Abstract: A method for producing photoactive layers, and components, such as solar cells, including the layers. According to the invention, the photoactive layers are produced by forming a non-semiconducting layer from precursor material including at least one metal compound and a salt-like and/or organic reactant on a substrate by printing or blade coating, the layer being exposed to temperatures of less than 300° C., wherein a semiconducting, photoactive layer is formed from the non-semiconducting layer by thermal conversion of the precursor material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a layer containing inorganic semiconductor particles. According to the invention, the layer containing inorganic semiconductor particles is formed in situ from metal salts and/or metal compounds and a salt-type or organic reactant within a semiconducting organic matrix. The layers containing inorganic semiconductor particles and produced according to the invention enable a simple and cost-effective production process for photovoltaic elements, such as solar cells or photodetectors.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process and equipment for manufacturing laminated photovoltaic modules, where (a) a module-stack (2) formed by the system of solar cells, the encapsulating materials and the separating foils is deposited at the loading station (1) and where (b) the module-stack (2) is moved into the vacuum laminator (5) which thereupon is closed and evacuated, and, by pressing the heater plate (21) against the thermally conductive carrier plate (3), said stack is heated to the softening point of the plastic sealing layers present in the encapsulating materials, and where (c) following airing of the vacuum laminator (5) the heater plate (21) is not cooled and the formed composite (2') is moved into the hardening oven (10) and where (d) the hardened laminate (2") is then moved into the cooling zone (12) and (e) is removed from the manufacturing process at the removal station (14). The process stages (a) through (e) of the invention are carried out simultaneously and parallelly in timed manner.