| abstract |
A heat ray shielding material having a metal particles-containing layer that contains at least one type of metal particles, in which the thickness of the metal particles-containing layer is from 10 nm to 80 nm, the metal particles contain tabular metal particles having a hexagonal to circular form in a ratio of at least 60% by number, and the mean thickness of the hexagonal to circular, tabular metal particles is at most 14 nm has good visible light transmittance, heat shieldability (solar reflectance), surface profile and rubbing resistance. |