CN110797134B - Composition for solar cell electrode and solar cell - Google Patents

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CN110797134B
CN110797134B CN201910492022.7A CN201910492022A CN110797134B CN 110797134 B CN110797134 B CN 110797134B CN 201910492022 A CN201910492022 A CN 201910492022A CN 110797134 B CN110797134 B CN 110797134B
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The present invention provides a composition for a solar cell electrode including an aluminum oxide layer, an electrode formed of the composition, and a solar cell including the electrode. The composition comprises: conductive powder, glass frit, and organic vehicle. The glass frit comprises lead, bismuth, tungsten and alkali metals, wherein tungsten is present in the glass frit in an amount of 0.1 to 7 wt% based on the oxide content, the alkali metal is present in the glass frit in an amount of 5 to 8 wt% based on the oxide content, and the weight ratio of the alkali metal to tungsten is 0.8 or greater than 0.8 based on the oxide content.

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Composition for solar cell electrode and solar cell
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of korean patent application No. 10-2018-0090985, filed by the korean intellectual property office at 8/3 in 2018, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a composition for a solar cell electrode including an aluminum oxide layer as a passivation layer, an electrode formed of the composition, and a solar cell including the electrode. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composition for an electrode of a solar cell, an electrode formed of the composition, and a solar cell including the electrode, wherein the composition includes a specific glass frit to reduce series resistance while improving conversion efficiency of the solar cell when forming an electrode in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer.
Background
Solar cells generate electricity by converting photons of sunlight into electricity using the photovoltaic effect of a PN junction (PN junction). In a solar cell, a front electrode and a rear electrode are formed on an upper surface and a lower surface of a semiconductor wafer or a substrate having a PN junction, respectively. Then, the photovoltaic effect of the PN junction is induced by sunlight entering the semiconductor wafer, and electrons generated by the photovoltaic effect of the PN junction supply an electric current to the outside via the electrode. An electrode of a solar cell is formed on a wafer by applying, patterning and baking a composition for a solar cell electrode.
Typical compositions for solar cell electrodes have limitations in reducing series resistance and improving the conversion efficiency of solar cells. In recent years, a technique of forming an aluminum oxide layer on the front surface of a solar cell has been developed to improve the processability and conversion efficiency of the solar cell.
Background art of the present invention is disclosed in unexamined Japanese patent publication No. 2015-144162.
Disclosure of Invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for a solar cell electrode, which can reduce series resistance while improving conversion efficiency of a solar cell when forming an electrode in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer.
According to one aspect of the present invention, a composition for a solar cell electrode including an aluminum oxide layer includes: conductive powder, glass frit and organic carrier; the glass frit comprises lead, bismuth, tungsten and alkali metals, wherein tungsten is present in the glass frit in an amount of 0.1 to 7 wt% based on the oxide content, the alkali metal is present in the glass frit in an amount of 5 to 8 wt% based on the oxide content, and the weight ratio of the alkali metal to tungsten is 0.8 or greater than 0.8 based on the oxide content.
In some examples, lead may be present in the glass frit in an amount of 1 wt% to 30 wt% based on the oxide content, and bismuth may be present in the glass frit in an amount of 1 wt% to 25 wt% based on the oxide content.
In some examples, the alkali metal can be lithium.
In some examples, the glass frit may further comprise at least one metal or metal oxide selected from the group consisting of: boron (B), magnesium (Mg), tellurium (Te), phosphorus (P), gallium (Ga), cerium (Ce), iron (Fe), silicon (Si), 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), aluminum (Al), zinc (Zn) and oxides thereof.
In some examples, the at least one metal or metal oxide may be present in the glass frit in an amount of 30 wt.% to 80 wt.% based on the oxide content.
In some examples, the glass frit may further include 10 to 60 wt.% tellurium, 0 to 30 wt.% or less than 30 wt.% zinc, and 0 to 10 wt.% or less than 10 wt.% molybdenum, based on the oxide content.
In some examples, the composition may include: 60 to 95 weight percent of the conductive powder; 0.1 to 20 wt% of the glass frit; and the balance of the organic vehicle.
In some examples, the composition may further comprise at least one additive selected from the group consisting of: dispersants, thixotropic agents, plasticizers, viscosity stabilizers, defoamers, pigments, uv stabilizers, antioxidants and coupling agents.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrode formed of the composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, a solar cell includes: a wafer, an aluminum oxide layer formed on at least one surface of the wafer, and an electrode adjacent to the aluminum oxide layer, wherein the electrode is formed from the composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention.
