CN109215829B - Front electrode silver paste and silver powder for solar cell and preparation method thereof - Google Patents

Front electrode silver paste and silver powder for solar cell and preparation method thereof Download PDF

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CN109215829B
CN109215829B CN201811021669.3A CN201811021669A CN109215829B CN 109215829 B CN109215829 B CN 109215829B CN 201811021669 A CN201811021669 A CN 201811021669A CN 109215829 B CN109215829 B CN 109215829B
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Abstract

The invention relates to front electrode silver paste and silver powder for a solar cell and a preparation method thereof, wherein the preparation method of the silver powder comprises the following steps: adding an acidic reducing agent solution into the soluble silver salt dispersion liquid, stirring in the adding process, standing for 3-10min after the reducing agent solution is added, stirring and ultrasonically reacting the reaction liquid until silver powder is completely separated out, and post-treating the reaction liquid to obtain the silver powder; the preparation method of the silver paste comprises the following steps: and adding the silver powder and the glass powder into an organic solvent and a coupling agent respectively for pretreatment, adding the modified silver powder and the modified glass powder into an organic carrier, mixing, grinding and filtering to obtain the front electrode silver paste. The process for preparing the silver powder for the solar cell is simple, the prepared silver powder is irregular spherical with uneven surfaces, and the sintering activity is high; the prepared front electrode silver paste is low in sintering temperature and excellent in weldability, and can effectively reduce contact resistance after sintering and improve the conductive efficiency.

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Front electrode silver paste and silver powder for solar cell and preparation method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to front electrode silver paste and silver powder for a solar cell and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of electronic materials.
Background
The crystalline silicon solar cell is the solar cell with the highest application rate at present, and the metallized electrode is a key material of the crystalline silicon solar cell, particularly a front grid material, and directly influences performance indexes of the solar cell, such as photoelectric conversion efficiency, filling factor, series resistance and the like. The electrode silver paste is used as a key material of the electrode and the grid line film of the crystalline silicon solar cell, plays a role in leading out the electrode and collecting current in the solar cell, greatly influences the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell by the quality of the electrode silver paste performance, and directly determines the service life and the attenuation degree of the cell.
The front electrode silver paste consists of three parts, namely a conductive phase, an organic phase and an inorganic phase. The conductive phase is metal powder with a conductive function, and the silver micro powder with the best conductive performance is generally adopted; the organic phase is an organic carrier suitable for the screen printing technology, and the organic carrier mainly comprises an organic solvent, a plasticizer, a thixotropic agent, a leveling agent, a surfactant and the like, so that the slurry has rheological properties such as viscosity, thixotropy and the like suitable for screen printing; the inorganic phase is mainly glass powder and metal oxide, and has the functions of burning through, reducing the reflection layer and binding.
The research on the front electrode silver paste in the prior art mainly focuses on the improvement of an inorganic phase, for example, in a patent with the patent document number of CN103559939A, a sintering accelerant is added into the paste, the generation of bypass knots is prevented, and the yield of battery pieces is improved; further, as disclosed in patent No. CN103559938A, by adding a compound containing indium and tin, the bonding strength between the electrode and the silicon substrate is enhanced, and the series resistance is reduced; there are also improvements in the prior art for conductive phase formulations, such as patent documents CN105118873B and CN107731346A for preparing front electrode silver pastes by designing the components of the conductive phase.
However, the prior art only relates to modification of inorganic phase design, conductive phase component design and the like of the front electrode silver paste, the performance of the front electrode silver paste is not improved from the perspective of the self structure of the conductive phase, the improvement of a front electrode silver paste system needs complex formula design, the process development route is complicated, and the sintering effect and the battery efficiency are difficult to control.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is as follows: in order to solve the technical problems of the existing front electrode silver paste and the preparation method thereof, the invention provides the front electrode silver paste and silver powder for the solar cell and the preparation method thereof from the view point of the self structure of the conductive phase.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows:
a method for preparing silver powder for a solar cell comprises the following steps:
adding a dispersing agent into a soluble silver salt solution, mixing, and adjusting the solution to be acidic to obtain a soluble silver salt dispersion solution;
under the condition of stirring, adding the acidic reducing agent solution into the soluble silver salt dispersion liquid at one time, and standing for 3-10min after the acidic reducing agent solution is added;
after standing, mechanically stirring and ultrasonically reacting the reaction liquid until the silver powder is completely separated out to obtain reaction liquid containing the silver powder;
and carrying out post-treatment on the reaction liquid containing the silver powder to obtain the silver powder for the solar cell.
