Title: Anti-reflective and anti-soiling coatings with self-cleaning properties

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a coated glass element including a glass component and a coating adhered to the glass component through siloxane linkages, the coating having at least one of an anti-reflective property, a high abrasion resistance property and a hydrophobic property, wherein the coating comprises a dried gel formed from at least one hydrolyzed alkoxysilane-based sol and at least one hydrolyzed organosilane-based sol.

Inventors:

Nair, Vinod; Brophy, Brenor L.

Issue Date:

2016-10-04

Research Org.:

Enki Technology, Inc. San Jose, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1327889

Patent Number(s):

9461185

Application Number:

14/852,872

Assignee:

Enki Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

C03C2217/78 - Coatings specially designed to be durable, e.g. scratch-resistant

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

C03C2217/94 - Transparent conductive oxide layers [TCO] being part of a multilayer coating

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

Y10T428/31612 - As silicone, silane or siloxane
Y10T428/265 - 1 mil or less

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

C03C2217/425 - consisting of a porous layer
C03C2217/76 - Hydrophobic and oleophobic coatings

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS

C09D5/1662 - {Synthetic film-forming substance}

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

C03C2218/113 - by sol-gel processes

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08G - MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS

C08G77/24 - halogen-containing groups

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

C03C2217/20 - Materials for coating a single layer on glass

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS

C09D5/1675 - {Polyorganosiloxane-containing compositions}
C09D5/00 - Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced {

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS

C03C17/30 - with silicon-containing compounds
C03C17/007 - {containing a dispersed phase, e.g. particles, fibres or flakes, in a continuous phase}
C03C2203/27 - the alkoxides containing other organic groups, e.g. alkyl groups
C03C2217/732 - made of a single layer

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09D - COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS

C09D183/08 - containing silicon bound to organic groups containing atoms other than carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
C09D5/006 - {Anti-reflective coatings}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L31/02168 - {the coatings being antireflective or having enhancing optical properties for the solar cells}
H01L31/022466 - {made of transparent conductive layers, e.g. TCO, ITO layers}

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DOE Contract Number:  

EE0006040

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2015 Sep 14

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE