文摘
Deposition of Ag nanoparticles onto the surface of commercial Pb-based glass frit was conducted via a novel and facile one-pot procedure—a modified polyol process. The procedure included two steps: a 5-min pretreatment of the glass frit at 25?°C in a sonication bath and a 1-h electroless plating at 75?°C in a water bath, which only involved AgNO3 and ethylene glycol but without stabilizing agent. The silver-coated glass frit particles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer and energy dispersive spectroscopy. It was found that the glass frit particles were homogeneously coated with dense crystalline Ag nanoparticles with an average diameter of 15?nm on the surfaces. Electrical performance of the solar cells was improved after the deposition.