The present invention relates to a glass frit, a conductive paste composition comprising the glass frit, and a solar cell fabricated using the conductive paste composition. The glass frit of the present invention comprises SiO.sub.2, PbO, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, ZrO.sub.2, ZnO, and Li.sub.2O. Further, the conductive paste composition of the present invention comprises a silver (Ag) powder, a lithium titanium oxide, a glass frit, a binder, and a solvent. The conductive paste composition of the present invention can be used to provide a solar cell having low contact resistance to enhance photoelectric efficiency.

The present invention relates to a glass frit, a conductive paste composition comprising the glass frit, and a solar cell fabricated using the conductive paste composition. The glass frit of the present invention comprises SiO.sub.2, PbO, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, ZrO.sub.2, ZnO, and Li.sub.2O. Further, the conductive paste composition of the present invention comprises a silver (Ag) powder, a lithium titanium oxide, a glass frit, a binder, and a solvent. The conductive paste composition of the present invention can be used to provide a solar cell having low contact resistance to enhance photoelectric efficiency.

The present invention provides a thick-film paste composition for printing the front side of a solar cell device having one or more insulating layers. The thick-film paste comprises an electrically conductive metal and an oxide composition dispersed in an organic medium that includes an organopolysiloxane and a fluorine-containing degradation agent.

The present invention relates to a composition for forming a solar cell electrode, comprising: silver (Ag) powder; a glass frit comprising silver (Ag) and tellurium (Te) elements; and an organic vehicle, wherein the glass frit has a mole ratio of 1:01 to 1:25 of Ag to Te. The solar cell electrode produced from the composition has excellent fill factor and conversion efficiency as contact resistance (Rc) and series resistance (Rs) are minimized.

In one or more embodiment described herein, a precursor of an active material of an electrode of a lead-acid battery may be made by a process that includes forming an active material paste and curing the active material paste to form the precursor of the active material of the electrode of the lead-acid battery. The active material paste may be made by combining at least water, an acid, a glass composition having at least 25 wt. % of a single metal oxide, and lead oxide. The metal oxide may be selected from barium oxide, lead oxide, zinc oxide, or antimony oxide.

A composition for solar cell electrodes and electrodes fabricated using the same. The composition includes a silver (Ag) powder; a glass frit containing about 0.1 mole % to about 50 mole % of elemental silver; and an organic vehicle, wherein the elemental silver derives from a silver halide (AgX). The composition introduces a glass frit including a silver halide to enhance contact efficiency between electrodes and a silicon wafer, and solar cell electrodes prepared from the composition have minimized contact resistance (Rc), specific contact resistivity, and serial resistance (Rs), thereby exhibiting excellent conversion efficiency.

A composition for solar cell electrodes and electrodes fabricated using the same. The composition includes a silver (Ag) powder; a glass frit containing about 0.1 mole % to about 50 mole % of elemental silver; and an organic vehicle, wherein the elemental silver derives from a silver halide (AgX). The composition introduces a glass frit including a silver halide to enhance contact efficiency between electrodes and a silicon wafer, and solar cell electrodes prepared from the composition have minimized contact resistance (Rc), specific contact resistivity, and serial resistance (Rs), thereby exhibiting excellent conversion efficiency.

The invention relates to a method for producing a coated, chemically prestressed glass substrate having anti-fingerprint properties. The method includes: applying at least one functional layer to a glass substrate; chemically prestressing the coated glass substrate by an ion exchange, where existing smaller alkali metal ions are exchanged for larger alkali metal ions, and are enriched in the glass substrate and the at least one functional layer; activating the surface of the at least one functional layer, where if more than one functional layer is present the surface of the outermost or uppermost layer is activated, the activating including one of several alternatives; and applying an amphiphobic coating to the at least one functional layer of the glass substrate, where, as a result of the activation process, the functional layer interacts with the amphiphobic coating.

The invention relates to a method for producing a coated, chemically prestressed glass substrate having anti-fingerprint properties. The method includes: applying at least one functional layer to a glass substrate; chemically prestressing the coated glass substrate by an ion exchange, where existing smaller alkali metal ions are exchanged for larger alkali metal ions, and are enriched in the glass substrate and the at least one functional layer; activating the surface of the at least one functional layer, where if more than one functional layer is present the surface of the outermost or uppermost layer is activated, the activating including one of several alternatives; and applying an amphiphobic coating to the at least one functional layer of the glass substrate, where, as a result of the activation process, the functional layer interacts with the amphiphobic coating.

The present invention provides a thick-film paste for printing the front side of a solar cell device having one or more insulating layers and a method for doing so. The thick-film paste comprises a source of an electrically conductive metal and a lead-tungsten-based oxide dispersed in an organic medium. The invention also provides a semiconductor device comprising an electrode formed from the thick-film paste.