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Water‐Based Tape Casting of Alumina and Mullite Substrates for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Development
Author(s) -
Snijkers F. M. M.,
van Hoolst J.,
Schoeters M.,
Luyten J. J.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200600265
Subject(s) - mullite , materials science , tape casting , dispersant , casting , composite material , ceramic , suspension (topology) , silicon , metallurgy , dispersion (optics) , physics , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics , optics
Alumina and mullite substrates for the development of crystalline silicon solar cells were produced by water‐based tape‐casting with acryl latex binder. The suspension composition was optimized by assessment of the reological properties of alumina suspensions. The optimal dispersant concentration for highest maximal solid loading increases with increasing content of latex binder. It was found that thicker tapes could be produced due to decreasing sensitivity for crack formation if a higher ratio of binder to ceramic is used.