Articles coated with coatings containing light absorption materials

1. A coated article comprising:

a substrate; and

a coating applied over at least a portion of the substrate, the coating comprising:

a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate;

a first metallic layer over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer;

a second dielectric layer over at least a portion of the first metallic layer; and

an overcoat comprising a light absorbing layer,

wherein the overcoat further comprises two protective films consisting of silica, alumina, or mixtures thereof over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer,

wherein the light absorbing layer comprises Ge, GeO x , Hf, HfO x , HfO 2 , NbN x , NbN x O y , Si a Al b , Si a Al b O x , Si a Co b , Si a Co b O x , Si a CO b Cu c , Si a Co b Cu c O x , Si a Cr b , Si a Cr b O x , Si a Ni b , SiNiO x , SiO x , SnN x , SnO x , SnO x N y , TiN x , Ti a Nb b N x , Ti a Nb b O x , Ti a Nb b O x N y , TiO x N y , WO x , WO 2 , ZnO:Co, ZnO:Fe, ZnO:Mn, ZnO:Ni, ZnO:V, ZnO:Cr, Zn a Sn b , Zn a Sn b O x , or any combination thereof,

wherein a, b, and c are weight percentages of an element,

wherein b is less than or equal to 1−a,

wherein c is less than or equal to 1−a−b, and

wherein x and y are weight percentages in the range of 0 weight percent to any number being a full oxide and/or nitride.

2. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer comprises Si a Al b , Si a Al b O x , Si a Co b , Si a Co b O x , Si a Co b Cu c , Si a Co b Cu c O x , Si a Cr b , Si a Cr b O x , Si a Ni b , SiNiO x , SiO x , or any combination thereof.

3. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer comprises TiN x , Ti a Nb b N x , Ti a Nb b O x , Ti a Nb b O x N y , TiO x N y , or a combination thereof.

4. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer comprises NbN x , NbO x N y , Ti a Nb b N x , Ti a Nb b O x , Ti a Nb b O x N y , or a combination thereof.

5. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer comprises SnN x , SnO x , Zn a Sn b , Zn a Sn b O x , or a combination thereof.

6. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer comprises ZnO:Co, ZnO:Fe, ZnO:Mn, ZnO:Ni, ZnO:V, ZnO:Cr, or a combination thereof.

7. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer comprises Ge, GeO x , Hf, HfO x , WO x , WO 2 , or a combination thereof.

8. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer comprises Si a Co b O x , wherein a is in the range of 30 wt. % to 50 wt. %.

9. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the light absorbing layer comprises Si a Co b O x and wherein x is a resulting oxygen content when the light absorbing material is formed under an atmosphere having 20% to 40% of oxygen.

10. The coated article of claim 1 , further comprising a second metallic layer over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer and a third dielectric layer over at least a portion of the second metallic layer, and

wherein the overcoat is over at least a portion of the third dielectric layer.

11. The coated article of claim 10 , further comprising a third metallic layer over at least a portion of the third dielectric layer, and a fourth dielectric layer over at least a portion of the third metallic layer,

wherein the overcoat is over at least a portion of the fourth dielectric layer.

12. The coated article of claim 11 , further comprising a fourth metallic layer over at least a portion of the fourth dielectric layer, and a fifth dielectric layer over at least a portion of the fourth metallic layer,

wherein the overcoat is over at least a portion of the fifth dielectric layer.

13. The coated article of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the metallic layers is a discontinuous metallic layer.

14. The coated article of claim 10 , further comprising at least one primer layer formed over at least one of the metallic layers.

15. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is glass.

16. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the overcoat is silicon aluminum oxide.

17. The coated article of claim 1 , wherein the overcoat comprises a total thickness in the range of 400 Å to 750 Å.

18. A coated article comprising:

a glass substrate; and

a coating applied over at least a portion of the glass substrate, the coating comprising:

a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate;

a first metallic layer over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer;

a second dielectric layer over at least a portion of the first metallic layer;

a second metallic layer over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer;

a third dielectric layer over at least a portion of the third dielectric layer; and

an overcoat comprising a light absorbing layer,

wherein the overcoat further comprises two protective films consisting of silica, alumina, or mixtures thereof over at least a portion of the third dielectric layer,

wherein at least one of the metallic layers is a continuous metallic layer and at least one primer layer is over at least one of the metallic layers,

wherein the light absorbing layer comprises Ge, GeO x , Hf, HfO x , HfO 2 , NbN x , NbN x O y , Si a Al b , Si a Al b O x , Si a Co b , Si a Co b O x , Si a CO b Cu c , Si a Co b Cu c O x , Si a Cr b , Si a Cr b O x , Si a Ni b , SiNiO x , SiO x , SnN x , SnO x , SnO x N y , TiN x , Ti a Nb b N x , Ti a Nb b O x , Ti a Nb b O x N y , TiO x N y , WO x , WO 2 , ZnO:Co, ZnO:Fe, ZnO:Mn, ZnO:Ni, ZnO:V, ZnO:Cr, Zn a Sn b , Zn a Sn b O x , or any combination thereof,

wherein a, b, and c are weight percentages of an element,

wherein b is less than or equal to 1−a,

wherein c is less than or equal to 1−a−b, and

wherein x and y are weight percentages in the range of 0 weight percent to any number being a full oxide and/or nitride.

19. The coated article of claim 18 further comprising a primer positioned over at least a portion of the first metallic layer or the second metallic layer.

20. A method of making a coated article:

providing a substrate; and

applying a coating over at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the applying step comprises:

forming a first dielectric layer over at least a portion of the substrate;

forming a first metallic layer over at least a portion of the first dielectric layer;

forming a second dielectric layer over at least a portion of the first metallic layer; and

forming an overcoat comprising a light absorbing layer,

wherein the overcoat further comprises two protective films comprising silica, alumina, or mixtures thereof over at least a portion of the second dielectric layer,

wherein the light absorbing layer comprises Ge, GeO x , Hf, HfO x , HfO 2 , NbN x , NbN x O y , Si a Al b , Si a Al b O x , Si a Co b , Si a Co b O x , Si a CO b Cu c , Si a Co b Cu c O x , Si a Cr b , Si a Cr b O x , Si a Ni b , SiNiO x , SiO x , SnN x , SnO x , SnO x N y , TiN x , Ti a Nb b N x , Ti a Nb b O x , Ti a Nb b O x N y , TiO x N y , WO x , WO 2 , ZnO:Co, ZnO:Fe, ZnO:Mn, ZnO:Ni, ZnO:V, ZnO:Cr, Zn a Sn b , Zn a Sn b O x , or any combination thereof,

wherein a, b, and c are weight percentages of an element,

wherein b is less than or equal to 1−a,

wherein c is less than or equal to 1−a−b, and

wherein x and y are weight percentages in the range of 0 weight percent to any number being a full oxide and/or nitride.

21. The method of claim 20 further comprising forming a primer over at least a portion of the first metallic layer.