WO2023145668A1 - 導電性組成物、導電性ペースト、硬化物及び太陽電池 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a conductive composition and a conductive paste that can provide a conductive pattern with excellent electrical properties. Specifically, the present invention relates to a conductive composition and a conductive paste that can be used for forming electrodes of semiconductor devices such as solar cells.
- Conductive pastes containing conductive particles such as silver particles are used, for example, to form electrodes of semiconductor devices and electronic parts, and circuit patterns. Formation of electrodes and circuit patterns with a conductive paste is achieved by applying a conductive paste of a predetermined pattern onto a substrate or the like by screen printing or the like, and then heating the conductive paste to obtain a conductive film of a predetermined pattern. It can be done by
- the high-temperature firing type conductive paste is a paste that can form a conductive film by firing at a high temperature of about 550 to 900.degree. In the case of a high-temperature firing type conductive paste, the resin component contained in the conductive paste is burned off during firing.
- a thermosetting conductive paste is a paste that can form a conductive film by heating at a relatively low temperature of about room temperature (approximately 20° C.) to about 250° C. In the case of a thermosetting conductive paste, a conductive film is formed by bonding silver particles by curing the resin component.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a conductive paste for forming a solar cell electrode containing (A) a conductive component, (C) an epoxy resin, (C) imidazole and (B) a solvent. Are listed. Further, Patent Document 1 describes that (B) the conductive paste excluding the solvent is 100% by weight, and (C) imidazole in the conductive paste is 0.1 to 1.0% by weight.
- Patent Document 2 describes a perovskite solar cell.
- the perovskite solar cell of Patent Document 2 includes, on a substrate, a first electrode, an electron-transporting layer containing an electron-transporting compound and provided on the first electrode, and an electron-transporting layer containing a perovskite compound.
- the perovskite compound contained in the perovskite solar cell of Patent Document 2 is represented by the general formula X ⁇ Y ⁇ M ⁇ .
- X is a halogen atom
- Y is an alkylamine compound
- M contains a mixture of lead and antimony
- the ratio of ⁇ : ⁇ : ⁇ is 3:1:1.
- Patent Document 2 describes that the metal oxide is zinc oxide, tin oxide, titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, niobium oxide, yttrium oxide, or barium titanate.
- Thermosetting conductive paste generally uses epoxy resin as a binder. In order to achieve both good adhesion and good electrical properties, heat treatment at over 200° C. is generally required.
- Thermosetting conductive paste is sometimes used to form electrodes for solar cells.
- the incident area of sunlight can be increased.
- the electrical resistance of the electrode increases. Therefore, in order to obtain a solar cell with high conversion efficiency, the electrode must have a low specific resistance. Further, by narrowing the width of the electrode, the contact area between the electrode and the solar cell main body is reduced. Therefore, in order to obtain a solar cell with high conversion efficiency, it is necessary to reduce the contact resistance between the electrode and the solar cell main body.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a conductive composition for forming an electrode with low specific resistance at low temperature. Specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a conductive composition for forming an electrode having a low specific resistance for a perovskite solar cell at a low temperature.
- the present invention has the following configuration.
- Configuration 1 is a conductive composition containing (A) conductive particles, (B) a solvent, and (C) an epoxy resin,
- the (C) epoxy resin has an easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of 1600 ppm or more,
- the conductive composition (C) contains 1.2 to 10 parts by weight of the epoxy resin per 100 parts by weight of the (A) conductive particles.
- Configuration 2 is configuration 1, wherein the (A) conductive particles include conductive particles A1 and conductive particles A2, and the average particle size of the conductive particles A2 is larger than the average particle size of the conductive particles A1. is a conductive composition.
- composition 3 is the conductive composition of Structure 2, wherein the conductive particles A2 have an average particle size of 1.5 to 4.5 ⁇ m.
- composition 4 In configuration 4, the average particle size of the conductive particles A1 is 0.05 to 1.4 ⁇ m, The conductive composition according to Structure 2 or 3, wherein the conductive particles A2 have an average particle size of 2.0 to 3.5 ⁇ m.
- Configuration 5 contains 0 to 40% by weight of the conductive particles A1 and 40 to 90% by weight of the conductive particles A2 in 100% by weight of the (A) conductive particles, any of configurations 2 to 4. is a conductive composition.
- Configuration 6 is the conductive composition according to any one of Configurations 2 to 5, wherein the conductive particles A1 have a BET specific surface area of 0.3 to 3.5 m 2 /g.
- Configuration 7 is the conductive composition according to any one of Configurations 2 to 6, wherein the conductive particles A2 have a BET specific surface area of 0.1 to 0.4 m 2 /g.
- Configuration 8 is the conductive composition of any one of Configurations 2 to 7, wherein the conductive particles A1 and the conductive particles A2 are spherical conductive particles.
- composition 9) Configuration 8 is the conductive composition according to any one of Configurations 1 to 8, wherein the conductive composition further comprises (D) a curing agent.
- Configuration 10 is the conductive composition of configuration 9, wherein the (D) curing agent comprises a compound having the structure of formula (a).
- Structure 11 is a conductive paste for forming an electrode of a solar cell, containing the conductive composition of any one of Structures 1 to 10.
- Structure 12 is a conductive paste for forming an electrode of a perovskite solar cell, containing the conductive paste of structure 11.
- Structure 13 is a cured product of the conductive composition of any one of structures 1 to 10 or the conductive paste of structure 11 or 12.
- Configuration 14 is a solar cell comprising the cured product of Configuration 13.
- a conductive composition for forming electrodes with low specific resistance at low temperatures it is possible to provide a conductive composition for forming an electrode having a low specific resistance for a perovskite solar cell at a low temperature.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of a tandem solar cell including a perovskite solar cell;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a resistivity measurement pattern for an electrode formed using a conductive composition (conductive paste).
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a contact resistance measurement pattern for an electrode formed using a conductive composition (conductive paste).
- the conductive composition of this embodiment is a thermosetting conductive composition. Since the conductive composition of the present embodiment contains predetermined components, it can be thermally cured at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or less) to form an electrode.
- the conductive composition of this embodiment can be used as a conductive paste. By using the conductive composition (conductive paste) of the present embodiment, a conductive film (electrode) with low specific resistance can be formed.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment can be preferably used as a conductive paste for forming electrodes of solar cells.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment can be preferably used as a conductive paste for forming electrodes of perovskite solar cells.
