| abstract |
An article that includes: a glass-based substrate having opposing major surfaces; a crack mitigating stack disposed on one of the major surfaces; and a scratch-resistant film disposed on the crack mitigating stack that has an elastic modulus greater than or equal to the elastic modulus of the substrate. The stack comprises one or more bi-layers defined by: (a) a first layer comprising an organosilicate material, and (b) a second layer comprising an organosilicate material over the first layer, the first layer having a lower elastic modulus than the elastic modulus of the second layer. The film comprises at least one of a metal-containing oxide, a metal-containing oxynitride, a metal-containing nitride, a metal-containing carbide, a silicon-containing polymer, a carbon, a semiconductor, and combinations thereof. In addition, the article is characterized by an average flexural strength that is at least 70% of an average flexural strength of the substrate. |