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A coating in accordance with the invention has a substantially crystalline first layer with a substantially crystalline second layer provided over the first layer. A breaker layer is provided between the first and second layers and is configured to prevent or at least reduce epitaxial growth of the

A coating in accordance with the invention has a substantially crystalline first layer with a substantially crystalline second layer provided over the first layer. A breaker layer is provided between the first and second layers and is configured to prevent or at least reduce epitaxial growth of the second layer on the first layer. A color suppression layer may be provided below the first layer. The coating can be provided on a substrate to make a coated article. A method of coating a substrate includes depositing a substantially crystalline first layer over at least a portion of the substrate and depositing a breaker layer over the first layer. The breaker layer is configured to prevent or at least reduce epitaxial growth of a subsequently deposited layer on the first layer.

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1. A coating over a portion of a surface of a substrate, the coating, comprising:a first substantially crystalline metal oxide coating layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first coating layer with crystal size within the first coating layer increasi

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A coating over a portion of a surface of a substrate, the coating, comprising:a first substantially crystalline metal oxide coating layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first coating layer with crystal size within the first coating layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the first coating layer toward the second surface of the first coating layer;a second substantially crystalline metal oxide coating layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the second coating layer with the first surface of the second layer in facing relationship to the second surface of the first layer and with crystal size within the second layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the second layer toward the second surface of the second layer, andat least one breaker layer comprising a metal oxide having at least phosphorous between the second surface of the first layer and the first surface of the second, the breaker layer interrupting crystal structure of the coating. 2. The coating according to claim 1, wherein the breaker layer is substantially amorphous. 3. The coating according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second coating comprises layers at least one dopant. 4. The coating according to claim 1, wherein the breaker layer further comprises silicon. 5. A coating over a portion of a surface of a substrate, the coating, comprising:a substantially crystalline first metal oxide layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first layer with crystal size within the first layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the first layer toward the second surface of the first layer;a substantially crystalline second metal oxide layer deposited over the first layer, the second layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the second layer with the first surface of the second layer in facing relationship to the second surface of the first layer and with crystal size within the second layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the second layer toward the second surface of the second layer, anda breaker layer comprising an amorphous tin oxide layer having at least phosphorous or silica between the first and second layers, to prevent or at least reduce epitaxial growth of the second layer on the first layer. 6. The coating according to claim 5, wherein the first layer comprises a metal oxide having at least one dopant. 7. The coating according to claim 5, wherein the first layer has a thickness of about 1000 Å to about 2300 Å. 8. The coating according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the first and second layers comprises (a) a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of oxides of Zn, Fe, Mn, Al, Ti, In, Zr, Ce, Sn, Si, Cr, Sb, Co, and mixtures thereof, and (b) at least one dopant selected from the group consisting of Sn, Sb, F, In, and mixtures thereof. 9. The coating according to claim 5, wherein the second layer has a thickness of about 2000 Å to about 5000 Å. 10. The coating according to claim 5, wherein the breaker layer has a thickness of about 100 Å to about 1000 Å. 11. A coating over a portion of a surface of a substrate, the coating, comprising:a substantially crystalline first layer comprising antimony doped tin oxide, the first layer having a thickness of about 1200 Å to about 2300 Å, and having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first layer with crystal size within the first layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the first layer toward the second surface of the first layer;a substantially crystalline second layer deposited over the first layer, the second layer comprising fluorine doped tin oxide and having a thickness of about 3000 Å to about 3600 Å and having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the second layer with the first surface of the second layer in facing relationship to the second surface of the first layer and with crystal size within the second layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the second layer toward the second surface of the second layer, anda breaker layer between the first and second crystalline layers, the breaker layer comprising a tin oxide having at least phosphorous to prevent or at least reduce epitaxial growth of crystals at the first surface of the second layer on the crystals at the second surface of the first layer. 