Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate (1) comprising a medium (10), said medium (10) comprising, on at least one of its main faces, a functional layer (11) that has low-E or antisolar properties or is electrically conductive, characterized in that said functional layer (11) comprises, on its extreme surface opposite the medium (10), at least one sulphurous compound, in particular a sulphate, a sulphonate and/or a thiosulphate.

Abstract: When a thin film is formed on a substrate by means of a plasma under a pressure atmosphere close to the atmospheric pressure, it is possible to control particles to be formed by a reaction of a reaction gas and to form a uniform thin film constantly, even when the space between an electrode and the substrate is set to be wider than a conventional method. An electric power is supplied to a cylindrical rotating electrode 12 whose rotational axis is parallel to a substrate, to generate a plasma in a space between this rotating electrode 12 and the substrate S, and a supplied reaction gas G is activated by means of the generated plasma to form a thin film on the substrate S, is wherein a high-frequency electric power having a frequency of from 100 kHz to 1 MHz is supplied to the rotating electrode 12.