Patent · US Active

Electrode paste for solar cell, solar cell using the paste, and fabrication method of the solar cell

US8039734B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
1References
12Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 2010
Grant dateOct 18, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 13, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/547
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrode paste for a solar cell, a solar cell electrode using the paste, a solar cell having such an electrode, and a fabrication method of the solar cell are described. The paste for a solar cell electrode comprises a first component that includes silver (Ag) or a metal alloy containing the silver (Ag); a second component that includes zinc (Zn), and at least one selected from a group consisting of silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), bismuth (Bi), phosphorous (P), boron (B), barium (Ba), and palladium (Pd); a leaded or lead-free glass frit; and a resin binder that is dispersed in an organic medium.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.