The invention adds the acidic reducing agent solution into the soluble silver salt dispersion liquid, belongs to the excessive reaction of the soluble silver salt, and can instantly generate a large amount of silver crystal nuclei, so that the silver powder particles synchronously grow, and the particle size range is controllable; in addition, the acidic reducing agent solution is added into the soluble silver salt dispersion liquid under the stirring condition, so that the reducing agent can be uniformly dispersed at the first time, the phenomenon of local over-concentration is avoided, the stirring is stopped for 3-10min after the acidic reducing agent solution is added, time is provided for the irregular free growth of crystal nuclei, and then the reaction is continued under the stirring and ultrasonic conditions, so that the final silver powder is in an irregular spherical shape with uneven surfaces and small holes.
Preferably, the soluble silver salt is one of silver nitrate, silver fluoride, silver chlorate and silver perchlorate.
Preferably, the mass percentage of the dispersing agent to the mass of the soluble silver salt is 1-10 wt%, and the molar ratio of the soluble silver salt to the reducing agent is 1: 0.3-1.2.
Preferably, the concentration of the soluble silver salt solution is 0.1-1.5mol/L, and the concentration of the reducing agent solution is 0.1-1.1 mol/L.
Preferably, the pH of the soluble silver salt dispersion and the reducing agent solution is 1.5 to 4, and preferably the pH of the soluble silver salt dispersion and the pH of the reducing agent solution are the same.
Preferably, the reducing agent is at least one of ascorbic acid, hydrazine hydrate, ferrous salt, borohydride salt and hypophosphite.
Preferably, the dispersant is at least one of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, carboxymethylcellulose, polyacrylate, gum arabic, long chain alkanolamine, lauryl sulfate, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, polyethylene glycol, tween, long chain fatty acid.
Preferably, the reaction temperature is 20-35 ℃, the ultrasonic frequency is 5-40 KHZ, and the stirring speed is 500-2000 r/min.
The invention also provides the silver powder for the solar cell, which is prepared by the method, wherein the particle diameter of the silver powder for the solar cell is 0.8-2.5 mu m, and the tap density is 4-7.5g/cm3The specific surface area is 1-3 square meters per gram.
A preparation method of front electrode silver paste for a solar cell comprises the following steps:
silver powder pretreatment: mixing 100 parts by weight of the silver powder of claim 7, 40-70 parts by weight of an organic solvent, and 1-5 parts by weight of a coupling agent, precipitating, filtering, and drying a mixed solution containing the silver powder to obtain a modified silver powder;
pretreatment of glass powder: mixing 100 parts by weight of glass powder, 20-80 parts by weight of organic solvent and 0.2-3 parts by weight of coupling agent, precipitating, filtering and drying the mixed solution containing the glass powder to obtain modified glass powder;
preparing the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell: adding 70-90 parts by weight of modified silver powder and 0.5-4 parts by weight of modified glass powder into 9-21 parts by weight of organic carrier, mixing, grinding and filtering to obtain the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell; the organic carrier comprises 40-80 parts by weight of organic solvent, 1-3 parts by weight of thixotropic agent and 16-30 parts by weight of plasticizer.
Preferably, the organic solvent is at least one of terpineol, butyl carbitol, propylene glycol ether acetate and butyl carbitol acetate.
Preferably, the coupling agent is at least one of titanate coupling agent and silane coupling agent.
Preferably, the thixotropic agent is at least one of castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil, silica, organobentonite.
Preferably, the plasticizer is at least one of ethyl cellulose, butyl cellulose and hydroxy cellulose.
Preferably, the mixing and grinding conditions for adding the modified silver powder and the modified glass powder into the organic carrier are as follows: stirring and mixing for 10-60min at the stirring speed of 500-2000 r/min, and three-roll grinding until the fineness of the slurry is less than or equal to 5 mu m.
