Overview of the Current State of Gallium Arsenide-Based Solar Cells

• Published in: Materials Vol. 14; no. 11; p. 3075
• Main Authors: Papež, Nikola, Dallaev, Rashid, Ţălu, Ştefan, Kaštyl, Jaroslav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 04.06.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Arsenic; Border patrol; Chemical elements; Efficiency; Gallium arsenide; Intermetallic compounds; Molecular beam epitaxy; Photovoltaic cells; Prices; Radiation; Review; Silicon; Solar cells; Unmanned aerial vehicles

As widely-available silicon solar cells, the development of GaAs-based solar cells has been ongoing for many years. Although cells on the gallium arsenide basis today achieve the highest efficiency of all, they are not very widespread. They have particular specifications that make them attractive, e...