The present invention provides a composition for a solar cell electrode, which can reduce series resistance while improving conversion efficiency of a solar cell when forming an electrode in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer.
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10: front electrode
20: wafer with a plurality of chips
30: silicon oxide layer
32: silicon nitride layer
34: alumina layer
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In the present application, the term "X to Y" indicates "X or greater than X to Y or less than Y" or ". gtoreq.X and. ltoreq.Y".
One aspect of the present invention relates to a composition for a solar cell electrode, which is used to form an electrode of a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer and includes, a conductive powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle; the glass frit comprises lead, bismuth, tungsten and alkali metals, wherein tungsten is present in the glass frit in an amount of 0.1 to 7 wt% by weight based on the oxide content, the alkali metal is present in the glass frit in an amount of 5 to 8 wt% by weight based on the oxide content, and the weight ratio of the alkali metal to tungsten is 0.8 or greater than 0.8 based on the oxide content. Within these ranges, the composition may reduce series resistance while improving conversion efficiency of a solar cell when forming an electrode in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer.
In the present specification, "alumina" may be Al2O3But is not limited thereto.
The composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention may be used to form a front electrode or a rear electrode of a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer as an electrode adjacent to the aluminum oxide layer, but is not limited thereto.
Now, each component of the composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention will be described in more detail.
Conductive powder
The conductive powder may include silver (Ag) powder. The silver powder may have a nano-scale particle size or a micro-scale particle size. For example, the silver powder may have an average particle diameter of several tens of nanometers to several hundreds of nanometers or an average particle diameter of several micrometers to several tens of micrometers. Alternatively, the silver powder may be a mixture of two or more silver powders having different particle size sizes.
In another example, the following materials may be used as the conductive powder instead of silver (Ag) powder: gold (Au) powder, palladium (Pd) powder, platinum (Pt) powder, copper (Cu) powder, chromium (Cr) powder, cobalt (Co) powder, aluminum (Al) powder, tin (Sn) powder, lead (Pb) powder, zinc (Zn) powder, iron (Fe) powder, iridium (Ir) powder, osmium (Os) powder, rhodium (Rh) powder, tungsten (W) powder, molybdenum (Mo) powder, and nickel (Ni) powder.
The aforementioned metal powders may be used alone or in the form of a mixture or an alloy. Preferably, silver powder is used as the conductive powder.
The conductive powder may have various particle shapes such as a spherical shape, a flake shape, or an unfixed shape, without limitation.
The conductive powder may have an average particle diameter (D50) of 0.1 μm to 10 μm, specifically 0.5 μm to 5 μm, for example, 0.1 μm, 0.5 μm, 1 μm, 2 μm, 3 μm, 4 μm, 5 μm, 6 μm, 7 μm, 8 μm, 9 μm, or 10 μm. Within this range, the composition can reduce series resistance and contact resistance. Here, after dispersing the conductive powder in isopropyl alcohol (IPA) at 25 ℃ for 3 minutes by ultrasonic wave, the average particle diameter (D50) was measured using a particle diameter analyzer (model 1064LD, CILAS co., Ltd.).
The conductive powder may be present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt% based on the total weight of the composition for a solar cell electrode. Within this range, the composition can improve the conversion efficiency of the solar cell while being easily prepared in the form of a paste. Preferably, the conductive powder is present in an amount of 70 wt% to 90 wt%, such as 60 wt%, 61 wt%, 62 wt%, 63 wt%, 64 wt%, 65 wt%, 66 wt%, 67 wt%, 68 wt%, 69 wt%, 70 wt%, 71 wt%, 72 wt%, 73 wt%, 74 wt%, 75 wt%, 76 wt%, 77 wt%, 78 wt%, 79 wt%, 80 wt%, 81 wt%, 82 wt%, 83 wt%, 84 wt%, 85 wt%, 86 wt%, 87 wt%, 88 wt%, 89 wt%, 90 wt%, 91 wt%, 92 wt%, 93 wt%, 94 wt%, or 95 wt%, based on the total weight of the composition for the solar cell electrode.
Glass frit
The baking process stage of the composition of the glass frit acting on the solar cell electrode etches the anti-reflection layer and melts the conductive powder to form grains of the conductive powder in the emitter region. In addition, the glass frit improves the adhesion of the conductive powder to the wafer and is softened during the baking process to lower the baking temperature.
