WO2010071363A2 - 태양전지용 전극, 그 제조방법 및 태양전지 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a solar cell electrode, a manufacturing method thereof and a solar cell.
- a solar cell is a semiconductor device that converts solar energy into electrical energy and has a p-n junction.
- the basic structure is the same as that of a diode.
- When light is incident on the solar cell it is absorbed and interacts with the material constituting the semiconductor of the solar cell.
- the formed minority carriers, electrons and holes, are connected to each other before recombination.
- the electromotive force is obtained by drift to the electrode.
- crystalline silicon solar cells can be classified into single crystal and polycrystalline forms.
- Single crystal is a high-quality material with high purity and low crystal defect density, but of course, high efficiency is relatively high.
- Expensive and polycrystalline materials are commonly used because they are slightly less efficient than single crystals but are relatively inexpensive.
- a method of manufacturing a polycrystalline silicon solar cell is a defect of a surface of a polycrystalline silicon substrate which is intended to use a p-type substrate having a constant size (5 or 6 "for a commercially available substrate size) and a thickness (150-250 ⁇ m) by an appropriate etching method.
- a thermal diffusion method doping the surface of the p-type substrate to a constant thickness (0.1 ⁇ 0.3 ⁇ m) to make an n-type semiconductor.
- crystalline or amorphous silicon nitride, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, or a combination thereof is deposited by an appropriate thickness (about 70 to 90 ⁇ for silicon nitride) by physical vacuum deposition. Thereafter, the P-type semiconductor layer electrode and the N-type semiconductor layer electrode are printed and dried at a constant line width and height by a printing method (usually screen printing).
- the solar irradiation surface electrode generally contains silver and the line width is set to about 100 ⁇ m at a height of 100 ⁇ m.
- the opposite electrode generally screen-prints and dries an electrode made of a combination of aluminum, aluminum and silver to a constant thickness, taking into account bowing of the substrate. Thereafter, it is fired for several seconds to several hundred seconds at a relatively high temperature of 700 to 900 ° C so that the conductive metals of the front and rear electrodes come into contact with each semiconductor layer to have a function as an electrode.
- a line width of about 80 to 120 ⁇ m is printed by using screen printing during front electrode (bus electrode and / or finger electrode) printing, and the quality of the line shape is not good.
- front electrode bus electrode and / or finger electrode
- problems such as poor workability due to platelet blockage during repeated printing, difficulty in multilayer printing, and low aspect ratio during firing.
- the electrode is printed in a multi-layer, by using a conductive paste in which the glass transition temperature and the solvent boiling point of the binder is different for each layer by printing by printing methods such as gravure offset, the aspect ratio is high and the substrate It is an object of the present invention to provide a solar cell electrode manufacturing method having good contact with a conductive electrode material and a solar cell having high cell efficiency.
- the present invention provides a method for producing a solar cell electrode through a printing method using a composition for a solar cell electrode comprising a binder polymer, a diluent solvent, a metal electrode material, and a glass powder, the contact between the substrate and the electrode on the substrate
- Printing the composition of the binder polymer is a low Tg binder polymer for properties; and reinforcing printing the composition of the binder is a high Tg binder polymer to improve the aspect ratio;
- Tg of the low Tg binder polymer is in the range of -40 ⁇ 10 °C
- Tg of the high Tg binder polymer is preferably in the range of 50 ⁇ 120 °C.
- the method may further include printing the composition with the heavy Tg binder polymer between the step of printing with the composition to which the low Tg binder polymer is applied and the step of reinforcing printing with the composition to which the high Tg binder polymer is applied.
- the Tg of the Tg binder polymer has a value between the Tg of the low Tg binder polymer and the Tg of the high Tg binder polymer.
- the present invention makes it possible to produce an excellent electrode even with a gravure offset printing method.
- the electrode aspect ratio (height / width) after the step of reinforcing printing with a composition to which the high Tg binder polymer is applied provides a method for producing an electrode, characterized in that 0.3 ⁇ 1.0.
- the electrode manufactured by the above manufacturing method has a width of 30 to 100 ⁇ m and a height of 30 to 100 ⁇ m.
- the present invention also provides a substrate for a solar cell having a bus electrode and a finger electrode on an upper substrate, wherein at least one of the bus electrode and the finger electrode is formed of a lower printed layer and a high printed layer of a conductive paste composition using a low Tg polymer binder.
- a substrate for a solar cell wherein an electrode including an upper printed layer printed with a conductive paste composition using a Tg polymer binder is fired and formed.
