The growing interest in space exploration demands exploring new energy resources as well as improvement of the existing sources of energy used in space environments in terms of robustness, reliability, resiliency, and efficiency. This especially applies to the photovoltaic (PV) systems that are required to work efficiently in very hostile environments of radiation under extreme temperatures and vacuum conditions to name a few. In this respect, many efforts have been made to enhance III–V PV-cells technologies towards lighter and more efficient cells. Besides, especial interest has been expressed in understanding and modeling the degradation mechanisms of PV-cells due to the radiation of particles, such as electrons and protons, aiming to improve their radiation resistance. Therefore, an in-depth analysis of the conducted experiments and developed mathematical approximations with updated information is highly useful to guide the research efforts towards the current challenges in the field. In this regard, this paper aims to provide a chronological review of papers published between the 1990s up to the present discussing their main outcome and providing useful information about the experiments and simulation analysis carried out by such studies. The goal is to contribute to understanding the degradation mechanisms of III–V PV-cells caused by the radiation of nuclei particles, as well as to identify the remaining challenges that should be dealt with to improve the current III–V PV technologies for future deep space explorations.

对太空探索日益增长的兴趣要求探索新能源以及在稳健性、可靠性、弹性和效率方面改进太空环境中使用的现有能源。这尤其适用于需要在极端温度和真空条件下的非常恶劣的辐射环境中高效工作的光伏 (PV) 系统，仅举几例。在这方面，已经做出了许多努力来增强 III-V 族光伏电池技术，以实现更轻、更高效的电池。此外，人们对理解和模拟由于粒子（如电子和质子）辐射引起的 PV 电池的降解机制特别感兴趣，旨在提高它们的抗辐射性。所以，对已进行的实验和已开发的数学近似值的深入分析以及更新的信息对于指导研究工作以应对该领域当前的挑战非常有用。在这方面，本文旨在按时间顺序回顾 1990 年代至今发表的论文，讨论其主要结果，并提供有关此类研究进行的实验和模拟分析的有用信息。目标是有助于理解由核粒子辐射引起的 III-V 族光伏电池的降解机制，并确定应解决的剩余挑战，以改进当前的 III-V 族光伏技术，以用于未来的深太空探索。