The glass frit comprises lead, bismuth, tungsten and alkali metals, wherein tungsten is present in the glass frit in an amount of 0.1 to 7 wt% based on the oxide content, the alkali metal is present in the glass frit in an amount of 5 to 8 wt% based on the oxide content, and the weight ratio of the alkali metal to tungsten is 0.8 or greater than 0.8 based on the oxide content. When the contents of tungsten and the alkali metal and the weight ratio of the alkali metal to tungsten are within the aforementioned ranges, an electrode formed from the composition may provide reduced series resistance when used in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer, thereby improving solar cell conversion efficiency.
Lead may be present in the glass frit in an amount of 1 to 30 wt%, specifically 5 to 30 wt%, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 wt% in terms of oxide content. Within this range, the composition can be baked at a low temperature.
Bismuth may be present in the glass frit in an amount of 1 to 25 wt.%, specifically 5 to 20 wt.%, such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 wt.%, in terms of oxide content. Within this range, an electrode formed from the composition may have improved adhesion to a ribbon (ribbon).
Tungsten may be present in the frit in an amount of 0.1 to 7 wt%, specifically 1 to 6 wt%, such as 0.1 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 1 wt%, 2 wt%, 3 wt%, 4 wt%, 5 wt%, 6 wt%, or 7 wt%, based on the oxide content. Within this range, the weight ratio of the alkali metal to tungsten mentioned earlier herein can be easily satisfied, and an electrode formed from the composition can provide reduced series resistance even when adjacent to an aluminum oxide layer, thereby improving solar cell efficiency.
The alkali metal may include at least one of lithium (Li), sodium (Na), and potassium (K). Preferably, lithium is used as the alkali metal to facilitate the preparation of the frit. The alkali metal may be present in the glass frit in an amount of 5 to 8 wt%, specifically 5 to 7 wt%, such as 5, 6, 7 or 8 wt%, based on the oxide content. Within this range, the weight ratio of the alkali metal to tungsten mentioned earlier herein can be easily satisfied, and an electrode formed from the composition can provide reduced series resistance even when adjacent to an aluminum oxide layer, thereby improving solar cell efficiency.
In the glass frit, the weight ratio of alkali metal to tungsten may be 0.8 or greater than 0.8 in terms of oxide content. Within this range, an electrode formed from the composition can provide reduced series resistance even when adjacent to an aluminum oxide layer, thereby improving solar cell efficiency. Preferably, the weight ratio of alkali metal to tungsten is from 0.8 to 7, more preferably from 0.8 to 5, such as 0.8, 0.9, 1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6, 6.6, 6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 4, 4.1, 6, 4, 4.1, 4, 6, 4.1, 6, 4.1, 4, 4.1, 6, 4, 6, 4.1, 4, 4.1, 6, 4.1, or 5.1, 4.1.
The glass frit may further include a metal and/or a metal oxide in addition to lead, bismuth, tungsten, and alkali metals. For example, the glass frit may include at least one metal or metal oxide selected from the group consisting of: boron (B), magnesium (Mg), tellurium (Te), phosphorus (P), gallium (Ga), cerium (Ce), iron (Fe), silicon (Si), 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), aluminum (Al), zinc (Zn) and oxides thereof.
Here, there may be present in the frit from 30 to 80 wt.%, specifically from 50 to 75 wt.%, for example 30 wt.%, 31 wt.%, 32 wt.%, 33 wt.%, 34 wt.%, 35 wt.%, 36 wt.%, 37 wt.%, 38 wt.%, 39 wt.%, 40 wt.%, 41 wt.%, 42 wt.%, 43 wt.%, 44 wt.%, 45 wt.%, 46 wt.%, 47 wt.%, 48 wt.%, 49 wt.%, 50 wt.%, 51 wt.%, 52 wt.%, 53 wt.%, 54 wt.%, 55 wt.%, 56 wt.%, 57 wt.%, 58 wt.%, 59 wt.%, 60 wt.%, 61 wt.%, 62 wt.%, 63 wt.%, 64 wt.%, 65 wt.%, 66 wt.%, 67 wt.%, 68 wt.%, 69 wt.%, 70 wt.%, 71 wt.%, based on the oxide content, A metal in an amount of 72 wt.%, 73 wt.%, 74 wt.%, 75 wt.%, 76 wt.%, 77 wt.%, 78 wt.%, 79 wt.%, or 80 wt.%. Within this range, the metal can improve the solar cell efficiency without changing the role of lead, bismuth, tungsten and alkali metals.
