Saint-gobain Glass France

Pilkington Plc

David William Sheel

Joseph E Lewis

Martyn Pemble

A method for deposition of titania, and titania-containing, thin films by CVD, using an atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma as a major source of reaction, which leads to film properties, and film growth rates, normally only achievable (by atmospheric pressure CVD) with significantly higher substrate temperatures.

Methods for preparing titania coatings by plasma CVD at atmospheric pressure

A method of producing mirrors comprising depositing a reflecting metal layer by pyrolysis on a ribbon of hot glass during the glass production process characterized by applying to the glass ribbon prior to deposition of the reflecting metal layer a primer for enhancing metal nucleation on the glass. The invention also provides a method of producing mirrors during the glass production process the method comprising pre-treating the surface of a ribbon of hot glass with an activating agent and pyrolytically depositing over the pre-treated surface a reflecting metal layer.

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Aughton, United Kingdom

David William Sheel