| 摘要 |
Certain example embodiments relate to the deposition of metal oxide coatings via combustion deposition. In certain example embodiments, the metal oxide coating may be a silicon oxide coating (e.g., SiO2, or other suitable stoichiometry) and, in certain example embodiments, the silicon oxide coating may serve as an anti-reflective (AR) coating. In certain example embodiments, a percent visible transmission gain of at least about 2.0%, and more preferably between about 3.0-3.25%, may be realized through the growth of films on a first surface of the substrate. The coatings produced in accordance with certain example embodiments possess an enhanced transmission increase over previously combustion deposition produced single-layer anti-reflective coatings. This may be accomplished in certain example embodiments by provided mixed or graded microstructure metal oxide coatings (e.g., silicon oxide growths that alternate between using process conditions that produce small nucleation particle size distributions and process conditions that produce large agglomerate nano-particle size distributions) and/or by in situ nano-particle matrix loading of metal oxide coatings via combustion deposition.
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