Low-e coating which is applicable to laminated automotive glasses
The present invention is related to a triple silver low-e coating and developed with electrically conductive and heatable characteristic in order to be used on the second or third surfaces of laminated automobile glasses.
1. An electrically conductive triple silver low-e coating having a heatable characteristic for use as the second or third surfaces of laminated automobile glasses, comprising the following provided outwardly from the glass:
a first dielectric layer comprising Si x N y and having a thickness between 12 nm and 19 nm;
a second dielectric layer comprising TiO x and having a thickness between 5 nm and 8 nm;
a first seed layer comprising ZnAlO x and having a thickness between 17 nm and 23 nm;
a first functional layer comprising Ag and having a thickness between 11 nm and 17 nm;
a first barrier layer comprising NiCrO x and having a thickness between 1.0 nm and 1.8 nm;
a third dielectric layer comprising ZnSnO x and having a thickness between 50 nm and 60 nm;
a second seed layer comprising ZnAlO x and having a thickness between 13 nm and 19 nm;
a second functional layer comprising Ag and having a thickness between 11 nm and 17 nm;
a second barrier layer comprising NiCrO x and having a thickness between 1.0 nm and 1.8 nm;
a fourth dielectric layer comprising ZnSnO x and having a thickness between 55 nm and 65 nm;
a third seed layer comprising ZnAlO x and having a thickness between 18 nm and 25 nm;
a third functional layer comprising Ag and having a thickness between 11 nm and 17 nm;
a third barrier layer comprising NiCrO x and having a thickness between 1.0 nm and 1.8 nm;
a fifth dielectric layer comprising ZnSnO x and having a thickness between 18 nm and 26 nm;
a sixth dielectric layer comprising SiO x N y and having a thickness between 16 nm and 23 nm;
a top dielectric layer comprising SiO x and having a thickness between 13 nm and 20 nm;
wherein the low-e coating provides a T vis is value between 64% and 78% when applied within a laminated glass.
2. The low-e coating according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first barrier layer, the second barrier layer and the third barrier layer is made of the same material and in sub stoichiometric oxide form.
3. The low-e coating according to claim 1 , wherein in case the low-e coated glass is used on the third surface, the outside reflection a* value is between −10 and −4 and the outside reflection b* value is between −6 and −1.
4. The low-e coating according to claim 1 , wherein when used on the second and third faces, the outside reflection a* value remains in the negative region at incidence angles between 0° and 75°.