The invention also provides the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell, which is prepared by the method, wherein the solid content of the front electrode silver paste is 80-93%, the viscosity is 150-400pa.s, and the fineness of the paste is less than or equal to 5 mu m.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
(1) the silver powder for the solar cell is simple in process and low in cost, the prepared silver powder is irregular spherical with uneven surfaces, and compared with the traditional silver powder, the silver powder has the characteristics of large specific surface area, uniform particle size distribution and small morphology difference, can be better contacted with an inorganic phase and an organic phase, is high in sintering activity, and can effectively reduce contact resistance after sintering.
(2) According to the invention, the irregular spherical silver powder with uneven surface is used as a conductive phase in the front electrode silver paste, and the silver powder and the glass powder are subjected to surface modification treatment, so that the silver powder and the glass powder are good in dispersing effect and not easy to settle, the prepared front electrode silver paste for the solar cell is low in sintering temperature, compact in sintered silver dissolution, good in ohmic contact, higher in sintering activity and excellent in weldability, can effectively reduce the contact resistance after sintering, improves the conductive efficiency, and can be applied to low-temperature sintered cells.
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The present invention will now be described in further detail.
Example 1
The embodiment provides a front electrode silver paste for a solar cell and a preparation method of the silver paste, wherein the preparation method of the silver powder comprises the following steps:
preparing 1L of silver fluoride aqueous solution with the concentration of 0.1mol/L, adding carboxymethyl cellulose into the aqueous solution, dropwise adding HF aqueous solution to adjust the pH value to 3.5, stirring and carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 30min, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 5KHZ, and the stirring speed is 2000r/min, so as to obtain silver fluoride dispersion liquid, wherein the mass of the carboxymethyl cellulose accounts for 1 wt% of the mass of the silver fluoride;
preparing 1L ascorbic acid aqueous solution with the concentration of 0.11mol/L, and dropwise adding HF aqueous solution to adjust the pH value to 3.5;
adding the ascorbic acid aqueous solution into the silver fluoride dispersion liquid at one time at the temperature of 20 ℃, stirring (the stirring speed is 2000r/min) in the adding process, and stopping stirring for 3min after the ascorbic acid aqueous solution is added;
mechanically stirring and ultrasonically reacting the reaction liquid, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 5KHz, and the stirring speed is 2000r/min until the reaction is finished to obtain the reaction liquid containing the silver powder;
carrying out suction filtration on the reaction liquid containing the silver powder, washing with deionized water and ethanol, drying and sieving to obtain the silver powder for the solar cell, wherein the particle diameter of the silver powder is 0.8-1.5 mu m, and the tap density is 4-5.5g/cm3The specific surface area is 1-3 square meters per gram.
The preparation method of the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell comprises the following steps:
silver powder pretreatment: stirring and mixing 100 parts by weight of silver powder, 40 parts by weight of terpineol and 1.5 parts by weight of gamma- (2, 3-epoxypropoxy) propyl trimethoxy silane for 60min at a stirring speed of 500r/min, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the silver powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified silver powder;
pretreatment of glass powder: mixing 100 parts by weight of glass powder, 20 parts by weight of terpineol and 0.5 part by weight of gamma- (2, 3-epoxypropoxy) propyl trimethoxy silane, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the glass powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified glass powder;
preparing the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell: adding 76 parts by weight of modified silver powder and 4 parts by weight of modified glass powder into 21 parts by weight of organic carrier, stirring and mixing for 60min at a stirring speed of 500r/min, transferring to a three-roll grinder, grinding for 3h, and filtering to obtain the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell;
the preparation method of the organic carrier comprises the following steps: taking 70 parts by weight of terpineol, adding 30 parts by weight of ethyl cellulose under the stirring condition, heating to 70-90 ℃, adding 3 parts by weight of castor oil after the ethyl cellulose is completely dissolved, and mixing to obtain the organic carrier.
The front electrode silver paste for the solar cell prepared in the embodiment has the solid content of 80%, the viscosity of 150pa · s, the fineness of the paste less than or equal to 5 μm, the sintering peak temperature of 720-2The cell efficiency was 20.16%.
The test conditions of the welding tension are as follows: a welding rod with the diameter of 1.2 multiplied by 0.25mm is selected, the welding rod is welded on the electrode by an electric iron (the set temperature is 350 ℃), a 180-degree tensile tester is used for testing the welding tension between the welding rod and the silver paste and between the welding rod and the silver paste, and stripping is carried out at the speed of 0.3cm/s during testing.