In one example, from 10 wt% to 60 wt%, specifically from 20 wt% to 60 wt%, such as 10 wt%, 11 wt%, 12 wt%, 13 wt%, 14 wt%, 15 wt%, 16 wt%, 17 wt%, 18 wt%, 19 wt%, 20 wt%, 21 wt%, 22 wt%, 23 wt%, 24 wt%, 25 wt%, 26 wt%, 27 wt%, 28 wt%, 29 wt%, 30 wt%, 31 wt%, 32 wt%, 33 wt%, 34 wt%, 35 wt%, 36 wt%, 37 wt%, 38 wt%, 39 wt%, 40 wt%, 41 wt%, 42 wt%, 43 wt%, 44 wt%, 45 wt%, 46 wt%, 47 wt%, 48 wt%, 49 wt%, 50 wt%, 51 wt%, based on the oxide content, may be present in the frit, Tellurium in an amount of 52 wt.%, 53 wt.%, 54 wt.%, 55 wt.%, 56 wt.%, 57 wt.%, 58 wt.%, 59 wt.%, or 60 wt.%. Within this range, the glass frit can be easily prepared, while the electrode formed from the composition may exhibit improved properties in terms of resistance.
In one example, zinc can be present in the glass frit in an amount of 0 wt% to 30 wt%, specifically 1 wt% to 30 wt%, more specifically 10 wt% to 20 wt%, such as 1 wt%, 2 wt%, 3 wt%, 4 wt%, 5 wt%, 6 wt%, 7 wt%, 8 wt%, 9 wt%, 10 wt%, 11 wt%, 12 wt%, 13 wt%, 14 wt%, 15 wt%, 16 wt%, 17 wt%, 18 wt%, 19 wt%, 20 wt%, 21 wt%, 22 wt%, 23 wt%, 24 wt%, 25 wt%, 26 wt%, 27 wt%, 28 wt%, 29 wt%, or 30 wt%, based on the oxide content. Within this range, the electrode formed from the composition may exhibit improved properties in terms of electrical resistance.
In one example, molybdenum may be present in the glass frit in an amount of 0 wt% to 10 wt%, specifically 0.1 wt% to 5 wt%, such as 0 wt%, 0.1 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 1 wt%, 2 wt%, 3 wt%, 4 wt%, 5 wt%, 6 wt%, 7 wt%, 8 wt%, 9 wt%, or 10 wt%, based on the oxide content. Within this range, the etching of the resist oxide film can be easily controlled.
In one example, magnesium may be present in the glass frit in an amount of 10 wt.% or less than 10 wt.%, specifically 0.1 wt.% to 10 wt.%, or 0.1 wt.% to 5 wt.%, such as 0 wt.%, 0.1 wt.%, 0.5 wt.%, 1 wt.%, 2 wt.%, 3 wt.%, 4 wt.%, 5 wt.%, 6 wt.%, 7 wt.%, 8 wt.%, 9 wt.%, or 10 wt.%, based on the oxide content. Within this range, the electrode formed from the composition may exhibit improved properties in electrical resistance and adhesion to the tape.
In one example, the glass frit may be a Pb-Bi-W-alkali-Te-Mg based glass frit including lead, bismuth, tungsten, alkali metals, tellurium, and magnesium. The Pb-Bi-W-alkali-Te-Mg series glass frit may include 1 to 30 wt% of lead, 1 to 25 wt% of bismuth, 0.1 to 7 wt% of tungsten, 5 to 8 wt% of alkali, 10 to 60 wt% of tellurium, and 0.1 to 10 wt% of magnesium, in terms of oxide content. Within this range, an electrode formed from the composition may provide reduced series resistance when used in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer, thereby improving solar cell efficiency.
In another example, the glass frit may be a Pb-Bi-W-alkali-Te-Mg-Zn series glass frit including lead, bismuth, tungsten, alkali metals, tellurium, magnesium, and zinc. The Pb-Bi-W-alkali-Te-Mg-Zn-based glass frit may include 1 to 30% by weight of lead, 1 to 25% by weight of bismuth, 0.1 to 7% by weight of tungsten, 5 to 8% by weight of alkali, 10 to 60% by weight of tellurium, 0.1 to 10% by weight of magnesium, and 1 to 30% by weight of zinc, in terms of oxide content. Within this range, an electrode formed from the composition may provide reduced series resistance when used in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer, thereby improving solar cell efficiency.