12. A coating over a portion of a substrate, comprising:a substantially crystalline first layer comprising antimony doped tin oxide, the first layer having a thickness of about 1200 Å to about 2300 Å;a substantially crystalline second layer deposited over the first layer, the second layer comprising fluorine doped tin oxide and having a thickness of about 3000 Å to about 3600 Å; anda breaker layer located between the first and second crystalline layers, the breaker layer selected from a group of a metal oxide layer having at least phosphorous and a layer of a mixed oxide of tin and silica, wherein the breaker layer prevents or at least reduces epitaxial growth of the second layer on the first layer, and the breaker layer has a thickness of about 100 Å to about 1000 Å. 13. A coated article, comprising:a substrate; anda coating deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, the coating comprising:a first metal oxide coating layer having crystallinity, and a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first coating layer with crystal size within the first coating layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the first coating layer toward the second surface of the first coating layer;a second metal oxide coating layer having crystallinity, and a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the second coating layer with the first surface of the second layer in facing relationship to the second surface of the first layer and with crystal size within the second layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the second layer toward the second surface of the second layer, andat least one breaker layer between the second surface of the first layer and the first surface of the second, wherein the breaker layer is selected from the group of a substantially amorphous metal oxide layer having at least phosphorous and a substantially amorphous mixed oxide layer of tin and silica, the breaker layer configured to interrupt crystal structure of the coating whereby the size of the crystals at the second surface of the first layer are larger than size of the crystals at the first surface of the second layer. 14. The coated article according to claim 13, wherein the first coating layer further comprises at least one dopant. 15. The coated article according to claim 13, wherein the second layer further comprises at least one dopant. 16. A coated article, comprising:a substrate;a substantially crystalline first layer deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, the first layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first layer with crystal size within the first layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the first layer toward the second surface of the first coating layer wherein the first layer comprises a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of oxides of Zn, Fe, Mn, Al, Ti, In, Zr, Ce, Sn, Si, Cr, Sb, Co, and mixtures thereof and at least one dopant selected from the group consisting of Sn, Sb, F, In, and mixtures thereof;an amorphous metal oxide breaker layer having phosphorous deposited over the second surface of the first layer; anda substantially crystalline metal oxide second layer deposited over the breaker layer, t he second layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the second layer with the first surface of the second layer in facing relationship to the second surface of the first layer and with crystal size within the second layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the second layer toward the second surface of the second layer,wherein the breaker layer is configured to inhibit epitaxial growth of the second crystalline layer on the first crystalline layer. 17. The coated article according to claim 16, wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of glass, ceramic, and plastic. 18. The coated article according to claim 16, wherein the first layer has a thickness of about 1200 Å to about 2300 Å. 19. The coated article according to claim 16, wherein the breaker layer has a thickness of about 100 Å to about 1000 Å. 20. The coated article according to claim 16, wherein the metal oxide of the breaker layer comprises a tin oxide. 21. The coated article according to claim 16, wherein the metal oxide of the breaker layer comprises tin oxide and further comprising a dopant selected from silica and mixtures of phosphorous and silica. 22. The coated article according to claim 16, wherein the second layer further comprises at least one dopant. 23. The coated article according to claim 22, wherein the metal oxide of the second layer comprises a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of oxides of Zn, Fe, Mn, Al, Ti, In, Zr, Ce, Sn, Si, Cr, Sb, Co, and mixtures thereof, and the at least one dopant is selected from the group consisting of Sn, Sb, F, In, and mixtures thereof. 24. The coated article according to claim 16, wherein the doped metal oxide of the first layer includes antimony doped tin oxide, with an atomic ratio of antimony to tin of about 8.0 to about 12.0. 25. The coated article according to claim 22, wherein the doped metal oxide of the second layer comprises fluorine doped tin oxide, with the fluorine present in an amount of less than about 5 atomic percent. 26. The coated article according to claim 20, wherein the breaker layer has a phosphorous to tin atomic ratio of about 0.001 to about 0.10. 27. The coated article according to claim 21, wherein the breaker layer has a silica to tin atomic ratio of about 0.005 to about 0.050. 28. A coated article, comprising:a substrate;a substantially crystalline metal oxide layer deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, the layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the layer with crystal size within the layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the layer toward the second surface of the layer; anda breaker layer deposited over at least a portion of the second surface of the layer, the breaker layer selected from the group of a metal oxide layer having at least phosphorous and a mixed oxide layer of tin and silica, the breaker layer configured to prevent or at least reduce epitaxial growth from initiating on the second surface of the layer. 