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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2011
Method of making coated article having antibacterial and/or antifungal coating and resulting product
Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Ann Harbor, MI (US);
Jiangping Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Jason Barber, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl, Ann Harbor, MI (US);
Jiangping Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Jason Barber, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Guardian Glass, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided for making a coated article including an antibacterial and/or antifungal coating. In certain example embodiments, the method includes providing a first sputtering target including Zr; providing a second sputtering target including Zn; and co-sputtering from at least the first and second sputtering targets in the presence of nitrogen to form a layer including ZnZrNon a glass substrate. These layers may be heat-treated or thermally tempered to form a single layer including ZnZrO. In other examples, two discrete layers of Zn and Zr may be formed. The coating may be heated or tempered to form a single layer including ZnZrO. Coated articles made using these methods may have antibacterial and/or antifungal properties.