The test conditions of the series resistance and the battery efficiency are as follows: the front silver paste is printed on a monocrystalline silicon wafer to prepare a solar cell, a precision resistance meter is used for testing a series resistance, a solar simulation cell efficiency tester is used for testing the series resistance under standard conditions (the atmospheric quality AM1.5, the illumination intensity is 1000W/m)2And the test temperature is 25 ℃ to test the efficiency of the battery.
Example 2
The embodiment provides a front electrode silver paste for a solar cell and a preparation method of the silver paste, wherein the preparation method of the silver powder comprises the following steps:
preparing 1L of silver nitrate aqueous solution with the concentration of 0.3mol/L, adding polyvinylpyrrolidone into the aqueous solution, and dropwise adding HNO3Adjusting the pH value to 3, stirring and performing ultrasonic treatment for 20min at the ultrasonic frequency of 40KHZ and the stirring speed of 500r/min to obtain silver nitrate dispersion liquid, wherein the mass percent of polyvinylpyrrolidone in the mass of silver nitrate is 10 wt%;
1L ferrous sulfate aqueous solution with the concentration of 0.35mol/L is prepared, HNO is dripped3Adjusting the pH value to 3;
adding the ferrous sulfate aqueous solution into the silver nitrate dispersion liquid at 25 ℃, stirring (the stirring speed is 500r/min) in the adding process, and stopping stirring for 5min after the ferrous sulfate aqueous solution is added;
mechanically stirring and ultrasonically reacting the reaction liquid, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 40KHZ, and the stirring speed is 500r/min until the reaction is finished to obtain the reaction liquid containing the silver powder;
carrying out suction filtration on the reaction liquid containing the silver powder, washing with deionized water and ethanol, drying and sieving to obtain the silver powder for the solar cell, wherein the particle diameter of the silver powder is 1-1.8 mu m, and the tap density is 4.3-5.8g/cm3The specific surface area is 1-3 square meters per gram.
The preparation method of the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell comprises the following steps:
silver powder pretreatment: stirring and mixing 100 parts by weight of silver powder, 50 parts by weight of butyl carbitol and 2 parts by weight of gamma-mercaptopropyl trimethoxy silane for 30min at the stirring speed of 1000r/min, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the silver powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified silver powder;
pretreatment of glass powder: mixing 100 parts by weight of glass powder, 40 parts by weight of butyl carbitol and 0.8 part by weight of tri (dioctyl pyrophosphoryl oxy) isopropyl titanate, precipitating and filtering mixed liquid containing the glass powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified glass powder;
preparing the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell: adding 80 parts by weight of modified silver powder and 3 parts by weight of modified glass powder into 17 parts by weight of organic carrier, stirring and mixing for 10min at a stirring speed of 2000r/min, transferring to a three-roll grinder, grinding for 3h, and filtering to obtain the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell;
the preparation method of the organic carrier comprises the following steps: taking 70 parts by weight of butyl carbitol, adding 27 parts by weight of ethyl cellulose under the stirring condition, heating to 70-90 ℃, adding 3 parts by weight of hydrogenated castor oil after the ethyl cellulose is completely dissolved, and mixing to obtain the organic carrier.
The front electrode silver paste for the solar cell prepared in the embodiment has the solid content of 93%, the viscosity of 400pa · s, the slurry fineness of less than or equal to 5 μm, the sintering peak temperature of 680-820 ℃, the series resistance of 1.66m Ω, and the welding tension of 3.2N/mm2The cell efficiency was 20.32%.
The test conditions for the series resistance, the welding tension and the cell efficiency were the same as in example 1.
