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A substrate is coated with a hydrophilic layer(s) or coating(s) that includes, for example, amorphous carbon in a form of diamond-like carbon (DLC). In certain embodiments, the DLC inclusive layer may be doped with at least one polar inducing dopant (e.g., Boron, Nitrogen, and/or any other suitable

A substrate is coated with a hydrophilic layer(s) or coating(s) that includes, for example, amorphous carbon in a form of diamond-like carbon (DLC). In certain embodiments, the DLC inclusive layer may be doped with at least one polar inducing dopant (e.g., Boron, Nitrogen, and/or any other suitable polar inducing dopant) in order to make the layer more polar and thus more hydrophilic so as to have a lower contact angle θ (e.g., no greater than about 10 degrees in certain embodiments, and more preferably no greater than about 8 degrees).

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1. A coated article comprising: a glass substrate; a hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) inclusive layer supported by the glass substrate, the DLC inclusive layer having a contact angle θ less than about 10 degrees; and wherein the hydrogenated DLC inclusive layer comprises from about 4% to

1. A coated article comprising: a glass substrate; a hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) inclusive layer supported by the glass substrate, the DLC inclusive layer having a contact angle θ less than about 10 degrees; and wherein the hydrogenated DLC inclusive layer comprises from about 4% to 39% hydrogen and has an average density of at least about 2.4 gms/cm3. 2. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the DLC inclusive layer is doped with boron (B). 3. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises soda-lime-silica glass. 4. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the DLC inclusive layer has the contact angle θ of less than about 10 degrees initially prior to environmental exposure. 5. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the DLC inclusive layer has contact angle θ which decreases upon environmental exposure. 6. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the DLC inclusive layer has an average hardness of at least about 10 GPa. 7. The coated article of claim 1, wherein the DLC inclusive layer has an average hardness of at least about 20 GPa. 8. The coated article of claim 1, wherein at least about 60% of carbon--carbon bonds in the hydrogenated DLC inclusive layer are of the sp3type.