SODIUM/MOLYBDENUM COMPOSITE METAL POWDERS, PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

摘要

A method for producing a metal article may include: Producing a supply of a composite metal powder by: providing a supply of molybdenum metal powder; providing a supply of a sodium compound; combining the molybdenum metal powder and the sodium compound with a liquid to form a slurry; feeding the slurry into a stream of hot gas; and recovering the composite metal powder; and consolidating the composite metal powder to form the metal article, the metal article comprising a sodium/molybdenum metal matrix. Also disclosed is a metal article produced accordance with this method.

主权项

1. A method for producing a composite metal powder, comprising:
providing a supply of molybdenum metal powder; providing a supply of a sodium compound; combining said molybdenum metal powder and said sodium compound with a liquid to form a slurry; feeding said slurry into a stream of hot gas; and recovering the composite metal powder, said composite metal powder comprising sodium and molybdenum.