Abstract: To produce pretinned strips of connectors for PV cells, a metal foil (30) is guided through a roll gap (46) of a rolling mill in which at least one work roll (48) has a surface with a corrugated structure with the result that a corrugated structure which has crests or peaks and troughs is embossed into at least one side of the metal foil (30), soldering tin in the form of solder preforms (54) is applied to the side of the metal foil (30) with the embossed corrugated structure, wherein the soldering flux necessary for pretinning has been applied in advance to the solder preforms or the metal foil, the solder preforms (54) are connected to the metal foil (30) or applied to it and melted on and the pretinned metal foil (30) with the embossed corrugated structure is separated into parallel ribbons. The solder preforms (54) are sufficiently thick for the corrugated structure to be at least full after the solder preforms (54) have been melted on.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the electrolytic surface modification of a flat workpiece by the deposition of copper aggregates. The invention also relates to flat metal workpieces that can be produced using this method and to the use of said metal workpieces as substrates for the formation of secure adhesive bonds comprising a plurality of materials.

Abstract: The invention relates to electrically conducting liquids based on diphosphonate complexes and to the use thereof in methods for electrolytically modifying the surface of a flat metal workpiece. The invention further relates to the flat metal workpieces produced by said method and to the use of the metal workpieces as a substrate for forming permanent adhesive bonds with a plurality of materials and for accommodating liquid and solid materials.

Abstract: The connector for PV cells is a strip of electrically conductive material which has a flat cross-section with two broad sides and with two narrow sides which each connect opposite edges of the broad sides. At least one broad side has a corrugated structure running in longitudinal direction of the strip and is pre-tinned in an area the length of which is somewhat less than the length of the edge of a PV cell.

Abstract: To produce pretinned strips of connectors for PV cells, a metal foil (30) is guided through a roll gap (46) of a rolling mill in which at least one work roll (48) has a surface with a corrugated structure with the result that a corrugated structure which has crests or peaks and troughs is embossed into at least one side of the metal foil (30), soldering tin in the form of solder preforms (54) is applied to the side of the metal foil (30) with the embossed corrugated structure, wherein the soldering flux necessary for pretinning has been applied in advance to the solder preforms or the metal foil, the solder preforms (54) are connected to the metal foil (30) or applied to it and melted on and the pretinned metal foil (30) with the embossed corrugated structure is separated into parallel ribbons. The solder preforms (54) are sufficiently thick for the corrugated structure to be at least full after the solder preforms (54) have been melted on.

Abstract: The connector for PV cells is a strip of electrically conductive material which has a flat cross-section with two broad sides and with two narrow sides which each connect opposite edges of the broad sides. At least one broad side has a corrugated structure running in longitudinal direction of the strip and is pre-tinned in an area the length of which is somewhat less than the length of the edge of a PV cell.