Photochromic glass and photochromic glass windows
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsTimothy James Kiczenski, Nadja Teresia Lönnroth
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Abstract
A photochromic glass, comprising: (i) a glass matrix that, comprising in mol percent (mol %) based on oxides: 66 mol %≤SiO2≤75 mol %; 8 mol %≤B2O3≤13 mol %; mol %≤Al2O3≤7 mol %; 1.5 mol %≤P2O5≤6 mol %, mol %≤Na2O≤5.5 mol %; 3 mol %≤K2O≤9.5 mol %; 0 mol %≤MgO≤4 mol %; 0 mol %≤Li2O≤0.05 mol %; 0 mol %≤BaO≤0.05 mol %; 0 mol %≤CaO≤0.05 mole %; wherein the amount of (Li2O+BO+CaO≤0.1 mole %); and (ii)) a plurality of photochromic agents, comprising in mol percent (%) with respect to the glass matrix: 0.07%≤Ag≤0.15%; 0.14%≤Cl≤0.25%; 0.025%≤Br≤0.04%; 0.0065%≤CuO≤0.015%, and wherein CuO/Ag≤0.22.
Claims33
A photochromic glass, comprising:
- (i) a glass matrix that, comprising in mol percent (mol %) based on oxides:
- 66 mol %≤SiO2≤75 mol %;
- 8 mol %≤B2O3≤13 mol %;
- 3.5 mol %≤Al2O3≤7 mol %;
- 1.5 mol %≤P2O5≤6 mol %,
- 3.6 mol %≤Na2O≤5.5 mol %;
- 3 mol %≤K2O≤9.5 mol %;
- 0 mol %≤MgO≤4 mol %;
- 0 mol %≤Li2O≤0.05 mol %;
- 0 mol %≤BaO≤0.05 mol %;
- 0 mol %≤CaO ≤0.05 mole %;
- wherein the amount of (Li2O+BaO+CaO≤0.1 mole %);
- and
- (ii) a plurality of photochromic agents, comprising in mol percent (%) with respect to the glass matrix:
- 0.07%≤Ag≤0.15%;
- 0.14%≤Cl≤0.25%;
- 0.025%≤Br≤0.04%;
- 0.0065%≤CuO≤0.015%, and
- wherein CuO/Ag≤0.22.
A photochromic glass, comprising:
- a glass matrix that is free of rare earth elements, and of Li2O, CaO, and BaO, the glass matrix comprising of in mol percent (mol %) based on oxides:
- 66 mol %≤SiO2≤75 mol %;
- 8 mol %≤B2O3≤13 mol %;
- 3.5 mol %≤Al2O3≤7 mol %;
- 1.5 mol %≤P2O5≤6 mol %,
- 3.6 mol %≤Na2O≤5.5 mol %;
- 3 mol %≤K2O≤9.5 mol %;
- 0 mol %≤MgO≤4 mol %;
- and
- a plurality of photochromic agents, comprising in mol percent (%) with respect to the glass matrix:
- 0.07%≤Ag≤0.15%;
- 0.14%≤Cl≤0.25%;
- 0.025%≤Br≤0.04%;
- and
- 0.0065%≤CuO≤0.015%,
- wherein CuO/Ag≤0.18.
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