29. A coated article, comprising:a substrate;an antimony doped tin oxide layer deposited over the substrate and having a thickness of about 900 Å to about 1500 Å; anda fluorine doped tin oxide layer deposited over the antimony doped tin oxide layer and having a thickness of about 1200 Å to about 3600 Å, wherein the antimony doped tin oxide layer has at least two stratas of different antimony concentrations, with a first strata having a thickness of about 985 Å and a second strata having a thickness of about 214 Å. 30. A coated article, comprising:a substrate;a color suppression layer deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, the color suppression layer comprising a gradient layer which transitions from one metal oxide or nitride to another;a substantially crystalline metal oxide first layer deposited over the color suppression layer, the first layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first layer with crystal size within the first layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the first layer toward the second surface of the first coating layer wherein the first surface of the first layer is over the color suppression layer;a substantially crystalline metal oxide second layer deposited over the first layer, the second layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the second layer with the first surface of the second layer in facing relationship to the second surface of the first layer and with crystal size within the second layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the second layer toward the second surface of the second layer, anda breaker layer between the first and second layers, the breaker layer comprising an amorphous metal oxide layer having at least phosphorous to prevent or reduce epitaxial growth of the first surface of the second layer on the second surface of the first layer. 31. The article as claimed in claim 30, wherein the breaker layer further comprises materials selected from the group of silica and mixtures of silica and phosphorous. 32. The article as claimed in claim 30, wherein the first layer comprises antimony doped tin oxide. 33. The article as claimed in claim 30, wherein the second layer comprises fluorine doped tin oxide. 34. A coated article comprising:a substrate;a first coating region deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, the first coating region comprising a metal oxide and a first dopant, the first coating region having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first coating region with crystal size within the first coating region increasing in a direction from the first surface of the first coating region toward the second surface of the first coating region wherein the first surface of the first coating region is over the substrate;a transition region deposited over the first region, the transition region comprising a metal oxide, the first dopant, and a second dopant, with the ratio of the first dopant to the second dopant constantly changing as the distance from the substrate changes wherein, the transition region has a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the transition region with crystal size within the transition region increasing in a direction from the first surface of the transition region toward the second surface of the transition region wherein the first surface of the transition region is over the second surface of the first coating region;a second coating region deposited over the transition region, the second coating region comprising a metal oxide and the second dopant, the second coating region having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the second coating region with crystal size within the, second coating region increasing in a direction from the first surface of the second coating region toward the second surface of the coating region wherein the first surface of the second coating region is over the second surface of the transition region, andat least one breaker layer selected from the group of a metal oxide layer having at least phosphorous and a mixed oxide layer of tin and silica, the at least one breaker layer located between at least one of the following groups to prevent or reduce epitaxial growth between the at least one of the following groups: (a) the second surface of the first region and the first surface of the transition region, or (b) the second surface of the transition region and the first surface of the second region. 35. A method of coating a substrate, comprising the steps of:depositing a substantially crystalline metal oxide layer defined as a first layer over at least a portion of a substrate, the first layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the first coating layer with the first surface of the first layer over the substrate and with crystal size within the first layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the first layer toward the second surface of the first layer;depositing a breaker layer over the second surface of the first layer, the breaker layer selected from the group of a metal oxide layer having at least phosphorous and a mixed oxide layer of tin and silica; anddepositing a substantially crystalline metal oxide layer defined as a second layer over the breaker layer, the second layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the second layer with the first surface of the second layer over the breaker layer and with crystal size within the second layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the second layer toward the second surface of the second layer, whereinthe breaker layer is configured to prohibit or reduce epitaxial growth of the second crystalline layer on the first crystalline layer. 36. A method of coating a substrate, comprising the steps of:depositing a substantially crystalline metal oxide layer over at least a portion of a substrate, the layer having a first surface and an opposite surface defined as a second surface of the layer with crystal size within the layer increasing in a direction from the first surface of the layer toward the second surface of the layer, anddepositing a breaker layer over the second surface of the crystalline layer, wherein the breaker layer is selected from the group of a metal oxide layer having at least phosphorous and a mixed oxide layer of tin and silica to prevent or at least reduce epitaxial growth from initiating on the second surface of the first crystalline layer.