- At least one of the bus electrode and the finger electrode has an electrode width of 30 to 100 ⁇ m, a height of 30 to 100 ⁇ m, and an electrode aspect ratio (height / width) of 0.3 to 1.0.
- the present invention also provides a solar cell including a bus electrode and a finger electrode on an upper substrate, and a back electrode on a lower substrate, wherein at least one of the bus electrode and the finger electrode uses the above-described solar cell electrode manufacturing method.
- the cell efficiency is 17% or more.
- a low Tg binder (hereinafter referred to as Tg) is first used for good contact between a substrate such as a silicon wafer and a conductive electrode material. Since the electrode is printed and fired using a high binder (hereinafter Tg), the aspect ratio of the electrode is high, the contact between the substrate and the conductive electrode material is good, and the cell efficiency is excellent.
- FIG. 2 is an electrode cross-sectional photograph obtained through heat treatment at 800 ° C. for 20 seconds after laminating electrode compositions of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3.
- FIG. 2 is an electrode cross-sectional photograph obtained through heat treatment at 800 ° C. for 20 seconds after laminating electrode compositions of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3.
- FIG. 3 is a photograph for evaluating contact characteristics between Si wafers and electrodes of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.
- Solar cell electrode manufacturing method a method for producing a solar cell electrode through a printing method using a composition for a solar cell electrode comprising a binder polymer, a diluent solvent, a metal electrode material, and glass powder.
- a composition for a solar cell electrode comprising a binder polymer, a diluent solvent, a metal electrode material, and glass powder.
- for printing the composition of the binder polymer is a low Tg binder polymer for the contact characteristics of the substrate and the electrode
- the reinforcement printing of the composition of the binder is a high Tg binder polymer for improving the aspect ratio Characterized in that it comprises a.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an electrode manufactured by a solar cell electrode manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the lower printed layer 20 printed with a conductive paste composition using a low Tg polymer binder on the substrate 10 And an electrode comprising an upper print layer 30 printed with a conductive paste composition using a high Tg polymer binder.
- any conductive paste composition which can be applied to solar cell electrodes and capable of forming electrodes by a printing method is included.
- the electrically conductive paste composition containing a binder, a diluent, a conductive metal material, a glass frit, and an inorganic thixotropic agent is mentioned.
- the selection of the binder included in the composition has a great influence on the characteristics of the electrode and the solar cell efficiency.
- the glass transition temperature of the binder is controlled among the materials of the conductive paste, and when the high Tg binder polymer having a Tg of 50 ° C. or more and preferably 100 ° C. or more is applied, there is almost no change in aspect ratio before and after firing, unlike the conventional conductive paste. .
- the present invention solves the problem of changing the aspect ratio after firing by varying the binder Tg of the electrode material of each layer when forming the electrode by the gravure offset method, and at the same time solves the disadvantages of the contact property between the substrate and the electrode due to the high Tg of the binder.
- This increases the efficiency of the solar irradiation surface is wider. That is, by controlling the binder glass transition temperature of the layered material, unlike the conventional conductive paste, there is almost no change in the aspect ratio before and after firing, thereby increasing the efficiency of the solar irradiation surface.
- the electrode when the electrode is printed first, the electrode is first printed using the low Tg binder polymer to improve the contact between the electrode and the substrate, and then the aspect ratio of the electrode is increased by reinforcement printing using the high Tg binder polymer.
- the low Tg binder polymer and the high Tg binder polymer may be divided according to the relative high and low Tg values. More preferably, the Tg of the low Tg binder polymer is preferably in the range of -40 to 10 ° C, and the Tg of the high Tg binder polymer is in the range of 50 to 120 ° C.
- the method may further include the step of printing with a composition applied with the heavy Tg binder polymer between the step of printing with a composition to which the low Tg binder polymer is applied and the step of reinforcing printing with a composition to which the high Tg binder polymer is applied.
- the Tg of the heavy Tg binder polymer has a value between the Tg of the selected low Tg binder polymer and the Tg of the selected high Tg binder polymer.
- the binder used in the conductive paste composition according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butylate, and cellulose ether compound may be ethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxy flophyll cellulose, or hydroxy.
- at least one or more of the polyvinyl alcohol may be selected and used. It is preferable that the molecular weight of the said acryl-type compound is 5,000-50,000.
