IP Library Granted Patent US 12,660,367
Granted Patent B2
US 12,660,367 · App. 18/757,310 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Conductive paste and solar cell

Inventors: Chengfa Liu (Changzhou, CN); Dongyun Lv (Changzhou, CN); Hong Chen (Changzhou, CN)
Assignee: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
H10F77/215H01B1/16H10F77/219H10F77/315
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Patent No.
US 12,660,367
App. No.
18/757,310
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A conductive paste and a solar cell. The conductive paste includes a conductive powder, a first glass frit, and a second glass frit. The first glass frit includes at least one of lead-containing glass and bismuth-containing glass. A glass transition temperature of the second glass frit is greater than 600° C. In the conductive paste, a weight percentage of the first glass frit ranges from 0.5% to 5%, and a weight percentage of the second glass frit ranges from 0.5% to 10%.

Claims (56)

1 . A solar cell, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

an emitter arranged on a side of the semiconductor substrate;

a passivation layer group arranged on a side of the emitter away from the semiconductor substrate; and

a first electrode arranged on the side of the emitter away from the semiconductor substrate;

wherein the first electrode comprises a body portion and a plurality of connecting portions,

wherein the body portion extends through part of the passivation layer group; and the plurality of connecting portions are spaced apart on a side of the body portion adjacent to the emitter, and are in contact with the emitter.

2 . The solar cell of claim 1 ,

wherein the first electrode is made of a conductive paste electrically connected to the emitter; and

wherein the conductive paste comprises:

a conductive powder; and

a first glass frit comprising at least one of lead-containing glass and bismuth-containing glass.

3 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer group comprises a first passivation layer, a first antireflection layer, and a second antireflection layer stacked in a direction away from the semiconductor substrate; silicon content of the second antireflection layer is less than that of the first antireflection layer;

the body portion extends through the second antireflection layer; and

the first antireflection layer comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein an orthographic projection of the first portion on the semiconductor substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the semiconductor substrate; the orthographic projection of the first electrode on the semiconductor substrate covers an orthographic projection of the second portion on the semiconductor substrate; and the second portion is provided between adjacent connecting portions.

4 . The solar cell according to claim 2 , wherein an area of orthographic projections of the plurality of connecting portions on the semiconductor substrate is a first area; and an area of the orthographic projection of the first electrode on the semiconductor substrate is a second area; and

a ratio of the first area to the second area ranges from 30% to 70%.

5 . The solar cell according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode comprises first silver-containing particles and second silver-containing particles;

particle diameters of the first silver-containing particles are greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 100 nm, and particle diameters of the second silver-containing particles are greater than 100 nm and less than or equal to 300 nm; and

part of the first silver-containing particles and part of the second silver-containing particles are in contact with the emitter.

6 . The solar cell according to claim 5 , wherein on a contact interface between the first electrode and the emitter, a quantity of particles of the first silver-containing particles is greater than a quantity of particles of the second silver-containing particles.

7 . The solar cell according to claim 6 , wherein on the contact interface between the first electrode and the emitter, the quantity of particles of the first silver-containing particles is a first value; a sum of the quantity of particles of the first silver-containing particles and the quantity of particles of the second silver-containing particles is a second value; and a ratio of the first value to the second value is no less than 80%;

wherein the conductive paste further comprises: a second glass frit having a glass transition temperature greater than 600° C.; wherein in the conductive paste, a weight percentage of the first glass frit ranges from 0.5% to 5%, and a weight percentage of the second glass frit ranges from 0.5% to 10%.

8 . The solar cell according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a tunnel layer arranged on a side of the semiconductor substrate away from the emitter;

a doped semiconductor layer arranged on a side of the tunnel layer away from the semiconductor substrate; and

a second electrode arranged on a side of the doped semiconductor layer away from the tunnel layer, and electrically connected to the doped semiconductor layer;

wherein a thickness of the doped semiconductor layer ranges from 5 nm to 80 nm.

9 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the passivation layer group comprises a first passivation layer, a first antireflection layer, and a second antireflection layer stacked in a direction away from the semiconductor substrate, and silicon content of the second antireflection layer is less than that of the first antireflection layer;

the body portion extends through the second antireflection layer; and

the first antireflection layer comprises a first portion and a second portion, and wherein an orthographic projection of the first portion on the semiconductor substrate does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the semiconductor substrate; the orthographic projection of the first electrode on the semiconductor substrate covers an orthographic projection of the second portion on the semiconductor substrate; and the second portion is provided between adjacent connecting portions.

10 . The solar cell according to claim 9 , wherein an area of orthographic projections of the plurality of connecting portions on the semiconductor substrate is a first area, and an area of the orthographic projection of the first electrode on the semiconductor substrate is a second area; and

a ratio of the first area to the second area ranges from 30% to 70%.

11 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode comprises first silver-containing particles and second silver-containing particles;

wherein particle diameters of the first silver-containing particles are greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 100 nm, and particle diameters of the second silver-containing particles are greater than 100 nm and less than or equal to 300 nm; and

part of the first silver-containing particles and part of the second silver-containing particles are both in contact with the emitter.

12 . The solar cell according to claim 11 , wherein on a contact interface between the first electrode and the emitter, a quantity of particles of the first silver-containing particles is greater than a quantity of particles of the second silver-containing particles.

13 . The solar cell according to claim 12 , wherein on the contact interface between the first electrode and the emitter, the quantity of particles of the first silver-containing particles is a first value, a sum of the quantity of particles of the first silver-containing particles and the quantity of particles of the second silver-containing particles is a second value; and a ratio of the first value to the second value is no less than 80%.

14 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the emitter is made of crystalline silicon; and

a distance between a peak position of the emitter and a surface of the emitter away from the semiconductor substrate ranges from 0.1 μm to 0.6 μm; and/or

a junction depth of the emitter ranges from 0.1 μm to 1 μm.

15 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a tunnel layer arranged on a side of the semiconductor substrate away from the emitter;

a doped semiconductor layer arranged on a side of the tunnel layer away from the semiconductor substrate; and

a second electrode arranged on a side of the doped semiconductor layer away from the tunnel layer, and electrically connected to the doped semiconductor layer;

wherein a thickness of the doped semiconductor layer ranges from 5 nm to 80 nm.

16 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is made of a conductive paste, the conductive paste comprising:

a conductive powder;

a first glass frit comprising at least one of lead-containing glass and bismuth-containing glass; and

a second glass frit having a glass transition temperature greater than 600° C.;

wherein in the conductive paste, a weight percentage of the first glass frit ranges from 0.5% to 5%, and a weight percentage of the second glass frit ranges from 0.5% to 10%.

17 . The conductive paste according to claim 16 , wherein the second glass frit comprises one or more selected from a group consisting of a gold-containing alloy, a silicon-containing alloy, a manganese-containing alloy, a magnesium-containing alloy, a platinum-containing alloy, a tellurium-containing alloy, a palladium-containing alloy, a lithium-containing alloy, a nickel-containing alloy, a chromium-containing alloy, a barium-containing alloy, a zinc-containing alloy, and a cesium-containing alloy.

18 . The conductive paste according to claim 16 , wherein a total weight percentage of the first glass frit and the second glass frit ranges from 1% to 15%.

19 . The conductive paste according to claim 16 , wherein the conductive powder comprises silver powder;

wherein the conductive powder further comprises aluminum powder, and a weight percentage of the aluminum powder is no more than 1%.

20 . The solar cell according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of connecting portions are arranged at uneven intervals on the side of the body portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2024
From: LIU, CHENGFA; LV, DONGYUN; CHEN, HONG
To: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202311849621.2 · Dec 29, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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