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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Indrajit Dutta, Horseheads, NY (US);
Nicholas James Smith, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Assignee:
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 17/06 (2006.01); C03C 3/062 (2006.01); C03C 3/083 (2006.01); C03C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C 23/009 (2013.01); C03C 3/062 (2013.01); C03C 3/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a glass substrate including an alkali-containing bulk and an alkali-depleted surface layer, including a substantially homogenous composition with at least 51 mol % AlOare disclosed. In some embodiments, the alkali-depleted surface layer includes about 0.5 atomic % alkali or less. The alkali-depleted surface layer can be substantially free of hydrogen and/or crystallites. Methods for forming a glass substrate with a modified surface layer are also provided.