- the low Tg binder used in the conductive paste composition according to the embodiment of the present invention is ethyl acrylate (EA), hydroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA), hydroxy propyl acrylate (HPA), 2-ethyl nuclear chamber acrylate (2 -EHA), butyl acrylate (BA), stearyl methacrylate (SMA), vinyl butyl ether (VBE), vinyl ethyl ether (VEE), vinyl isobutyl ether (VIE), vinyl methyl ether (VME), heavy A binder synthesized of at least one or more kinds may be used, and the high Tg binder used in the conductive paste composition according to the embodiment of the present invention may be acrylic acid (AA), methyl acrylic exit (MAA), methyl methacrylate ( MMA), ethyl methyl acrylate (EMA), isobutyl meth acrylate (i-BMA), 2-hydroxy ethyl methyl acrylate (2-HEMA), st
- Diluents used in the composition according to one embodiment of the invention alpha-terpineol, texanol, dioctyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, cyclohexane, hexane, toluene, benzyl alcohol, dioxane, diethylene glycol, ethylene glycol It is preferable to use at least one selected from compounds consisting of mono butyl ether, ethylene glycol mono butyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol mono butyl ether, diethylene glycol mono butyl ether acetate, and the like.
- the conductive metal material used in the conductive paste according to the embodiment of the present invention silver powder, copper powder, nickel powder, aluminum powder, and the like may be used, among which silver powder is most preferred.
- the conductive metal material will be described using silver powder as an example.
- the silver powder has an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 ⁇ m, and the shape may be at least one of spherical, acicular, plate and amorphous.
- the average particle diameter of the silver powder is preferably 0.5 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m in consideration of ease of pasting and density at firing.
- the content of the silver powder is preferably 60 to 90% by weight based on the total weight of the conductive paste composition in consideration of the electrode thickness and the wire resistance of the electrode formed during printing.
- Glass frit used in the composition according to an embodiment of the present invention has an average particle diameter of 0.5 ⁇ 5 ⁇ m, its components, PbO 43 ⁇ 91 wt%, SiO2 21 wt% or less, B2O3 + Bi2O3 25 wt% or less, Al2O3 7wt It is preferable to use at least one or more of glass powder having a% or less, 20 wt% or less of ZnO, 15 wt% or less of Na2O + K2O + Li2O, or 15 wt% or less of BaO + CaO + MgO + SrO. It is preferable that a thermal expansion coefficient is 62-110x10 ⁇ -7> / degreeC .
- the content of the glass frit is preferably 1 to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the conductive paste composition. If the content of the glass frit is less than 1% by weight, incomplete firing may occur to increase the electrical resistivity. There are too many components, and there exists a possibility that an electrical resistivity may also become high.
- composition according to the present invention may further include additives commonly known as necessary, for example, a dispersant, a defoamer, and a leveling agent.
- the conductive paste composition according to the present invention is useful for producing surface electrodes of photovoltaic cells.
- the conductive paste composition according to the present invention can be printed on a substrate using a variety of printing methods such as screen printing, gravure offset method, rotary screen printing method or lift off method, preferably gravure offset method is easy to fine pattern good.
- the electrode thus formed preferably has a thickness of 10 to 40 ⁇ m.
- the electrode paste patterned with the conductive paste composition according to the present invention may be dried for several minutes at a temperature of 150 to 250 °C and calcined for several seconds at a temperature of 700 to 900 °C.
- the conductive paste composition having different Tg properties of the binder is printed by multi-layer printing directly on the substrate, a preferred example will be described below.
- the electrode paste for solar cells according to the present invention is a front electrode paste for solar cells fired at 700 ⁇ 900 °C, the total paste of the electrode is 49 to 85 wt% metal powder, 1 to 10 wt% glass powder, organic material It has a weight fraction of 7 to 50 wt%, and when the silver metal is used as the metal powder, the average particle diameter is 0.5 to 15 ⁇ m, and its shape is spherical, acicular, and plate-shaped. ) And at least one of amorphous phases, the glass powder has an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 ⁇ m, and the component thereof is SiO2.
- glass powders of 21 wt% or less B2O3 + Bi2O3 25 wt% or less, Al2 O3 7wt% or less, ZnO 20 wt% or less, Na2O + K2O + Li2O 15 wt% or less, BaO + CaO + MgO + SrO 15 wt% or less
- glass softening temperature is 320 ⁇ 520 °C
- thermal expansion coefficient is 62 ⁇ 110 ⁇ 10 -7 / °C
- 7 ⁇ 50wt% of the organic material can be divided into 4 ⁇ 20wt% polymer binder, 1 ⁇ 25wt% diluent solvent, 2 ⁇ 5wt% additive as an example.
