The invention relates to a method for producing thin metal-containing layers (5C) having low electrical resistance, according to which a metal-containing initial layer (5A) having a first grain size is configured on a carrier material (2) in a first step. A locally restricted heated area (W) is then created and moved within the metal-containing initial layer (5A) in such a way that the metal-containing initial layer (5A) is recrystallized so as to create the metal-containing layer (5C) having a second grain size which is enlarged to the first grain size, whereby a metal-containing layer having improved electrical properties is obtained.