Coefficient of thermal expansion filler for vanadium-based frit materials and/or methods of making and/or using the same

A method of making a vacuum insulated glass (VIG) unit, the method comprising:

• providing first and second glass substrates in substantially parallel, spaced apart relation to one another, a gap being defined between the first and second substrates;
• disposing an edge sealing material proximate to the first and/or second glass substrates, the edge sealing material comprising at least a frit material and a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) matching material;
• and
• applying energy to the edge sealing material so as to melt the edge sealing material at a melting temperature,
• wherein the CTE matching material comprises a first element group comprising substantial sphere shapes comprising molybdenum and a second element group comprising substantial sphere shapes comprising molybdenum, wherein the first element group includes a majority of elements that are between 40 and 100 microns in size and the second element group includes a majority of elements that are larger in size than are a majority of elements of the first element group, and wherein the first element group is lower, by weight, than the second element group,
• wherein the frit material is formed from a base composition comprising vanadium oxide, barium oxide, and zinc oxide as the three largest components of the base composition of the frit material, and
• wherein a percentage, by weight, of the CTE matching material, in the combination of the CTE matching material and the frit material of the edge sealing material, is between about 25 and 40 percent.