The invention belongs to the field of display, and particularly relates to an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof and a
flat panel detector, the array substrate comprises a substrate, a first
metal layer, an interlayer insulating layer, a second
metal layer, an
active layer, a gate insulating layer and a third
metal layer, the first metal layer comprises a drain
electrode and a lower
electrode which are connected, and the second metal layer comprises a drain
electrode and a lower electrode which are connected. The interlayer insulating layer partially covers the first metal layer, the second metal layer is formed on the side, away from the substrate, of the interlayer insulating layer and comprises a source electrode, and the
active layer is formed on the sides, away from the substrate, of the first metal layer, the interlayer insulating layer and the source electrode. The gate
insulation layer is formed on the sides, away from the substrate, of the first metal layer, the second metal layer and the
active layer, the third metal layer is formed on the side, away from the substrate, of the gate
insulation layer, and the third metal layer comprises a gate. The source electrode and the drain electrode are arranged in the direction perpendicular to the substrate, the occupied area of the
thin film transistor is reduced, the
light sensing area of the
photodiode is increased, and the detection sensitivity of the
flat panel detector is improved.