Example 3
The embodiment provides a front electrode silver paste for a solar cell and a preparation method of the silver paste, wherein the preparation method of the silver powder comprises the following steps:
preparing 1L of silver nitrate aqueous solution with the concentration of 0.5mol/L, adding cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide into the aqueous solution, and dropwise adding HNO3Adjusting the pH value to 3, stirring and performing ultrasonic treatment for 30min at the ultrasonic frequency of 10KHZ and the stirring speed of 1000r/min to obtain silver nitrate dispersion liquid, wherein the mass percent of the cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide in the silver nitrate is 8 wt%;
1L of hydrazine hydrate solution with the concentration of 0.55mol/L is prepared, and HNO is dripped3Adjusting the pH value to 3;
adding the hydrazine hydrate solution into the silver nitrate dispersion liquid at one time at the temperature of 25 ℃, stirring (the stirring speed is 1000r/min) in the adding process, and stopping stirring for 10min after the hydrazine hydrate solution is added;
mechanically stirring and ultrasonically reacting the reaction liquid, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 10KHZ, and the stirring speed is 1000r/min until the reaction is finished to obtain the reaction liquid containing the silver powder;
carrying out suction filtration on the reaction liquid containing the silver powder, washing with deionized water and ethanol, drying and sieving to obtain the silver powder for the solar cell, wherein the particle diameter of the silver powder is 1.1-2 mu m, and the tap density is 4.6-6g/cm3The specific surface area is 1-3 square meters per gram.
The preparation method of the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell comprises the following steps:
silver powder pretreatment: stirring and mixing 100 parts by weight of silver powder, 50 parts by weight of propylene glycol diethyl ether acetate and 3 parts by weight of tri (dioctyl pyrophosphoryl acyloxy) isopropyl titanate for 10min at a stirring speed of 2000r/min, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the silver powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified silver powder;
pretreatment of glass powder: mixing 100 parts by weight of glass powder, 70 parts by weight of propylene glycol ether acetate and 1.2 parts by weight of tetraoctyloxy titanium [ bis (tridecyl phosphite) ], precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the glass powder, and drying at 80 ℃ for 1h to obtain modified glass powder;
preparing the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell: adding 85 parts by weight of modified silver powder and 2 parts by weight of modified glass powder into 13 parts by weight of organic carrier, stirring and mixing for 30min at a stirring speed of 1000r/min, transferring to a three-roll grinder, grinding for 3h, and filtering to obtain the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell;
the preparation method of the organic carrier comprises the following steps: taking 75 parts by weight of propylene glycol ether acetate, adding 23 parts by weight of ethyl cellulose under the stirring condition, heating to 70-90 ℃, adding 2 parts by weight of silicon dioxide after the ethyl cellulose is completely dissolved, and mixing to obtain the organic carrier.
The front electrode silver paste for the solar cell prepared in the embodiment has a solid content of 90%, a viscosity of 250pa · s, a paste fineness of less than or equal to 5 μm, a sintering peak temperature of 680-800 ℃, a series resistance of 1.62m Ω, and a welding tension of 3.4N/mm2The cell efficiency was 20.18%.
The test conditions for the series resistance, the welding tension and the cell efficiency were the same as in example 1.
Example 4
The embodiment provides a front electrode silver paste for a solar cell and a preparation method of the silver paste, wherein the preparation method of the silver powder comprises the following steps:
preparing 1L of silver chlorate aqueous solution with the concentration of 0.8mol/L, adding sodium polyacrylate into the silver chlorate aqueous solution, dropwise adding the sodium chlorate aqueous solution to adjust the pH value to 3, stirring and carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 30min, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 20KHZ, and the stirring speed is 1500r/min, so as to obtain silver chlorate dispersion, wherein the mass percentage of the sodium polyacrylate in the mass of the silver chlorate is 5 wt%;
preparing 1L of 0.25mol/L aqueous solution of sodium hypophosphite, and dropwise adding aqueous solution of chloric acid to adjust the pH value to 3;
adding the sodium hypophosphite aqueous solution into the silver chlorate dispersion liquid at one time at the temperature of 28 ℃, stirring (the stirring speed is 1500r/min) in the adding process, and stopping stirring for 5min after the sodium hypophosphite aqueous solution is added;
mechanically stirring and ultrasonically reacting the reaction liquid, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 20KHZ, and the stirring speed is 1500r/min until the reaction is finished to obtain the reaction liquid containing the silver powder;
carrying out suction filtration on the reaction liquid containing the silver powder, washing with deionized water and ethanol, drying and sieving to obtain the silver powder for the solar cell, wherein the particle diameter of the silver powder is 1.2-2.2 mu m, and the tap density is 4.9-6.5g/cm3The specific surface area is 1-3 square meters per gram.
