随着半导体太阳电池制备工艺的发展, 基于GaAs的Ⅲ-Ⅴ族化合物半导体电池光电转换效率不断提高, 是目前世界上最具竞争力的新一代太阳电池, 成为空间太阳电池领域的研究热点。文章详细评述了GaAs基系双结、三结及三结以上太阳电池的研究历程与最新技术发展现状, 并对它的发展前景进行了展望。

With the development of the fabrication of semiconductor solar cells, the conversion efficiency of GaAs-based Ⅲ-Ⅴ compounds semiconductor solar cells continuously improves. Currently, GaAs-based solar cells, as the worlds most competitive next-generation solar cells, have become a focus in the photovoltaic field. An overview is presented on the research proceeding and recent developments of dual-junction, triple-junction and multi-junction (>3J) GaAs-based solar cells in detail, and their future prospects are predicted.