IP Library Granted Patent US 11,634,355
Granted Patent B2
US 11,634,355 · App. 17/680,917 · Granted Apr 25, 2023

Ceramic glass powder and solar cell metallization paste containing ceramic glass powder

Inventors: Song Xu (Wuxi, CN); Rui Tian (Wuxi, CN)
Assignee: JIANGSU RIYU PHOTOVOLTAIC NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
C03C8/12C03C3/074C03C4/14C03C8/10C03C8/16C03C8/18H01L31/022425C03C10/00C03C2204/00C03C2205/00
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Patent No.
US 11,634,355
App. No.
17/680,917
Granted
Apr 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a ceramic glass powder and a solar cell metallization paste containing the ceramic glass powder, and belongs to the technical field of solar cells. The present disclosure provides a novel formula mode of a glass powder including a crystallization nucleus component and a glass network component, that is, a formula of a ceramic glass powder that has a special crystallization behavior, a low crystallinity before sintering and a high crystallinity after the sintering, and a conductive metallization paste containing the ceramic glass powder is further obtained. The present disclosure solves the technical problem that by using metallization pastes in the prior art, a balance between corrosion of a silicon wafer and an ohmic contact is difficult to achieve. The efficiency of a solar cell is improved.

Claims (20)

1. A ceramic glass powder, wherein the ceramic glass powder has a crystallinity of less than 5% (m/m) and comprises a crystallization nucleus forming component and a glass network component;

wherein the crystallization nucleus forming component comprises 4-5 wt % of zinc oxide (ZnO), 2-3 wt % of magnesium oxide (MgO), 0-5 wt % of sodium oxide (Na 2 O), 0-8 wt % of zirconium oxide (ZrO 2 ), and 0-5 wt % of copper oxide (CuO); and

wherein the glass network component comprises 0.1-10 wt % of alkali metal oxide, 0.1-5 wt % of aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ), 10-80 wt % of tellurium oxide (TeO 2 ), 10-80 wt % of lead oxide (PbO), 10-20 wt % of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), 1-20 wt % of boron oxide (B 2 O 3 ), 1-30 wt % of bismuth oxide (Bi 2 O 3 ), and 0-5 wt % of titanium oxide (TiO 2 ), wherein the alkali metal oxide is selected from the group consisting of Li 2 O, K 2 O and combinations thereof;

wherein all the weight percentages are based on the weight of the glass network component.

2. The ceramic glass powder according to claim 1 , wherein the glass network component comprises 1 wt % of Al 2 O 3 , 30 wt % of PbO, 5 wt % of Bi 2 O 3 , 1 wt % of B 2 O 3 , 10 wt % of SiO 2 , 43 wt % of TeO 2 and 10 wt % of Li 2 O;

or wherein the glass network component comprises 1 wt % of Al 2 O 3 , 29 wt % of PbO, 5 wt % of Bi 2 O 3 , 1 wt % of B 2 O 3 , 10 wt % of SiO 2 , 43 wt % of TeO 2 , 10 wt % of Li 2 O and 1 wt % of TiO 2 ; wherein all the weight percentages are based on the weight of the glass network component.

3. The ceramic glass powder according to claim 1 , wherein the crystallization nucleus forming component comprises 0-2 wt % of Na 2 O, 0-1 wt % of ZrO 2 and 0-1 wt % of CuO; wherein all the weight percentages are based on the weight of the glass network component.

4. The ceramic glass powder according to claim 1 , wherein the weight of the crystallization nucleus forming component is 8% of the weight of the glass network component.

5. The ceramic glass powder according to claim 1 , wherein the crystallization nucleus forming component comprises 4 wt % of ZnO, 3 wt % of MgO and 1 wt % of Na 2 O; or wherein the crystallization nucleus forming component comprises 4 wt % of ZnO, 3 wt % of MgO and 1 wt % of CuO; wherein all the weight percentages are based on the weight of the glass network component.

6. A method for preparing the ceramic glass powder of claim 1 , comprising:

(1) uniformly mixing and melting the oxides of the crystallization nucleus forming component to obtain a glass melt; and

(2) adding the oxides of the glass network component into the glass melt obtained in step (1) for secondary melting to obtain a melt, conducting quenching on the melt to obtain a glass slag, and then conducting grinding and sieving to obtain the ceramic glass powder.

7. A solar cell metallization paste containing the ceramic glass powder according to claim 1 , wherein the solar cell metallization paste comprises: (a) a conductive metal component, (b) the ceramic glass powder and (c) an organic carrier.

8. The solar cell metallization paste according to claim 7 , wherein the conductive metal component comprises silver, gold, platinum, palladium, copper, nickel and a combination thereof.

9. The solar cell metallization paste according to claim 7 , wherein the ceramic glass powder is 1-10% of the paste by weight percentage.

10. A solar cell containing the solar cell metallization paste according to claim 7 on a surface.

11. The solar cell metallization paste according to claim 7 , wherein the organic carrier comprises an organic solvent and one or any combination selected from the group consisting of a binder, a surfactant and a thixotropic agent.

12. The solar cell metallization paste according to claim 11 , wherein the organic solvent is one or any combination selected from the group consisting of carbitol, terpineol, hexyl carbitol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate, butyl carbitol, butyl carbitol acetate and dimethyl adipate glycol ether.

13. The solar cell metallization paste according to claim 11 , wherein the binder is one or any combination selected from the group consisting of ethyl cellulose, phenolic resin, polyacrylic acid, polyvinyl butyral, polyester resin, polycarbonate, polyethylene resin, polyurethane resin and a rosin derivative.

14. The solar cell metallization paste according to claim 11 , wherein the surfactant is one or any combination selected from the group consisting of polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol, benzotriazole, poly(ethylene glycol) acetic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid, capric acid, myristic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, stearate and palmitate.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: YAN, LI
To: JIANGSU RIYU PHOTOVOLTAIC NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069813/0846 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2024
From: JIANGSU RIYU PHOTOVOLTAIC NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
To: JIANGSU RIYU PHOTOVOLTAIC NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066489/0601 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2022
From: XU, SONG; TIAN, RUI
To: JIANGSU RIYU PHOTOVOLTAIC NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 059103/0152 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111633064.1 · Dec 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17585693 · Jan 27, 2022
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