According to claim 1, the invention relates to a method for providing at least one solid-body layer (4). The solid-body layer (4) is separated from a solid body (1). The method according to the invention preferably has the steps of: producing a plurality of modifications (9) in the interior of the solid body (1) using laser beams in order to form a separation plane (8), compressive stresses being produced in the solid body (1) by the modifications (9); separating the solid-body layer (4) by separating the remaining solid body (1) and the solid-body layer (4) along the separation plane (8) formed by the modifications (9), wherein at least parts of the modifications (9) which produce the compressive stresses remain on the solid-body layer (4), and enough modifications (9) are produced that the solid-body layer (4) is separated from the solid body (1) on the basis of the modifications (9) or an external force is introduced into the solid body (1) in order to produce additional stresses in the solid body (1), said external force being so great that the stresses cause a crack to propagate along the separation plane (8) produced by the modifications; and producing a metal layer on the surface exposed by the separation of the solid-body layer (4) from the solid body (1) in order to at least partly, preferably greatly and particularly preferably completely, compensate for a deformation of the solid-body layer (4) produced by the compressive stresses of the remaining modification parts or at feast partly, preferably greatly or completely, compensate for the compressive stresses.