- conductive film refers to a thin film formed by printing a conductive composition (conductive paste) on the surface of a predetermined substrate or the like so as to form a pattern of a predetermined shape, and curing the film. refers to patterns. Patterns of a predetermined shape include patterns of arbitrary shapes, for example, patterns of linear, dot-like and planar shapes. A conductive film can be used as an electrode.
- the conductive paste for forming a solar cell electrode of this embodiment contains (A) conductive particles, (B) a solvent, and (C) an epoxy resin.
- the conductive paste of the present embodiment can further contain (D) a curing agent and other additives. Each component contained in the conductive paste of the present embodiment will be described below.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment contains (A) conductive particles.
- the conductive component is preferably silver, more preferably silver, because it has a relatively low specific resistance and is easily available. More preferably, the conductive component consists only of silver. Therefore, (A) the conductive particles preferably consist of only silver particles.
- the conductive component consists only of silver
- substantially all of the conductive component is silver, excluding impurities that are unavoidably present. That is, when the conductive component consists only of silver, the conductive component can contain impurities that are unavoidably present in addition to silver. The same applies to components other than the conductive component.
- the conductive particles preferably have an average particle diameter of 0.05 ⁇ m to 15 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.1 ⁇ m to 5 ⁇ m, and still more preferably 0.2 ⁇ m to 3 ⁇ m.
- the average particle size refers to a number-based average particle size (average particle size of 50% integrated value of all particles: D50) measured by laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement.
- the conductive particles include conductive particles A1 and conductive particles A2, and the average particle size of the conductive particles A2 is larger than the average particle size of the conductive particles A1.
- the (A) conductive particles contained in the conductive composition of the present embodiment contain two types of conductive particles A1 and A2 having a predetermined average particle size, so that the conductive composition of the present embodiment can be used , an electrode with low resistivity can be formed.
- the conductive particles include two types of conductive particles A1 and A2 having a predetermined average particle size, so that the conductive film (electrode) formed using the conductive composition and the substrate contact resistance (sometimes simply referred to as “contact resistance”) can be reduced.
- the average particle size of the electrically conductive particles A2 is preferably 1.5-4.5 ⁇ m, more preferably 2.0-3.5 ⁇ m.
- the average particle size of the conductive particles A1 is 0.05 to 1.4 ⁇ m, and the average particle size of the conductive particles A2 is 2.0 to 3.5 ⁇ m. is preferred.
- the average particle size of the conductive particles A1 is more preferably 0.1 to 1.0 ⁇ m, still more preferably 0.2 to 0.8 ⁇ m.
- the average particle size of the conductive particles A2 is more preferably 2.2 to 3.3 ⁇ m, still more preferably 2.4 to 3.0 ⁇ m.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment can further contain conductive particles A3 having an average particle size of 0.6 to 1.4 ⁇ m as (A) conductive particles.
- conductive particles A3 having an average particle size of 0.6 to 1.4 ⁇ m as (A) conductive particles.
- all of the conductive particles A1, A2 and A3 are preferably silver particles.
- the particle size of the conductive particles generally shows a distribution that approximates a normal distribution.
- A When two types of conductive particles A1 and A2 having different average particle sizes are present in the conductive particles, there are two types of normal distributions corresponding to the particle size distributions of the conductive particles A1 and A2. It will be. Therefore, when two types of conductive particles A1 and A2 are mixed, the particle size distribution is measured by laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement, and the peaks corresponding to each of the two types of conductive particles A1 and A2 are normal distribution. Assuming that peak separation is performed, it is possible to measure the average particle size (D50) of the two types of conductive particles A1 and A2.
- the particle size distribution measured by laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement may have two peaks that can be separated. can.
- the particle size distribution measured by laser diffraction scattering particle size distribution measurement can have three separable peaks.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably contains 0 to 40% by weight of conductive particles A1 in 100% by weight of (A) conductive particles, more preferably 10 to 35% by weight, and 15 to More preferably, it contains 30% by weight.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably contains 40 to 90% by weight of conductive particles A2 in 100% by weight of (A) conductive particles, and more preferably contains 50 to 85% by weight. It is more preferable to contain 60 to 80% by weight.
- the content of the conductive particles A1 and A2 in the conductive particles is within a predetermined range, thereby further ensuring a conductive composition for forming electrodes with low specific resistance and contact resistance at low temperatures. can get to
- the shape of the conductive particles can be, for example, spherical, flaky, or needle-like. Conductive particles of different shapes can be mixed and used. Flake-shaped conductive particles can be produced, for example, by crushing spherical conductive particles with a ball mill or the like.
- both the conductive particles A1 and A2 are spherical conductive particles.
- the BET specific surface area of (A) the conductive particles is preferably 0.3 to 3.5 m 2 /g, more preferably 0.3 to 3 m 2 /g. Preferably, it is 0.4 to 2.5 m 2 /g.
- the BET specific surface area of the conductive particles A1 is preferably 0.3 to 3.5 m 2 /g, more preferably 0.5 to 3.0 m 2 /g. More preferably, it is 1.0 to 2.5 m 2 /g. Further, in the conductive composition of the present embodiment, the BET specific surface area of the conductive particles A2 is preferably 0.1 to 0.4 m 2 /g, and more preferably 0.15 to 0.35 m 2 /g. is more preferable, and 0.2 to 0.3 m 2 /g is even more preferable.
- the tap density of the conductive particles is preferably 2.0 to 8.0 g/cm 3 , more preferably 2.5 to 7.0 g/cm 3 , and more preferably 3.0 to 6.5 g/cm 3 is particularly preferred. By setting the tap density within this range, an electrode having sufficient conductivity can be formed.
- the production method for producing conductive particles (for example, silver particles) composed of a conductive component is not particularly limited.
- a production method for example, a reduction method, a pulverization method, an electrolysis method, an atomization method, a heat treatment method, or a combination thereof can be used.
- the conductive particles are preferably surface-treated so that the surfaces of the conductive particles contain carboxylic acid, preferably at least one selected from stearic acid and oleic acid.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably includes (A) the conductive particles containing spherical conductive particles (spherical conductive particles).
- the weight ratio of the spherical conductive particles in the (A) conductive particles is preferably 80% by weight or more, more preferably 90% by weight or more, still more preferably 95% by weight or more, and even more preferably 99% by weight. % or more. It is particularly preferred that the (A) conductive particles containing an organic component consist substantially of spherical conductive particles.
- the use of spherical conductive particles can reduce the risk of disconnection of the electrode.
- the specific resistance is relatively high.
- the conductive particles contain a predetermined organic component for surface treatment or the like
- the conductive particles have a spherical shape, yet have a low specific resistance and are prone to disconnection. Electrodes with reduced probability can be formed.