- the electrode paste for solar cells is a 49 to 85 wt% silver metal powder as the main component of the electrical conductivity of the whole paste, glass powder 1 to 10 to promote sintering and improve the interfacial adhesion between the crystalline silicon wafer substrate and the electrode wt%, 7 to 50 wt% of the organic material supporting such powders, and some of the content of the organic material may be substituted with 2 to 5 wt% of additives including other rheology modifiers and dispersants, leveling agents, etc. .
- the average particle diameter is 0.5 to 15 ⁇ m, and the shape thereof is at least one of spherical, acicular, plate-like, and amorphous. It consists of more than one species. If the average particle diameter of the silver powder is 0.5 ⁇ m or less, it is generally difficult to make a paste. If the average particle size of the silver powder is 15 ⁇ m or more, it is difficult to densify sufficiently during firing and pores are easily generated, resulting in high electrical resistivity.
- the content of the silver powder is 49 wt% or less, the resistance of the electrode for solar cells is high, and if the content of the silver powder is 85 wt% or more, the viscosity of the electrode is too high, and electrode printing is difficult in a commercially available printing method.
- the glass powder comprises a weight fraction of 1 to 10 wt% of the total paste, 21 wt% or less of SiO2, 26 wt% or less of B2O3, 25 wt% or less of Bi2O3, 7 wt% or less of Al2O3, 20 wt% or less of ZnO, Na2O + K2O + Li2O 15 wt% or less, BaO + CaO + MgO + SrO It consists of at least one or more of the glass powders.
- the glass softening temperature is 320 ⁇ 520 °C and the thermal expansion coefficient is 62 ⁇ 110 ⁇ 10- In the 7 / ° C range.
- SiO2 is 21 wt% or more
- the softening temperature becomes high, and thus the sintering degree is lowered.
- B2O3 + Bi2O3 is 25 wt% or more
- the softening point becomes high and fluidity is inferior.
- Al2O3 is 7 wt% or more
- the softening temperature is high
- ZnO is 35 wt% or more
- the viscosity change is moderate at high temperatures
- Na2O + K2O + Li2O is 15 wt% or more
- crystallinity is lowered
- BaO + CaO is If the + MgO + SrO is 15 wt% or more, the softening temperature is increased, resulting in poor fluidity.
- the glass softening temperature of the glass powder is 320 ⁇ 520 °C
- the thermal expansion coefficient is in the range of 62 ⁇ 110 ⁇ 10 -7 / °C.
- the thermal expansion coefficient of the glass powder is less than 62 ⁇ 10 -7 if / °C is formed upon firing the electrode of the electrode occurs, and broken, 110 ⁇ 10 -7 of the electrodes is above / °C straightness is reduced.
- the organic material is largely composed of a binder of 4 to 20 wt%, a diluent of 1 to 25 wt%, and an additive of 2 to 5 wt%.
- the binder component is a cellulose ester compound, a cellulose acetate, a cellulose acetate butylate, and a cellulose ether compound are ethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxy flophyll cellulose, hydroxy ethyl cellulose, hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose, hydroxy ethyl methyl
- Cellulose and acryl-based compounds include polyacrylamide, polymethacrylate, polymethylmethacrylate, and polyethylmethacrylate.
- the vinyl-based compound is composed of at least one of polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetate, and polyvinyl alcohol. .
- the electrode width in one printing average of the maximum width values of the fired body fired after printing and the minimum width values of the fired body fired after printing, referred to as electrode width hereinafter
- the ratio of the electrode height to the substrate is printed as low as 4% or less, the number of prints for increasing the line resistance below a certain value increases, and when the binder component is 4 wt% or less, the binder is formed into the shape of the electrode until firing. There is a problem that can not play the original role to maintain.
- the binder component acts as a master to adjust the viscosity of the entire paste, and the viscosity of the entire paste should be between 5,000 and 300,000 cps. Viscosity has a significant effect on the firing spread rate of the electrode (increase ratio of the average value of the maximum width values of the fired electrode after printing the electrode on the glass substrate with respect to the screen mask electrode pattern width value). Is 5,000 cps or less, the spread ratio is increased to 105% or more, and if the viscosity of the whole paste is 100,000 cps or more, printability is poor and breakage of the electrode frequently occurs.
- the dilution solvent component is characterized by consisting of at least one or more of compounds consisting of terpineol, cyclohexane, hexane, toluene, benzyl alcohol, dioxane, diethylene glycol and the like.
