Composition for forming electrode, electrode manufactured using the same and solar cell

1. A composition for forming an electrode, comprising

a solvent, a conductive powder, a glass frit, and an organic binder, the organic binder including a polymer that includes a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1,

R 11 is hydrogen or a methyl group,

R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 ,and R 17 are independently selected from hydrogen and a linear or branched C1 to C10 alkyl group;

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2,

R 21 is hydrogen or a methyl group, and R 22 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched C1 to C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 heteroaryl group,

wherein, in Chemical Formula 3,

R 31 is hydrogen or a methyl group, and

R = is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted linear branched C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted linear branch C1 to C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 heteroaryl group.

2. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 is represented by Chemical Formula 2-1:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2-1,

R 21 is hydrogen or a methyl group.

3. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 1 and the structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 2 are included in a molar ratio of from 90: 10 to 10: 90.

4. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3 is included in an amount of 1 mol % to 95 mol % based on the total mole number of the structural units in the polymer.

5. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000 g/mol to 300,000 g/mol.

6. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises

60 wt % to 95 wt % of the conductive powder;

0.5 wt % to 20 wt % of the glass frit;

0.1 wt % to 20 wt % of the organic binder; and

a balance amount of the solvent.

7. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the glass frit includes at least one element selected from lead (Pb), tellurium (Te), bismuth (Bi), lithium (Li), phosphorus (P), germanium (Ge), gallium (Ga), cerium (Ce), iron (Fe), silicon (Si), zinc (Zn), tungsten (W), magnesium (Mg), cesium (Cs), strontium (Sr), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), tin (Sn), indium (In), vanadium (V), barium (Ba), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), sodium (Na), potassium (K), arsenic (As), cobalt (Co), zirconium (Zr), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al).

8. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the solvent includes at least one selected from methyl cellosolve, ethyl cellosolve, butyl cellosolve, aliphatic alcohol, α-terpineol, β-terpineol, dihydro-terpineol, ethylene glycol, ethylene glycol mono butyl ether, butyl cellosolve acetate, and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate.

9. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising one or more of a surface-treatment agent, a dispersing agent, a thixotropic agent, a viscosity stabilizer, a plasticizer, an antifoaming agent, pigment, an ultraviolet (UV) stabilizer, an antioxidant, or a coupling agent.

10. An electrode manufactured using the composition as claimed in claim 1 .

11. A solar cell comprising the electrode as claimed in claim 10 .