The preparation method of the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell comprises the following steps:
silver powder pretreatment: stirring and mixing 100 parts by weight of silver powder, 60 parts by weight of butyl carbitol acetate and 2 parts by weight of tetraoctyloxy titanium [ bis (tridecyl phosphite) ] at a stirring speed of 1000r/min for 30min, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the silver powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified silver powder;
pretreatment of glass powder: mixing 100 parts by weight of glass powder, 80 parts by weight of butyl carbitol acetate and 1.6 parts by weight of tetraoctyloxy titanium [ di (dilauryl phosphite) ], precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the glass powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified glass powder;
preparing the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell: adding 85 parts by weight of modified silver powder and 1 part by weight of modified glass powder into 14 parts by weight of organic carrier, stirring and mixing for 30min at a stirring speed of 1000r/min, transferring to a three-roll grinder, grinding for 3h, and filtering to obtain the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell;
the preparation method of the organic carrier comprises the following steps: taking 75 parts by weight of butyl carbitol acetate, adding 23 parts by weight of hydroxy cellulose under the stirring condition, heating to 70-90 ℃, adding 2 parts by weight of organic bentonite after the hydroxy cellulose is completely dissolved, and mixing to obtain the organic carrier.
The front electrode silver paste for the solar cell prepared in the embodiment has the solid content of 86%, the viscosity of 290pa.s, the fineness of the paste less than or equal to 5 μm, the sintering peak temperature of 700-2The battery efficiency is20.26%。
The test conditions for the series resistance, the welding tension and the cell efficiency were the same as in example 1.
Example 5
The embodiment provides a front electrode silver paste for a solar cell and a preparation method of the silver paste, wherein the preparation method of the silver powder comprises the following steps:
preparing 1L of silver nitrate aqueous solution with the concentration of 1mol/L, adding sodium dodecyl sulfate into the aqueous solution, and dropwise adding HNO3Adjusting the pH value to 2.5, stirring and performing ultrasonic treatment for 30min at the ultrasonic frequency of 30KHZ and the stirring speed of 1000r/min to obtain silver nitrate dispersion liquid, wherein the mass percent of the sodium dodecyl sulfate in the silver nitrate is 4 wt%;
1L of sodium borohydride aqueous solution with the concentration of 1.1mol/L is prepared, and HNO is dripped3Adjusting the pH value to 2.5;
adding the sodium borohydride aqueous solution into the silver nitrate dispersion liquid at one time at the temperature of 30 ℃, stirring (the stirring speed is 1000r/min) in the adding process, and stopping stirring for 5min after the sodium borohydride aqueous solution is added;
mechanically stirring and ultrasonically reacting the reaction liquid, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 30KHz, and the stirring speed is 1000r/min until the reaction is finished to obtain the reaction liquid containing the silver powder;
carrying out suction filtration on the reaction liquid containing the silver powder, washing with deionized water and ethanol, drying and sieving to obtain the silver powder for the solar cell, wherein the particle diameter of the silver powder is 1.2-2.5 mu m, and the tap density is 4.8-7g/cm3The specific surface area is 1-3 square meters per gram.
The preparation method of the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell comprises the following steps:
silver powder pretreatment: stirring and mixing 100 parts by weight of silver powder, 50 parts by weight of terpineol and 3 parts by weight of tetraoctyloxy titanium [ di (dilauryl phosphite) ] at the stirring speed of 1000r/min for 30min, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the silver powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified silver powder;
pretreatment of glass powder: mixing 100 parts by weight of glass powder, 70 parts by weight of terpineol and 2 parts by weight of gamma- (2, 3-epoxypropoxy) propyl trimethoxy silane, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the glass powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified glass powder;
preparing the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell: adding 88 parts by weight of modified silver powder and 0.8 part by weight of modified glass powder into 11.5 parts by weight of organic carrier, stirring and mixing for 30min at a stirring speed of 1000r/min, transferring to a three-roll grinder for grinding for 3h, and filtering to obtain the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell;
the preparation method of the organic carrier comprises the following steps: taking 80 parts by weight of terpineol, adding 19 parts by weight of butyl cellulose under the stirring condition, heating to 70-90 ℃, adding 1 part by weight of hydrogenated castor oil after the butyl cellulose is completely dissolved, and mixing to obtain the organic carrier.
