Glazing provided with a stack of thin layers acting on solar radiation

• Main Authors: CAROLE GENTILHOMME, VALERIE COUSTET
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.04.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUSENAMELS; CHEMISTRY; GLASS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS,MINERALS OR SLAGS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS

A coated transparent substrate has a metallic or nitrided niobium, tantalum and/or zirconium functional layer and an aluminum and/or silicon nitride and/or oxynitride cover layer. A transparent substrate has a solar radiation active thin film stack comprising a functional layer based on metallic or partially or fully nitrided niobium, tantalum and/or zirconium covered by a layer based on aluminum nitride, aluminum oxynitride, silicon nitride and/or silicon oxynitride. Independent claims are also included for the following: (i) single or double glazing incorporating the above substrate; and (ii) a curtain wall-type facade face panel incorporating the above substrate with an opaque coating. Preferred Features: The substrate consists of clear or tinted glass or a flexible or rigid transparent polymer.