Abstract: An system includes an optical element including a glazing-function substrate and an electrochromic stack formed on this substrate, this electrochromic stack including a first transparent conductive layer, a working electrode arranged above the first transparent conductive layer, a counter-electrode arranged above said working electrode, a second transparent conductive layer arranged above the counter-electrode, lithium ions introduced into the electrochromic stack, and optionally a separate layer of an ionic conductor, the latter layer being intermediate between the electrode and the counter-electrode, a protective layer arranged on the electrochromic stack, the protective layer including an inorganic lubricating compound.

Abstract: A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers successively including, starting from the substrate, an alternation of three silver-based functional metal layers of increasing thickness and of four dielectric coatings denoted, starting from the substrate, M1, M2, M3 and M4, wherein each dielectric coating includes at least one high-index dielectric layer, the refractive index of which is at least 2.15 and the optical thickness of which is greater than 20 nm.

Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including a single metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. At least one of the antireflection coatings includes an intermediate layer including zinc oxide Zn1O1+x with 0.05<x<0.3 and having a physical thickness of between 0.5 nm and 20 nm, or between 2.5 nm and 10 nm.

Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including at least one metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and at least two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. The stack also includes a terminal layer which is the layer of the stack which is furthest from the face. The terminal layer is a metallic layer consisting of zinc and tin, made of SnxZny with a ratio of 0.1?x/y?2.4 and having a physical thickness of between 0.5 nm and 5.0 nm excluding these values, or even between 0.6 nm and 2.7 nm excluding these values.

Abstract: A transparent substrate is provided on a main face with a stack of thin layers including a single metallic functional layer having properties of reflection in the infrared region and/or in the solar radiation region, in particular based on silver or on silver-containing metal alloy, and two antireflective coatings. The antireflective coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflective coatings. At least the antireflective coating located between the substrate and the functional layer, indeed even both antireflective coatings, include(s) a layer including silicon-zirconium nitride, SixZryNz, with an atomic ratio of Zr to the sum Si+Zr, y/(x+y), which is between 25.0% and 40.0%, these values being incorporated, indeed even between 27.0% and 37.0%, these values being incorporated.

Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-film multilayer including at least one metal functional film based on silver or made of silver having a thickness e of between 7 nm and 20 nm inclusive of these values, and two antireflection coatings each including at least one antireflection film. The functional film is placed between the two antireflection coatings. The multilayer includes an upper discontinuous metal film having a thickness e? of between 0.5 nm and 5 nm inclusive of these values. The upper discontinuous metal film is located above the only or last metal functional film as counted starting from the face.

Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including a single metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. At least one of the antireflection coatings includes an intermediate layer including zinc tin oxide SnxZnyOz with a ratio of 0.1?x/y?2.4, with 0.75(2x +y)?z ?0.95(2x +y) and having a physical thickness of between 2 nm and 25 nm, or even between 2 nm and 12 nm.

Abstract: A heat treatment process includes irradiating a substrate including a glass sheet coated on one of its faces with a stack of thin layers, under an atmosphere containing oxygen (O2), with electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength comprised between 500 and 2000 nm, the electromagnetic radiation being emitted by an emitter device placed facing the stack of thin layers, a relative movement being created between the emitter device and the substrate, so as to raise the stack of thin layers to a temperature at least equal to 300° C. for a brief duration shorter than one second, wherein the last layer of the stack, making contact with the atmosphere, called the overcoat, is a metal layer of indium or of an indium-based alloy.

Abstract: A material includes a transparent substrate coated with a stack of thin layers successively including, starting from the substrate, an alternation of three silver-based functional metal layers of increasing thickness and of four dielectric coatings denoted, starting from the substrate, M1, M2, M3 and M4, wherein each dielectric coating includes at least one high-index dielectric layer, the refractive index of which is at least 2.15 and the optical thickness of which is greater than 20 nm.

Abstract: An substrate is coated on one face with a stack of thin layers including at least one metallic functional layer. The stack includes a terminal layer that is the layer of the stack furthest from the face, which comprises at least one metal M2 that is a reducing agent in an oxide/metal pair exhibiting an oxidation/reduction potential ?2 and the terminal layer is in the metallic state. The stack also includes a preterminal layer that is the layer of the stack located immediately under and in contact with the terminal layer in the direction of the face, which comprises at least one metal M1 that is an oxidizing agent in an oxide/metal pair exhibiting an oxidation/reduction potential ?1 and the preterminal layer is in the at least partially oxidized state. The oxdiation/reduction potential ?1 is greater than the oxidation/reduction potential ?2.

Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including a single metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. At least one of the antireflection coatings includes an intermediate layer including zinc tin oxide SnxZnyOz with a ratio of 0.1?x/y?2.4, with 0.75(2x+y)?z?0.95(2x+y) and having a physical thickness of between 2 nm and 25 nm, or even between 2 nm and 12 nm.

Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including at least one metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and at least two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. The stack also includes a terminal layer which is the layer of the stack which is furthest from the face. The terminal layer is a metallic layer consisting of zinc and tin, made of SnxZny with a ratio of 0.1?x/y?2.4 and having a physical thickness of between 0.5 nm and 5.0 nm excluding these values, or even between 0.6 nm and 2.7 nm excluding these values.

Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-films stack having reflection properties in the infrared and/or in solar radiation including a single metallic functional layer, based on silver or on a metal alloy containing silver, and two antireflection coatings. The coatings each include at least one dielectric layer. The functional layer is positioned between the two antireflection coatings. At least one of the antireflection coatings includes an intermediate layer including zinc oxide Zn1O1+x with 0.05<x<0.3 and having a physical thickness of between 0.5 nm and 20 nm, or between 2.5 nm and 10 nm.

Abstract: A substrate is coated on one face with a thin-film multilayer including at least one metal functional film based on silver or made of silver having a thickness e of between 7 nm and 20 nm inclusive of these values, and two antireflection coatings each including at least one antireflection film. The functional film is placed between the two antireflection coatings. The multilayer includes an upper discontinuous metal film having a thickness e? of between 0.5 nm and 5 nm inclusive of these values. The upper discontinuous metal film is located above the only or last metal functional film as counted starting from the face.