There is provided a bonding article comprising: an electrical insulating substrate; a first adhesion layer laminated on one surface of the electrical insulating substrate; and a second adhesion layer laminated on the other surface of the electrical insulating substrate. Both the first adhesion layer and the second adhesion layer include a low-melting-point lead-free glass containing vanadium oxide and tellurium oxide as chemical constituents and having a softening point of 360 C. or lower. And, when contours of the first adhesion layer, the electrical insulating substrate, and the second adhesion layer are projected parallel to one another along the lamination direction, the contour of the first adhesion layer is located inside the contour of the second adhesion layer.

Embodiments of a article including include a substrate and a patterned coating are provided. In one or more embodiments, when a strain is applied to the article, the article exhibits a failure strain of 0.5% or greater. Patterned coating may include a particulate coating or may include a discontinuous coating. The patterned coating of some embodiments may cover about 20% to about 75% of the surface area of the substrate. Methods for forming such articles are also provided.

A transparent component of an electronic device having a nano-crystalline layer is disclosed. The nano-crystalline layer may be formed as a series of layers separated by or interspersed with one or more other layers including a non-crystalline or amorphous material. The series of layers may also be interspersed with one or more anti-reflective layers configured to reduce optical reflections off the transparent component. The nano-crystalline layer may be formed by a deposition process or by an ion-implanting and annealing process to form crystals having a size of less than 10 nanometers. The protective coatings may be utilized on portions of an electronic device, such as a housing or a cover glass, to protect the electronic device from scratching and/or damage caused by impact.

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels that may include a substrate and a reflective layer formed over the substrate. The low emissivity panels may further include a top dielectric layer formed over the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is formed between the top dielectric layer and the substrate. The top dielectric layer may include a ternary metal oxide, such as zinc tin aluminum oxide. The top dielectric layer may also include aluminum. The concentration of aluminum may be between about 1 atomic % and 15 atomic % or between about 2 atomic % and 10 atomic %. An atomic ratio of zinc to tin in the top dielectric layer may be between about 0.67 and about 1.5 or between about 0.9 and about 1.1.

Light-control panels including layered optical components are described in this application. An example of a light-control panel includes a first glazing layer, a second glazing layer, a third glazing layer, and a fourth glazing layer, a first switchable component extending between the first glazing layer and the second glazing layer, a thermal coating extending between the first glazing layer and the first switchable component, and a second switchable component extending between the third glazing layer and the fourth glazing layer. The second glazing layer and the third glazing layer have an air gap therebetween, such that the air gap forms a space between the second glazing layer and the third glazing layer.

Embodiments of an article including a substrate and a patterned coating are provided. In one or more embodiments, when a strain is applied to the article, the article exhibits a failure strain of 0.5% or greater. Patterned coating may include a particulate coating or may include a discontinuous coating. The patterned coating of some embodiments may cover about 20% to about 75% of the surface area of the substrate. Methods for forming such articles are also provided.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a coating agent which is capable of tightly adhering to the surface of lacquerware with sufficient strength by a low-temperature treatment, has hard coat properties and resistance to washing by a dishwasher and the like, is transparent, and has ultraviolet resistance and ultraviolet blocking properties; a protective film using the same; and a product provided with the protective film. The present invention pertains to: a coating agent containing a synthetic organically-modified clay comprising a synthetic clay and an organic modification agent, a resin, and an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is contained in an amount within the range of 5-70 parts by weight with respect to 30 parts by weight of the resin, and contains at least two selected from the group consisting of toluene, xylene, and ethylbenzene; a protective film using the same; and a product provided with the protective film.

An object of the present invention is to provide: a conductive composition for forming a solar cell collector electrode that can form a collector electrode with favorable adhesion with regard to a transparent conductive layer; a solar cell having a collector electrode formed using the composition; and a solar cell module. A conductive composition for forming a solar cell collector electrode, includes: a metal powder (A); an epoxy resin (B); a cationic curing agent (C); and a blocked carboxylic acid (D); wherein the blocked carboxylic acid (D) is a compound obtained by reacting a compound (d1) selected from carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid anhydrides with a vinyl ether compound (d2).

An antireflection article includes a substrate; and an antireflection layer containing a binder resin and inorganic particles, wherein the inorganic particles are particles having an average primary particle diameter of 150 nm to 250 nm and a CV value of 4% or less, 99.9% or more of the inorganic particles are perfectly spherical particles, the antireflection layer includes a moth eye structure composed of an unevenness shape formed by the inorganic particles on a surface of the antireflection layer, and an area occupancy ratio of the inorganic particles on the surface of the antireflection layer is 25% to 64%.

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for forming low emissivity panels. In some embodiments, a partially fabricated panel may be provided that includes a substrate, a reflective layer formed over the substrate, and a barrier layer formed over the reflective layer such that the reflective layer is formed between the substrate and the barrier layer. The barrier layer may include a partially oxidized alloy of three or more metals. A first interface layer may be formed over the barrier layer. A top dielectric layer may be formed over the first interface layer. The top dielectric layer may be formed using reactive sputtering in an oxygen containing environment. The first interface layer may prevent further oxidation of the partially oxidized alloy of the three or more metals when forming the top dielectric layer. A second interface layer may be formed over the top dielectric layer.