The front electrode silver paste for the solar cell prepared in the embodiment has the solid content of 93%, the viscosity of 350pa.s, the fineness of the paste less than or equal to 5 μm, the sintering peak temperature of 630-750 ℃, the series resistance of 1.56m omega, and the welding tension of 3.9N/mm2The cell efficiency was 20.35%.
The test conditions for the series resistance, the welding tension and the cell efficiency were the same as in example 1.
Example 6
The embodiment provides a front electrode silver paste for a solar cell, silver powder and a preparation method of the silver powder, wherein the preparation method of the silver powder comprises the following steps:
preparing 1L of silver nitrate aqueous solution with the concentration of 1.5mol/L, adding sodium dodecyl sulfate into the aqueous solution, and dropwise adding HNO3Adjusting the pH value to 1.5, stirring and performing ultrasonic treatment for 30min at the ultrasonic frequency of 20KHZ and the stirring speed of 1000r/min to obtain silver nitrate dispersion liquid, wherein the mass percent of the sodium dodecyl sulfate in the silver nitrate is 6 wt%;
1L ferrous sulfate aqueous solution with the concentration of 0.55mol/L is prepared, HNO is dripped3Adjusting the pH value to 1.5;
under the condition that the temperature is 35 ℃, adding the ferrous sulfate aqueous solution into the silver nitrate dispersion liquid at one time, stirring (the stirring speed is 1000r/min) in the adding process, and stopping stirring for 5min after the ferrous sulfate aqueous solution is added;
mechanically stirring and ultrasonically reacting the reaction liquid, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 20KHZ, and the stirring speed is 1000r/min until the reaction is finished to obtain the reaction liquid containing the silver powder;
carrying out suction filtration on the reaction liquid containing the silver powder, washing with deionized water and ethanol, drying and sieving to obtain the silver powder for the solar cell, wherein the particle diameter of the silver powder is 1.2-2.5 mu m, and the tap density is 5-7.5g/cm3The specific surface area is 1-3 square meters per gram.
The preparation method of the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell comprises the following steps:
silver powder pretreatment: stirring and mixing 100 parts by weight of silver powder, 70 parts by weight of butyl carbitol and 5 parts by weight of gamma- (2, 3-epoxypropoxy) propyl trimethoxy silane at the stirring speed of 2000r/min for 20min, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the silver powder, and drying for 1h at the temperature of 80 ℃ to obtain modified silver powder;
pretreatment of glass powder: mixing 100 parts by weight of glass powder, 70 parts by weight of butyl carbitol and 2.5 parts by weight of gamma- (2, 3-epoxypropoxy) propyl trimethoxy silane, precipitating and filtering a mixed solution containing the glass powder, and drying for 1h at 80 ℃ to obtain modified glass powder;
preparing the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell: adding 90 parts by weight of modified silver powder and 0.8 part by weight of modified glass powder into 9.2 parts by weight of organic carrier, stirring and mixing for 30min at a stirring speed of 1000r/min, transferring to a three-roll grinder for grinding for 4h, and filtering to obtain the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell;
the preparation method of the organic carrier comprises the following steps: taking 40 parts by weight of butyl carbitol, adding 16 parts by weight of ethyl cellulose under the stirring condition, heating to 70-90 ℃, adding 1 part by weight of castor oil after the ethyl cellulose is completely dissolved, and mixing to obtain the organic carrier.
The front electrode silver paste for the solar cell prepared in the embodiment has a solid content of 90%, a viscosity of 350pa · s, a paste fineness of less than or equal to 5 μm, a sintering peak temperature of 650-2The cell efficiency was 20.46%.
The test conditions for the series resistance, the welding tension and the cell efficiency were the same as in example 1.
