Patent ID: 7329462

Claim:
A reflective article, comprising: a substrate comprising an amorphous thermoplastic resin having a heat distortion temperature of at least about 140° C. measured at 66 pounds per square inch according to ASTM D648, a density less than 1.7 grams per milliliter, and an organic volatiles content less than 1,000 parts per million measured according to ASTM D4526; wherein the amorphous thermoplastic resin is selected from polyetherimides, polyetherimide sulfones, polysulfones, polyethersulfones, polyphenylene ether sulfones, poly(arylene ether)s, polycarbonates, polyester carbonates, polyarylates, and mixtures thereof; a reflective metal layer; wherein the reflective metal layer comprises a metal selected from aluminum, silver, gold, nickel, palladium, platinum, copper, and alloys thereof; wherein the reflective metal layer has a thickness of about 20 to about 1,000 nanometers; a haze-prevention layer interposed between the substrate and the reflective metal layer, wherein the haze-prevention layer comprises a material having a volume resistivity of at least 1×10 −4 ohm-centimeters measured according to ASTM D257 at 25° C. and a tensile modulus of at least about 3×10 5 pounds per square inch measured according to ASTM D638 at 25° C.; wherein the haze-prevention layer comprises a plasma-polymerized organosilicone; and a protective layer comprising the plasma decomposition product of an oxidant and a reactant gas selected from silanes, disilanes, and organosilicon compounds; wherein the reflective layer is interposed between the haze-prevention layer and the protective layer; wherein the protective layer is in contact with the reflective metal layer; wherein the reflective metal layer is in contact with the haze-prevention layer; and wherein the haze-prevention layer is in contact with the substrate.