NOVELTY - A multi-element metal powder containing reactive metal powder(s) is manufactured by forming a solution of a mixture of reactive and non-reactive metal containing compounds in a thermally volatilizable solvent; forming an aerosol containing finely divided droplets of the solution from the first step dispersed in a carrier gas; heating the aerosol to an operating temperature above the decomposition temperature of the reactive and non-reactive metal containing compounds but below the melting point of the resulting multi-metallic alloy; and separating the metal powder.    USE - Method for the manufacture of a multi-element metal powder used in forming electrode for silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method can eliminate the presence of a glass interface, which provides superior contact resistance and maintains adhesion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Manufacturing a multi-element metal powder containing reactive metal powder(s) comprises:    (A) forming a solution of a mixture of thermally decomposable reactive metal containing compounds and non-reactive metal containing compounds in a thermally volatilizable solvent;    (B) forming an aerosol containing finely divided droplets of the solution from step (A) dispersed in a carrier gas, the droplet concentration which is below the concentration where collisions and subsequent coalescence of the droplets results in a 10% reduction in droplet concentration;    (C) heating the aerosol to an operating temperature above the decomposition temperature of the reactive metal containing compounds and non-reactive metal containing compounds but below the melting point of the resulting multi-metallic alloy by which the solvent is volatilized, the reactive metal containing compounds and the non reactive metal containing compounds are decomposed to form finely, divided particles, and the particles form an alloy and are densified; and    (D) separating the multi-element, finely divided, spherical, metal powder containing reactive metal powder(s) and non-reactive metal powder from the carrier gas, reaction by-products, and solvent volatilization products.    The reactive metal powder(s) comprises titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, niobium, vanadium, nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, manganese, iron or non-reactive metal(s) including silver, tin, bismuth, lead, antimony, zinc, germanium, phosphorus, gold, cadmium, beryllium, or tellurium. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a thick film composition comprising an organic medium and a multi-element metal powder or a mixture of multi-element, finely divided, spherical, metal powders;    (2) an electrode formed on a silicon solar cell from the multi-element reactive metal alloy powder, where the reactive metal alloy powder has been deposited on to the silicon nitride surface of a silicon solar cell and fired to transform the silicon nitride to reactive metal nitride and silicide.    The multi-element alloy powder may be deposited on to the silicon nitride surface of a silicon solar cell and fired to form a low Schottky barrier height contact to n-type silicon and additionally, a current carrier metal electrode. The multi-element alloy powder has been fired in a reducing atmosphere or vacuum at 650-950 degrees C.