IP Library Granted Patent US 8,889,039
Granted Patent B2
US 8,889,039 · App. 13/395,814 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Paste composition for solar battery electrode

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Patent No.
US 8,889,039
App. No.
13/395,814
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is provided a paste composition for a solar battery electrode, that includes electrically conductive powder, glass frit, and a vehicle, wherein the glass frit is made of glass that comprises, as amounts converted into those of oxides as ratios, Li 2 O within a range from 0.6 to 18 [mol %], PbO within a range from 20 to 65 [mol %], B 2 O 3 within a range from 1 to 18 [mol %], and SiO 2 within a range from 20 to 65 [mol %].

Claims (45)

1. A paste composition for a solar battery electrode, that comprises electrically conductive powder, glass frit, and a vehicle, wherein:

the glass frit is made of glass that comprises, as amounts converted into those of oxides as ratios, Li 2 O within a range from 0.6 to 18 mol %, PbO within a range from 30 to 65 mol %, B 2 O 3 within a range from 1 to 18 mol %, and SiO 2 within a range from 20 to 65 mol %.

2. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 1 , wherein:

the glass frit has an average particle diameter (D50) within a range from 0.3 to 3.0 μm, and

the paste comprises the glass frit at a ratio within a range from 1 to 20 vol to a whole amount of the paste.

3. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 2 , wherein the electrically conductive powder is silver powder that has an average particle diameter (D50) within a range from 0.3 to 3.0 μm.

4. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 3 , wherein the silver powder is powder that has a ball shape or a scale shape.

5. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 4 , wherein:

a viscosity of the paste composition at 25° C. and 20 rpm is within a range from 150 to 250 Pa s, and

a relative viscosity is 3 to 8, that is a value acquired by dividing a viscosity at 10 rpm by a viscosity at 100 rpm.

6. The paste composition for a solar batter electrode of claim 5 , wherein:

the viscosity is within a range from 160 to 200 Pa s, and

the relative viscosity is 3.2 to 6,0.

7. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 3 , wherein:

a viscosity of the paste composition at 25° C. and 20 rpm is within a range from 150 to 250 Pa s, and

a relative viscosity is 3to 8, that is a value acquired by dividing a viscosity at 10 rpm by a viscosity at 100 rpm.

8. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 7 , wherein:

the viscosity is within a range from 160 to 200 Pa s, and

the relative viscosity is 3.2 to 6.0.

9. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 2 , wherein:

a viscosity of the paste composition at 25° C. and 20 rpm is within a range from 150 to 250 Pa s, and

a relative viscosity is 3 to 8, that is a value acquired by dividing a viscosity at 10 rpm by a viscosity at 100 rpm.

10. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 9 , wherein:

the viscosity is within a range from 160 to 200 Pa s, and

the relative viscosity is 3.2 to 6.0.

11. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive powder is silver powder that has an average particle diameter (D50) within a range from 0.3 to 3.0 μm.

12. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 11 , wherein the silver powder is powder that has a ball shape or a scale shape.

13. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 12 , wherein:

a viscosity of the paste composition at 25° C. and 20 rpm is within a range from 150 to 250 Pa s, and

a relative viscosity is 3 to 8, that is a value acquired by dividing a viscosity at 10 rpm by a viscosity at 100 rpm.

14. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 13 , wherein:

the viscosity is within a range from 160 to 200 Pa s, and

the relative viscosity is 3.2 to 6.0.

15. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 11 , wherein:

a viscosity of the paste composition at 25° C. and 20 rpm is within a range from 150 to 250 Pa s, and

a relative viscosity is 3 to 8, that is a value acquired by dividing a viscosity at 10 rpm by a viscosity at 100 rpm.

16. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 15 , wherein:

the viscosity is within a range from 160 to 200 Pa s, and

the relative viscosity is 3.2 to 6.0.

17. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 1 , wherein:

a viscosity of the paste composition at 25° C. and 20 rpm is within a range from 150 to 250 Pa s, and

a relative viscosity is 3 to 8, that is a value acquired by dividing a viscosity at 10 rpm by a viscosity at 100 rpm.

18. The paste composition for a solar battery electrode of claim 17 , wherein:

the viscosity is within a range from 160 to 200 Pa s, and

the relative viscosity is 3.2 to 6.0.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2025
From: HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA CONSHOHOCKEN LLC
To: HERAEUS PHOTOVOLTAICS TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072298/0489 →
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 Mar 13, 2012
From: YOSHINO, YASUSHI; SUGIYAMA, TAKAHIRO; SENDA, SHINJI; SUZUKI, YUUKO
To: NORITAKE CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 027878/0463 →