Disclosed are a method for manufacturing a high-performance indoor photovoltaic cell using self-assembled monolayers and an indoor photovoltaic cell manufactured thereby. According to the present invention, provided is an indoor photovoltaic cell including: a transparent lower electrode passing through indoor light; a self-assembled single-layer based ultra thin 2PACz layer formed on the lower electrode with a predetermined thickness; an organic semiconductor layer formed on the 2PACz layer by mixing materials for forming a donor layer and an acceptor layer, and 2PACz, generating an exciton by the indoor light, and separating the exciton into a positive charge and a negative charge; and an upper electrode absorbing the negative charge.