Patent ID: 7678462

Claim:
A layered material comprising a dyed spin-on glass composition, wherein the composition comprises a silicon-containing moiety and an incorporatable organic absorbing compound that absorbs light over at least an approximately 10 nm wide wavelength range, the range at wavelengths less than about 375 nm, wherein the organic absorbing compound comprises at least one benzene ring and a reactive group comprising a hydroxyl group, an amine group, a carboxylic acid group or a silicon-triethoxy group, wherein the organic absorbing compound comprises a compound including anthraflavic acid, 9-anthracene carboxylic acid, 9-anthracene methanol, alizarin, quinzarin, triethoxysilylpropyl-1,8-naphthalimide, 9-anthracene carboxy-methyl triethoxysilane and mixtures thereof.