Patent ID: 8551300

Claim:
A method of making a coated article, the method comprising: providing a glass substrate; depositing a first layer so as to be supported by the substrate; depositing a layer comprising silver on the substrate over at least the first layer; forming a metal inclusive contact layer on the substrate directly over and in contact with the layer comprising silver, wherein said metal inclusive contact layer has a thickness of from about 1 to 10 Angstroms; after said metal inclusive contact layer is formed, forming a layer comprising an oxide of NiCr on the substrate directly over and in contact with the metal inclusive contact layer, wherein prior to any layer being formed over the layer comprising the oxide of NiCr the metal inclusive contact layer as-deposited is more metallic than is the layer comprising the oxide of NiCr as-deposited, and wherein more oxygen is used during the formation of the layer comprising an oxide of NiCr than during the formation of the metal inclusive contact layer; and depositing at least one additional layer on the substrate over the layer comprising an oxide of NiCr, and wherein the coated article has a visible transmission of at least 70%.