- the content of (A) the conductive particles contained in the conductive composition of the present embodiment is preferably 75 to 99% by weight, more preferably 80 to 96% by weight, and further Preferably it is 85 to 95% by weight.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably further contains (B) a solvent.
- a solvent By including a solvent in the conductive composition, the viscosity of the conductive composition (conductive paste) can be adjusted to an appropriate range, and screen printing performance can be enhanced.
- solvents contained in the conductive composition of the present embodiment include aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, xylene, mesitylene, and tetralin; ethers such as tetrahydrofuran; ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, and isophorone.
- Lactams such as 2-pyrrolidone and 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; ethyl glycol monophenyl ether, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether, and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butyl carbitol), and their corresponding ether alcohols such as propylene glycol derivatives; their corresponding esters such as acetate (e.g., diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate); malonic acid, and succinic acid and diesters such as methyl esters and ethyl esters of dicarboxylic acids.
- at least one selected from ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether and butyl carbitol acetate can be preferably used.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably contains ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butyl carbitol) and/or diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate (butyl carbitol acetate) as (B) solvent.
- the solvent contains ethylene glycol monophenyl ether, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butyl carbitol) and/or diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate (butyl carbitol acetate), so that a low specific resistance conductive film (for example, solar cell electrodes) can be made more reliable.
- a low specific resistance conductive film for example, solar cell electrodes
- the viscosity of the conductive composition (conductive paste) can be more appropriately adjusted, and the printing properties of the conductive film to be printed can be improved.
- the pattern of the conductive film has a fine line shape, the line width can be kept thin and constant, the film thickness can be kept constant, and a shape with a high aspect ratio can be obtained.
- the apparent viscosity of the conductive composition (conductive paste) at room temperature is 100 to 1000 Pa s. preferably 200 to 900 Pa ⁇ s, even more preferably 300 to 800 Pa ⁇ s.
- the viscosity a value measured at a rotational speed of 5 rpm (shear rate: 2 sec ⁇ 1 ) and a temperature of 25° C. using a Brookfield viscometer: Model HBD (manufactured by Brookfield Co.) can be used.
- the viscosity of the conductive composition (conductive paste) can be set within a predetermined range.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment contains (C) an epoxy resin.
- the (C) epoxy resin contained in the conductive composition of the present embodiment has an easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of 1600 ppm or more.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment contains 1.2 to 10 parts by weight of (C) epoxy resin per 100 parts by weight of (A) conductive particles.
- the present inventors have found that when the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of (C) the epoxy resin contained in the conductive composition of the present embodiment is low, the conductive composition is heat-treated at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or less). When forming an electrode, it discovered that there existed a problem that the specific resistance of the electrically conductive film (electrode) formed using the electrically conductive composition became high. Based on this knowledge, the present inventors further considered the relationship between (C) the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the epoxy resin and the specific resistance of the conductive film (electrode).
- an electrode having a specific resistance that can be suitably used as an electrode of a solar cell can be produced at a low temperature (e.g. 150° C. or lower), it was found that the film can be formed by heat treatment.
- thermosetting resins such as (meth)acrylates, bismaleimides, phenolic resins and silicone resins, saponification-simplified chlorine is not usually generated.
- the content of (C) the epoxy resin in the conductive composition is, as described above, 1.2 to 10 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the (A) conductive particles.
- the content of the (C) epoxy resin can be appropriately adjusted according to the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the epoxy resin (C).
- Epoxy resin should just have the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of 1600 ppm or more.
- an epoxy resin having an easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of less than 1600 ppm and an epoxy resin having a high easily saponifiable chlorine concentration are used in combination to obtain (C )
- the total readily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the epoxy resin can be adjusted to 1600 ppm or more.
- Easily saponifiable chlorine refers to "chlorine species that exist as 1,2-chlorohydrin generated when dehydrochlorination is incomplete". Fortunately saponifiable chlorine includes, for example, 1,2-chlorohydrin, 1,3-chlorohydrin, and 1-chloromethyl-2-glycidyl ether (chloromethyl). Easily saponifiable chlorine is usually generated as an impurity in the manufacturing process of epoxy resin.
- 1,2-chlorohydrin compounds include compounds represented by general formula (1).
- 1,3-chlorohydrin compounds include compounds represented by general formula (2).
- chloromethyl compounds include compounds represented by general formula (3).
- R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
- n is an integer of 0-30, preferably 0-20, more preferably 0-10.
- the type of epoxy resin is not particularly limited, and known epoxy resins can be used.
- Epoxy resins such as bisphenol A type, bisphenol F type, biphenyl type, tetramethylbiphenyl type, cresol novolak type, phenol novolak type, bisphenol A novolak type, dicyclopentadiene phenol condensation type, phenol aralkyl condensation type, and glycidylamine-type epoxy resins, brominated epoxy resins, alicyclic epoxy resins, and aliphatic epoxy resins. These epoxy resins can be used individually by 1 type or in mixture of 2 or more types.
- Epoxy resins include, for example, "AK-601 (trade name)” manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.
- the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of "AK-601” is about 6000 ppm.
- the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration mentioned above is an actual measured value, and the measuring method will be described later.
- These epoxy resins can be used individually by 1 type or in mixture of 2 or more types.
- epoxy resin (C) known epoxy resins can be used, but epoxy resins that are liquid at normal temperature are preferable. It preferably contains a compound having the structure of formula (4).
- the compound having the structure of formula (4) is diglycidyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate. By including the compound having the structure of formula (4), it is possible to more reliably form an electrode with low specific resistance by heat treatment at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or lower).
- the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the epoxy resin is 1600 ppm or more.
- the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the epoxy resin is preferably 2000 to 50000 ppm, more preferably 2500 to 30000 ppm, even more preferably 3000 to 25000 ppm, particularly 3200 to 23000 ppm. preferable.
- the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration is lower than a predetermined concentration, there arises a problem that the specific resistance of the conductive film (electrode) formed by heat treatment at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or less) increases.
- the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration is higher than a predetermined concentration, a conductive film (electrode) formed by heat treatment at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or less) and a conductive layer (for example, a transparent conductive film such as ITO) of the base material
- a conductive film for example, a transparent conductive film such as ITO
- the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the epoxy resin is preferably 3000 to 10000 ppm, more preferably 4000 to 9000 ppm, and 5000 to 8000 ppm. is more preferred.
