Abstract: An apparatus and a method for manufacturing a CIGS solar cell are disclosed. The apparatus includes a buffer chamber, a first chamber, a second chamber and a mechanical device. The first chamber and the second chamber are located adjacent to the buffer chamber respectively. The mechanical device moves a substrate among the buffer chamber, the first chamber and the second chamber. The first chamber includes a deposition device for depositing a back electrode layer onto the substrate. The second chamber includes heat treatment device and for becoming a thin-film layer onto the back electrode layer.

Abstract: A CIGS solar cell includes a glass substrate, a light absorbing surface and a photoelectric transducer structure. The glass substrate includes a plurality of arrayed protrusions. The arrayed protrusions protrude from at least one surface of the glass substrate, wherein the depth from the top of the arrayed protrusions to the bottom of the arrayed protrusions is predetermined. The light absorbing surface is located on the top of the arrayed protrusions, the side of the arrayed protrusions and the surface of the glass substrate between the arrayed protrusions. The photoelectric transducer structure includes an n-type semiconductor layer, an i-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer.