The present invention relates to a silver coated glass frit used in a paste composition for forming a solar cell electrode, a method for preparing the same, and a silver paste composition using a silver coated glass frit for a solar cell. More specifically, the present invention relates to: a method for preparing a silver-coated glass frit wherein a silver coated glass frit, in which silver (Ag) is coated on a surface of the glass frit, is prepared through a reduction reaction occurring by adding, to a first solution containing silver nitrate (AgNO3) mixed with a glass frit and an amine, a second solution containing a reductant, and during the preparation process, a silver (Ag) coating layer is more uniformly formed on the surface of the glass frit by controlling the acidity of the first solution and the reaction temperature in the reduction reaction, thereby achieving an improved specific surface area; a silver-coated glass frit prepared by the method; and a silver paste composition for a solar cell wherein the composition is prepared by using the sliver-coated glass frit, and thus has significantly improved sintering characteristics and electrical conductivity.

The present invention relates to a silver coated glass frit used in a paste composition for forming a solar cell electrode, a method for preparing the same, and a silver paste composition using a silver coated glass frit for a solar cell. More specifically, the present invention relates to: a method for preparing a silver-coated glass frit wherein a silver coated glass frit, in which silver (Ag) is coated on a surface of the glass frit, is prepared through a reduction reaction occurring by adding, to a first solution containing silver nitrate (AgNO3) mixed with a glass frit and an amine, a second solution containing a reductant, and during the preparation process, a silver (Ag) coating layer is more uniformly formed on the surface of the glass frit by controlling the acidity of the first solution and the reaction temperature in the reduction reaction, thereby achieving an improved specific surface area; a silver-coated glass frit prepared by the method; and a silver paste composition for a solar cell wherein the composition is prepared by using the sliver-coated glass frit, and thus has significantly improved sintering characteristics and electrical conductivity.

A method for producing a solid electrolyte, including: stirring a slurry including lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide in a hydrocarbon solvent in a reaction vessel, and circulating the slurry through a connecting pipe by a pump. The method is carried out in an apparatus including the reaction vessel and the connecting pipe connected to the pump and the reaction vessel.

A method for producing a solid electrolyte, including: stirring a slurry including lithium sulfide and phosphorus sulfide in a hydrocarbon solvent in a reaction vessel, and circulating the slurry through a connecting pipe by a pump. The method is carried out in an apparatus including the reaction vessel and the connecting pipe connected to the pump and the reaction vessel.

The invention provides a composition for glass, a glass, and a preparation method and application thereof. On an oxide basis, the composition for glass contains 45-64 wt % SiO.sub.2, 16-26 wt % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 0.1-2 wt % MgO, 10-17 wt % Na.sub.2O, 0.5-15 wt % P.sub.2O.sub.5, and optionally 0-2 wt % TiO.sub.2. The glass prepared from the composition for glass has a higher chemical resistance, a higher strain point, and a higher compressive stress and depth of compressive stress layer formed on the glass surface, and the glass has a higher Young's modulus.

The invention provides a composition for glass, a glass, and a preparation method and application thereof. On an oxide basis, the composition for glass contains 45-64 wt % SiO.sub.2, 16-26 wt % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 0.1-2 wt % MgO, 10-17 wt % Na.sub.2O, 0.5-15 wt % P.sub.2O.sub.5, and optionally 0-2 wt % TiO.sub.2. The glass prepared from the composition for glass has a higher chemical resistance, a higher strain point, and a higher compressive stress and depth of compressive stress layer formed on the glass surface, and the glass has a higher Young's modulus.

A process for the production of sinter powder particles (SP), comprising the steps a) providing at least one continuous filament, b) coating, the at least one continuous filament provided in step a) with at least one thermoplastic polymer to obtain a continuous strand comprising the at least one continuous filament, coated with the at least one thermoplastic polymer, wherein the average cross-sectional diameter of the strand is in the range of 10 to 300 pm, and c) size reducing of the continuous strand provided in step b) in order to obtain the sinter powder particles (SP), wherein the average length of the sinter powder particles (SP) is in the range of 10 to 300 pm. The present invention further relates to sinter powder particles (SP) obtained by the process, the use of the sinter powder particles (SP) in a powder-based additive manufacturing process and sinter powder particles (SP) having an essentially cylindrical shape N as well as a process for the production of a shaped body by laser sintering or high-speed sintering of sinter powder particles (SP).

Methods of forming a glass-ceramic article, the method are provided. Embodiments of the method may include initially nucleating a precursor glass composition at a first nucleation temperature and maintaining the first nucleation temperature for a pre-nucleating time period to produce a pre-nucleated crystallizable glass composition, wherein the pre-nucleated crystallizable glass composition comprises 5 wt % to 20 wt % crystalline phase ASTM C1365-18, forming the pre-nucleated crystallizable glass composition into an initial 3D shape; further nucleating the initial 3D shape for a nucleating time period to a second nucleation temperature to produce a nucleated crystallizable glass composition; and ceramming the nucleated crystallizable glass composition to a crystallization temperature and maintaining the ceramming temperature for a crystallization time period to produce the glass-ceramic article. The glass-ceramic article may have a final 3D shape is within 0.1 mm of the original design specifications.

The present application relates to boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)-silicate glass composites and to methods of preparing such composites. The methods comprise mixing BNNTs that are coated with a glass former such as boron oxide with a silicate glass precursor to create a mixture; heating the mixture under conditions to obtain a molten silicate glass; and cooling the molten silicate glass under conditions to obtain the BNNT-silicate glass composite.

The present application relates to boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)-silicate glass composites and to methods of preparing such composites. The methods comprise mixing BNNTs that are coated with a glass former such as boron oxide with a silicate glass precursor to create a mixture; heating the mixture under conditions to obtain a molten silicate glass; and cooling the molten silicate glass under conditions to obtain the BNNT-silicate glass composite.