- an epoxy resin in order to form an electrode having specific resistance and contact resistance that can be suitably used as an electrode of a solar cell (especially a perovskite solar cell) at a low temperature (e.g., 150° C. or less), it is necessary to use (C) an epoxy resin.
- the concentration of saponified chlorine is preferably within the predetermined range described above.
- the conductive composition contains two or more types of (C) epoxy resins, the total easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the epoxy resins is preferably within the above-described predetermined range.
- the weight ratio of (C) epoxy resin to 100 parts by weight of (A) conductive particles is 1.2 to 10 parts by weight.
- the weight ratio of epoxy resin (C) to 100 parts by weight of conductive particles (A) is preferably 1.3 to 9 parts by weight, more preferably 1.4 to 8 parts by weight, and 1.5 parts by weight. More preferably ⁇ 7.5 parts by weight. If the weight ratio of the (C) epoxy resin to 100 parts by weight of the (A) conductive particles exceeds 10 parts by weight, the amount of the (C) epoxy resin relative to the (A) conductive particles becomes large, and the baking process becomes difficult. Constriction may become more likely to occur. On the other hand, when the mass ratio of (C) the epoxy resin to 100 parts by weight of the (A) conductive particles is less than 1.2 parts by weight, it may be difficult to maintain the strength as an electrode.
- Methods for measuring the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the epoxy resin include the following methods. First, 25 mL of 2-butanone is added to 1 g of epoxy resin (C) to be measured and dissolved. An additional 25 mL of 2-butoxyethanol is then added to the resulting solution. Next, 25 mL of 1 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution is added to the resulting solution and mixed. The resulting solution is then left at room temperature of 25° C. for 60 minutes. Next, 25 mL of acetic acid is further added to the solution left for 60 minutes and mixed to obtain a sample solution.
- the silver electrode for potentiometric measurement is immersed in the obtained sample solution and subjected to potentiometric titration with a 0.01 mol/L silver nitrate solution to determine the easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of the (C) epoxy resin to be measured.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably further contains (D) a curing agent.
- (D) the curing agent By containing (D) the curing agent, the curing of the (C) epoxy resin can be appropriately controlled.
- a known curing agent can be used as the curing agent.
- a curing agent it is preferable to include at least one selected from phenol-based curing agents, cationic polymerization initiators, imidazole-based curing agents, and boron trifluoride compounds.
- Boron trifluoride compounds include boron trifluoride monoethylamine, boron trifluoride piperidine, boron trifluoride diethyl ether, and the like.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably contains a compound having the structure of formula (a) as (D) a curing agent.
- the compound having the structure of formula (a) is a cationic polymerization initiator.
- D When the curing agent is a compound having the structure of formula (a), it is possible to more reliably form an electrode with low specific resistance by heat treatment at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or less).
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably contains a compound having the structure of formula (b) as (D) a curing agent.
- the compound having the structure of formula (b) is a liquid phenolic resin.
- the curing agent is a compound having the structure of formula (b)
- Formula (b) (In the formula, n represents 0 to 3, and R1 to R5 represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an allyl group.)
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment has a ratio of (A) the weight of the conductive particles to the total weight of (C) the epoxy resin and (D) the curing agent ((A) the weight of the conductive particles: (C)
- the total weight of epoxy resin and (D) curing agent) is preferably 98.5:1.5 to 90.0:10.0, and 98.0:2.0 to 92.0:8.0 is preferred.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment when the total weight of (A) conductive particles and (C) epoxy resin is 100 parts by weight, the conductive composition contains (D) a curing agent of 0.1 It preferably contains up to 5.0 parts by weight, more preferably 0.15 to 3.5 parts by weight, and more preferably 0.2 to 2.0 parts by weight.
- (D) the curing agent By setting the weight ratio of (D) the curing agent within a predetermined range, (C) the epoxy resin can be appropriately cured, and an electrode having a desired shape can be obtained.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment can contain the following components in addition to the components (A), (B), (C) and (D) described above.
- thermosetting resins other than epoxy resins.
- thermosetting resins include amino resins such as urea resins, melamine resins, and guanamine resins; oxetane resins; Resins and phenolic resins such as aralkyl novolac type phenolic resins; silicone modified resins such as silicone epoxy and silicone polyester; bismaleimide and polyimide resins.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment can contain (C) a thermoplastic resin other than the epoxy resin.
- thermoplastic resins other than epoxy resins include novolak phenol resins, allylphenol resins, phenoxy resins, butyral resins, cellulose resins, acrylic resins, methacrylic resins, polyester resins, polyurethane resins, polyamide resins, and thermoplastic resins. Examples include xylene resins, hydroxystyrene polymers, cellulose derivatives, and mixtures of two or more of these.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably further contains (E) a phenoxy resin.
- a phenoxy resin By further including a phenoxy resin in the conductive composition of the present embodiment, thermosetting of the thermosetting resin at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or less) can be ensured.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment preferably further contains (F) a coupling agent.
- F) A silane coupling agent can be used as the coupling agent.
- the electrically conductive composition further contains (F) a coupling agent, the adhesion between the inorganic component such as the electrically conductive particles and the thermosetting resin can be improved.
- the conductive composition of the present embodiment can further contain at least one selected from the group consisting of inorganic pigments, organic pigments, leveling agents, thixotropic agents, and antifoaming agents.
- the conductive paste of this embodiment contains the conductive composition of this embodiment described above.
- the conductive composition of this embodiment can be used as a conductive paste.
- the conductive paste (conductive composition) of the present embodiment an electrode with low specific resistance can be formed at a low temperature. Therefore, the conductive composition of the present embodiment can be preferably used as a conductive paste (conductive composition) for forming electrodes of solar cells.
- the conductive paste of the present embodiment can be preferably used as a conductive paste for forming electrodes of perovskite solar cells. This is because the electrodes of the perovskite solar cell must be formed at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or lower) in order to avoid deterioration due to heating of the perovskite compound layer.
- the method for producing the conductive paste of this embodiment is not particularly limited.
- the conductive paste of the present embodiment is obtained by putting each component of the conductive composition of the present embodiment in a predetermined composition into a mixer such as a lykai machine, a propeller stirrer, a kneader, a three-roll mill, and a pot mill, It can be manufactured by mixing.
- the conductive paste of this embodiment can be applied to the surface of the transparent electrode or the like by a known method such as screen printing.
- a conductive film (electrode) can be formed by applying a conductive paste to the surface of a transparent electrode or the like and then heating the conductive paste to a predetermined temperature for curing.
- a conductive film, an electrode, or the like obtained by curing the conductive composition of the present embodiment or the conductive paste of the present embodiment by heating to a predetermined temperature is referred to as a “cured product”.
