Scratch-and etch-resistant coated glass article, and method of making same

A method of making a coated article, the method comprising:

• providing a glass substrate;
• forming a base layer or underlayer on the glass substrate;
• forming an anti-etch layer over the base layer or underlayer, the anti-etch layer comprising at least one of fluorine-doped tin oxide and cerium oxide;
• ion beam depositing a layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) on the glass substrate over the anti-etch layer;
• and
• forming a seed layer between the anti-etch layer and the layer comprising DLC, the seed layer comprising silicon nitride.

A coated article, comprising:

• a glass substrate;
• an anti-etch layer formed on the glass substrate, the anti-etch layer comprising fluorine-doped tin oxide and/or cerium oxide;
• an ion beam deposited scratch-resistant layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC) on the glass substrate over the anti-etch layer;
• and
• a seed layer provided between the anti-etch layer and the layer comprising DLC, the seed layer cooperating with the layer comprising DLC to facilitate adhesion of the layer comprising DLC and/or to protect the anti-etch layer from damage during the ion beam depositing of the layer comprising DLC.