In yet another example, the glass frit may be a Pb-Bi-W-alkali-Te-Mg-Mo based glass frit including lead, bismuth, tungsten, alkali metals, tellurium, magnesium, and molybdenum. The Pb-Bi-W-alkali-Te-Mg-Mo-based glass frit may include 1 to 30 wt% of lead, 1 to 25 wt% of bismuth, 0.1 to 7 wt% of tungsten, 5 to 8 wt% of alkali, 10 to 60 wt% of tellurium, 0.1 to 10 wt% of magnesium, and 0.1 to 5 wt% of molybdenum, in terms of oxide content. Within this range, an electrode formed from the composition may provide reduced series resistance when used in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer, thereby improving solar cell efficiency.
In yet another example, the glass frit may be a Pb-Bi-W-alkali-Te-Mg-Mo-Zn-based glass frit including lead, bismuth, tungsten, alkali metals, tellurium, magnesium, molybdenum, and zinc. The Pb-Bi-W-alkali-Te-Mg-Mo-Zn-based glass frit may include 1 to 30% by weight of lead, 1 to 25% by weight of bismuth, 0.1 to 7% by weight of tungsten, 5 to 8% by weight of alkali, 10 to 60% by weight of tellurium, 0.1 to 10% by weight of magnesium, 0.1 to 5% by weight of molybdenum, and 1 to 30% by weight of zinc, in terms of oxide content. Within this range, an electrode formed from the composition may provide reduced series resistance when used in a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer, thereby improving solar cell efficiency.
The shape and size of the frit are not particularly limited. For example, the frit may have an average particle size (D50) of 0.1 μm to 10 μm. The particle shape of the frit may be spherical or unfixed. Here, the average particle diameter (D50) may be measured using a particle diameter analyzer (model 1064LD, CILAS co., Ltd.) after dispersing glass frit powder in isopropyl alcohol (IPA) at 25 ℃ for 3 minutes by ultrasonic wave. Preferably, the frit has an average particle size (D50) of 0.5 μm to 10 μm, more preferably 0.5 μm to 2.0 μm, such as 0.1 μm, 0.5 μm, 1 μm, 2 μm, 3 μm, 4 μm, 5 μm, 6 μm, 7 μm, 8 μm, 9 μm or 10 μm.
The glass frit can be prepared by any suitable method known in the art using lead oxide, bismuth oxide, tungsten oxide, and alkali metal oxides and metal and/or metal oxides. For example, the glass frit can be prepared by: lead oxide, bismuth oxide, tungsten oxide and alkali metal oxides and metals and/or metal oxides are mixed using a ball mill or a planetary mill, the mixture is melted at about 800 to 1300 ℃, and the melted mixture is quenched to 25 ℃, and then the obtained product is pulverized using a disc mill, a planetary mill, or the like.
The glass frit may be present in an amount of 0.1 to 20 wt%, specifically 0.5 to 10 wt%, 0.8 to 5 wt%, such as 0.1 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 0.8 wt%, 1 wt%, 2 wt%, 3 wt%, 4 wt%, 5 wt%, 6 wt%, 7 wt%, 8 wt%, 9 wt%, 10 wt%, 11 wt%, 12 wt%, 13 wt%, 14 wt%, 15 wt%, 16 wt%, 17 wt%, 18 wt%, 19 wt%, or 20 wt%, based on the total weight of the composition for a solar cell electrode. Within this range, the electrode formed from the composition may exhibit good properties in terms of series resistance, open circuit voltage, and short circuit current, thereby improving solar cell efficiency while having good electrical properties and improved adhesion.
Organic vehicle
The organic vehicle imparts suitable viscosity and rheological properties suitable for printing to the composition for solar cell electrodes by mechanical mixing with the inorganic components of the composition.
The organic vehicle may be any typical organic vehicle used in a composition for a solar cell electrode, and may generally include a binder resin, a solvent, and the like.