- the cured product of the present embodiment is a cured product of the conductive composition described above or the conductive paste described above.
- the cured product of the present embodiment can be preferably used as a solar cell electrode (for example, a perovskite solar cell electrode).
- the cured product of the present embodiment is preferably a cured product obtained by applying a conductive composition or a conductive paste to the surface of a transparent conductive film and curing at 110° C. for 45 minutes.
- the specific resistance of the electrode of the solar cell is, for example, preferably 15 ⁇ cm or less, more preferably 12 ⁇ cm or less, and even more preferably 10 ⁇ cm or less.
- the contact resistance between the cured product (e.g., electrode) and the transparent conductive film can be, for example, 65 m ⁇ cm 2 or less, preferably 60 m ⁇ cm 2 or less.
- the electrode which is the cured product of the present embodiment, has such properties, it can be preferably used as an electrode for a perovskite solar cell.
- the heat treatment temperature for thermosetting the conductive paste (the heat treatment temperature for forming the electrode of the solar cell) is preferably 150° C. or less, more preferably 130° C., in the case of the conductive paste for forming the electrode of the perovskite solar cell.
- the following are more preferable.
- the heat treatment temperature for thermosetting the conductive paste is preferably 100 to 150.degree. C., more preferably 100 to 130.degree.
- the heat treatment time is preferably 20 to 60 minutes, more preferably 25 to 45 minutes.
- a specific example of the heat treatment conditions is 110° C. for 45 minutes.
- the thickness of the conductive paste applied to the surface of the transparent electrode is preferably 5-40 ⁇ m, more preferably 10-30 ⁇ m, and even more preferably 15-20 ⁇ m.
- the conductive paste of the present embodiment can be preferably used for forming electrodes of solar cells with a wiring width of 20 to 60 ⁇ m. Therefore, the electrodes of the solar cell obtained by heat-treating the conductive paste of the present embodiment can include electrodes having a wiring width of 20 to 60 ⁇ m.
- the width (wiring width) of the conductive paste applied to the surface of the transparent electrode or the like is preferably 20 to 60 ⁇ m, more preferably 20 to 50 ⁇ m, still more preferably 20 to 40 ⁇ m.
- the conductive film obtained by heating the conductive paste of this embodiment has the characteristics of high adhesion strength to the substrate, low specific resistance (high conductivity), and low contact resistance. Therefore, by using the thermosetting conductive paste of the present embodiment, a good electrode can be formed on a semiconductor device or the like without deteriorating the semiconductor device or the like due to high temperatures.
- the conductive paste of this embodiment can be used to form electrodes of semiconductor devices, electronic components, etc., and circuit patterns.
- the conductive paste of the present embodiment can be used not only on the surface of inorganic materials such as semiconductors, oxides and ceramics, but also on substrates with low heat resistance such as PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PEN (polyethylene naphthalate). It can be used to form circuit patterns.
- semiconductor device refers to devices using semiconductor chips, for example, semiconductor devices such as transistors and integrated circuits, flat panel displays such as liquid crystal displays (LCD) and plasma display panels (PDP), and solar panels. It means a device using a semiconductor such as a battery.
- a semiconductor device is a device that exploits the properties of electrons and/or holes in a semiconductor and has electrodes for direct or indirect electrical connection to the semiconductor.
- Electrodes of semiconductor devices may require the transmission of light.
- a transparent conductive film is used as a material for such electrodes.
- An electrode made of a transparent conductive film is called a transparent electrode.
- Transparent electrodes are used in flat panel displays such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and plasma display panels (PDPs), and semiconductor devices such as various solar cells.
- Solar cells include thin-film solar cells such as perovskite solar cells, amorphous silicon solar cells and compound semiconductor solar cells (CIS (CuInSe 2 ) solar cells, CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenide) solar cells and CdTe solar cells); Junction solar cells, crystalline silicon solar cells, and the like can be mentioned.
- Transparent electrodes are used, for example, to form electrodes for flat panel displays, thin-film solar cells including perovskite solar cells, and heterojunction solar cells.
- a conductive oxide film can be used as the transparent conductive film that is the material of the transparent electrode.
- the conductive oxide film include an indium tin oxide (also referred to as “ITO (Indium Tin Oxide)”) thin film, a tin oxide thin film, a ZnO-based thin film, and the like.
- ITO thin films are widely used in flat panel displays, various solar cells, and the like.
- Finger-like or grid-like electrodes are used for making electrical connections to transparent electrodes so as not to interfere with the incidence of light into or the emission of light from the semiconductor device. ) is formed.
- the conductive composition (conductive paste) of the present embodiment can be used for forming finger electrodes (finger-shaped or grid-shaped electrodes) on the surface of the transparent electrode.
- the electrode formation process may be performed at a high temperature, for example, at a temperature exceeding 150 ° C. may degrade the semiconductor chip and/or other materials.
- a high temperature for example, at a temperature exceeding 150 ° C. may degrade the semiconductor chip and/or other materials.
- an electrode with low specific resistance can be formed at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or less).
- a predetermined low-resistance electrode can be formed without deteriorating the semiconductor device due to high temperature. Therefore, the conductive composition of the present embodiment can be preferably used as a conductive paste for forming electrodes of perovskite solar cells.
- the conductive paste of the present embodiment can be suitably used for forming electrodes (especially finger electrodes) on a transparent conductive film, particularly an ITO thin film.
- the conductive paste of this embodiment can be particularly preferably used as a conductive paste for forming an electrode arranged on the surface of a transparent conductive film of a perovskite solar cell.
- This embodiment is a solar cell containing a cured product of the conductive composition or conductive paste described above.
- the cured product can be an electrode for a solar cell.
- a solar cell electrode having a low specific resistance can be formed at a low temperature. Therefore, it is possible to suppress adverse effects on the solar cell caused by high temperature during heat treatment for electrode formation.
- the conductive paste of the present embodiment can be preferably used for forming electrodes on the surface of the transparent conductive film of solar cells.
- Some types of solar cells use materials that are adversely affected by high temperature heating processes.
- the heating temperature during electrode formation must be 150° C. or less.
- the conductive paste of the present embodiment can be preferably used for forming an electrode on the surface of the transparent conductive film of such a solar cell with low heat resistance. By using the conductive paste of the present embodiment, an electrode of a perovskite solar cell with low specific resistance can be formed.
- a perovskite solar cell which is a preferred application of the conductive paste of the present embodiment, will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a perovskite solar cell 10.
