Abstract: A paste composition for forming an electrode on a silicon semiconductor substrate, the paste containing aluminum powder; an organic vehicle and a hydroxide. The paste composition finds applicability in a solar cell element wherein the electrode is formed by applying the paste on the silicon semiconductor substrate and thereafter, firing the paste composition.

Abstract: Provided are a paste composition making it possible to improve the adhesive property of a backside electrode and restrain an aluminum electrode layer from exfoliating, and a solar cell element having an electrode formed by use of this composition. The paste composition is a paste composition for forming an electrode (8) on a silicon semiconductor substrate (1) which comprises aluminum powder, an organic vehicle, and a tackifier. The solar cell element has the electrode (8) formed by painting a paste composition having the above-mentioned characteristic onto the silicon semiconductor substrate (1) and then firing the resultant.

Abstract: Provided are: a paste composition which is capable of keeping a desired function for a backside electrode of a solar cell and strengthening the bond between an aluminum electrode layer and a p type silicon semiconductor substrate even if glass frit as a substance giving a bad effect on the environment is not incorporated into the composition or the content of glass frit as a substance giving a bad effect on the environment therein is decreased; and a solar cell element provided with an electrode formed by use of the composition. The paste composition is a paste composition for forming an aluminum electrode layer (8) over a p type silicon semiconductor substrate (1), comprising aluminum powder, an organic vehicle, and a metal alkoxide. The solar cell element provided with the aluminum electrode layer (8) formed by applying the paste composition having the above-mentioned characteristic to the p type silicon semiconductor substrate (1) and then firing the resultant.

Abstract: Provided are an aluminum paste composition capable of inhibiting formation of blisters and globules of aluminum in a back surface electrode layer, which is caused at the time of firing, of reducing bow of a silicon semiconductor substrate even when a thinner silicon semiconductor substrate is used, and of attaining a high BSF effect and a high energy conversion efficiency; and a solar cell element comprising an electrode formed by using the composition. The aluminum paste composition is a paste composition for forming an electrode (8) on a silicon semiconductor substrate (1), comprising: aluminum powder; an organic vehicle; and a plasticizer. The solar cell element comprises the electrode (8) formed by applying on the silicon semiconductor substrate (1) the paste composition having the above-mentioned features and thereafter, firing the paste composition.

Abstract: Provided are a pasty composition for aluminum brazing which has excellent coating properties, is capable of attaining favorable dimensional accuracy of products obtained after brazing, causes less erosion, and allows favorable external appearances of brazed portions (fillets); an aluminum-containing member coated with the pasty composition for aluminum brazing; and a method, using the pasty composition for aluminum brazing, for brazing the aluminum-containing members. The pasty composition for aluminum brazing contains an aluminum-containing powder. In a case where on a cumulative grading curve of the aluminum-containing powder, a particle diameter D ?m which corresponds to a Q volume % is indicated as D(Q) ?m, D(50) ?m is greater than or equal to 20 ?m and less than or equal to 150 ?m; and D(90) ?m/D(10) ?m is less than or equal to 5. A mass percentage of particles, in the aluminum-containing powder, which pass through a screen mesh having an opening of 45 ?m is less than or equal to 50%.

Abstract: Provided are a paste composition capable of achieving a BSF effect which is equivalent to or greater than a conventionally achieved BSF effect even when used in either case where a thin back surface electrode layer is formed on a thick silicon semiconductor substrate or case where a thin back surface electrode layer is formed on a thin silicon semiconductor substrate and, when used in a case where a thin back surface electrode layer is formed on a thin silicon semiconductor substrate, not only capable of achieving a BSF effect which is equivalent to or greater than a conventionally achieved BSF effect, but also capable of more suppressing deformation of the silicon semiconductor substrate after being fired, than in a case where the conventional paste composition is used in order to form a thin back surface electrode layer; and a solar cell element comprising an electrode formed by using the paste composition.

Abstract: Provided are a paste composition which is capable of sufficiently achieving at least a BSF effect equivalent to or greater than a conventionally achieved BSF effect even when the paste composition is used in either case where a thick back surface electrode layer is formed on a thick silicon semiconductor substrate or where a thin back surface electrode layer is formed on a thin silicon semiconductor substrate and which is capable of not only achieving the BSF effect equivalent to or greater than the conventionally achieved BSF effect but also suppressing a deformation of the silicon semiconductor substrate after being fired when the paste composition is used in the case where the thin back surface electrode layer is formed on the thin silicon semiconductor substrate; and a solar cell element comprising an electrode formed by using the above-mentioned paste composition.

Abstract: Provided are an aluminum paste composition capable of inhibiting formation of blisters and globules of aluminum in a back surface electrode layer, which is caused at the time of firing, of reducing bow of a silicon semiconductor substrate even when a thinner silicon semiconductor substrate is used, and of attaining a high BSF effect and a high energy conversion efficiency; and a solar cell element comprising an electrode formed by using the composition. The aluminum paste composition is a paste composition for forming an electrode (8) on a silicon semiconductor substrate (1), comprising: aluminum powder; an organic vehicle; and a plasticizer. The solar cell element comprises the electrode (8) formed by applying on the silicon semiconductor substrate (1) the paste composition having the above-mentioned features and thereafter, firing the paste composition.