The binder resin may be selected from acrylate resins or cellulose resins. Ethyl cellulose is generally used as the binder resin. In addition, the binder resin may be ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose), nitrocellulose (nitrocellulose), a blend of ethylcellulose and phenol resin (phenol resin), alkyd resin (alkyl resin), phenol resin (phenol resin), acrylate resin (acrylate resin), xylene resin (xylene resin), polybutylene resin (polybutylene resin), polyester resin (polyester resin), urea resin (urea resin), melamine resin (melamine resin), vinyl acetate resin (vinyl acetate resin), wood rosin (wood rosin), or polymethacrylate of alcohol (polymethacrylate of alcohol), and the like.
The solvent may be, for example, hexane, toluene, ethyl cellosolve, cyclohexanone, butyl cellosolve, butyl carbitol (diethylene glycol monobutyl ether), dibutyl carbitol (diethylene glycol dibutyl ether), butyl carbitol acetate (diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate), propylene glycol monomethyl ether, hexylene glycol, terpineol, methyl ethyl ketone, benzyl alcohol, γ -butyrolactone, and ethyl lactate. These solvents may be used alone or in the form of a mixture of two or more thereof.
The composition for a solar cell electrode may include a balance of an organic vehicle. Preferably, the organic carrier is present in an amount of 1 to 30 wt%, such as 1 wt%, 2 wt%, 3 wt%, 4 wt%, 5 wt%, 6 wt%, 7 wt%, 8 wt%, 9 wt%, 10 wt%, 11 wt%, 12 wt%, 13 wt%, 14 wt%, 15 wt%, 16 wt%, 17 wt%, 18 wt%, 19 wt%, 20 wt%, 21 wt%, 22 wt%, 23 wt%, 24 wt%, 25 wt%, 26 wt%, 27 wt%, 28 wt%, 29 wt%, or 30 wt%, based on the total weight of the composition for the solar cell electrode. Within this range, the organic vehicle may provide sufficient adhesive strength and good printability to the composition.
Additive agent
The composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention may further include any typical additive to enhance fluidity, processability and stability, if necessary. The additives may include dispersants, thixotropic agents, plasticizers, viscosity stabilizers, antifoaming agents, pigments, uv stabilizers, antioxidants, coupling agents, and the like. These additives may be used alone or in a mixture. Additives may be present in an amount of 0.1 wt% to 5 wt%, for example, 0.1 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 1 wt%, 2 wt%, 3 wt%, 4 wt%, or 5 wt%, based on the total weight of the composition for a solar cell electrode, but the content of the additives may be changed as needed.
Solar cell electrode and solar cell including the same
Other aspects of the present invention relate to an electrode formed of the composition for a solar cell electrode and a solar cell including the same.
The solar cell according to the present invention includes: a wafer, an aluminum oxide layer formed on at least one surface of the wafer, and an electrode adjacent to the aluminum oxide layer, wherein the electrode is formed from the composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention. For example, the solar cell according to the present invention may include a solar cell having a Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) structure, but is not limited thereto. The composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention can be used to form a front electrode or a rear electrode, preferably a front electrode formed on a light-receiving surface of a solar cell.
Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a solar cell according to an example of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, the solar cell according to the present example may include a wafer 20, the wafer 20 including a p layer (or an n layer) and an n layer (or a p layer) as an emitter.
The upper surface of the wafer 20 corresponds to the front side of the solar cell. On the upper surface of the wafer 20, a silicon oxide layer 30, a silicon nitride layer 32, and an aluminum oxide layer 34 are sequentially formed. A front electrode 10 is formed on the upper surface of the wafer 20 to adjoin the silicon oxide layer 30, the silicon nitride layer 32 and the aluminum oxide layer 34. The front electrode 10 may be formed of the composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention.
Although the silicon oxide layer 30, the silicon nitride layer 32, and the aluminum oxide layer 34 are shown in fig. 1 as being formed on the upper surface of the wafer 20 in this order, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited thereto, and the stacking order of these layers may be changed as needed. For example, a silicon oxide layer 30, an aluminum oxide layer 34, and a silicon nitride layer 32 may be stacked in this order on the upper surface of the wafer 20.
The lower surface of the wafer 20 corresponds to the rear side of the solar cell, and the rear electrode 40 is formed on the lower surface of the wafer 20.
Although not shown in fig. 1, at least one of the silicon oxide layer 30, the silicon nitride layer 32, and the aluminum oxide layer 34 may have a textured structure.
In addition, although not shown in fig. 1, at least one of the silicon oxide layer 30, the silicon nitride layer 32, and the aluminum oxide layer 34 may be further formed on the lower surface of the wafer 20 to adjoin the back electrode 40.
