IP Library Granted Patent US 10,665,732
Granted Patent B2
US 10,665,732 · App. 15/739,753 · Granted May 26, 2020

Paste composition for forming solar cell electrode, solar cell electrode, and solar cell

Inventor: Young-Wook Choi (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: DK Electronic Materials, Inc.
H01L31/022425C03C3/102C03C3/122C03C4/14C03C8/10C03C8/18H01B1/16C03C2204/00C03C2205/00
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Patent No.
US 10,665,732
App. No.
15/739,753
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a paste composition for forming a solar cell electrode, a solar cell electrode, and a solar cell. The paste composition includes a conductive powder, an organic vehicle and a glass frit, wherein the glass frit contains 0.1-20 wt % of PbO, 30-60 wt % of Bi 2 O 3 , 1.0-15 wt % of TeO 2 and 8-30 wt % of WO 3 , and a mass ratio of TeO 2 to WO 3 is 0.5:1 to 1.75:1. The solar cell electrode formed of the paste composition of the present invention has excellent adhesive strength with respect to a soldering ribbon and minimizes serial resistance (Rs), thus provides high conversion efficiency.

Claims (10)

1. A paste composition for forming a solar cell electrode, comprising a conductive powder, an organic vehicle and a glass frit, wherein the glass frit comprises 0.1-20 wt % of PbO, 30-60 wt % of Bi 2 O 3 , 1.0-15 wt % of TeO 2 and 8-30 wt % of WO 3 , and a mass ratio of TeO 2 to WO 3 ranging from 1:1 to 1.75:1.

2. The paste composition according to claim 1 , wherein the glass frit further comprises an oxide, the oxide being one or more oxides selected from a group consisting of Li 2 O, Na 2 O, K 2 O, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, P 2 O 5 , ZnO, SiO 2 , B 2 O 3 , TiO 2 and NiO.

3. The paste composition according to claim 2 , wherein the oxide in the glass fit is 1-25 wt %.

4. The paste composition according to claim 1 , wherein an average particle diameter D 50 of the glass frit is 0.1-10 μm.

5. The paste composition according to claim 1 , wherein the paste composition comprises 60-95 wt % of conductive powder, 1.0-20 wt % of the organic vehicle, 0.1-5 wt % of glass frit, and the balance of additive.

6. The paste composition according to claim 5 , wherein the additive is one or more additives selected from a group consisting of a dispersant, a thixotropic agent, a plasticizer, a viscosity stabilizer, an anti-foaming agent, pigment, a UV stabilizer, an antioxidant and a coupling agent.

7. The paste composition according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive powder is silver powder.

8. The paste composition according to claim 7 , wherein the average particle diameter D 50 of the silver powder is 0.1-10 μm.

9. A solar cell electrode, prepared from the paste composition according to claim 1 .

10. A solar cell, comprising an electrode, wherein the electrode is the solar cell electrode according to claim 9 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Mar 27, 2024
From: DK ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CO., LTD
To: DK ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 066926/0231 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 5, 2020
From: DK ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CO., LTD
To: DK ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 052291/0170 →
Continuity (1)
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