.

A method of treating a part, includes placing a bulk molded compound (BMC) part into a vacuum chamber of a magnetron sputtering apparatus and igniting a plasma in the vacuum chamber. A filler layer is deposited onto the surface of the BMC part, and a metal layer is sputter deposited onto the filler layer to create a reflective surface of the BMC part.

Certain example embodiments relate to electric, potentially-driven shades usable with insulating glass (IG) units, IG units including such shades, and/or associated methods. In such a unit, a dynamic shade is located between the substrates defining the IG unit, and is movable between retracted and extended positions. The dynamic shade includes on-glass layers including a transparent conductor and an insulator or dielectric film, as well as a shutter. The shutter includes a resilient polymer, a conductor, and optional ink. Holes, invisible to the naked eye, may be formed in the polymer. Those holes may be sized, shaped, and arranged to promote summertime solar energy reflection and wintertime solar energy transmission. The conductor may be transparent or opaque. When the conductor is reflective, overcoat layers may be provided to help reduce internal reflection. The polymer may be capable of surviving high-temperature environments and may be colored in some instances.