| abstract |
The present invention provides an article comprising a substrate; a polymer coating; and an interlayer disposed between the substrate and the polymer coating, the interlayer comprising a carbon composite, wherein the carbon composite comprises carbon and contains A binder of one or more of the following: SiO 2 , Si, B, B 2 O 3 , a metal or an alloy of metals; and wherein the metal includes one or more of the following: aluminum, copper , titanium, nickel, tungsten, chromium, iron, manganese, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, tin, bismuth, antimony, lead, cadmium or selenium. |