- the paste viscosity is very low, it is difficult to print with a commercialized printing equipment, even if printing, shrinkage during curing is too severe to use.
- the most important physical properties in the pattern formation is characterized in that the viscosity is 5,000 ⁇ 300,000 cps (Measurement conditions HAAKE TT35 Plate, 25 °C, 50rpm) Viscosity 5,000 If it is less than cps, it becomes larger than the existing design line width, If the viscosity of the whole paste is 100,000 cps or more, print workability will fall and breakage of an electrode will occur frequently.
- Photovoltaic cells produced using the compositions of the present invention may have additional elements to enhance their function.
- a welding layer may be provided on the surface of the surface electrode to improve the reliability of battery performance.
- the electrode comprising a top printed layer printed with a conductive paste composition using a high Tg polymer binder is formed by firing, the electrode width is 30 ⁇ 100 ⁇ m prepared in this way, the height can be manufactured in the range of 30 ⁇ 100 ⁇ m And the electrode aspect ratio (height / width) provides 0.3-1.0.
- the surface electrode formed from the conductive paste according to the present invention can achieve an aspect ratio (height / width) of 0.3 or more, if the surface electrode is applied to a solar cell, the light receiving area of the solar cell can be increased to 93% or more.
- the conductive paste according to the present invention makes it possible to efficiently use the electromotive force generated by light reception as a current because the line resistance decreases when firing. As a result, more than 17% of solar cell efficiency can be realized.
- BCA butylcatitol acetate
- methyl methacrylate (MMA) methyl methacrylate
- BAM beryl acrylic monomer
- SM styrene monomer
- HEMA hydroxy ethyl methacrylate
- MAA methyl acrylic acid
- benzylper A solution of 5 g of oxide was added dropwise over 3 hours. After standing for 1 hour, 0.15 g of benzyl peroxide dissolved in 20 g of BCA was added to confirm the exothermic condition. If the exotherm was not obtained, the reaction was considered to be completed.
- Methacrylate-methacrylic acid) resin binder 2 was prepared.
- compositions shown in each of the preparation examples are summarized in Table 1 below.
- Example 3 when the binder glass transition temperature is low, the cross section after firing collapses and the aspect ratio is significantly worse (Comparative Example 3). The higher the binder glass transition temperature, the better the aspect ratio. It can be seen that the cell efficiency is significantly decreased (Comparative Example 1). On the contrary, in the case of Example 1, which was first printed with a low Tg binder polymer and then reinforced with a high Tg binder polymer, the cross-sectional collapse of the print was reduced even after firing, so that the aspect ratio was excellent and the cell efficiency was also excellent. In addition, the present inventors have realized a sufficient thickness of 10 ⁇ m or more and a line width of 50 ⁇ m or less through a characteristic multilayer printing method.
- the solar cell electrode manufacturing method and solar cell of the present invention have good contact between a substrate such as a silicon wafer and a conductive electrode material, and have an excellent aspect ratio and are excellent in industrial use.
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Description
