Glazing having switchable optical properties

A method for producing a glazing having switchable optical properties, comprising:

• providing a transparent substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface, a reflection layer on the outer surface and/or on the inner surface, and a switchable functional element arranged on the interior side relative to the reflection layer,
• wherein the functional element is an electrochromic, a thermochromic, a gasochromic, a photochromic, a photoelectrochromic, a thermotropic, a PDLC, or an SPD functional element,
• wherein the reflection layer contains a material having a refractive index,
• wherein the product of a refractive index nR and a thickness d of the reflection layer is from 250 nm to 960 nm, and
• wherein the reflection layer is a single and homogeneous layer so that the reflection is not a layer structure of individual layers;
• applying the reflection layer on the outer surface or on the inner surface of the transparent substrate;
• applying the switchable functional element on the outer surface or on the inner surface of a transparent cover pane or incorporating the switchable functional element into a thermoplastic intermediate layer;
• and
• bonding the transparent substrate to the transparent cover pane via the thermoplastic intermediate layer under the action of heat, vacuum, and/or pressure.

A method for producing a glazing having switchable optical properties, comprising:

• providing a transparent substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface, a reflection layer on the outer surface and/or on the inner surface, and a switchable functional element arranged on the interior side relative to the reflection layer,
• wherein the functional element is an electrochromic, a thermochromic, a gasochromic, a photochromic, a photoelectrochromic, a thermotropic, a PDLC, or an SPD functional element,
• wherein the reflection layer contains a material having a refractive index nR,
• wherein the product of the refractive index nR and the thickness d of the reflection layer is from 250 nm to 960 nm, and
• wherein the reflection layer is a single and homogeneous layer so that the reflection is not a layer structure of individual layers;
• applying the reflection layer on the outer surface or on the inner surface of the transparent substrate;
• applying the switchable functional element on the outer surface or on the inner surface of a transparent cover pane;
• and
• bonding the transparent substrate to the transparent cover pane via at least one spacer.

A method for producing a glazing having switchable optical properties, comprising:

• providing a transparent substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface, a reflection layer on the outer surface and/or on the inner surface, and a switchable functional element arranged on the interior side relative to the reflection layer,
• wherein the functional element is an electrochromic, a thermochromic, a gasochromic, a photochromic, a photoelectrochromic, a thermotropic, a PDLC, or an SPD functional element,
• wherein the reflection layer contains a material having a refractive index nR,
• wherein the product of the refractive index nR and a thickness d of the reflection layer is from 250 nm to 960 nm, and
• wherein the reflection layer is a single and homogeneous layer so that the reflection is not a layer structure of individual layers;
• applying the reflection layer on the outer surface of the transparent substrate;
• and
• applying the switchable functional element on the inner surface of the transparent substrate.