Comparative example
This comparative example provides a front electrode silver paste and silver powder for a solar cell and a method for preparing the same, and the present example is different from example 6 only in that: during the preparation of the silver powder, after the ferrous sulfate aqueous solution is added, the reaction solution is directly subjected to mechanical stirring and ultrasonic reaction without standing; the obtained silver powder has particle diameter of 0.9-3.5 μm and tap density of 4.1-6.5g/cm3The specific surface area is 0.9-2.5 square meters per gram, the solid content of the obtained front electrode silver paste is 90 percent, the viscosity is 350pa.s, the fineness of the paste is less than or equal to 5 mu m, the sintering peak temperature is 650 plus 780 ℃, the series resistance is 1.74m omega, and the welding tension is 2.7N/mm2The cell efficiency was 20.21%. The comparison shows that the silver powder prepared by the embodiment has a large particle size distribution range and a small specific surface area, and the obtained front electrode silver paste has large series resistance, small welding tension and low battery efficiency. Therefore, during the preparation of the silver powder, after the ferrous sulfate aqueous solution is added, the standing has a great beneficial effect on the performance improvement of the front electrode silver paste.
In light of the foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the content of the specification, and must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

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1. The preparation method of the silver powder for the solar cell is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
adding a dispersing agent into the soluble silver salt solution, mixing, and adjusting the pH value of the solution to 1.5-4 to obtain a soluble silver salt dispersion liquid;
under the condition of stirring, adding a reducing agent solution with the pH of 1.5-4 into the soluble silver salt dispersion liquid for reaction at one time, and standing for 3-10min after the addition of the acidic reducing agent solution is finished to obtain a mixed solution;
after standing, applying mechanical stirring and ultrasonic action to the mixed solution until the silver powder is completely separated out to obtain a reaction solution containing the silver powder;
carrying out post-treatment on the reaction liquid containing the silver powder to obtain silver powder for the solar cell;
the mass percentage of the dispersing agent in the soluble silver salt is 1-10 wt%, the molar ratio of the soluble silver salt to the reducing agent is 1:0.3-1.2, the concentration of the soluble silver salt solution is 0.1-1.5mol/L, and the concentration of the reducing agent solution is 0.1-1.1 mol/L.
2. The method for preparing silver powder for a solar cell according to claim 1, wherein the soluble silver salt is one of silver nitrate, silver fluoride, silver chlorate and silver perchlorate.
3. The method for producing silver powder for solar cells according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reducing agent is at least one of ascorbic acid, hydrazine hydrate, ferrous salt, borohydride salt, and hypophosphite, and the dispersing agent is at least one of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyacrylate, gum arabic, long-chain alkanolamine, lauryl sulfate, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, polyethylene glycol, tween, and long-chain fatty acid.
4. The method for preparing silver powder for solar cells according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reaction temperature is 20 to 35 ℃, the ultrasonic frequency is 5 to 40KHz, and the stirring speed is 500 to 2000 r/min.
5. A silver powder for solar cells produced by the method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the silver powder for solar cells has a particle diameter of 0.8 to 2.5 μm and a tap density of 4 to 7.5g/cm3The specific surface area is 1-3 square meters per gram.
6. The preparation method of the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell is characterized by comprising the following steps:
silver powder pretreatment: mixing 100 parts by weight of the silver powder of claim 5, 40-70 parts by weight of an organic solvent, and 1-5 parts by weight of a coupling agent, precipitating, filtering, and drying a mixed solution containing the silver powder to obtain a modified silver powder;
pretreatment of glass powder: mixing 100 parts by weight of glass powder, 20-80 parts by weight of organic solvent and 0.2-3 parts by weight of coupling agent, precipitating, filtering and drying the mixed solution containing the glass powder to obtain modified glass powder;
preparing the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell: adding 70-90 parts by weight of modified silver powder and 0.5-4 parts by weight of modified glass powder into 9-21 parts by weight of organic carrier, mixing and grinding to obtain the front electrode silver paste of the solar cell; the organic carrier comprises 40-80 parts by weight of organic solvent, 1-3 parts by weight of thixotropic agent and 16-30 parts by weight of plasticizer.
7. The method for preparing the front electrode silver paste for the solar cell according to claim 6, wherein the organic solvent is at least one of terpineol, butyl carbitol, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate and butyl carbitol acetate, the coupling agent is at least one of titanate coupling agent and silane coupling agent, the thixotropic agent is at least one of castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil, silicon dioxide and organic bentonite, and the plasticizer is at least one of ethyl cellulose, butyl cellulose and hydroxy cellulose.
8. The front electrode silver paste for the solar cell, which is prepared by the method of claim 6 or 7, is characterized in that the solid content of the front electrode silver paste is 80-93%, the viscosity is 150-400pa.s, and the fineness of the paste is less than or equal to 5 μm.
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