# US 10,483,412 B2 · High efficiency local back electrode aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells and its application in PERC cells > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,483,412 B2 - Document ID: US10483412B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/536,698 - Filed: 2016-07-25 - Published: 2019-01-03 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-08 - Assignees: Nantong T-Sun New Energy Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Nantong T-Sun New Energy Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Peng Zhu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483412B2 ## CPC - H10F 77/219: {Arrangements for electrodes of back-contact photovoltaic cells} - H01B 1/22: the conductive material comprising metals or alloys - H10F 71/129: {Passivating} - H10F 77/311: {for photovoltaic cells} - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION - H01B: CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F1/00; waveguides H01P {; printed circuits H05K}) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A high-efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste crystalline silicon solar cell is composed of the following components proportioned to weights: 70-85 of parts powder, 1-30 parts of organic carrier, 0.1-10 parts of inorganic binder, 0.1-1 parts of auxiliary conductive additives. The aluminum paste is mainly used to manufacture the passivated emitter and back electrode of silicon solar cell with dot or linear contact on rear surface. PERC aluminum paste printed on the passivated film of the silicon wafer with dot-opening or linear-opening is dried and sintered. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells comprising the following components proportioned to weights: 70-85 parts for aluminum powder, 1-30 parts for organic carrier, 0.1-10 parts for inorganic binder, and 0.1-1 parts for auxiliary conductive additive including graphene. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells according to claim 1, wherein the aluminum powder includes at least one or more types of alloy powders, and the alloy powder is one or more of the following: Al+Zn alloy powder, Al+Mg alloy powder, Al+Si alloy powder, Ag+Al alloy powder, and the added other alloy powder is 1-30% the aluminum content, while the granularity of aluminum is 1-11 um. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells according to claim 1, wherein the organic carrier comprises macromolecule polymer and organic solvent mixed together, and the macromolecule polymer is proportioned as 1-30%, which is one or more of xylene resin, vinyl acetate acrylate cellulose, cellulose acetate butyrate, acrylic acid resin, nitro cellulose; and the organic solvent is one or more of terpineol, alcohol ester 12, butyl carbitol and butyl carbitol acetate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic binder comprises the following components proportioned to weights: Bi2O3: 10-20 parts, B2O3: 15-25 parts, SiO2: 2-4 parts, PbO: 20-70 parts, ZnO: 1-15 parts, wherein each is processed to produce an inorganic binder of particle size D50 from 0.8 to 3 microns. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary conductive additive further includes one or more of copper powder and zinc powder. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A method of applying the high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells according to claim 1 to PERC cells, the method comprising: (1) providing a passivation film having a rear surface of passivated film with a linear opening of about 30-60 um in width and about 5-20 um in depth; (2) applying the high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells according to claim 1 by 400 mesh screen printing on the passivated film of 156 mm×156 mm monocrystalline silicon wafer to form a back electrode film; (3) using an oven to dry the aluminum paste at 250° C., then sintering up to a peak temperature of 700-800° C. to form a local BSF film at the linear opening of the passivated film. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells according to claim 1 comprising the following components proportioned by weight: 70-85 parts of the aluminum powder, 1 part of the organic carrier, 0.1 parts of the inorganic binder, and 0.1 parts of the auxiliary conductive additive. ### Claim 8 A high efficiency back electrode local aluminum paste for crystalline silicon solar cells comprising the following components proportioned by weight: 70-85 parts for aluminum powder, 1-30 parts for organic carrier, 0.1-10 parts for inorganic binder, and 0.1-1 parts for auxiliary conductive additive including graphene wherein the organic carrier comprises a mixture of a macromolecule polymer and an organic solvent; wherein the macromolecule polymer is proportioned as 1-30%, and includes vinyl acetate acrylate cellulose, cellulose acetate butyrate, or combinations thereof; and wherein the organic solvent includes alcohol ester 12, butyl carbitol, or combinations thereof.