A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE, AN INTERMEDIATE MANUFACTURING PRODUCT AND A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

摘要

The invention concerns a photovoltaic device on a metal carrier substrate, and a method of manufacturing this photovoltaic device, or an intermediate product, according to the invention. The manufacturing process comprises the steps of: providing a metal carrier substrate (12), providing an electrically insulating layer (14) having barrier properties on said metal carrier substrate (12), providing a first electrically conductive layer (16) on the electrically insulating layer (14), wherein possibly the electrically insulating layer (14) and the first electrically conductive layer (16) comprise a high temperature resistant material. providing a photovoltaic layer (18) comprising a semi conductive material on the electrically conductive layer (16) providing a transparent second conductive layer (26) on the photovoltaic layer (18).