- a metal oxide layer 16 as an electron transport layer, a perovskite compound layer 15, a hole transport layer 14, and a first electrode 13 are arranged in this order on one surface of a second electrode 17. Laminated.
- the perovskite solar cell 10 shown in FIG. 1 has finger electrodes 18 on the surface of the first electrode 13, which is a transparent conductive film.
- the conductive composition (conductive paste) of this embodiment can be used for forming the finger electrodes 18 . Since the transparent conductive film has a high specific resistance, the electrical loss can be reduced by arranging the finger electrodes 18 .
- Incident light 30 enters from the surface of the first electrode 13 on which the finger electrodes 18 are arranged, is absorbed by the perovskite compound layer 15 which is a photosensitizing layer, and generates holes and electrons, thereby generating power.
- the metal oxide layer 16 eg, titanium oxide layer
- the second electrode 17 can be, for example, a metal flat plate. That is, in the perovskite solar cell 10 shown in FIG. 1, the second electrode 17 is a metallic flat plate having a certain degree of rigidity, so that structural strength can be maintained.
- the perovskite solar cell 10 is not limited to the one illustrated in FIG. 1.
- a solar cell including at least the perovskite compound layer 15 may be referred to as a "perovskite solar cell”.
- a monocrystalline silicon solar cell, a polycrystalline silicon solar cell, or the like can be used.
- FIG. 2 shows a cross section of a tandem solar cell consisting of the perovskite solar cell 10 shown in FIG. 1 and a silicon heterojunction solar cell 20 using amorphous silicon and crystalline silicon substrates (single crystal silicon substrates or polycrystalline silicon substrates).
- amorphous silicon and crystalline silicon substrates single crystal silicon substrates or polycrystalline silicon substrates.
- the bandgap of silicon is about 1.1 eV
- the crystalline silicon solar cell has high power generation efficiency with light of relatively long wavelengths among sunlight.
- the perovskite solar cell 10 generates power using light with relatively short wavelengths of sunlight and transmits light with relatively long wavelengths. Therefore, in the tandem solar cell shown in FIG.
- the perovskite solar cell 10 absorbs relatively short-wavelength light from the incident light 30 to generate power
- the silicon heterojunction solar cell 20 absorbs the light with relatively short wavelengths. can absorb relatively long-wavelength light that has passed through and generate electricity.
- the incident light 30 with a wider wavelength range can be effectively used to generate power, so a solar cell with high conversion efficiency can be obtained.
- the conductive composition (conductive paste) of the present embodiment can be used for forming the finger electrodes 18 arranged on the surface of the perovskite solar cell 10 of the tandem solar cell.
- the silicon heterojunction solar cell 20 cells of the tandem solar cell shown in FIG. 22, and has an n-type impurity diffusion layer 26 and a back electrode 27 on the other surface.
- a conductive interface layer 21 can be arranged between the perovskite solar cell 10 and the silicon heterojunction solar cell 20 .
- the interface layer 21 needs to transmit relatively long-wavelength light in the incident light 30 that has not been absorbed by the perovskite solar cell 10 . Therefore, the material of the interface layer 21 is preferably a transparent conductive film (eg, tin oxide thin film, indium tin oxide (ITO) thin film, etc.).
- the finger electrodes 18 with low specific resistance and low contact resistance can be formed at a relatively low temperature (for example, 150° C. or lower). Therefore, by forming the finger electrodes 18 using the conductive composition (conductive paste) of the present embodiment, a high-performance perovskite solar cell 10 and a tandem solar cell including the perovskite solar cell 10 can be obtained. be able to.
- the cured product of the conductive composition (conductive paste) of the present embodiment is applied to the electrode of the perovskite solar cell 10 or the tandem solar cell including the perovskite solar cell 10 (especially on a transparent conductive film such as an ITO thin film). It can be preferably used as an electrode formed in the
- Examples and comparative examples include (A) conductive particles, (B) a solvent, (C) an epoxy resin and (D) a curing agent, and optionally (E) a phenoxy resin and (F) a silane coupling agent.
- a conductive paste containing Tables 1-4 show formulations of Examples 1-21 and Comparative Examples 1-4. The blending ratios shown in Tables 1 to 4 are expressed in parts by weight when the weight of the conductive particles (A) is 100 parts by weight.
- ⁇ Particle A1 Dowa silver particles, product name “AG-SNA-458”, shape spherical, particle size (D50) 0.5 ⁇ m, TAP density 4.3 g/cm 3 , BET specific surface area 1.6 m 2 /g
- Particle A2 Dowa silver particles, product name “AG-SNA-431”, shape spherical, particle size (D50) 2.5 ⁇ m, TAP density 6.0 g/cm 3 , BET specific surface area 0.3 m 2 /g
- Solvents B1 and B2 below were used as solvents.
- Solvent B1 diethylene glycol monobutyl ether
- Solvent B2 diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate
- Resin C6 is an epoxy resin “AK-601 (trade name)” manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (diglycidyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylate, see formula (4)).
- Resins C1 to C5 are epoxy resins containing saponifiable chlorine components at low concentrations obtained by distilling AK-601 (trade name) using an evaporator.
- Resins C7 and C8 are epoxy resins containing high-concentration easily saponifiable chlorine components generated as by-products when AK-601 (trade name) is distilled.
- the diglycidyl 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylates of resins C1 to C8 are compounds having the structure of formula (4) below.
- the curing agent D1 is a compound having the structure of formula (b), and the curing agent D2 is a compound having the structure of formula (a).
- ⁇ Curing agent D1 Phenolic resin of formula (b), product name “MEH-8000H” manufactured by Meiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.
- Formula (b) (In the formula, n represents 0 to 3, and R1 to R5 represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an allyl group.)
- Curing agent D2 Cationic polymerization initiator of formula (a), manufactured by King Industries, Inc.
- ⁇ Curing agent D3 Cationic polymerization initiator, product name “CXC1612” manufactured by King Industries, Inc.
- silane coupling agent As the silane coupling agent, the product name "KBM-403" manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. was used.
- Examples and Comparative Examples The specific resistance of Examples and Comparative Examples was measured by the following procedure. That is, a single crystal silicon substrate having a width of 15 mm, a length of 15 mm, and a thickness of 180 ⁇ m was prepared. On this substrate, using a 325-mesh stainless steel screen, a pattern made of a conductive paste as shown in FIG. 3 was printed.
- the resistivity of the conductive film patterns of the resistivity measurement samples obtained by heating the conductive pastes of Examples and Comparative Examples was measured.
