NOVELTY - An electroconductive paste comprises primary electroconductive powder containing silver, subelectroconductive powder containing aluminum and/or gallium, binder resin and solvent, and electroconductive component(s) chosen from e.g. rhodium, copper, copper alloy containing copper, nickel alloy containing nickel, silver-palladium containing silver and palladium. The content of palladium and nickel-palladium alloy with respect to total of 100 pts. wt. primary electroconductive powder and the subelectroconductive powder is 0.005-10 pts. wt. and 0.01-30 pts. wt., respectively.    USE - Electroconductive paste is used for manufacturing photovoltaic cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste provides reliable photovoltaic cell having excellent energy conversion efficiency and suppresses increase of contact resistance between semiconductor substrate and electrode, without causing the increase in line resistance of electrode, even when left to stand under high temperature and humidity for a long time or receives influence of moisture content of rain water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electroconductive comprises primary electroconductive powder containing silver, subelectroconductive powder containing aluminum and/or gallium, binder resin and solvent, and an electroconductive component(s) chosen from gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium, copper, copper alloy containing copper, nickel alloy containing nickel, silver-palladium containing silver and palladium. The content of gold, palladium and rhodium is each 0.001-5 pts. wt., with respect to total of 100 pts. wt. primary electroconductive powder and the subelectroconductive powder. The content of palladium and nickel-palladium alloy with respect to total of 100 pts. wt. primary electroconductive powder and the subelectroconductive powder is 0.005-10 pts. wt. and 0.01-30 pts. wt., respectively. The content of copper, copper alloy and nickel alloy is each 0.01-10 pts. wt., with respect to total of 100 pts. wt. primary electroconductive powder and the subelectroconductive powder. The electroconductive paste is used for forming electrode of a solar cell. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of photovoltaic cell (1); and    (2) photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of Photovoltaic cell.    Photovoltaic cell (1)    Semiconductor substrate (5)    Anti-reflective film (7)    Light-receiving surface electrode (8)    Back surface electrode (9)