IP Library Granted Patent US 9,761,348
Granted Patent B2
US 9,761,348 · App. 14/202,073 · Granted Sep 12, 2017

Conductive paste used for solar cell electrodes

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Patent No.
US 9,761,348
App. No.
14/202,073
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to a conductive paste used for solar cell electrodes comprising, (i) 60 wt % to 95 wt % of a conductive powder, based on the total weight of the conductive paste, (ii) 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a lead-tellurium-oxide powder, based on the total weight of the conductive paste, comprising 20 wt % to 60 wt % of PbO and 20 wt % to 60 wt % of TeO 2 , based on the total weight of the lead-tellurium-oxide powder, (iii) 3 wt % to 38 wt % of an organic medium, based on the total weight of the conductive paste, and (iv) 0.01 wt % to 5.0 wt % of lithium oxide powder selected from the group consisting of LiMnO 3 , Li 2 WO 4 , Li 2 CO 3 , Li 2 TiO 3 , Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 , Li 2 MoO 4 and a mixture thereof, based on the total weight of the conductive paste.

Claims (12)

1. A conductive paste used for solar cell electrodes comprising,

(i) 60 wt % to 95 wt % of a conductive powder, based on the total weight of the conductive paste,

(ii) 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of a lead-tellurium-oxide powder, based on the total weight of the conductive paste, comprising 20 wt % to 60 wt % of PbO and 20 wt % to 60 wt % of TeO 2 , based on the total weight of the lead-tellurium-oxide powder,

(iii) 3 wt % to 38 wt % of an organic medium, based on the total weight of the conductive paste,

(iv) 0.01 wt % to 5.0 wt % of lithium oxide powder selected from the group consisting of LiMnO 3 , Li 2 WO 4 , Li 2 TiO 3 , Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 , Li 2 MoO 4 and a mixture thereof, based on the total weight of the conductive paste.

2. The conductive paste of claim 1 , wherein the conductive paste further comprising a bismuth-based glass frit comprising no less than 50 wt % of Bi 2 O 3 , based on the total weight of the bismuth-based glass frit.

3. The conductive paste of claim 2 , wherein the bismuth-based glass frit has a weight percentage of 0.01 wt % to 1.0 wt %, based on the total weight of the conductive paste.

4. The conductive paste of claim 2 , wherein the bismuth-based glass frit further comprises ZnO, B 2 O 3 or a mixture thereof.

5. The conductive paste of claim 1 , further comprising a metal resinate selected from the group consisting of lead resinate, barium resinate, calcium resinate, bismuth resinate, manganese resinate and a mixture thereof.

6. The conductive paste of claim 1 , further comprising a metal oxide powder selected from the group consisting of cobalt(II) oxide, zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, chromium oxide, copper(II) oxide, Iron(III) oxide and a mixture thereof.

7. The conductive paste of claim 1 , wherein the mean particle size (D50) of the lithium oxide powder is 0.1 μm to 5.0 μm.

8. The conductive paste of claim 1 , wherein the specific surface area (SPA) of the lithium oxide powder is in the range of 10000 to 150000 cm 2 /cm 3 .

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 Apr 16, 2014
From: VERNOOY, PAUL DOUGLAS; KIM, ESTHER; LAUGHLIN, BRIAN J.; MIKESKA, KURT RICHARD; TACHIBANA, YUSUKE
To: E. I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Reel/Frame 032683/0978 →