SNS CUXS THIN-FILM COMBINATION - A DESIRABLE SOLAR CONTROL COATING FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND AUTOMOBILE GLAZINGS

SnS-Cu(x)S thin-film combinations deposited on glass substrates are found to offer sought-after solar control characteristics for architectural and automobile glazing applications with a choice of colours in reflection-bluish, greenish yellow, golden purple etc. The coatings were obtained by successive chemical depositions of SnS and Cu(x)S thin films. The non-toxicity of SnS and Cu(x)S films, their stability and the good adhesion of SnS films to glass substrates and that of Cu(x)S films to polymer coatings are attractive features for the production of laminated or other types of solar control glazings for architectural and automobile windows which would be acceptable from legal, technical and aesthetic points of view.