구분 | 제조예1 | 제조예2 | 제조예3 |
바인더 | 15 (Tg 87℃) | 15 (Tg 26℃) | 15 (Tg -19℃) |
희석제 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
슬립제 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
분산제 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
은분말 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
유리분말 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
합계 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
구분 | 실시예1 | 비교예1 | 비교예2 | 비교예3 |
적층횟수 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
1층 전극재료 | 제조 3 | 제조 1 | 제조 2 | 제조 3 |
2층 전극재료 | 제조 1 | 제조 1 | 제조 2 | 제조 3 |
3층 전극재료 | 제조 1 | 제조 1 | 제조 2 | 제조 3 |
구분 | 종횡비(높이/폭) | 높이[㎛] | 선폭[㎛] | 셀 효율 (%) |
실시예 1 | 0.428 | 19.3 | 45.1 | 18.9% |
비교예 1 | 0.496 | 21.2 | 42.7 | 8.9% |
비교예 2 | 0.276 | 13.5 | 49 | 15.8% |
비교예 3 | 0.096 | 6.06 | 62.8 | 13.6% |
Claims (14)
- 바인더 고분자, 희석용제, 금속 전극 재료, 및 유리 분말을 포함하는 태양전지 전극용 조성물을 이용하여 인쇄법을 통해 태양전지용 전극을 제조하는 방법에 있어서,기판 상부에, 기판과 전극의 접촉특성을 위하여 상기 바인더 고분자가 저 Tg 바인더 고분자인 태양전지 전극용 조성물로 인쇄하는 단계;와 종횡비의 향상을 위하여 상기 바인더가 고 Tg 바인더 고분자인 태양전지 전극용 조성물로 보강 인쇄하는 단계;를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 저 Tg 바인더 고분자의 Tg는 -40 ~ 10℃ 범위내인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 고 Tg 바인더 고분자의 Tg는 50 ~ 120℃ 범위내인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 저 Tg 바인더 고분자는 에틸 아크릴레이트(EA), 하이드록시 에틸 아크릴레이트(HEA), 하이드록시 프로필 아크릴레이트(HPA), 2-에틸 핵실 아크릴레이트(2-EHA), 부틸 아크릴레이트(BA), 스테아릴 메타 아크릴레이트(SMA), 비닐 부틸 에테르(VBE), 비닐 에틸 에테르(VEE), 비닐 이소부틸 에테르(VIE), 비닐 메틸 에테르(VME), 중 적어도 1종 이상으로 선택되는 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 고 Tg 바인더 고분자는 아크릴릭 엑시드(AA), 메틸 아크릴릭 엑시트(MAA), 메틸 메쓰 아크릴레이트(MMA), 에틸 메틸 아크릴레이트(EMA), 이소 부틸 메쓰 아크릴레이트(i-BMA), 2-하이드록시 에틸 메틸 아크릴레이트(2-HEMA), 스타이렌 모노머(SM), 글리시딜 메타 아크릴레이트(GMA), 아크릴 아마이드(AAM), 아크릴로 나이트릴(AN), 메쓰 아크릴로 나이트릴(MAN)등으로 합성한 아크릴 바인더 외에 에틸 셀룰로오즈(Ethyl cellulose), 히드록시에틸 셀룰로오즈(Hydroxyethyl cellulose), 히드록시프로필 셀룰로오즈(Hydroxypropyl cellulose) 및 히드록시에틸히드록시프로필 셀룰로오즈(Hydroxyethylhydroxypropyl cellulose)의 셀룰로오즈 유도체들 중 적어도 1종 이상으로 선택되는 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제1항에 있어서, 저 Tg 바인더 고분자를 적용한 조성물로 인쇄하는 단계와 고 Tg 바인더 고분자를 적용한 조성물로 보강 인쇄하는 단계의 사이에 중 Tg 바인더 고분자를 적용한 조성물로 인쇄하는 단계를 더 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 중 Tg 바인더 고분자의 Tg는 저 Tg 바인더 고분자의 Tg와 고 Tg 바인더 고분자의 Tg 사이인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제1항 내지 제7항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, 상기 인쇄법은 그라비어 오프셋 인쇄법인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제1항 내지 제7항 중 어느 한 항에 있어서, 상기 고 Tg 바인더 고분자를 적용한 조성물로 보강 인쇄하는 단계를 거치고, 소성한 후의 전극 종횡비(높이/폭)는 0.3 ~1.0인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극 제조방법.
- 제1항 내지 제7항 중 어느 한 항의 제조방법으로 제조된 태양전지용 전극으로서, 전극 폭은 30 ~ 100㎛이고, 높이는 30 ~ 100㎛이며, 전극 종횡비(높이/폭)는 0.3 ~1.0인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 전극.
- 기판 상부에 버스전극 및 핑거전극을 구비한 태양전지용 기판으로서, 상기 버스전극 및 핑거전극 중 적어도 하나 이상은, 저 Tg 고분자 바인더를 사용한 도전성 페이스트 조성물로 인쇄된 하부 인쇄층과 고 Tg 고분자 바인더를 사용한 도전성 페이스트 조성물로 인쇄된 상부 인쇄층을 포함하여 구성된 전극이 소성되어 형성된 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 기판.
- 제11항에 있어서, 상기 버스전극 및 핑거전극 중 적어도 하나 이상은, 전극 폭은 30 ~ 100㎛이고, 높이는 30 ~ 100㎛이며, 전극 종횡비(높이/폭)는 0.3 ~1.0인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지용 기판.
- 기판 상부에 버스전극 및 핑거전극을 구비하고, 기판 하부에 배면전극을 구비한 태양전지에 있어서,상기 버스전극 및 핑거 전극 중 적어도 하나 이상이 제1항 내지 제7항 중 어느 한 항의 태양전지용 전극 제조방법을 이용하여 제조되어, 태양전지 셀효율이 17% 이상인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지.
- 제11항 또는 제12항의 태양전지 기판을 구비한 태양전지로서, 셀효율이 17% 이상인 것을 특징으로 하는 태양전지.
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