For example, the preliminary process of preparing the front electrode 10 may be performed by: the composition for a solar cell electrode is deposited on the front surface of the wafer 20 by printing and then dried at about 200 to about 400 c for about 10 to 60 seconds. The dried composition may then be subjected to baking at 400 ℃ to 950 ℃, preferably 600 ℃ to 850 ℃, for about 30 seconds to 210 seconds to prepare the front electrode 10.
Next, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to examples. It should be noted, however, that these examples are provided for illustration only and should not be construed as limiting the invention in any way.
Table 1 shows the composition details of the glass frits used in the examples and comparative examples. Each frit was prepared by: the metal oxides in different combinations according to those listed in Table 1 were mixed in amounts (unit: parts by weight) of the respective ingredients listed in Table 1, the resultant glass frit was melted at 800 ℃ to 1300 ℃ and the molten composition was quenched to 25 ℃ and then the resultant product was pulverized by a disc mill or the like.
TABLE 1
PbO Bi2O3 TeO2 Li2O ZnO WO3 MoO3 MgO B2O3 Total of Weight ratio of
A 5.5 19.3 46.2 6.9 15.5 5.8 0 0.8 0 100 1.19
B 14.3 5.3 56.3 6.5 11.7 4.5 0.8 0.6 0 100 1.44
C 14.7 5.5 52.3 6.7 14.8 4.6 0.8 0.6 0 100 1.46
D 13.5 14.2 51.8 6.2 11.0 1.5 1.4 0.4 0 100 4.13
E 14.3 5.3 58.4 6.6 11.7 1.6 1.8 0.3 0 100 4.13
F 28.4 5.0 42.3 5.6 13.5 4.2 0.7 0.3 0 100 1.33
G 26.9 13.4 37.1 5.2 12.8 4.0 0.3 0.3 0 100 1.3
H 27.4 13.6 39.5 5.9 10.6 1.4 1.2 0.4 0 100 4.21
I 27.7 5.3 42.0 6.6 14.6 1.6 1.9 0.3 0 100 4.13
J 32.5 17.3 33.9 2.2 0 11.2 1.0 1.9 0 100 0.20
K 32.5 17.3 35.9 2.2 0 9.2 1.0 1.9 0 100 0.24
L 32.5 17.3 37.9 2.2 0 7.2 1.0 1.9 0 100 0.31
M 0 4.0 54.6 7.9 13.0 10.3 0 2.4 7.8 100 0.77
N 13.4 5.7 59.4 6.5 11.7 0 2.9 0.4 0 100 -
O 26.6 9.4 41.7 1.0 12.6 8 0.3 0.4 0 100 0.125
P 15.3 6.3 56.3 4.0 11.7 5.0 0.8 0.6 0 100 0.8
Q 14.2 5.3 48.3 9.0 10.2 11.3 1.4 0.3 0 100 0.8
The weight ratio is as follows: weight ratio of lithium oxide to tungsten oxide
Example 1
As an organic binder, 2.0 parts by weight of ethyl cellulose (STD4, Dow Chemical Company) was sufficiently dissolved in 6.75 parts by weight of terpineol at 60 ℃, and then 90.0 parts by weight of spherical silver powder (AG-4-8, Dowa Hightech co., Ltd.) having an average particle diameter of 2.0 μm and 1.25 parts by weight of glass frit a shown in table 1 were added to the binder solution, followed by mixing and kneading in 3 rolls (3-roll kneader), thereby preparing a composition for a solar cell electrode.
Examples 2 to 9
Compositions for solar cell electrodes were prepared in the same manner as in example 1, except that the kind of glass frit used was changed as listed in table 2.
Comparative examples 1 to 8
Compositions for solar cell electrodes were prepared in the same manner as in example 1, except that the kind of glass frit used was changed as listed in table 2.
Fabrication and evaluation of solar cells
Solar cells were fabricated using each of the compositions prepared in examples and comparative examples, and then evaluated as described below, with the results shown in table 2.