- the resistance value was measured by the four-terminal method.
- the cross-sectional area of the pattern was measured using a confocal microscope OPTELICS H1200 manufactured by Lasertec and a surface roughness shape measuring instrument 1500SD2.
- a range of 1.6 mm was measured at 50 points, and an average value was obtained.
- the specific resistance was calculated using the cross-sectional area and the measured resistance value.
- the specific resistance of the conductive films obtained using the conductive pastes (conductive compositions) of Examples 1 to 21 of the present embodiment was 14.8 ⁇ cm (Example 11 and 18) were below. In general, it can be said that a specific resistance of 15 ⁇ cm or less can be suitably used as an electrode.
- the specific resistance of the conductive films obtained using the conductive pastes of Comparative Examples 1 to 4 ranged from 15.7 ⁇ cm (Comparative Example 1) to 1960 ⁇ cm (Comparative Example 4). . Therefore, it became clear that a lower specific resistance can be obtained by forming a conductive film (electrode) using the conductive paste (conductive composition) of Examples 1 to 21 of the present embodiment.
- n-type single crystal silicon substrate (substrate thickness: 200 ⁇ m) was used as the substrate.
- a transparent conductive film was formed on the surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate.
- an indium tin oxide thin film ITO thin film
- the sheet resistance of the obtained ITO thin film was 80 ⁇ / ⁇ (square).
- the substrate for contact resistance measurement thus obtained was used for the production of electrodes for contact resistance measurement.
- FIG. 4 shows a schematic plan view of the contact resistance measurement pattern used for the contact resistance measurement.
- the contact resistance measurement pattern shown in FIG. 4 is a pattern in which seven rectangular electrode patterns each having a width of 0.1 mm and a length of 13.5 mm are arranged at a pitch of 2.05 mm.
- the contact resistance was determined by the TLM method (Transfer Length Method) using GP 4TEST Pro manufactured by GP Solar to measure the electrical resistance between the predetermined rectangular electrode patterns shown in FIG. If the contact resistance is 65 m ⁇ cm 2 or less, it can be used as an electrode on the transparent conductive film. When the contact resistance is 60 m ⁇ cm 2 or less, it can be used more preferably as an electrode on the transparent conductive film.
- the contact resistance of the conductive films obtained using the conductive pastes of Examples 1 to 21 to the transparent conductive film (ITO thin film) was 63.1 m ⁇ cm 2 (Example 1 ) was below. Therefore, it can be said that the contact resistances of Examples 1 to 21 are within a numerical range that can be used as an electrode on a transparent conductive film.
- the contact resistance of the conductive films obtained using the conductive pastes of Examples 2 to 21 using two types of conductive particles A1 and A2 to the transparent conductive film (ITO thin film) was 59.5 m ⁇ cm 2 . (Examples 5 and 8), and was 60 m ⁇ cm 2 or less. Therefore, it became clear that a lower contact resistance can be obtained by using two types of conductive particles A1 and A2. Therefore, a conductive paste containing two types of conductive particles A1 and A2 can be used more preferably as an electrode on a transparent conductive film.
- the conductive film (electrode) obtained using the conductive paste of Comparative Example 2 in which the amount of the (C) epoxy resin is 15 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the (A) conductive particles, is transparent.
- the contact resistance to the conductive film (ITO thin film) was a high value of 94 m ⁇ cm 2 .
- the contact resistance of the conductive film obtained using the conductive paste of Comparative Example 4 in which (C) the epoxy resin has an easily saponifiable chlorine concentration of 1600 ppm, to the transparent conductive film (ITO thin film) is very high, and the measurement It was impossible. Therefore, "-" is written in the "contact resistance” column of Comparative Example 4 in Table 1.
