IP Library Granted Patent US 8,778,232
Granted Patent B2
US 8,778,232 · App. 13/387,520 · Granted Jul 15, 2014

Lead-free conductive compound for solar cell electrodes

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Patent No.
US 8,778,232
App. No.
13/387,520
Granted
Jul 15, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lead-free conductive compound for a solar cell electrode including: a conductive powder; a glass frit; and a vehicle; the glass fit includes at least one kind of lead-free glass including 10 to 29 (mol %) of Bi 2 O 3 , 15 to 30 (mol %) of ZnO, 0 to 20 (mol %) of SiO 2 , 20 to 33 (mol %) of B 2 O 3 , and a total sum 8 to 21 (mol %) of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O which are contained in a ratio with respect to a whole of a glass compound in terms of oxides.

Claims (12)

1. A lead-free conductive compound for a solar cell electrode comprising:

a conductive powder;

a glass frit; and

a vehicle;

the glass frit being contained in a ratio ranging from 2 to 6 (wt %) with respect to a whole of the compound; and

the glass frit being a lead-free glass consisting of 10 to 29 (mol %) of Bi 2 O 3 , 15 to 30 (mol %) of ZnO, 0 to 20(mol %) of SiO 2 , 20 to 33 (mol %) of B 2 O 3 , a total sum 8 to 21 (mol %) of Li 2 O, Na 2 O and K 2 O, 0 to 3 (mol %) of Al 2 O 3 , 0 to 5 (mol %) of CaO, 0 to 11 (mol %) of BaO, and 0 to 5(mol %) of P 2 O 5 , and a total sum 0 to 20 (mol %) of Al 2 O 3 , CaO, BaO, and P 2 O 5 , which are contained in a ratio with respect to a whole of a glass compound in terms of oxides.

2. The lead-free conductive compound for the solar cell electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the glass frit has an average particle diameter of 3.0 (μm) or less.

3. The lead-free conductive compound for the solar cell electrode according to claim 2 , wherein the conductive powder includes silver powder.

4. The lead-free conductive compound for the solar cell electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive powder includes silver powder.

5. The lead-free conductive compound for the solar cell electrode according to claim 4 , which includes the silver powder by 64 to 90 weight parts and the vehicle by 5 to 20 weight parts.

6. The lead-free conductive compound for the solar cell electrode according to claim 4 , wherein the silver powder includes a powder in the form of a spherical shape and a flake shape in shape.

7. The lead-free conductive compound for the solar cell electrode according to claim 1 , which is used as a light-receiving surface electrode and/or a rear surface electrode of the solar cell.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2019
From: NORITAKE CO., LIMITED
To: HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA CONSHOHOCKEN LLC
Reel/Frame 048509/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2012
From: SUZUKI, YUKO; SUGIYAMA, TAKAHIRO; YOSHINO, YASUSHI; NAKAO, TAKEHIRO
To: NORITAKE CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 027732/0730 →