Each of the compositions for solar cell electrodes prepared in examples and comparative examples was deposited on a wafer by screen printing in a predetermined pattern and then dried at 300 ℃ for 1 minute in an infrared drying oven (POCl was formed on the textured surface by texturing the front surface of a p-type wafer doped with boron (B)3N of (A) to (B)+Layer of and in n+A single crystal wafer prepared by sequentially forming an aluminum oxide layer and a silicon oxide layer on the layers). Next, aluminum paste was printed on the rear surface of the wafer and dried in the same manner as described above, thereby forming finger electrodes and bus electrode patterns. The cell formed according to this procedure was baked at 800 ℃ for 50 seconds in a ribbon-type (belt-type) baking oven, thereby fabricating a solar cell.
The fabricated solar cell was evaluated in terms of short-circuit current (Isc, unit: a), open-circuit voltage (Voc, unit: mV), series resistance (Rs, unit: m Ω), conversion efficiency (Eff, unit:%) and fill factor (FF, unit:%) using an h.a.l.m. solar cell performance tester.
TABLE 2
Glass frit Isc Voc Rs FF Eff
Example 1 A 9.695 661.4 3.00 78.3 20.7
Example 2 B 9.691 660.5 2.84 77.7 20.5
Example 3 C 9.692 661.3 3.09 79.0 20.8
Example 4 D 9.702 660.1 2.98 78.0 20.6
Example 5 E 9.698 661.6 3.05 77.6 20.5
Example 6 F 9.707 662.6 3.08 78.0 20.7
Example 7 G 9.694 660.8 2.96 78.2 20.6
Example 8 H 9.710 661.4 2.99 78.1 20.6
Example 9 I 9.703 661.1 3.03 77.6 20.5
Comparative example 1 J 9.705 657.9 8.53 68.2 17.9
Comparative example 2 K 9.710 656.3 10.19 64.8 17.0
Comparative example 3 L 9.691 647.5 11.90 66.2 17.1
Comparative example 4 M 9.699 657.2 14.43 59.0 15.5
Comparative example 5 N 9.72 654.1 9.13 64.3 16.8
Comparative example 6 O 9.78 652.6 9.37 62.9 16.5
Comparative example 7 P 9.86 655.4 7.96 64.5 17.1
Comparative example 8 Q 9.62 656.4 9.65 62.6 16.3
As shown in table 2, it can be seen that the electrode formed from the composition for a solar cell electrode according to the present invention can exhibit reduced series resistance when forming an electrode of a solar cell including an aluminum oxide layer, while improving the conversion efficiency of the solar cell.
It is to be understood that various modifications, alterations, permutations and equivalent examples may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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1. A composition for a solar cell electrode comprising an aluminum oxide layer, the composition comprising: conductive powder, glass frit, and an organic vehicle,
the glass frit consists of lead, bismuth, tungsten and alkali metals, and optionally comprises one or more metals or metal oxides from the group consisting of: boron, magnesium, tellurium, phosphorus, gallium, cerium, iron, silicon, cesium, strontium, molybdenum, titanium, tin, indium, vanadium, barium, nickel, copper, sodium, potassium, arsenic, cobalt, zirconium, manganese, aluminum, zinc and oxides thereof,
wherein tungsten is present in the glass frit in an amount of 0.1 to 7 wt.% in terms of oxide content, the alkali metal is present in the glass frit in an amount of 5 to 8 wt.% in terms of oxide content, and the weight ratio of alkali metal to tungsten is 0.8 or greater than 0.8 in terms of oxide content.
2. The composition of claim 1, wherein lead is present in the glass frit in an amount of 1 to 30 wt.% based on the oxide content and bismuth is present in the glass frit in an amount of 1 to 25 wt.% based on the oxide content.
3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the alkali metal is lithium.
4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the one metal or metal oxide is present in the glass frit in an amount of 30 wt.% to 80 wt.% on an oxide content basis.
5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the glass frit comprises 10 to 60 wt.% tellurium, 0 to 30 wt.% or less than 30 wt.% zinc, and 0 to 10 wt.% or less than 10 wt.% molybdenum, on an oxide content basis.
6. The composition of claim 1, comprising: 60 to 95 weight percent of the conductive powder; 0.1 to 20 wt% of the glass frit; and the balance of the organic vehicle.
7. The composition of claim 1, further comprising: at least one additive selected from the group consisting of: dispersants, thixotropic agents, plasticizers, viscosity stabilizers, defoamers, pigments, uv stabilizers, antioxidants and coupling agents.
8. A solar cell, comprising: a wafer, an aluminum oxide layer formed on at least one surface of the wafer, and an electrode adjacent to the aluminum oxide layer, wherein the electrode is formed of the composition for a solar cell electrode according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
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