Abstract: Provided are a pasty composition for aluminum brazing which has excellent coating properties, is capable of attaining favorable dimensional accuracy of products obtained after brazing, causes less erosion, and allows favorable external appearances of brazed portions (fillets); an aluminum-containing member coated with the pasty composition for aluminum brazing; and a method, using the pasty composition for aluminum brazing, for brazing the aluminum-containing members. The pasty composition for aluminum brazing contains an aluminum-containing powder. In a case where on a cumulative grading curve of the aluminum-containing powder, a particle diameter D ?m which corresponds to a Q volume % is indicated as D(Q) ?m, D(50) ?m is greater than or equal to 20 ?m and less than or equal to 150 ?m; and D(90) ?m/D(10) ?m is less than or equal to 5. A mass percentage of particles, in the aluminum-containing powder, which pass through a screen mesh having an opening of 45 ?m is less than or equal to 50%.

Abstract: Provided are a paste composition capable of inhibiting formation of blisters and globules of aluminum in a back surface electrode layer, which is caused at the time of firing, and of reducing deformation of a silicon semiconductor substrate; and a solar cell element comprising an electrode formed by using the composition. The paste composition is used for forming an electrode (8) on a silicon semiconductor substrate (1) and comprises: aluminum powder; an organic vehicle; and a hydroxide. The solar cell element comprises the electrode (8) formed by applying on the silicon semiconductor substrate (1) the paste composition having the above-mentioned features and thereafter, firing the paste composition.

Abstract: Provided are a paste composition making it possible to improve the adhesive property of a backside electrode and restrain an aluminum electrode layer from exfoliating, and a solar cell element having an electrode formed by use of this composition. The paste composition is a paste composition for forming an electrode (8) on a silicon semiconductor substrate (1) which comprises aluminum powder, an organic vehicle, and a tackifier. The solar cell element has the electrode (8) formed by painting a paste composition having the above-mentioned characteristic onto the silicon semiconductor substrate (1) and then firing the resultant.

Abstract: Provided are: a paste composition which is capable of keeping a desired function for a backside electrode of a solar cell and strengthening the bond between an aluminum electrode layer and a p type silicon semiconductor substrate even if glass frit as a substance giving a bad effect on the environment is not incorporated into the composition or the content of glass frit as a substance giving a bad effect on the environment therein is decreased; and a solar cell element provided with an electrode formed by use of the composition. The paste composition is a paste composition for forming an aluminum electrode layer (8) over a p type silicon semiconductor substrate (1), comprising aluminum powder, an organic vehicle, and a metal alkoxide. The solar cell element provided with the aluminum electrode layer (8) formed by applying the paste composition having the above-mentioned characteristic to the p type silicon semiconductor substrate (1) and then firing the resultant.

Abstract: A flux composition for brazing aluminum, comprising a fluoride flux, at least one selected from a butyl rubber and a petroleum resin, and a solvent. The novel flux composition has excellent processing properties and provides brazed areas (fillets) with good appearance.

Abstract: A flux composition for brazing aluminum, comprising a fluoride flux, at least one selected from a butyl rubber and a petroleum resin, and a solvent. The novel flux composition has excellent processing properties and provides brazed areas (fillets) with good appearance.

Abstract: This invention aims to provide a nitriding method of forming a relatively thick nitride layer on the surface of an aluminum material containing silicon, and an auxiliary agent for nitriding. By using a nitriding auxiliary agent mainly comprising aluminum containing a metal such as lithium or boron, which has a high bonding strength with oxygen, coexists with silicon to form substantially no silicide, or a nitriding auxiliary agent mainly comprising an Al--Mg--Cu alloy or an Mg--Zn--Cu alloy, heat treatment is applied by nitrogen gas with the aluminum material to be nitrided contacted with the nitriding auxiliary agent. Hence, a thick nitride layer can be easily formed even on the surface of an aluminum material containing silicon, and this is most suitable to surface nitride aluminum-silicon alloys, which possess superior castability.

Abstract: An aluminum product having the metal diffusion layer in the present invention has, on the surface thereof, a metal diffusion layer comprising aluminum and a diffusion metal which is diffused setting aluminum as a matrix and which includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Cr, Cu, Zn, Mg, Ti and Ag; wherein the diffusion layer is formed by diffusing inclinatorily not less than 1 .mu.m from the surface thereof; and the diffusion metal is not less than 1.0% by weight when the whole of the metal diffusion layer is set to be 100% by weight. Also, in a process for producing an aluminum product having a metal diffusion layer, the surface of the aluminum product is brought into contact with the processing agent including at least the diffusion metal powder; and in this state by conducting heat treatment in the atmosphere including nitrogen, the diffusion metal is diffused on the surface of the aluminum product and the metal diffusion layer is formed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aluminium pigment comprising aluminium flakes, the surface of each aluminium flake being coated with a film of molybdic acid in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight in terms of Mo based on aluminium, which is further coated with a phosphoric film derived from a phosphoric compound selected from inorganic phosphoric acids, organic phosphoric acid esters having one phosphate group and their salts in an amount of 0.05 to 1% by weight in terms of P based on aluminium. The aluminium pigment of the present invention has good color tone and good adhesion. Further, the aluminium pigment of the present invention has good resistance to hot water.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aluminum pigment comprising aluminum flakes, each of the aluminum flake being coated with molybdic acid in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight in terms of Mo based on Al. If desired, at least one selected from water-insoluble metal salts of molybdic acid and vanadium pentoxide in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight in terms of metal based on Al may be attached on the coatings of molybdic acid.The aluminum pigment of the present invention has good color tone and good water resistance.