- the conductive paste (conductive composition) of the present embodiment it is possible to form an electrode with low specific resistance and low contact resistance of a perovskite solar cell at a low temperature (for example, 150° C. or less). It is clear that we can.
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Description
構成1は、(A)導電性粒子と、(B)溶剤と、(C)エポキシ樹脂とを含む導電性組成物であって、
前記(C)エポキシ樹脂の易可けん化塩素濃度が1600ppm以上であり、
前記(C)エポキシ樹脂が、前記(A)導電性粒子100重量部に対し、1.2~10重量部である導電性組成物である。
構成2は、前記(A)導電性粒子が、導電性粒子A1及び導電性粒子A2を含み、前記導電性粒子A2の平均粒径が、前記導電性粒子A1の平均粒径より大きい、構成1の導電性組成物である。
構成3は、前記導電性粒子A2の平均粒径が1.5~4.5μmである、構成2の導電性組成物である。
構成4は、前記導電性粒子A1の平均粒径が0.05~1.4μmであり、
前記導電性粒子A2の平均粒径が2.0~3.5μmである、構成2又は3の導電性組成物である。
構成5は、前記(A)導電性粒子100重量%中に、前記導電性粒子A1を0~40重量%、及び前記導電性粒子A2を40~90重量%含む、構成2~4のいずれかの導電性組成物である。
構成6は、前記導電性粒子A1のBET比表面積が、0.3~3.5m2/gである、構成2~5のいずれかの導電性組成物である。
構成7は、前記導電性粒子A2のBET比表面積が、0.1~0.4m2/gである、構成2~6のいずれかの導電性組成物である。
構成8は、前記導電性粒子A1及び前記導電性粒子A2が球状導電性粒子である、構成2~7のいずれかの導電性組成物である。
構成8は、前記導電性組成物が、(D)硬化剤を更に含む、構成1~8のいずれかの導電性組成物である。
構成10は、前記(D)硬化剤が、式(a)の構造の化合物を含む、構成9の導電性組成物である。
式(a)
構成11は、構成1~10のいずれかの導電性組成物を含む、太陽電池の電極形成用の導電性ペーストである。
構成12は、構成11の導電性ペーストを含む、ペロブスカイト型太陽電池の電極形成用の導電性ペーストである。
構成13は、構成1~10のいずれかの導電性組成物、又は構成11若しくは12の導電性ペーストの硬化物である。
構成14は、構成13の硬化物を含む太陽電池である。
本実施形態の導電性組成物は、(A)導電性粒子を含む。
本実施形態の導電性組成物は、更に(B)溶剤を含むことが好ましい。導電性組成物が溶剤を含むことにより、導電性組成物(導電性ペースト)の粘度を適切な範囲とし、スクリーン印刷の性能を高めることができる。
本実施形態の導電性組成物は、(C)エポキシ樹脂を含む。
本実施形態の導電性組成物は、(D)硬化剤を更に含むことが好ましい。(D)硬化剤を含むことにより、(C)エポキシ樹脂の硬化を適切に制御することができる。
式(a)
式(b)
(式中nは0~3、R1~R5は水素原子、水酸基、又はアリル基を示す。)
本実施形態の導電性組成物は、上述の(A)、(B)、(C)及び(D)成分以外に、下記の成分を含むことができる。
本実施形態の導電性ペーストは、上述の本実施形態の導電性組成物を含む。本実施形態の導電性組成物を、導電性ペーストとして用いることができる。本実施形態の導電性ペースト(導電性組成物)を用いることにより、比抵抗が低い電極を低温で形成することができる。そのため、本実施形態の導電性組成物は、太陽電池の電極形成用の導電性ペースト(導電性組成物)として好ましく用いることができる。
本実施形態は、上述の導電性組成物又は導電性ペーストの硬化物を含む太陽電池である。硬化物は、太陽電池の電極であることができる。本実施形態の導電性組成物又は導電性ペーストを用いれば、比抵抗が低い太陽電池の電極を低温で形成することができる。そのため、電極形成時の熱処理の際の高温によって生じる、太陽電池に対する悪影響を抑制することができる。
実施例及び比較例として、(A)導電性粒子、(B)溶剤、(C)エポキシ樹脂及び(D)硬化剤を含み、必要に応じて(E)フェノキシ樹脂及び(F)シランカップリング剤を含む導電性ペーストを製造した。表1~4に、実施例1~21及び比較例1~4の配合を示す。表1~4に示される配合割合は、(A)導電性粒子の重量を100重量部としたときの重量部として示す。
・粒子A1:DOWA社製 銀粒子、製品名「AG-SNA-458」、形状 球状、粒径(D50) 0.5μm、TAP密度 4.3g/cm3、BET比表面積 1.6m2/g
・粒子A2:DOWA社製 銀粒子、製品名「AG-SNA-431」、形状 球状、粒径(D50) 2.5μm、TAP密度 6.0g/cm3、BET比表面積 0.3m2/g
・溶剤B1:ジエチレングリコールモノブチルエーテル
・溶剤B2:ジエチレングリコールモノブチルエーテルアセテート
・樹脂C1:易可けん化塩素濃度:1200ppm
・樹脂C2:易可けん化塩素濃度:1500ppm
・樹脂C3:易可けん化塩素濃度:3500ppm
・樹脂C4:易可けん化塩素濃度:4500ppm
・樹脂C5:易可けん化塩素濃度:5500ppm
・樹脂C6:易可けん化塩素濃度:6000ppm
・樹脂C7:易可けん化塩素濃度:9200ppm
・樹脂C8:易可けん化塩素濃度:22000ppm
・樹脂C9:大日本インキ社製エポキシ樹脂「EXA835LV(商品名)」(ビスフェノールA型エポキシ樹脂とビスフェノールF型エポキシ樹脂の混合)、易可けん化塩素濃度:40ppm
・硬化剤D1:式(b)のフェノール樹脂、明和化成株式会社製 製品名「MEH-8000H」
式(b)
(式中nは0~3、R1~R5は水素原子、水酸基、又はアリル基を示す。)
・硬化剤D2:式(a)のカチオン重合開始剤、King Industries, Inc.製 製品名「CXC1614」
式(a)
・硬化剤D3:カチオン重合開始剤、King Industries, Inc.製 製品名「CXC1612」.
実施例及び比較例の導電性ペーストを加熱して得られた導電膜の比抵抗を測定した。
実施例及び比較例の導電性ペーストを用いて、透明導電膜を有する結晶系シリコン基板の表面に電極を形成し、接触抵抗を測定した。具体的には、実施例1~21及び比較例1~4の導電性ペーストを用いた接触抵抗測定用パターンを、結晶系シリコン基板の表面に形成された透明導電膜の上にスクリーン印刷し、加熱することにより、接触抵抗測定用電極を得た。
12 ガラス基板
13 第1電極(透明導電膜)
14 正孔輸送層
15 ペロブスカイト化合物層
16 金属酸化物層
16a メソポーラス金属酸化物層
16b 稠密(compact)金属酸化物層
17 第2電極
18 フィンガー電極
20 シリコンヘテロ接合太陽電池
21 界面層
22 p型アモルファスシリコン層
25 n型シリコン基板
26 n型不純物拡散層
27 裏面電極
30 入射光
Claims (14)
- (A)導電性粒子と、
(B)溶剤と、
(C)エポキシ樹脂と
を含む導電性組成物であって、
前記(C)エポキシ樹脂の易可けん化塩素濃度が1600ppm以上であり、
前記(C)エポキシ樹脂が、前記(A)導電性粒子100重量部に対し、1.2~10重量部である導電性組成物。 - 前記(A)導電性粒子が、導電性粒子A1及び導電性粒子A2を含み、前記導電性粒子A2の平均粒径が、前記導電性粒子A1の平均粒径より大きい、請求項1に記載の導電性組成物。
- 前記導電性粒子A2の平均粒径が1.5~4.5μmである、請求項2に記載の導電性組成物。
- 前記導電性粒子A1の平均粒径が0.05~1.4μmであり、
前記導電性粒子A2の平均粒径が2.0~3.5μmである、請求項2又は3に記載の導電性組成物。 - 前記(A)導電性粒子100重量%中に、前記導電性粒子A1を0~40重量%、及び前記導電性粒子A2を40~90重量%含む、請求項2~4のいずれか1項に記載の導電性組成物。
- 前記導電性粒子A1のBET比表面積が、0.3~3.5m2/gである、請求項2~5のいずれか1項に記載の導電性組成物。
- 前記導電性粒子A2のBET比表面積が、0.1~0.4m2/gである、請求項2~6のいずれか1項に記載の導電性組成物。
- 前記導電性粒子(A1)及び前記導電性粒子(A2)が球状導電性粒子である、請求項2~7のいずれか1項に記載の導電性組成物。
- 前記導電性組成物が、(D)硬化剤を更に含む、請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の導電性組成物。
- 前記(D)硬化剤が、式(a)の構造の化合物を含む、請求項9に記載の導電性組成物。
式(a)
- 請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の導電性組成物を含む、太陽電池の電極形成用の導電性ペースト。
- 請求項11に記載の導電性ペーストを含む、ペロブスカイト型太陽電池の電極形成用の導電性ペースト。
- 請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の導電性組成物、又は請求項11若しくは12に記載の導電性ペーストの硬化物。
- 請求項13に記載の硬化物を含む太陽電池。
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