IP Library Granted Patent US 8,465,794
Granted Patent B2
US 8,465,794 · App. 12/726,693 · Granted Jun 18, 2013

Glass compositions used in conductors for photovoltaic cells

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Patent No.
US 8,465,794
App. No.
12/726,693
Granted
Jun 18, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An objective of this present invention is to provide a conductive paste that could obtain good electrical property, for example series resistance in an electrode. An aspect of the present invention relates to a conductive paste which comprises electrically conductive powder; glass frit which comprises, based on weight percent (wt %) of the glass frit, 8-26 wt % of SiO 2 , 0.1-5 wt % of Al 2 O 3 , and 73-90 wt % of lead compound, wherein lead fluoride is contained in the range of 5-28 wt % based on the total weight of the lead compound; and organic medium.

Claims (13)

1. A method of manufacturing a solar cell electrode comprising steps of:

providing a semiconductor substrate;

applying a conductive paste onto the semiconductor substrate, wherein the conductive paste comprises, electrically conductive powder, glass frit which comprises, based on weight percent (wt %) of the glass frit:

8-26 wt % of SiO2,

0.1-5 wt % of Al2O3,

0.5-5.0 wt % of B 2 O 3 , and

73-90 wt % of lead compound, wherein the lead compound comprises 5-18 wt % of lead fluoride based on the total weight of the lead compound; and

organic medium; and

firing the conductive paste.

2. The method of manufacturing a solar cell electrode of claim 1 , wherein the conductive paste is fired at a temperature of less than 930° C.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the conductive paste is fired for 2-5 minutes.

4. A solar cell electrode manufactured by the method of claim 1 .

5. A solar cell comprising the solar cell electrode claim 4 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2021
From: DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
To: SOLAR PASTE, LLC
Reel/Frame 055766/0478 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2019
From: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
To: DUPONT ELECTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 049583/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2010
From: KONNO, TAKUYA; MATSUNO, HISASHI; LAUGHLIN, BRIAN J.
To: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Reel/Frame 024427/0979 →